Health

The Health Navigator is a peek into sites where searchers can discover health information on the net.

Many times it's difficult sifting through thousands of search engine results. Better results can often be discovered by searching sites about specific subjects. The navigator contains a wide range of topics to help you find a set of bookmarks all your own. Bookmark this page or click the link to get a copy delivered to your inbox.

Health and Medical Guides

• AidsInfo Comprehensive collection of AIDS information and resources
• Association of Online Cancer Resources Tracks cancer developments from around the Web; offers mailing lists and support groups
• CDC National Prevention Information Network H.I.V., STD and TB information from the Centers for Disease Control
• Go Ask Alice Columbia University's Health Education Program questions and answers
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
• Health Touch Consumer health information, much of it collected from specialized health organizations
• Intelihealth Harvard Medical School's consumer health information.
• Mayo Clinic
• Medicine.net Health information provided by doctors
• Medscape Up-to-date medical news and information for doctors and patients
• MedWeb Emory University's medical search engine
• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
• Oncolink University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
• PDR Net Drug and health information from Physicians' Desk Reference (registration required)
• WebMD
• Yahoo Health

Reference

• Innerbody.com Interactive guide about human anatomy
• Martindale's Health Science Guide Links to information sources, medical cases and video in a range of medical specialties
• National Library of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health
• Nutrient database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Pubmed Medline and other journal searches
• RxList: The Internet Drug Index Extensive information about prescription and over-the-counter drugs

Health Insurance

• Aetna U.S. Healthcare
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Insure.com Consumer oriented health insurance information
• Kaiser Permanente
• Oxford Health Plan
• Prudential HealthCare Now part of Aetna
• United Health Care

Miscellany

• American Medical Association
• National Addiction Rehab Locator
• Addiction Recovery - Procedures covered by Medicare Part B
• Addiction Psychiatrist -- Search by location
• American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/URAC a leading accreditation organization for health care entities in the United States