A great deal of health information -- some of it accurate, but some of it unreliable -- is available on the Internet. The following sites are reputable sources for health information.
| How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers |
| The official US Government site for people with Medicare |
| www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ |
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An authoritative and current database of health information for consumers and health professionals; a service of the US National Library of Medicine and The National Institutes of Health |
| Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
A guide to reliable health information from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| The Federal Government Source for Women's Health |
| Health information from the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center |
| Consumer Health Information from the US Food and Drug Administration |
| Health information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Family Doctor |
Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics, herbal and vitamin supplements, from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| National Cancer Institute |
Information about cancer from the National Cancer Institute |
| National Institutes of Health |
Consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| National Institute of Mental Health |
Consumer health information from the National Institute of Mental Health |