HealthInfoIowa An Iowa-focused consumer health web site from the State Library of Iowa.
Swine Flu Libguide This web site from the University of Iowa's Hardin Medical Library includes an annotated Google map, and links to newsfeeds, and online reports and advisories.
Swine Influenza (Flu) From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes links to daily press briefings and travel notices.
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CancerNet Cancer Information Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. Designed for patients and professionals. Links to information on cancer by topic and keyword.
OncoLink News on cancer treatment, cancer research, oncology advances, and cancer clinical trials.
American Heart Association Reports, information, publications, resources and more.
FDA Heart Health Information about the products used to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular disease.
Heart and Vascular Diseases Health information for patients and public. Links to web sites, brochures, and fact sheets.
History of Nursing Resource Guide Links to numerous web sites on the history of nursing, biographies of nurses, nursing organizations, and images of nurses' uniforms and caps.
Food & Nutrition Information Center Credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel, and consumers.
KidsNutrition From the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center with information about nutrition for children and adults.
MyPyramid USDA site on the new food pyramid.
Nutrition.gov Information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.
NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Analyzer Nutrient analysis for any food or recipe, and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs.
World's Healthiest Foods Providing scientific information on the nutritional value of over 100 different food items. References to research articles are included.
American Dental Association The professional association for dentists. Site includes numerous articles for consumers and students.
Dental Health Guide for Children Information for parents about caring for infant and children's teeth.
National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse Articles, some in Spanish, about oral care and oral health.
Oral Health – a Window to Your Overall Health Article from the Mayo Clinic regarding the relationship between oral health and various other health issues.
Oral Health Information From the American Dental Hygienists' Association. Tips, fact sheets, posters, Spanish language material, and information about the association.
Oral Health Resources Articles, guidelines, fact sheets, and more, from the Centers for Disease Control.
WebMD Dental Health Center Information about daily dental care, dental problems, cosmetic dentistry and much more.
HealthInfoIowa Consumer health information for Iowans.
StateHealthFacts.org Source for state health data.
Global Health Facts With statistics on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, SARS, Avian Flu, and more.
National Center for Health Statistics Designed to provide quick and easy access to the wide range of information and data on the nation’s health.
World Health Statistics 2008 This web site presents the most recent health statistics for the World Health Organization's 193 Member States.
Alternative Medicine Homepage Sponsored by the health sciences library at the University of Pittsburgh. Provides links to resources on alternative medicine.
American Medical Association - Consumer Health Information Information on the AMA and its physician members, contact information, access to patient education resources and bookstore.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health promotion, prevention and preparedness agency, and a global leader in public health.
Childhood Obesity From the National Council of State Legislatures. A summary of proposed or enacted legislation from several states.
Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages Access to over 200 health related brochures in 24 languages, including Arabic, Farsi, Laotian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Deciphering Medspeak A handy glossary of medical terms in plain English.
FamilyDoctor.org Operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students.
For Health Consumers List of quality health web sites.
HealthFinder Health information and links.
Health Consequences of Smoking A report from the Surgeon General. Includes fact sheets, statistical findings, tips for quitting, and more.
Health News Review Reviews and rates health news stories reported by the media.
Intelihealth General health site. Information about diseases and conditions, healthy lifestyles, specific resources for women, men, children, seniors, and more.
Mayo Clinic Information and services from the world’s first and largest integrated, non-profit medical practice.
MEDLINEplus Directs you to information to help answer health questions. Authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
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MedTerms Medical Dictionary Contains easy-to-understand explanations for over 16,000 medical term, and provides easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information for consumers.
National Women's Health Information Center Current information resource on women’s health from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. Federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them.
PharmWeb (pharmacy/drug info) A pharmaceutical information server for patients, health professionals and scientists.
PubMed (Medline) Over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Use the Limits tab to link to full text articles and other related resources.
Reports of the Surgeon General Official reports, conference and workshop reports, and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General.
YourSurgery.com Information for common and specific surgical procedures. Color diagrams. (Note: some sections of site require payment to access.)