Other Health/Medicine Interest
Prescription Drug Information
- Medlineplus Drug Information - Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through two drug resources -- MedMaster, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and the USP DI® Advice for the Patient, a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
- PDR.Net for Consumers - Drug information...written in lay terms and is based on the FDA-approved drug information found in the PDR. [Physicians Desk Reference] It gives consumers plain-English explanations of the safe and effective use of prescription and non-prescription drugs.
- FDA - Human Drug Information - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Healthcare Professionals and Organizations Information
- AMA Physician Select - AMA Physician Select provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).
- AMA Physician Select State Medical Boards Web Sites - Links to State Medical Boards
- Nursing Homes - "provides visitors with information relating to Medicaid and Medicare certified nursing homes throughout the United States."
Statistical Information
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- California Department of Health Services Statistical Resources
Alternative Medicine - Medical practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
- Alternative Medicine Homepage (University of Pittsburgh)
- Herbmed - Scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.
- NIH - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
- Quackwatch
For more sites try Librarians' Index to the Internet General medical resources, or Index to medical sites.