General:

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources Links to the most complete and frequently cited lists and medical pictures for health subjects from the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.

HealthFinder Link to selected health information in English and Spanish provided by government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities, and the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

MayoClinic Offers information on numerous medical conditions, as well as the latest medical news.

Merck Manual Offers Merck publications giving information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, searchable by table of contents or keyword search.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) High quality full-text health information for consumers in English and Spanish. Includes N.Y. State and local links.

Web Sites You Can Trust Arranged by general topics including Kids and Parenting, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, from the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association: the CAPHIS top 100!

Databases & Indexes:

PubMed Provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations dating back to the mid-1960s, from the National Library of Medicine.

Diseases& Conditions:

Alzheimer's Association Well-organized site provides information for patients, caregivers, and physicians.

American Cancer Society Facts about specific types of cancer, information on available treatments, and advice on prevention and early detection.

American Diabetes Association Advice on nutrition, exercise, and meal planning.

American Heart Association Information on warning signs for heart attack and stroke, risk assessment, exercise programs, and nutrition.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Ask the Allergist section and informtion appropriate for kids and teens.

cancer.gov Provides information on cancer, clinical trials, statistics. Links from the National Cancer Institute concerning the Long Island Breast Cancer Study.

HIV In Site A comprehensive source of online information relating to AIDS/HIV treatment, research, and news from the University of California at San Francisco.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Information about MS, treatments, research, news, and more.

Office of Rare Diseases Provides information on more than 6,000 rare diseases, including current research and patient support groups.

OncoLink A comprehensive source of online information relating to cancer treatment, research, and news, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

Drugs:

Drug Digest Noncommercial, evidence-based drug, vitamin and herb information including a drug interactions database and drug comparisons, from Express Scripts.

MEDLINEplus: Drug Information A guide to over 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Office of National Drug Control Policy Drug abuse facts, statistics, education, and enforcement.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Connects low-income, uninsured or underinsured patients to prescription assistance programs.

Hospitals & Health Facilities:

Health Care Choices Gives information about hospitals, doctors, surgery volume by hospital, and more, from a New York not-for-profit organization.

Healthgrades Internet service that accurately and objectively grades the performance of hospitals, physicians, health plans.

Hospitals Compare For certain medical conditions compares quality of care of individual hospitals with state and national averages. From the Centers of Medicare and Medicare services.

Huntington Hospital Includes Dolan Family Health Center, Don Monti Cancer Center, and physicians directory.

Intercounty Health Facilities Association Provides information about Long Island nursing homes to aid in selection.

New York State Hospital Profile Information about hospitals in New York State and the quality of care they provide.

New York City and Tri-State Regional Hospitals
Provides information on tri-state hospitals.

Nursing Home Guide Provides information and a quality monitor for nursing homes for each state, from Consumer Reports.

Nursing Homes in New York State

Local& Regional:

Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project Multi-study effort to investigate whether environmental factors are responsible for breast cancer.

New York State Center for Consumer Health Care Information Links to physician profiles, hospital surveys, nursing home surveys, managed care performance, and more.

New York State Department of Health Information on health care in New York.

Suffolk County Department of Health Services Local information, forms, flu clinic schedules, environmental health, West Nile virus, and more.