General
MedlinePlus www.medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus is the preferred website for anyone with a medical question. Contains comprehensive, accurate, current medical information in English and many languages for patients and consumers from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources. Links to an encyclopedia, medical dictionaries/glossaries, drug database and current news.
AMA Resources for Patients www.ama-assn.org/ama Health topics for patients from the American Medical Association.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov The CDC provides credible information to enhance health decisions and promotes health through strong partnerships with state health departments and other organizations.
HealthFinder www.healthfinder.gov HealthFinder is a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information; links to carefully selected information and websites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
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Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov NCCAM is the leading source of information and for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine. Provides fact sheets and information summaries about alternative and complementary treatments and therapies.
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Cancer Resources
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov Links to cancer information, in English and Spanish. Includes clinical trials database; treatments, screening, prevention, and supportive care information summaries.
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org Information for patients and families on diagnosis and treatment, cancer prevention, alternative treatments, links to other cancer resources. Other language publications are available. Links to resources/ACS activities in your local community. You can call (800-227-2345) a trained cancer information specialist 24/7 to answer your questions.
Michigan Cancer Consortium/Cancer and Your Family www.michigancancer.org Cancer information for the State of Michigan. It is available in several languages.
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Diabetes
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org Basic diabetes information with advice on nutrition, weight loss and exercise, legal resources and community programs.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov A-Z list of diabetes topics and titles.
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Heart Disease & Stroke
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org Covers all aspects of heart disease and stroke treatment and recovery, risk assessment, prevention, exercise, and nutrition.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov Information on heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, obesity, exercise, and cholesterol. Some publications available in Spanish. Information for African-Americans.
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Drugs, Prescriptions, OTC
DailyMed dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/ DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. The drug labeling is the most recent submitted to the FDA, and have been reformatted to make them easier to read.
Drug Information Portal druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal This is a gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine, the FDA, and the CDC.
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Nutrition Resources
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org Healthy lifestyle and nutrition tips.
USDA Food Guide Website www.choosemyplate.gov A research-based food guidance system--it goes beyond the Basic Four Food Groups.
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Other
Clinical Trials www.clinicaltrials.gov This website provides regularly updated information about federally funded and privately supported clinical research with human volunteers. It includes information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone number for more details.
Daily Strength www.dailystrength.org This online support site offers more than 500 support groups for health issues and life challenges. Users can research the latest. drugs, treatments and alternative therapies, and hear about others that are just like you.
Patients Like Me www.patientslikeme.com This is an online community for people with life-changing conditions. Patients embrace the open sharing of personal health data because they believe that information can change the course of their disease.
Lab Tests labtestsonline.org Designed to help you better understand the clinical lab tests that are part of routine care, as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.
Medicaid www.medicaid.gov The official U.S. Government site for Medicaid information.
Medicare www.medicare.gov The official U.S. Government site for Medicare information.
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