Multi-topic websites

• American Medical Association

• Biomed Search

• Centers for Disease Control

• Consumer Reports WebWatch for online health resources

• FamilyDoctor.org

• Healthfinder - US Dept. Health &Human Services

• HealthyNJ(Website of UMDNJ)

• InteliHealth

• JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - IN LIBRARY USE ONLY)

• JerseyClicks (NJ State Library databases - USE THIS FROM HOME!!)

• KidsHealth.org

• Mayo Clinic - information on symptoms, drugs, tests, and more

• MedicineNet - Medical Information For Diseases, Treatments, Procedures, Drugs and more

• Medline Plus from the National Library of Medicine

• Medscape

• MedTerms medical dictionary

• Merck Manuals online - full text, medical and veterinary

• Multilingual Health Education

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• National Center for Health Statistics

• New England Journal of Medicine On-line -- Home Page

• Omni Medical Search - searches for images of medical conditions

• PDR Health

• Web MD

• Who Named It? (Dictionary of medical eponyms)

Medical Services and Insurance Coverage

• Clinical Trials

• eHealthinsurance.com - Input your zip code, gender, and date of birth, it provides a listing of various plans and compares prices and features

• Healthcare.gov - Locate public programs and private insurance options, including pricing information . Also get quality of care reports for hospitals, nursing homes, home health services and dialysis centers.

• Hospital Compare - ratings from US Dept of Health and Human Services

• Medicare.gov

• New Jersey Self Help Clearinghouse - directory of self-help groups on topics such as addiction, specific diseases, parenting support, etc. Includes help for starting your own group. 

• NJ Family Care - free or low-cost health insurance for low-income families

• NJ Parent Link - help with health issues, behavioral health, childcare, available services

• Top Doctors - searchable database from Philadelphia Magazine

Medications

• Best Buy Drugs - most cost-effective prescriptions from Consumer Reports

• DrugDigest.org

• New Jersey Prescription Drug Price Registry - compare prices on 150 common medications

• RX4NJ.org search for programs that provide free and low-cost medications

Specific Problems

• Asbestos.com - the most up to date information on asbestos related diseases on the web today including: lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis and more. From the Mesothelioma Center.

• Cancer

  • American Cancer Society

  • Cancer Health Center from WebMD

• Cardiovascular Health

  • American Heart Association

  • American Stroke Association

  • Heart Disease Health Center from WebMD

• Diabetes

  • Joslin.org

  • Mendosa.com

• Emergencies

  • First Aid Guide from the Mayo Clinic

  • Learn CPR

• Influenza

  • Camden County Flu Shot Schedule

  • Flu.gov

  • Google Flu Vaccine Finder

• Mental Health

  • Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central

  • NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

  • Phobia List

• National Organization for Rare Disorders

• Obesity

  • Calculate your BMI

  • Food and Nutrition Information Center

  • Smallstep (Nutrition/Exercise)

• Skin Disease Finder - photos of skin conditions plus treatment information

Tests

• LabTestsOnline.org

• Web MD Guide to Medical Tests

Updated 1/18/2012

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