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General

MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

Health Information
http://health.nih.gov/

MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com

WebMD
http://webmd.com

Health Web
http://www.healthweb.org

The Merck Manual of Medical Information
http://www.merckhomeedition.com/

MedLinePlus Health Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

CDC Health Topics A to Z
http://www.cdc.gov/health/

 

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

HealthFinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Clinical Trials.Gov
(current information about clinical research studies)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

Free Biomedical Literature Resources from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/freehealthlit.html

Nursing Home Overview
http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp


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Physicians and Hospitals

MedlinePlus Directories
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html

AMA Physician Select (On-line Doctor Finder)
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm

American Board of Medical Specialties - Who's Certified
http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp

America's Best Hospitals (U.S. News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm

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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

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Lab Tests

Lab Tests Online
http://www.labtestsonline.org/index.html

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Health Statistics

Social Statistics: Health (U.S.)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Medicare/Medicaid Data and Statistics
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/rsds.asp

HealthWeb: Health Statistics
http://www.healthweb.org/browse.
cfm?categoryid=1505

International Health Statistics
http://www.lib.msu.edu/foxre/
health.stat.html#iw


Health Facts by State
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/map_page.htm

South Carolina Health Statistics
http://www.sciway.net/statistics/health.html

South Carolina Health Information
http://www.ors2.state.sc.us/

South Carolina Health and Demographic Statistics
http://www.ors2.state.sc.us/

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Pharmaceutical Information

MedlinePlus Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
druginformation.html

SafeMedication.Com
http://www.safemedication.com

MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com

RxList
http://www.rxlist.com

Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

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Libraries

Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/hslibs.html

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

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