Consumer Health: Consumer Health/Patient Education

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

Searchable database of ongoing clinical trials. A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Online consumer health and news resource.

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

From the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Somewhat more user-friendly than OMIM. Includes links to other resources.

Pages aimed at Kids, Teens and Parents. From the Nemours Foundation.

from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

A collection of patient-education documents.

The federal government source for women's health information. From the National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

A website managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Brings together information for patients from over 1,400 government and non-profit agencies in a format that is easily understandable and readily useful.

From the American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Current recommendations for healthy eating from the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services.