The ACCESS Reviews

Meta-Indexes of Healthcare/Medicine Sites:

RECOMMENDED! Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources : www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

"We list the sites that list the sites," says Hardin's home page. An index of sites that, in turn, contain links to other sites.

RECOMMENDED! Health A to Z - The Search Engine for Health and Medicine : http://www.HealthAtoZ.com/

Search engine & topical index that is dedicated to health and medicine sites. Includes links to some "cool tools" such as a healthy weight calculator and a drug interaction guide. Also includes a link to "emate" which provides email reminders for checkups and medicaitons.

HealthCite.com : www.healthcite.com

This sites goal is to be "a single point of contact on the Web among consumers, physicians, retailers, vendors, medical-hardware makers, pharmacy companies and suppliers." The site has a lot of information and links for consumers. All of the information is reviewed by doctors or from trusted sources (medical references or encyclopedias). Also includes community discussion forums. Links to many medical journals. Topical index and search engine.

MEDICAL MATRIX: Guide to Internet Clinical Medicine Resources : http://www.medmatrix.org

Excellent healthcare meta-index for the consumer and healthcare professional. Ranked and peer-reviewed resources. Access to databases such as Medline. Searchable. Subscription required.

Yahoo! - Health : http://www.yahoo.com/Health/

Comprehensive, subject-oriented index to health & medicine links. Most listing are annotated.

Achoo Healthcare Directory : http://www.achoo.com/

The Achoo directory is a comprehensive directory of Internet healthcare sites. Busy interface. Four main categories: Human Health and Disease, Business & Finance of Health, Organizations and Sources, Reference Sources. Searchable.

Webcrawler Health & Medicine : http://www.webcrawler.com/health/

AOL's Health & Medicine links by subject. Links to the most popular health & medicine sites are annotated. Includes a medical encyclopedia and other tools.

Galaxy Medicine Index : http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Medicine.html

Topical listing of health & medicine links. Includes links to health & medicine related newsgroups as well as academic sites. Annotated links to the most popular consumer sites.

Healthy Lifestyles Sites (Consumer-Oriented Sites)

RECOMMENDED! MEDLINEplus : www.medlineplus.gov

A service of the the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINEplus features information on conditions, diseases and wellness; a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary; a provider directory; and direct access to Medline (a search site for medical research and publications). Information on prescription or OTC a drugs and How to Research a Medical Topic Online are especially helpful features.

RECOMMENDED! MayoClinic.com : http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Excellent site for healthcare consumers. Easy to navigate. Includes condition and wellness centers, a reference section, interactive tools, decision-support aids and multimedia packages. Check it out!

RECOMMENDED! healthfinder : http://www.healthfinder.gov/

healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. All links are screened and the resources listed must be able to respond to information requests, whether via Internet or traditional information and referral service, from across the Nation.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine : nccam.nih.gov/

For reliable information on alternative therapies without the hype, start here. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a part of the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports research on alternative medicine.

The American Academy of Family Physicians : www.familydoctor.org/

The American Academy of Family Physicians provides basic medical information for you and your family. You can download fact sheets or print out handouts. Not feeling well? Walk yourself through the self-care flowchart to see if you can ease your symptoms or whether to call your provider.

drkoop.com : http://www.drkoop.com/

User-friendly, consumer-oriented site that provides health headlines, a topical index by condition, and links to a variety of consumer-oreinted resources.

WebMD : www.webmd.com

Very popluar site with links for consumer (click on Web MD health and health professionals.

National Committee for Quality Assurance : http://www.ncqa.org

Find ratings for your managed care plan. The NCQA surveys and offers accreditation to managed care plans. Allows you to create a health plan "report card" to compare specific plans in your area. Provides gudes to interpret their ratings..

MedicineNet : http://www.medicinenet.com/

User-friendly, consumer-oriented site. Comprehensive links to other healthcare sites. Q & A feature, chat rooms. Well designed site. Peer reviewed by board-certified physicians.

AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality : http://www.ahrq.gov

Department of Health and Human Services agency charged with conducting research to "improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services". Great siet for consumers and patients. Links to consumer versions of clinical practice guidelines for a number or conditions. Various guides and helpful articles on common and current healthcare topics. Targeted to consumers and patients.

Healthcare Sites (Professional-oriented sites)

Medscape : http://www.medscape.com/

Lots of resources and links for the health care professional. Requires free one-time registration for access to all features, including full-text journal articles. Features peer-reviewed articles, medical news, Journal Scan & annotated links to related resources. Includes a directory of medical databases, such as Medline and Drug Info.

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

NLM's popular & well designed Web site. Plenty of useful links for professionals, including MedLine, NLM Gateway & other databases and library resources.

The Visible Human Project : http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

Interesting site. A National Library of Medicine project. CAT and NMR digital images of a complete, normal male and female.

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

CDC news, a topical index (Health Topics A-Z) and a search engine. Access to CDC data and statistics.

Medical News - Doctor's Guide to the Internet : http://www.docguide.com/

One-time registration for Personal Edition (to pesonalize site to your preferences.) Includes links to clinical news, webcasts, and case reviews.

HospitalWeb : http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml

"Providing a simple and globally accessible way for patients, medical researchers, and physicians to get information on any hospital in the world." Comprehensive index of links to hospitals around the world (that have Web sites). Also includes links to medical companies & organizations.