Consumer/Patient Health Links

ABC News
Health information in the news

Advance Directive Forms
Advanced Directive Forms by state

Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
Consumer and physician guidelines for different conditions.

Aging
The AARP site which lists Internet resources on Aging

Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine resources.

American Board of Medical Specialists
Web site for the American Board of Medical Specialists -- to check if a doctor is board certified in a specialty.

Bloodless Medicine
Patients resources for bloodless medicine and surgery

Cancer Information
Cancer Research and Information

Caregiver Information
The CaregiverNJ website from the NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services has many caregiver resources and services.

CBS HealthWatch
More good information for patients.

Children's Health Information
An amazing site where you can search for information on children's health conditions/problems.

Clinical Trials
Find clinical trials in process on a particular condition or disease.

Clinical Trials - From Center Watch
Trial listings and information about clinical research

Consumer And Patient Health Information – CAPHIS
There are many links to web sites here for the health consumer.

Diabetes
Obtain information about diabetes.

Doctor's backgrounds (AMA)
Web site for the American Medical Association to check on a doctor's background.

Dr. Weil's Web Site
Good consumer advice plus vitamin adviser.

Drug Information Portal
US National Library of Medicine access to drug information

FLU ESSENTIALS
FLU ESSENTIALS : What you need to know, translated in several languages.

Genetics Home Reference
Consumer friendly information about genetics

Healthfinder
Your guide to reliable health information

Heart Information
The Heart Center Online offers a free cardiologists'-edited, illustrated encyclopedia and resources on cardiovascular health.

Help Links
Updated links by NJ State Library for all areas : job finder, finance, insurance , medical etc.

Holistic Health Care
Are you interested in meditation, yoga, stress management, aromatherapy, etc

Lab Tests Online
This site will allow you to search for an explanation of a medical laboratory test. The explanations are very clear and useful.

Life Works-Career Finder
This website lists more than 100 careers in the health and medical sciences. Good source of information for high school students, parents, educators, and guidance and careers counselors.

Mayo Clinic
Search here for many health topics.

Medications
Here is a place to look up your medications, courtesy of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' Med Master Program

MedicineNet
A consumer oriented Web site that offers features on diseases and treatments, pharmacy section, medical tests and procedures, etc.

Medline Plus
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus - Spanish
Hundreds of health topics in Spanish

MedStory
Search engine for consumers and health professionals with information on medical topics

Mental Health
Information from the National Institute of Mental Health

MERCK Manual Of Medical Information - Home Edition
This site includes information on medical conditions in layperson's language.

NBC AND iVILLAGE News
Health information in the news

New Jersey Clicks
Full text magazines, journals etc (medical, nursing and patient information).

New Jersey Health Care Profile
Physicians profile and background.

New Jersey Health Information
A fantastic site for all health information with links to many resources in NJ, prepared by the librarians at the NJ College of Medicine in Newark.

New Jersey Navigator
Reliable health information at your library, find a hospital near you and a librarian will help you with information.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Search NOAH for health topics in English or Spanish.

Nutrition Fact Sheets
NUTRITION FACT SHEETS - from the American Dietetic Association's

Occupational Therapy - Consumer Fact Sheets
Click on "Consumers" - on right side - Click on consumer fact sheets.

Ohio State University Medical Center
- Patient Education Guides

PDR - For the Public - Online
Look up the drug information you need at this website.

Senior Health
This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute of Aging and National Library of Medicine. Authoritative site for health information can be adjusted to text size, contrast and speech

Surgery Procedures
Print out information on your surgery procedure, including preoperative and postoperative information.

Uptodate Patient Information
Patient information physician reviewed

WebMD
All sorts of consumer information, chat rooms and message boards.