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American Medical Association
Physicians dedicated to the health of America.

Biomedicine and Health in the News
Provides quick access to the biomedical, scientific and health journal literature referenced in newspaper articles appearing in the New York Times and the Star Tribune (Minn).

CancerNet
Information located on CancerNet is continually reviewed and revised by oncology experts and is based on the latest research in the field. Includes access to the PDQ, NCI's comprehensive cancer database.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Access health and disease prevention information.

Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association
An index of health information sites that have been approved by the Medical Library Association.

Healthfinder
A gateway to reliable consumer information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Links to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

MayoClinic.com
A site directed by a team of Mayo physicians, scientists, writers, and educators.

MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on about 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Full text online edition

Merck Manual of Medical Information (Home Edition)
Full text online edition provided as a free service by Merck & Co., Inc.

National Insitutes of Health
Information provided by the 25 separate Institutes and Offices comprising the NIH, inlcuding the Health Information page which links to full-text Consumer Health Information

RxList
The Internet Drug Index, a searchable database of prescription drug information.

State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)
The latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.

World Health Organization
Health topics A to Z

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