Although the world wide web can be a good source for finding health information, you must be careful to evaluate the resources you find. It is all too easy to find poorly-researched, inaccurate and just plain misleading medical information on the internet.
The following resources have been selected by reference librarians at the Northern Waters Library Service, and are known to be good sources for anyone researching medical information.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://cdc.gov
FamilyDoctor
http://familydoctor.org
Health Finder
http://healthfinder.gov/
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
KidsHealth
http://kidshealth.org/
Mayo Clinic Medical Information
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Medline Plus
http://medlineplus.gov/
MLA Top Ten Most Useful Health Websites
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#5
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/
New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
http://www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/