FAQ: Disease/Condition/Therapy Information

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NLM staff can't answer questions about individual medical cases, provide second opinions, or recommend drugs or therapies. You must talk to your healthcare provider about these issues.

To find information on your topic, try the following resources:

• MedlinePlus, the NLM's consumer health Web pages. It will link you to full-text information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues at http://medlineplus.gov
  
  
• MedlinePlus Go Local - for information in your local area
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html
  
  
• MEDLINE the NLM's database of professional medical literature. Details can be found at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/usemedline.html
  
  
• Genetics Home Reference for information on genetic conditions at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
  
  
• check your local public, medical, or university libraries to determine what other medical/health information services are available to you
  
  
• ask your librarian for help with computer searches, getting copies of articles and identifying other resources and organizations that have information on your topic. Also, see our FAQ on getting journal articles at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/ill.html
  
  

For further advice on searching for health information, see:

• Finding Consumer Health Information FAQs at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/faqpc.html
  
  
• National Library of Medicine Guide to Finding Health Information at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/guide.html
  
  
• MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing page at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html

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Last reviewed: 12 January 2009
Last updated: 12 January 2009
First published: 01 January 1998
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