Health

See also Biology, Consumer Information, and Nutrition

 

HealthCare.gov  - "an innovative new on-line tool that will help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage and provides consumers with both public and private health coverage options tailored specifically for their needs"

 

General Health

 

Agencies

• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Mental Health - research and relevant resources
• Office of Minority Health - improving and reducing risk in minority groups in the US, statistics and data, funding and cultural competencies
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Reference

• Medical Encyclopedia - English and Spanish
• Healthfinder - reliable health information, Spanish version and kids page
• Health & Medicine - Science.gov links for disease, health care, nutrition, etc.

 

Databases

• PubMed - database of medical articles (National Library of Medicine)
• National Library of Medicine's LOCATORplus - catalog of the world's largest medical research library (books journals, and audiovisuals)
• Healthfinder.gov - consumer health topics
• Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database|Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database - databases, journals, and Web sites focused on alcohol research and related topics
• FDA Notices of Judgment Collection, 1906-1963 -- published notices judgment for products seized under authority of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. and includes 2,000 linear foot collection of evidence files used to prosecute each case. The evidence files are a rich documentary resource filled with legal correspondence, lab reports and data, photographs, and product labeling and containers.

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Statistics and Experiments

• Community Health Status Indicators Project - health assessment information reports from all 3,082 U.S. counties (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Vital Statistics of the United States (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Genome.gov - explores the human genome and it's role in health and disease
• AgingStats.gov -pulls together 15+agencies dealing with topic of aging
• Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments - Final Report (Department of Energy Presidential Commission)

 

Programs

 

• Medicare - official US Government site
• Mental Health a Report of the Surgeon General
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• disAbility.gov - Federal Programs, Services, and Resources to Americans with disabilities and their Families (President's Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities)
• Oncology Tools - from the FDA, links to cancer institutions and treatment facilities, journals, and legislative initiatives. Search for details on specific cancer type and approved drug therapies.

 

 

Drugs

• DEA: Drug Information: Controlled substances - Fast facts and news about illegal drugs and drugs that are abused in the U.S., such as OxyContin, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, LSD, steroids, methamphetamine, ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, and other "club drugs."
• Drugs@FDA -browse or Search by Drug Name, Active Ingredient, or Application Number
• National Drug Code Directory - registered drug establishments to provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a current list of all drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed by it for commercial distribution
• Orange Book - approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations

 

Other

• 'Secrets of Aging' - examines what scientists are learning about aging, what we can do to live longer & healthier, & how the growing proportion of older to younger people is changing our world. Learn about "fluid & crystallized" intelligence. Test your memory. Compare factors that might determine the longevity of different species. Explore the demographics of aging.
• Chemistry of Health - tells how chemistry and biochemistry are increasing our understanding of human health. Learn how biochemical relays keep our organ systems operating, how food is broken down and used to build tissues and organs, and how tiny biological probes and instruments can track single molecules. Topics in the 60-page booklet include folic acid, sugars and fats, DNA, making medicines, harnessing biology's magic, and more. (NIH)
• The Structures of Life - "structural biology" - a branch of molecular biology that focuses on the shape of nucleic acids and proteins (the molecules that do most of the work in our bodies); learn about the structures and roles of proteins, tools used to study protein shapes, how proteins are used in designing new medications (for AIDS and arthritis), and what structural biology reveals about all life processes.
• Images of public health AIDS posters from around the world "to educate and warn their citizens about AIDS and offer advice and information in visual form about the still deadly autoimmune disease;" browsable by subject or searchable by keyword {UCLA}

 

• History of Medicine - digitized books, images (almost 60,000 prints and photos), and manuscripts,

Reports

Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

 

Tutorial

Interactive Health Tutorials -

list of interactive programs on diseases, conditions, tests, diagnostic procedures, surgeries, treatments, and prevention and wellness {hosted by US National Library of Medicine}

 

Teaching

Medicines in My Home - learn about the safe and effective use of over-the-counter medicines. It is designed for use in health education courses.