Health and Medicine Web Resources

RockNet has gathered a collection of links to health and medicine web sites. We recognize that the Internet is providing valuable resources to people needing medical information. We hope you find these links useful. If you know of an additional site or information, please send a comment to RockNet.

Health and Medical

• American Dental Association - Online
• Advanced Research Corp - Cancer information (some Spanish)
• AllerDays - Allergy site
• American Cancer Society
• American Medical Association
• American Medical Informatics Links
• APA Online - American Psychiatric Association
• The Body - AIDS and HIV information resources
• Cancer Care - Includes support groups
• Cancer News - Cancer information and links on the net
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Science in the Public Interest - Consumer nutrition information
• Colorectal Cancer Network - Patient support, awareness and detection programs
• Community Breast Health Project - Stanford
• Cope with Life - Personal growth and mental health site
• Discover Chiropractic - Chiropractic information
• Discovery Health - Discovery Channel OnLine health information
• Dr. Koop's Community - Answers to medical questions
• Family Web - For new or expectant parents
• Health Finder - www.healthfinder.gov
• Health Guide Online - Psychological health
• HIV InSite - Online AIDS information (University of California SF)
• HIV/AIDS Information - Workshop manual
• Insure Kids Now - Information on low-cost or free health insurance for children
• Jewish Social Services Agency - Provides mental health, hospice, adoptive, and home health care services
• Kids Doctor - Children's health page
• Kids Health - Fun for kids and useful information
• Lupus Foundation of America
• MAGNUM - National Migraine Association
• Mayo Clinic - News and features
• Medicine Net - Search for terms, diseases and medical news
• Medicare - Official Federal Medicare website
• MediSys - Medical information providers
• Medscape - Online resource for better patient care
• Medseek - Internet directory of physicians
• MedWorld - Stanford
• Mental Health Net
• Molecular Oncology - Advanced cancer radiation
• Merck Manual - Merck Manual of diagnosis and therapy
• Merck-Medco - Merck health calculator and eHealth centers
• National Cancer Institute
• National Center for Research Resources
• National Institutes of Health - Health information
• National Library of Medicine - World's largest health resource
• National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
• New England Journal of Medicine
• NOAH - New York Online Access to Health (in English and Spanish)
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Network - Women's health information
• Oncology Data Base - University of Pennsylvania (OncoLink)
• Online Birth Center - Childbirth and midwifery center
• Optum NurseLine - UnitedHealthCare health information forums
• ParentsPlace - Children's health issues
• Pediatrics - American Academy of Pediatrics
• Personal MD - Personalized consumer health site
• Personal health information - Coolware health pages
• Quackwatch
• Rockville Volunteer Fire Department - Emergency medical service
• Steve Dunn's Cancer Guide
• Telemedical - Multimedia site
• UNAIDS - United Nations program on HIV/AIDS
• US Medical Directory - Largest Internet referral system
• US West Yellow Pages - Find local doctors (may be slow)
• WebMD - Health and wellness center
• Wellness Web - The patients network
• Where do we go from Hear? - Childhood hearing loss
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Medicine (Biosciences)

Medicine and Pharmaceutical

• AARP Pharmacy Service - Prescription and nonprescription drugs at discount
• CVS Pharmacy - CVS owned online pharmacy
• Drug Emporium - One of the first online drugstores
• Drugstore.com - Comprehensive online pharmacy
• Eckerd Pharmacy - Eckerd online pharmacy
• e-pharmacy.net - Drug interactions and competitive prices
• EPIC Pharmacies - Meet your EPIC pharmacist
• HealthQuick.com - Discount over-the-counter and personal care products
• Home Pharmacy - Specializes in over-the-counter items
• Medicine Program - Free prescription medicine available for those who qualify
• Net Refill - American Drug Stores' online pharmacy
• Pharmaceutical Network - Information about medications on the web
• PharmacyExpress.co.nz - Mail order pharmacy based in New Zealand
• Planet Rx - One of the largest pharmacies on the web
• Rite Aid - Rite Aid online pharmacy
• RxMom.com - Compare health, life and dental insurance in Maryland
• Rx.com - Good selection of over-the-counter health products
• Rx Universe - Offers prescription drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements at discounts
• VitalRx.com - Large selection of discount products
• Walgreens - Walgreens' online pharmacy

Fitness, Nutrition and Exercise

• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America - AFAA
• All Health/Better Health
• Ask the Dietician
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Fitness Online
• Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
• Food and Life - Healthy eating to prevent osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer
• Go Ask Alice - Health questions and answers (Columbia University)
• Health Fitness Tips - Developments in the health and fitness
• Nutrition Navigator - Ratings of online nutrition sites (Tufts University)
• The Nutrition Center - Research into diet (Wake Forest University)

Alternative Medicine

• Achieve-Wellness - Alternative medicine health and wellness products
• Acupuncture - Acupuncture, herbal remedies, massage therapy
• Alternative Health News Online
• Alternative Medicine - Acupuncture, herbal medicine
• Bastyr University - Natural Health Sciences
• CSCT - Non-invasive alternative cancer treatment
• Dr. Weil - Ask the doctor
• Healthwell - Healthier life
• Holistic Health Choices - Healthcare services, nutritional consultation, Reiki sessions
• HealthWorld Online - A great place to start, includes Medline!
• Light Expansion Center - Reiki and other healing modalities
• White Flint Medical and Natural Healing Center