Health Resources on the World Wide Web
The following is a list of
Health related sites on the World Wide Web. It is important to remember that
any sites suggested in the list should be used as a supplementary source of
information.
Physicians/Hospitals
Finding the right doctor is
a very important decision. The following sites should help in your selection of
a doctor or hospital.
American Medical Association-Directory of Physicians
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Provides physician data for more
than 690,000 doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and osteopathic medicine. It also includes information on diseases and
illnesses.
Web MD Physician Directory
http://my.webmd.com/pages/dir/toc.asp
Whether you need a
doctor close to home, or across the country for a loved one, the WebMD Physician Directory can help.
Medical Society of
Use this site to find a local doctor. (you need to register)
NJ Physicians License Directory and Disciplinary
Indication
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
Directory of American Hospitals
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_home.htm
Site created by the American Hospital
Association and the U.S. News and World Report.
Provides on-line data for over 6,000
hospitals.
Top Docs (N.J. Monthly Magazine)
http://www.njmonthly.com/issues/Sept03/topdocs.html
Organized by 40 specialties.
Top Docs (
http://www.phillymag.com/topdocs/
Search by name, hospital affiliation, or specialty.
Drugs and Medication
Drug Checker (Dr. Koop’s Website)
http://www.drugs.com/data/channel/md/drkoop.cfm?type=1
Allows you to determine whether the drugs you are
taking interact with each other, or interact with a certain food.
Drug InfoNet: Drug Information
http://www.druginfonet.com/index.php?pageID=patient.htm
Provides in depth information on
prescription drugs. You can choose
to view “official package inserts” which are written for health
care professionals or view “patient package inserts” which are
written for the layperson. You can search by brand name and generic name.
MedicineNet
Extensive and well designed site
that includes a Medications section.
PDR Family Guide
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/index.html
Online version of Physicians’
Desk Reference. Includes the PDR for Herbal
Medicines, drug information, health news, a medical dictionary, and Medline.
Diseases and Illnesses
Librarians’ Index to the Internet Health and
Medicine
http://www.lii.org/search/file/health
Subject Directory that provides
links to reliable websites on health and medical topics.
Health and Fitness (About.com)
http://www.about.com/health/index.htm?PM=_028_T
Subject Directory. Provides links to websites.
WebMD
Intelihealth
Healthy NJ
Journal and Magazine Articles
Alt-Health Watch (Ebscohost)
http://www.oceancitylibrary.org/magnews.htm
Click on Ebscohost and type
in your library card number
Focuses on the many perspectives of complimentary,
holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
Free Medical Journals.com
Access to articles in medical journals.
Medline Plus
Up to date quality information. Published by The National Library
of Medicine.
PubMed
Access to Medline.
Health Source Consumer and Academic Database
http://www.oceancitylibrary.org/magnews.htm
Click on Ebscohost and type
in your library card number
Provides full text articles for nearly 280 medical
journals
http://www.oceancitylibrary.org/magnews.htm
Click on Infotrac and type
in your library card number
Provides full text articles for nearly 145 medical
journals