These resources provide general health information geared towards consumers. Information on a wide variety topics can be located including specific diseases and health conditions, current medical issues and recommendations for a healthy lifestyle.

American Medical Association - Consumer Health Information

Benefits CheckUpRx - A service of The National Council on the Aging, this site will provide you with a confidential, personalized report of public and private programs that can help you save money on some or all of your prescription drugs.

Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina - Comprehensive directory of resources in North Carolina for women with breast cancer.

FDA Consumer Health Information - Register for a free e-newsletter containing product approvals, safety warnings, and other important health information. Click on Subscribe to sign up.

Hard Choices - A resource for professionals, patients, and their families regarding end-of-life decisions.

Health Source Plus - This resource is a database subscribed to by NC LIVE. All other resources are websites. Full Text Articles!

Healthfinder - Developed by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

Kids Health - Up-to-date information about childhood diseases, infections and more.

Med Help International - Non-profit organization with medical information in non-technical terms. Includes medical specialty forums to which you can post a question to a medical professional.

Medical Library Association - A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web

Medical Review of North Carolina (MRNC)

Medicare Publications

MEDLINEplus - Provided by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, includes links to directories for doctors, dentists, hospitals and medical organizations.

MEDLINEplus - Información de Salud - En este portal de Internet usted encontrará información sobre salud proveniente de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud y otras fuentes de confianza. MEDLINEplus también cuenta con programas interactivos de educación de salud sobre procedimientos quirúrgicos, exámenes y trastornos médicos, y hasta una enciclopedia de salud.

MedScape - A peer-reviewed site.

National Center for Health Statistics - Click on Fastats A to Z for statistics about health conditions and diseases. Enormous amount of statistical information in easy to search format.

National Library of Medicine's DIRLINE - Directory of health organizations online

National Library of Medicine's Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products

National Library of Medicine's Tox Town - Toxic chemicals and environmental health risks where you live and work

National Women's Health Information Center

NC Advance Directives From Caring Connections Choose from a list of states to download the proper forms for your state. For North Carolina, you can download the Health Care Power of Attorney and the Declaration of a Desire for a Natural Death (aka Living Will).

North Carolina Center for Health Statistics - Provides vital statistics, vital facts, including birth, death, and infant mortality rates

NC Health Info - Locate local health information for North Carolinians online

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - This site is available in both English and Spanish.

Northwest AHEC Libraries

WebMD - Find timely information about diseases and conditions, health and wellness topics, and drug information. Large collection of links to other health resources.

Allergies

Allergy and Asthma Network - Presents the latest news and research.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Asthma Information Center - An English-language forum from Germany for the purpose of sharing the latest information about treatments. Links to worldwide asthma sites.

Food Allergy Network - Provides education, support and coping strategies to those with food allergies.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Lung Information - Provides downloadable online pamphlets on asthma (some in Spanish).

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

National Jewish Medical and Research Center - The only U.S. Medical facility devoted entirely to respiratory and immune disorders, including allergies and asthma. Their website has a searchable Information Center.

Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine - (provided by NOAH, New York Online Access to Health)

American Botanical Council - The American Botanical Council (ABC) was incorporated in November 1988 as a nonprofit educationorganization. ABC's goals are to educate the public about beneficial herbs and plants and to promote the safe and effective use of medicinal plants.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public.

Natural Standard - Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions.

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The Rosenthal Center created in 1993 was one of the first centers at a major medical school devoted specifically to research, education and training in complementary and alternative medicine.

Diseases and Conditions

American Cancer Society

Association of Cancer Online Resources - This website currently offers access to electronic mailing lists and a variety of websites. The mailing lists are specifically designed to be public online support groups providing information and community to patients, caregivers or anyone looking for answers about cancer and related disorders.

CancerNet (National Cancer Institute) - This site includes a link to the Physician's Data Query Cancer Information Summaries providing summaries on more than 80 types of adult and childhood cancers.

OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center)

Steve Dunn's Cancer Guide - Dunn's guide offers advice, assistance and information on a variety of cancer issues and topics including basic cancer information, the clinical trial system, and researching medical literature.

Heart Information Network

HIV InSite

NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) - NORD is a federation of 140 non-profit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders and disabilities.

Statistics - National Center for Health Statistics

Virtual Hospital - Common Problems in Adults

Doctors

AMA Physician Select On-Line Doctor Finder

American Board of Medical Specialties Public Education Program

North Carolina Medical Board - Medical license applications, CME requirements guide, how to file a complaint, and more

North Carolina Medical Board Physician Locator - Look up a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner

Hospitals

American Hospital Directory - Find summary data on hospitals, including facility's name, address, phone number and web page address; also very general description of services provided. Search by hospital name, city, state, zip code or area code.

Best Hospitals Finder (from U.S.News and World Report)

Quality Check (JCAHO) - Quality Check(TM) is a new service offered by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's leading health care quality evaluator. The JCAHO accredits nearly 18,000 health care organizations and programs.

Rowan Regional Medical Center

Insurance

A Consumer's Guide to Health Insurance and Health Programs in North Carolina - Created by the NC Institute of Medicine, A Consumer’s Guide was written to help everyone navigate the health system, whether it involves understanding their private health insurance coverage, identifying available public programs, or finding community health centers in their area.

Medicare and You 2009 - Learn about your Medicare rights and benefits and how to choose the best plan for you

National Committee for Quality Assurance - The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care. The organization's primary activities are assessing and reporting on the quality of the nation's managed care plans.

Mental Health

Internet Mental Health - Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. It was designed by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long.

Mental Health Net

Mental Health Association in North Carolina

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

National Institute of Mental Health

Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page

Nursing Homes

Consumer Information About Long Term Care - Your Guide to planning, preparing, and paying for long term care

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home - From Medicare

Medical Review of North Carolina: - Choosing a Nursing Home

Nursing Home Compare (HCFA) - The primary purpose of the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) Nursing Home Database is to provide understandable information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. This database contains summary information about nursing homes during their last State inspection.

Prescription Drug Information

Benefits CheckUpRx - A service of The National Council on the Aging, t service will provide you with a confidential, personalized report of public and private programs that can help you save money on some or all of your prescription drugs.

Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online - Guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - This site provides information regarding clinical trials including a list of industry and government sponsored clinical trials and information on new drug therapies recently approved by the FDA.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior - Provided through NC-LIVE, this e-book "covers the range of topics related to addiction for researchers in grade six and above."

Food and Drug Administration

National Institute on Drug Abuse - This sites provides a variety of information on drug abuse, including Information on Drugs of Abuse and a Commonly Abused Drugs Chart.

RxList - The RxList database consists primarily of products currently on the US Market or close to approval. The Top 200 Prescriptions 2009 feature provides information and online discussions on the products which represent nearly 2/3 of all prescriptions filled in the United States and the majority of searches of the RxList database.

Seniors

New LifeStyles Online- Search for independent retirement communities, assisted living, nursing home, Alzheimer's care, home or hospice care.

Benefits CheckUpRx - A service of The National Council on the Aging, this service will provide you with a confidential, personalized report of public and private programs that can help you save money on some or all of your prescription drugs.