CLIS529 Links From Textbook - Appendix A
Part 2 - General Information Resources

Health

Achoo - This site contains the Internet Healthcare Directory.

AEGIS (AIDS Education) - AIDS Education Global Information System. 

American Medical Association - Site for the American Medical Association with links to journals and contact information for over 650,000 physicians.

CancerNet - National Cancer Institute's web site.  Contains the latest research and information.

Complete Home Medical Guide - Free, full-text guide from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Chapters include "Symptoms and Diagnoses" and "Treatment and Prevention of Disease."

FoodSafety.gov - A "gateway to government food safety information."

Free Medical Journals - Links to hundreds of medical journals that offer free full-text articles.

Hardin Meta Directory of Health Sources - Metalist of medical and health sources on the net, from the University of Iowa.

Health Canada - News releases and links to health resources arranged by topic.

Healthfinder - "A free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." Includes links to publications, databases, and self-help groups.

Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Browse more than 4,000 articles from the US National Library of Medicine.

Internet Mental Health - Encyclopedia of mental health information.

Medical Matrix - A valuable, well-organized free directory of medical sites evaluated by physicians and medical librarians. Lists only sites determined to be of high quality, with an emphasis on the resources useful to health care professionals.

Medterms.com - A searchable, browsable glossary of more than 9,000 medical terms, written by doctors for their colleagues and members of the public.

Merck Manual - Comprehensive guide to medical ailments, symptoms and treatments.