General Library
The General Health Information Library will help you locate information on the following topics:
Please be sure to visit the libraries on the main page of each of our Chronic Illnesses sites. These libraries have links to high quality sites that provide information specific to the chronic illness.
Research
Here are sites to Research your illness in greater depth including doing searches in the National Library of Medicine's databases, and medical journals.
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Medical Dictionaries/Encyclopedias.
Are you wondering what a particular medical term means? These Dictionaries will help you.
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Tests and Procedures
Are you looking for information on typical Tests and Procedures?
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Physicians
Are wanting to find out if your Physician is Board Certified or are you trying to find a physician or Dentist in your area? These sites will be helpful. - The Administrators in Medicine contains licensing background, malpractice and disciplinary information of physicians and other health care practitioners from state government licensing boards.
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Hospitals in the U.S.
Are you looking to see how your Hospital ranks, a list of hospitals in your area or a list of hospitals by medical specialty? If so, check out these sites.
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HMOs
To locate information on HMOs this site will help you.
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Drug Information
Do you want Information about Drugs you are taking? If so, these sites will help you locate that information.
- MedicineNet has a wonderful pharmacy with complete information about side effects and uses of drugs.
- Coreynahman.com lists medications specific to diseases/illnesses. This site has lots of information.
- At Nurse's PDR This is a listing of drugs from A-Z with information on the use of the medication, contraindications, special concerns, drug interactions and more.
- Drug Information from the National Library of Medicine. This site has information on more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications.
- Dr. Koop's Drug/Medication Search Type in the name of your medication.
- The FDA Recent Approval site will tell you which drugs the FDA has recently approved.
- FDA's Consumer Drug Information Read what the FDA has to say about a drug you may have been given.
- Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Here are a list of topics which provide information on questions related to fertility, pregnancy, and the health of unborn children, and include substances that should be avoided during pregnancy as well as those that are beneficial, such as folic acid.
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Drug Interactions
Do you want information on Drug Interactions including interactions with herbal products, how to report side effects or drug interactions with your prescription drugs? These sites will assist you with those questions.- The FDA has a toll-free number of 1-800-FDA-1088 for reporting problems with prescription drugs such as side effects or drug interactions. Follow the prompts or press "0". The interview takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
- DrugDigest has a searchable database. Here you can easily find all of the side effects of your drugs, drug interactions, a section just for seniors, and much much more.
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Dietary Supplements
Do you want to find out about the Dietary Supplements you are taking? Clinical Trials
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Clinical Management
Do you want to locate information on Clinical Management such as consensus statements or clinical guidelines? If so, please click on these links.
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Nutrition
Needing information on general Nutrition or assistance in locating a dietician in your area? If so, these sites will help you.- The
Student Dietician Gateway This website acts as a common entry point or gateway to easily access over a thousand credible websites for students, qualified dietitians and the general public in the area of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Patient Advocacy
Do you have questions, complaints or need help in dealing with your managed care organization or your insurance carrier? If so, visit these
Patient Advocacy sites.
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Health Statistics
Are you looking for National and State
Health Statistics?
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Government Health Organizations
Are you looking for other Government Health Organizations? If so, here are several that will help you locate more information.- The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has fact sheets on many health topics ranging diabetes, Head Start programs, food safety, organ donations, Medicaid/Medicare, smoking, travelers health and lots more.
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Other Helpful Information
Here are some helpful sites for locating Other Health Related Information.
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