Health Web Sites

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      • American Cancer Society
        Provides information on cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and specific types of cancer.

      • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

      • Dr. Koop's Community
        Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop's health web site. Includes a drug-interaction database.

      • Health A to Z
        Links to various types of health information web sites.

      • Healthfinder
        A gateway to health information sponsored by the U.S. government.

      • Mayo Clinic
        Gives access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic.

      • RxList -- The Internet Drug Index
        Provides infromation about drugs currently on the U.S. market or ones that are close to approval.

      • U.S. National Library of Medicine
        Searches more than 40 online databases for detailed medical information including Medline.