Links to resources about how different groups of people view health issues. You can view links by "general" resources (bibliographies, essays, government offices, etc), ethnic group (from Alaskan Native to Vietnamese), religious group (from Amish to Seventh Day Adventist), and "other" populations (women, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered, and refugees). (Maintained by Ellen Bosman of New Mexico State University.)

Drug information is easy to find here, searchable by drug name, keyword, or imprint codes (codes printed on pills and capsules). Information covers thousands of drugs and includes information about common indications, side effects and interactions, clinical pharmacology, overdose contraindications, and patient information. The site also includes Taber's Medical Encyclopedia, which includes medical definitions plus information on homeopathics and herbs / herbal remedies. (Maintained by RxList LLC.)

Here you'll see a timeline showing how we've understood nutrition throughout history. Covers Prehistoric times to the present. Simply click on a year to read about nutritional advice, customs, and beliefs during that year. (Maintained by SIRC: Social Issues Research Center.)

This is another site providing health information for consumers and includes an extremely useful Complementary and Alternative Medicine section. Browse by topic or do a keyword search. You can access and use the site in either English or Spanish. (Maintained by NOAH.)

The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.

Providing information on many womens health issues, this site (sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services) offers overviews of hundreds of topics, which are listed alphabetically or can also be searched using keywords. You can also sign up here to receive weekly e-mailed health tips.Also available in Spanish. (Maintained by the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.)

Categories of health-related web sites are taken from the book Super Searchers on Health and Medicine: The Online Secrets of Top Health and Medical Researchers. Some of the categories are "medical sites and search engines," "consumer health and medical sites," "current medical news," and "databases," (Created by Susan M. Detwiler, maintained by Information Today Inc..)

This enormously useful site is divided into categories for very specific kinds of information. The "Health Information" section provides articles and factsheets by topics, plus access to MEDLINE where you can search through journal article abstracts for information on your health-related topics; MEDLINEplus where you can read articles on specific health topics or drugs, look through dictionaries for medical terms, and view directories of health care practitioners or hospitals; ClinicalTrials.gov includes information about clinical research studies; DIRLINE where you can search for specific health organizations; and search through a catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals in the NLM collections. In the "Library Services" area, you can search through the NLM collections and catalog, see a list of NLM's databases, find out about document delivery services (paying to have articles and other print documents sent to you), access a list of libraries that participate in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, see a list of NLM publications, and more. Under the "Research Programs" section are links to NLM's Centers for Research and links to programs divided into categories like in Computational Molecular Biology, Medical Informatics, Digital Computing and Communications, and Digital Library Research. The "New and Noteworthy" pages lead you to announcements and press releases, hot topics, and information on upcoming NLM exhibitions and public programs. (Maintained by the NLM.)

This is a list of medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, including dictionaries of images, tests, anesthesiology, and more! (Maintained by Jim Martindale.)

This is a collection of links to medicine-related sites arranged into categories (like Yahoo). This is an excellent place to get medical news and to do research on medical topics. Some of the categories under the "Medical Research" heading of this site are Medical Search Engines, Professional Associations, Texts and Tutorials, Health Statistics, Pharmacology, and Public Health Organizations. You'll also find links to great medical reference sources on the Internet. (Maintained by MDexpress Company.)