Web Directory

» Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ
   Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
   http://www.ahrq.gov

» American Medical Association Resources for Patients
   Includes doctor locator, careers information, patient advocacy, caregiver self-assessment, and health fact files.
   http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/patients/patients.shtml

» Americanhospitals.com
   Guide to hospitals, health clinics, medical practices and specialties in the USA, with advice for international visitors.
   http://www.AmericanHospitals.com

» Center For Medical Consumers
   Not for profit, independent organization in the USA, informing and helping to protect members of the public in their encounters with the medical care system.
   http://www.medicalconsumers.org/

» ConsumerLab.com, LLC
   Tests popular nutritional non-prescription supplements to ascertain ingredient quantity and quality.
   http://consumerlab.com/

» Dietary Supplement Quality Initiative
   Provides information for consumers about issues affecting the quality of dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and botanical or herbal products.
   http://www.supplementquality.com/

» Eyeglass Retailer Reviews
   Reviews of online eyeglass retailers, including pricing, and BBB ratings.
   http://www.eyeglassretailerreviews.com/

» Health Hippo
   Health law, policy and regulatory materials. Organized deep links to US government health care resources.
   http://hippo.findlaw.com/

» HealthySelf
   Provides fee-based internet searches on diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and resources.
   http://www.networksplus.net/healthyself

» How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
   National Cancer Institute's fact sheet helps consumers help decide whether the health information they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a Web site is likely to be reliable.
   http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet

» NIH Health Information
   Gateway to publications and online resources for consumers and professionals.
   http://health.nih.gov/

» Proceed with Caution: A Report on the Quality of Health Information on the Internet
   The findings of a large 2001 study that describes and evaluates search engine performance and the quality and readability of health information (in English and Spanish), and provides conclusions and recommendations.
   http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemID=12641

» Virtual Medical Centre
   Physician-written articles on diseases, drugs, symptoms, treatments and lifestyle for men, women and children. Includes interactive videos, medical news, and details of recent research.
   http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com

» WSJ.com - As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them
   Legal battles are becoming more frequent between website authors/owners and the doctors or institutions written about on the sites.
   http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112568868274630508-LCeEmJwsVCTdLbpUXciwtBVJsek_20060914.html

» Wellness.com
   Includes health resources, discussion and news.
   http://www.wellness.com