General Health Information Websites

There are many, many sites designed to give health consumers information on a variety of health issues. Here are a very few, listed in alphabetical order.

Please Note: The brief descriptions below give only SOME of the site's features. Many offer daily and weekly news updates via e-mail, ask the doc formats, and database search features.

CNN Health News

www.cnn.com/HEALTH

The CNN news service provides a magazine of health news updated daily.

Dr. Koop.com

http://www.drkoop.com

More than 95 interactive support communities.

HealthAtoZ

http://www.healthatoz.com/

Directory of professionally reviewed Internet resources, supportive online communities, and Calendar of health events.

Healthology

http://www.healthology.com

Many videos and audio programs in their extensive health library.

Health World Online

http://www.healthy.net/

Many articles on conventional and alternative therapies can give you something to discuss with your doctor.

InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Health Information

http://www.intelihealth.com

This site, owned by Aetna, features Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.

Mayo Health Site

http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?

In addition to health information, there are also sections on Healthy Living and Health Tools.

NewsEdge NewsPage

http://www.individual.com/

Customized news service with daily updates that provide health information, business and internet news.

WebMD

http://my.webmd.com

Chat rooms for some health conditions. Their drug reference has an excellent resource of drug reactions and side effects.