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The Best of the Internet

Internet Resources selected by the New Hampshire State Library

| Search Engines/Subject Directories | Medical Directories |
| Drug and Pharmaceutical Information |
| Journals | Medical Database Searching |
| Medical Conditions | Government Medical Sites |
| Alternative Medicine and Nutrition | Veterinary Medicine |

Search Engines/Subject Directories

Achoo Internet Healthcare Directory
A helpful medical site with links to organizations, news, journals, databases and directories.

Discovery Health
From Discovery Health Media this site covers health news, disease and drug information and contains information on alternative medicine, weight and fitness.

Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Designed to help physicians use the internet this site provides useful links to news, drug and disease information.

drkoop.com
Providing health, nutrition, pharmaceutical and other related information.

Go Ask Alice
Columbia University's health question and answer internet service. Covers topics of general health, relationships, emotional health, sexual health, alcohol and drugs and fitness and nutrition.

Hardin Meta Directory
An extensive alphabetical list of medical sites.

HealthAtoZ
A health and medicine search engine with links to medical subject categories.

Healthfinder
A gateway to consumer health and human services information from the United States government.

HealthWeb
Organized access to evaluated non-commercial health-related Internet accessible resources.

Martindale's Health Science Guide
Intended for the medical practitioner this site has links to medical cases, teaching files, courses, tutorials, journals and databases.

MayoClinic.com
Directed by a team of Mayo physicians, scientists and writers this site provides reliable health information and contains in-depth articles.

MedExplorer
A health and medical search engine searchable and arranged by medical topics.

MedHunt
From the Health on the Net Foundation, this medical search engine searches, ranks and describes medical sites.

MedicineNet
MedicineNet is a network of physician educators dedicated to providing up-to-date, quality information for the public.

Medline Plus
From the National Library of Medicine, a resource with information to research health questions on diseases, doctors, health organization and more.

Medscape (Requires Registration)
Medscape Inc. provides online health care information including free access to Medline.

MedWeb
Subject index to medical information developed by Emory University.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Good consumer information on a variety of medical topics. Includes English and Spanish versions.

WebMD Health
This site provides medical news, information on diseases as well as health evaluation tools, a doctor locator and other health resources.

Yahoo: Health
A very comprehensive subject directory covering many topics related to Health and Medicine.

Medical Directories

AMA Physician Select
American Medical Association directory of licensed U.S. physicians. Searchable by physician name or medical specialty.

American Board of Medical Specialties
A physician locator and information service listing ABMS certified physicians.

American Hospital Directory
Provides hospital address information as well as more detailed information on services and financial data.

Doctor Directory
A selective directory of doctors by state and specialty at "The Hospital Directory" (select Doctors in left frame).

Hospital Directory
A directory by state providing hospital addresses.

Medlineplus Directories
Links to directories of physicians, health professionals, hospitals and health facilities.

Merck Manual
Online version of the 17th edition of the Merck Manual.

PDR Family Guide Encyclopedia of Medical Care
A basic consumer health guide.

Drug and Pharmaceutical Information

Clinical Pharmacology Online (Must Register)
This site has a search feature or browse an alphabetical list of drugs covered. Each listing contains description and chemical drawing of drugs.

Internet FDA
Information on drugs, biologics, cosmetics medical devices from the FDA.

Medlineplus Drug Information
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and OTC medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia.

PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs
This basic guide provides up-to-date information.

RxList: Drug Name Index
A drug database consisting primarily of products currently available on the US market.

RxMed
An alphabetical list of pharmaceuticals providing detailed information on each drug.

Journals

JAMA
The online version of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Lancet
Online version of this British medical journal. Requires registration.

MedBioWorld
A searchable list of medical journal home pages arranged by subject.

New England Journal of Medicine
The online version of this publication. Full text available for subscribers.

NWHIC Journals
From the National Women's Health Information Center this site contains links to many medical journals.

Medical Database Searching

Medlineplus Databases
Contains links to 14 NLM/NIH databases as well as links to other government resources.

NCI CANCERLIT
A bibliographic database of over 1.4 million citations and abstracts from 1963 to present.

NLM Gateway
Searches in multiple retrieval systems of the National Library of Medicine.

PubMed
From the National Library of Medicine PubMed provides search access to 9 million Medline and Pre-Medline citations.

Medical Conditions

Alzheimer's Association
Online site of the Alzheimer's Association providing general information and a directory of local chapters.

Cancer.gov
From the National Cancer Institute a comprehensive cancer site that cover cancer information, trials, research and statistics.

Diseases Disorders and Related Topics
From the Karolinska Institute in Sweden this extensive list of Diseases and Disorders is searchable by keyword or an alphabetical list.

Mental Health Net
A comprehensive site on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome and substance abuse.

Multiple Sclerosis Society
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society site contains basic information, news and is searchable by keyword.

OncoLink
A one-stop-shopping resource for cancer information.

Yahoo Diseases and Conditions
A very comprehensive listing of conditions and disorders.

Government Medical Sites

CDC Centers for Disease Control
An enormous amount of information on health and disease.

Internet FDA
Information on drugs, biologics, cosmetics medical devices from the FDA.

Medicare
The official U.S. Government site for Medicare information.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this office evaluates alternative medical treatments.

National Institutes of Health
Homepage of the National Institutes of Health covering news and events, health information, funding opportunities and links to the various institutes and offices that make up the NIH.

National Library of Medicine
Website of the National Library of Medicine providing general information, news and links to medline searching.

National Women's Health Information Center
A gateway for women seeking health information, this site can be searched by keyword or health topic.

NLM Gateway
Searches in multiple retrieval systems of the National Library of Medicine.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.

Alternative Medicine and Nutrition

CyberDiet
A helpful site for both dieting and general nutrition information.

Health World Online
A consumer oriented healthsite with a focus on alternative medicine.

Healthcare Reality Check
A helpful site with encyclopedia, dictionary and news sections covering alternative medicine.

HerbMed
An interactive, electronic herbal database with access to information on using herbs for health.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this office evaluates alternative medical treatments.

Nutrition Navigator
From Tufts University School of Nutrition Science this site is a rating guide to nutrition websites.

Quackwatch
This site is a guide to health fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions.

The Alternative Medicine Home Page
A jumpstation for sources of information on alternative and complementary medicine.

USDA Nutrient Database
This site provides a search engine to find the nutritional content of various foods.

Veterinary Medicine

AltVetMed
A jumpstation for sources of information on alternative and complementary therapies in veterinary medicine.

Healthweb Veterinary Medicine
Contains links to Schools of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Libraries, Associations, and Pets.

NetVet
An extensive veterinary site with links to sites covering veterinary education, specialties, organizations, directories and more.

PetEducation.com
This searchable site contains hundreds of pet related articles on cats, dogs, exotic small animals, as well as drugs and alternative medicine.

Vetinfo
A very helpful site providing veterinary health information relating to cats and dogs including both a canine and feline encyclopedia.

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