Monday, December 28, 2009

Question #31: Where can I find reliable health and medical information?

This week's question is particularly important in terms of sources. Out of all the subject a person could Google information on, medical advice is possibly the most dicey. So beyond the obvious volumes in the 610's, and beyond pointing folks to Medline Plus, what are some other good reliable sources you know of that would be great to include in the answer to this week's question? Please give us your thoughts!


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  1. Keli L.December 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    I like the Mayo Clinic's website http://www.mayoclinic.com/

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  2. HongyingDecember 28, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    http://medlineplus.gov/
    Medlineplus, a free database compared with medline database, "a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine."

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  3. thepracticinglibrarianDecember 28, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    I like to regularly review two websites maintained by members of the Medical Library Association for their recommendations:
    The MLA has a list of "top ten" websites for consumers at http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/topten.html

    Once you get through those 10, CAPHIS (Consumer & Patient Health Information Section of MLA) also maintains a list of their top 100 health websites at http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html. It expands upon the "top ten" and is divided into different categories, such as General Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, etc.

    I have found both of these websites to be great places to start when I'm not sure where to look for medical and/or consumer health information.
    It's easy to get overwhelmed by all the websites with medical information which are out there.

    Theresa Rooney

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  4. Becky BellottieDecember 28, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    Another website that I have found helpful is http://www.webmd.com

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  5. Sharon KirkesDecember 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    I really like the NIH website for medical info--they give basic background on the disease or condition, links to research, and info on clinical trials. www.nih.gov

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