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Alzheimer's Association visit site >>
Hits : 990 since 11/1/2000
URL : http://www.alz.org
The Alzheimer’s Association is here to help. This site is your gateway to a wealth of information. Call us at (800) 272-3900 if you have more questions — and we’ll help you find the answers.

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center visit site >>
Hits : 1127 since 11/1/2000
URL : http://www.alzheimers.org/
Welcome to the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's website. Here you will find information about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

American Botanical Council visit site >>
Hits : 985 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.herbalgram.org
For more than a decade, the nonprofit American Botanical Council has been dedicated to promoting the safe and effective use of medicinal plants and herbs. Its mission has always focused on educating the public, media, government agencies, research institutions, and industry on scientific research that can guide decisions about producing and consuming herb-based products that benefit health and wellbeing.

American Heart Association visit site >>
Hits : 625 since 11/18/2005
URL : http://www.americanheart.org
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Check out the website for important information on Women & Heart Disease. Heart Disease is the number one killer of women!

American Medical Association visit site >>
Hits : 990 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.ama-assn.org/
The AMA is much more than an organization of physicians. We are the patient's advocate and the physician's voice.

Aplastic Anemia Foundation visit site >>
Hits : 991 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.aplastic.org
Aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes can strike any person of any age, of any gender or any race, of any neighborhood anywhere in the world. In the United States, thousands of men, women and children are stricken with these non-contagious and often fatal blood disorders every year.

Ask Dr. Weil visit site >>
Hits : 886 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.pathfinder.com/drweil/
Dr. Andrew Weil is a leader in the integration of Western medicine and the exploding field of alternative medicine.

CDC dispels health related Hoaxes and Rumors visit site >>
Hits : 965 since 7/17/2000
URL : http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
CDC dispels health related Hoaxes and Rumors

CDC Prevention News Update Databases visit site >>
Hits : 1026 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.cdcnpin.org/
The Prevention News Update databases contains over 26,000 abstracts of articles about HIV/AIDS-, STD-, and TB-related events in the news; trends in these epidemics; and research findings from major newspapers, wire services, medical journals and news magazines.

Centers for Disease Control visit site >>
Hits : 1009 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.cdc.gov/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Federal Trade Commission visit site >>
Hits : 972 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.ftc.gov/
The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.

Food and Drug Administration visit site >>
Hits : 1029 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.fda.gov/
FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use. Our work is a blending of law and science aimed at protecting consumers.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association visit site >>
Hits : 1001 since 12/10/2002
URL : http://www.glma.org
For twenty years, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association has worked to maximize the quality of health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and to foster a professional climate in which our diverse members can reach their full potential.

Great American SmokeOut visit site >>
Hits : 1056 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10_4.asp
American Cancer Society's (ACS) volunteers and staff hold the Great American Smokeout every year to help smokers quit cigarettes for at least one day, in hopes they will quit forever. More people quit smoking on this day than any other day of the year.

Healing Well.com visit site >>
Hits : 1087 since 11/8/2000
URL : http://www.healingwell.com
Your guide to diseases, disorders & chronic illness

Health Cares Exchange Initiative visit site >>
Hits : 1042 since 4/7/2001
URL : http://www.hcei.org
The Health Cares Exchange Initiative, Inc. (HCEI), an educational public charity focused on continued education and burnout prevention for caregivers.

HealthAtoZ visit site >>
Hits : 1047 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.healthatoz.com/
HealthAtoZ is a comprehensive, well-integrated health and medical resource developed by healthcare professionals. HealthAtoZ's aim is to partner with consumers so that every individual and family can better manage their health.

healthfinder visit site >>
Hits : 989 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.healthfinder.gov/
healthfinder is a free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

Healthology visit site >>
Hits : 949 since 3/21/2001
URL : http://www.healthology.com/pix/healthology/home_page/gs/splash.htm
HEALTHOLOGY is the leading producer and distributor of physician-generated health and medical information on the Internet. With the largest and most distinguished library of original, streaming health programs and physician-authored articles on the Web, Healthology provides companies with seamless solutions for their online health information and marketing needs.

HealthTalk visit site >>
Hits : 1006 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.healthtalk.com/
HealthTalk allows patients to ask questions of experts online, then archives the programs and transcripts on our Web site.

HealthWorld Online visit site >>
Hits : 933 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.healthy.net
If you are looking for resources to help you live a healthier life, you are in the right place. HealthWorld Online offers vast resources in nutrition, fitness, self-care and mind/body approaches to maintaining high-level health.

Information Right Now! visit site >>
Hits : 1010 since 1/16/2001
URL : http://www.rnhelp.com/
IRN is a business founded in 1994 which focuses on, but is not limited to, accessing immediate and accurate health information. Various on-line services and databases are utilized, such as DIALOG and MedLine. The focus is on the quality and accuracy of the information, as well as prompt response time. The information needed by the client is retrieved and read by IRN staff, sorted by accuracy and specifications of the client, and then typically is condensed into a report and delivered within hours or even minutes.

KIDSCOPE visit site >>
Hits : 998 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.kidscope.org/
KIDSCOPE, can be read as Kids Cope: one of our goals being to improve the chances that a child will successfully cope with the diagnosis and treatment, hopefully not death, of a parent with cancer.

MEDLINEplus visit site >>
Hits : 968 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Welcome to MEDLINEplus, a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date.

Medscape visit site >>
Hits : 947 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.medscape.com
Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated multi-specialty medical information and education tool.

National Commission Against Drunk Driving visit site >>
Hits : 983 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.ncadd.com
The National Commission Against Drunk Driving is the successor to the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 to develop the first report on this national problem.

National Women's Health Information Center visit site >>
Hits : 1029 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://www.4woman.gov/
The National Women's Health Information Center is a one-stop gateway for women seeking health information.

Northwest Health Law Advocates visit site >>
Hits : 988 since 4/19/2001
URL : http://www.nohla.org/
Northwest Health Law Advocates provides information on health insurance in the Pacific Northwest.

Quackwatch visit site >>
Hits : 1004 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.quackwatch.com/
Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions - Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.

Reuters Health Information Comprehensive Health News visit site >>
Hits : 970 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.reutershealth.com/
Reuters Health News delivers the top clinically relevant healthcare news featuring stories on men, women and children's health, diet, exercise, treatment advances and disease management.

The Daily Apple visit site >>
Hits : 1149 since 2/15/2000
URL : http://thedailyapple.com/
An apple a day keeps the doctor away

The Elder Locator visit site >>
Hits : 1032 since 11/1/2000
URL : http://www.eldercare.gov/eldercare/Public/Home.asp
The Eldercare Locator is a public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the National Association of State Units on Aging.

The Med Engine visit site >>
Hits : 1006 since 12/29/2001
URL : http://www.themedengine.com/
Medical & Medicine Research & Searches. The best online medical sources in a fast single-view format.

Volunteer Attorneys for People with AIDS visit site >>
Hits : 1071 since 2/6/2002
URL : http://www.kcba.org/legalhelp/VAPWA/clients.aspx
VAPWA/AIDS Legal Access is a Seattle-based organization, so the information that's presented here deals primarily with Washington state law. If you don't find what you're looking for here, check your local phone listings under "attorneys" or "legal services." Many cities have free legal clinics or similar services.