FamilyDoctor.Org
This excellent site is sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. It is a WWW Health Award winning site. From this site you can obtain health information handout material, family health facts, drug information, self-care flow charts, and information on herbal remedies. You can search for a specific health topic, get a daily health tip, locate other family physician web sites if you are planning a move, and search for information by special groups of patients like children, women, men and seniors.

American Medical Association Patient Information
Patients will find a wealth of information that will help them lead healthy lives and become an active participant in their health care - from nutritional and fitness articles to content about specific medical diseases and conditions. A feature of this site is the AMA Doctor Finder to help you find family physicians and specialists in other cities.

CDC Travelers Health
Visit this superb site if you plan to travel overseas. You can search the site by the location you plan to travel to see health problems in that area of the world, recommended vaccines, how to stay healthy and avoid getting sick. There are links to diseases that specific for that region of the world and how they are transmitted. Health information on specific cruise ships and ship inspection scores are available at this site. A superb site for the world traveler!

CDC Health Topics
A world of excellent summary information on an extensive disease list is available at this site. Do extensive searches and receive the latest scientific information. You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print some of these information bases. You can download it directly from the site for free.

NIH Health Information
Use this site to find the latest research and scientific medical publications on your health concern. There are direct links to clinical trials, health hotlines, special programs and other resources. From this site you can obtain health literature references. Definitely a site for the sophisticated health web user with specific health concerns.

National Library of Medicine Health Information
The NLM is the largest collection of medical information in the world. At this site you can find answers to your health questions, obtain abstracts from over 4300 biomedical journals, obtain information about clinical research studies and obtain specialized information by subject. Some of the subject collections concern AIDS, cancer, chemical substances and toxicology as well as resources for exploring the history of medicine and related sciences.

World Health Organization
Use this informative site if you want to explore health concerns in other regions of the world and find WHO information on various health topics, information sources and WHO reports.

Health Related Search Engines
Use these links to springboard to professional health related searches on the whole World Wide Web. CliniWeb International is an index and table of contents to clinical information on the world wide web. It allows search terms to be entered in five different languages and has direct links to other search engines. Other medical search engines are: Medical Matrix and MedWeb. These search engines are used for searches of credible scientific literature and information.