Consumer Health Resources 

MEDLINEplus (health information for the consumer)
MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions and also on wellness and lifestyle topics. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and health information from the media. From the National Library of Medicine.

NIH Senior Health
This Web site can be viewed in large text. It is also available as a talking Web site for those who have trouble seeing.

Health Information from the National Institutes of Health
Information from the National Institutes of health on diseases and conditions as well as on wellness and lifestyle topics. You can search in such areas as women's health, men's health, child and teen health, minority health.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The latest information on all kinds of diseases, safety, prevention, emergency preparedness, environmental health, and health advice for travelers. Also features news reports on infectious disease outbreaks.

Mayo Clinic
Features information on diseases, conditions, drugs and supplements, and healthy living. There is also a place where specialists answer selected health questions from users of the site.

MEDEM Medical Library
A source of information for patients from this partnership of several medical societies, including the American Medical Association.

Family Doctor.org
From the American Academy of Family Physicians, health information for the whole family, self-care flowcharts, drug information, alternative remedies.

KidsHealth
Separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, with age-appropriate content for each, covering the body, staying healthy and safe, emotions, medical problems, nutrition, and more. The kids area contains a section explaining grown-up’s diseases like Alzheimer’s at a level they can understand. Created by the Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health Media, all content is reviewed by physicians and other health professionals.

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Brings together links on various medical topics from many different health organizations.