Health
Resources on
the Internet


The mission of the Moses Taylor Hospital HealthInfo Library is: to offer access to a reliable and up-to-date collection of consumer health materials in print and electronic formats; to provide information services for the community so they can become more informed about health and wellness issues and therefore make better health care decisions; to be a health resource center for the community.

Health & Medical News
Check these sites for daily updates on health topics in the news.
CNN Health
Reuters Health Information Services
USA Today Health
1st Health News
General Health Resources
These sites provide quality information on virtually any health topic. Most can be searched by specific topic of interest.
Healthfinder *
MEDLINEplus *
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Koop
Merck Manual, Home edition
Intellihealth
HealthAtoZ
Drug Therapy
Check these sites to find information about medications.
Internet Drug Index
FDA
New Medicines in Development Database
Physician Directories
These web sites will give you biographical information about doctors.
AMA Physician Select
American Board of Medical Specialists
American College of Surgeons
Web Sites for Specific Health Topics
Sites dedicated to individual topics.

Alzheimer's Disease:
Alzheimer's Association *
Alzheimer's Disease Education *

Cancer:
Oncolink
American Cancer Society
Cancer Centers
Cancernet

Diabetes:
American Diabetes Association *
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases *
Children with Diabetes

Fibromyalgia:
Fibromyalgia Research Association
Fibromyalgia network

Heart Disease:
American Heart Association
Heart Point
Heart Information Network

Parenting:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kidshealth
Parentsplace

Seniors:
AARP *
The Third Age
Senior.com
Administration on Aging
Agenet

Women's Health:
National Women's Health Information Center *

Other Sources of Information:
Clinical Trials
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

   * Information available in Spanish

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