Alzheimer's - Patient Guide 
Alzheimer's disease can be difficult to diagnose and a challenge to endure. This information will help you determine whether you have symptoms of Alzheimer's or simple age-related forgetfulness and wi... Details >
NCOA Headquarters |
Coping with Cancer: Strategies for Survivors and their Families
This page has information on how coping helps to avoid or reduce the negative impact of an illness such as cancer. It also lists coping strategies that are helpful for cancer patients and their famili... Details >
Family Care Research Program |
EthnoMed: Ethnic Medicine Guide
This web site addresses cultural beliefs, medical and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants and refugees fleeing to America from war-torn parts of the world. Topics in... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Fact sheets - National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
This site offers a list of fact sheets to-the-point summaries on the most common issues facing advocates, families, caregivers and analysts. Each document answers key, frequently asked questions.... Details >
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform |
For Patients: Health Info
This site offers various links to fact sheets for patients related to diabetes, stroke, obesity, substance abuse and more.... Details >
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks |
Health Web Sites You Can Trust, Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
Using approved guidelines and other criteria, the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association has reviewed and approved the health web sites accessible ... Details >
Medical Library Association |
Information for Patients and Family Caregivers
This page provides links for patients and family caregivers on various health topics, including symptom management, nutrition, general cancer issues, emotional and psychological issues, and more.... Details >
Family Care Research Program |
Information from Your Family Doctor
Browse this site for patient education material available to consumers and health professionals on a range of medical problems that family physicians are trained to treat.... Details >
American Academy of Family Physicians |
Interactive Health Tutorials
These tutorials use sounds and pictures to explain a procedure or condition in easy-to-understand language.... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Internal Medicine: Doctors for Adults
This page provides information on Doctors of internal medicine, which focuses on adult medicine for the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. By using the "Disease Topics" menu, you'll find clea... Details >
American College of Physicians |
Learn about Glaucoma
Understanding the basics of glaucoma is the first step to protecting your vision. Glaucoma leads to blindness by damaging the optic nerve. Elevated pressure in the eye is a risk factor, but even peop... Details >
Glaucoma Research Foundation |
Med Help International Home Page
This page welcomes to the Med Help International, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping patients find quality medical information. The focus of the organization is to provide medical informat... Details >
Med Help International |
Med Help International Medical and Health Forums Page
This page links to medical and health forums, including Doctor-to-Patient and Patient-to-Patient. The Doctor-to-Patient forums are where you can post medical questions and receive personal answers fro... Details >
Med Help International |
Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition is designed for use by consumers. The manual's sections include information on: a variety of health topics -- mental health disorders; skin disorder... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
MLA's Top Ten Most Useful Websites
The Medical Library Association provides this selection of "most useful" web sites to assist consumers who are researching health information.... Details >
Medical Library Association |
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis
This video Web program features information from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help patients who have been diagnosed with an illness to learn more about their condition and treatme... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Patient Health Resources from the AMA
Find everything you want to know about the AMA and its physician members, including how to contact them. Also, access patient education resources.... Details >
American Medical Association |
Publications: National Health Council
This site lists publications that provide Council members and those in the health community with valuable information and resources.... Details >
National Health Council |
Put Patients First
Putting Patients First® is a public education program designed to empower consumers and patients to become more actively involved in taking responsibility and knowing their rights with their health ca... Details >
National Health Council |
Specific Diagnoses Card Catalog
This online Card Catalog can help you find information about specific health problems.
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Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Hmong Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Thai Vietnamese
SPIRAL provides access to patient information created by non-profit health agencies and organizations. Resources are available in Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese.
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Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Time to Talk: Tell Your Doctor About Your Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Also available in: Spanish
Did you know that almost two-thirds of people aged 50 and older are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? According to a recent survey less than one-third of those people ta... Details >
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health |