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AGRICOLA - This Database describes the books, book chapters, serials, audiovisuals, journal articles, short reports and other resources, including information on food and nutrition, held by the National Agricultural Library and its Cooperators. "Although the AGRICOLA database does not contain the materials, thousands of AGRICOLA records are linked to full-text documents online, with new links added daily."
American Medical Association - Health care information from an organization that sees itself as a patient's advocate.
Centers for Disease Control - Includes prevention guidelines and information about hoaxes and rumors, health issues in the news, travelers' and much other health information of interest to the public.
CNN/Health - Health news.
Combined Health Information Database - NIH (National Institutes of Health), CDC and the Health Resources and Services Administration have combined their efforts to come up with a searchable bibliographic database on various health related topics, many documents are available free through the government.
Duke University Diet and Fitness Center - Helpful health and wellness tips, news and articles, including diet and nutrition.
Free Consumer Health Websites - Core consumer health sites from Ohio State’s John H. Prior Health Sciences Library.
Go Ask Alice - You can ask Alice for advice on almost any kind of wellness and fitness topic and find out how she has advised others.
Health A to Z - Interesting information and articles on all things health.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Office of Women's Health - This site supports the goal of assuring access to health care for 100% of American women.
Health Service at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point - Sensible information for students at any campus, some computerized assessments, self help resources, etc.
Healthfinder - A guide to reliable consumer health from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthy People 2000/Healthy People 2010 - Healthy People 2010 challenges individuals, communities, and professionals—indeed, all of us— to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.
Mayo Health O@sis - Created by the Mayo Health Clinic, this site provides information on a variety of health issues, such as nutrition, cancer, and women's health.
Mayo Clinic's Healthy Living Center for Women's Health - A site for important information on women's health.
MEDLINE - This site allows you to search the database MEDLINE for free. It also allows you to search other National Library of Medicine databases, such as HealthSTAR, AIDSLINE, and AIDSDRUGS.
Merck Manual of Medical Information - complete and comprehensive medical information. Health-care professionals. (Choose the interactive or text version.)
National Center for Health Statistics - This center is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It provides access to many of the Centers' reports, as well as to its own publications such as Monthly Vital Statistics Report.
National Institutes of Health - Health Information.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page - This site provides high quality information on many medical topics. It is available in both English and Spanish.
WebMD - Health information from a commercial site.
Dr. Koop - Health information from a commercial site.