Medicine and Health

AMA DoctorFinder provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the US and its possessions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers health and safety topics, news alerts, health statistics, resources for vital records, lots more.

DoctorDirectory.com indicates physicians' specialties, certifications, and graduation year.

FamilyDoctor.org from the American Academy of Family Physicians, provides "health information for the whole family" and includes "search by symptom" flowcharts.

Go Ask Alice, from Columbia University's Health Education Program, provides information on health-related and sexuality topics in a Q&A format.

healthfinder®, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers consumer health and human services information.

MayoClinic.com "gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic."

MD Consult "brings the leading medical resources together into one integrated online service to help physicians efficiently find answers to pressing clinical questions and make better treatment decisions: Find answers quickly; keep up with new developments; educate patients." Access restricted to UF students/staff/faculty.

Medem's Medical Library represents the full range of patient education information from partner medical societies.

Medline Plus consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) offers:

• NOAH Health Topics shows broad categories, such as Dermatology or Nutrition.
• NOAH Index A to Z displays a detailed alphabetic list of topics covered.

RxList: the Internet Drug Index provides drug FAQs, patient monographs, Taber's Medical Encyclopedia, and more.

WebMD slogan is "Better information. Better health."