Web Sites for Searching for Health Information

WEB SITES FOR SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION BY TOPIC
(Click on Web Address to Search in that Topic Area)

*Topic*	Name of Site	Source	Web Address
General Health Info - Many Topics	Handouts on FamilyDoctor.org	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS	http://www.familydoctor. org/handouts
Cardiovascular Info by Topic Area	Cardiovascular Information	National Heart Lung & Blood Institute	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/ public/heart/index.htm
Cancer Info by Topic Area	CancerNet	National Cancer Institute	http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Info by Topic Area	Digestive Diseases Publications Online	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ health/digest/digest.htm#pubs
Digestive Info by Topic Area	Digestive Health Resource Center	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION	http://www.gastro.org/ public/digestinfo.html
Eyes & Vision Info by Topic Area	Patient Information	National Eye Institute	http://www.nei.nih.gov/tools/search.htm
Women’s Health Info by Topic Area	Women’s Health Resource Center Topic Search	THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER	http://www.4woman.gov
General Health Info by Topic Area	Health Finder	US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES	http://www.healthfinder.gov
Lung Information by Topic Area	Lung Information	NATIONAL HEART LUNG & BLOOD INSTITUTE	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ health/public/lung/index.htm
Blood Diseases and Resources Information by Topic Area: Sickle Cell Anemia, Other Blood Info	Blood Diseases and Resources Information	NATIONAL HEART LUNG & BLOOD INSTITUTE	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/ public/blood/index.htm
Hearing Loss Info by Topic Area	Hearing Loss & Older Adults	NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DISORDERS	http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ health/hearing/older.asp
Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease Info by Topic Area	Health Topics A to Z	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES	http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ health/health.htm#a-z
Alzheimer’s Disease Info by Topic Area	Alzheimer’s Disease Information Page	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE	http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ health_and_medical/disorders/ alzheimersdisease_doc.htm
Neurological Disorders Info by Topic Area	Neurological Disorders	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE	http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ health_and_medical/ disorder_index.htm
SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS
*Topic*	Name of Site	Source	Web Address
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS	Facts About Dietary Supplements	NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER	http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/ supplements/intro.html
HEALTH QUAKCERY	Health Quackery	ADMINISTRATION ON AGING	http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/ pages/agepages/healthqk.html
MENTAL ILLNESS	Information About Mental Illnesses: Diagnosis, Treatment	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH	http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ publicat/index.cfm
PARKINSON’S DISEASE	Parkinson’s Research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES	http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/ factsheets/parkinson.htm
SPECIAL HEALTH CONCERNS	ElderPage: Information for Older Persons and Families	ADMINISTRATION ON AGING	http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ elderpage.html#ea
TRAVEL	Elderhostels	ELDERHOSTEL, INC.	http://www.elderhostel.org/