Health & Medicine

• Together Rx Access Program

  Sponsored by a group of pharmaceutical firms, this program offers a discount card for prescription drugs to those who qualify.

Alternative and Complementary Medicine

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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• Naturopathic Medicine

  Explains naturopathic medicine, and offers referrals to practitioners.

• University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing

  Explains complementary therapies and healing practices.

Cancer

• National Cancer Institute

  Cancer Information Center.

Children's Health

• American Academy of Pediatrics

  Their parenting corner offers advise on children's health, safety & development. The site also lists additional sources of information.

• Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health

  Provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health data.

Dentistry

• American Dental Association

  News, learning tools,& information for consumers, students, teachers, & the media.

• Minnesota Dental Association

  Tools & resources to help consumers & professionals in every aspect of dentistry.

• National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research

  Information, clinical trials, news, reports, research, and training.

Diseases and Conditions

• Flu.gov

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• Harvard Medical School & Intelihealth.com

  Provides access to specialists and offers extensive information on a wide variety of health topics. Also provides links to other health sites.

• Health Topics A-Z

  Articles from the National Institutes of Health.

• Healthfinder.gov

  A government Web site where you will find current information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy.

• Mayo Clinic Health Site

  Provides health care and disease information.

• WebMDHealth

  News and articles on medical topics.

Doctors

• AMA (American Medical Association) DoctorFinder

  Directory of all licensed doctors.

• American Board of Medical Specialists

  Directory of Board Certified Specialists.

• Medical Complaint Boards

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• Minnesota Board of Medical Practice

  Lists Minnesota doctors that have had disciplinary actions taken against them. Click on the 'Search Professional Profile' button to find information on a specific doctor.

Drug Information

• Best buy drugs from Consumer Reports

  Reports on categories of drugs & their generic alternatives, such as ACE inhibitors. From the nonprofit Consumers Union.

• Drug Evaluation and Research

  U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

• Drugs.com

  Information about over-the-counter and prescription drugs. It is also an online pharmacy.

• Medline Plus drug information

  "Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications."

• Safe Medications

  A pharmacist's guide to your medications, when to take them, how to take them, and what to expect.

Fitness and Nutrition

• My Plate

  The new food pyramid with suggestions for balancing healthy eating and physical activity.

• Nutrition.gov

  Offers dietary guidelines, the food pyramid, food label information, nutrients, tips on home canning, and more...

• NutritionData

  Provides nutritional analyses for foods and recipes.

General Health and Medicine

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Provides fact sheets, disease prevention information, and health topics from A to Z, health data and statistics.

• Minnesota Department of Health

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• Minnesota Health Care Programs

  Application and renewal forms for programs

• Minnesota Health Information

  A guide to health care quality & cost in Minnesota

• PubMed, index of magazine articles

  Includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles and related fields, taken from MEDLINE and additional life science magazines.

• Senior Health Care

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• The New England Journal of Medicine

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• U.S. National Library of Medicine's dictionary and encyclopedia

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• World Health Organization

  Provides information on global health risks and precautions.

Hospitals Clinics and Providers

• Best Hospitals

  Each year U.S. News magazine ranks U.S. hospitals. Use this site to find a "top" hospital by specialty or geographic area.

• Health Grades

  Private company that offers quality ratings for hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, & other health institutions.

• Minnesota Health Scores

  Nonprofit site that reports quality measurements for health care providers.

• Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care

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Laboratory Tests and Procedures

• Ask NOAH health site

  Describes tests & procedures and provides links to many other sites

• Lab Tests Online

  Explains clinical lab testing

Mental Health

• American Association of Suicidology

  Dedicated to the understanding and preventing of suicide.

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

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• National Institute of Mental Health

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• National Mental Health Association

  Non-profit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

Patient Help Sites

• Bridge to Benefits - Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

  Minnesota low-cost health care directory.

• Directory of Health Organizations

  Toll-free numbers for over 300 organizations.

• National Council Against Health Fraud

  A private, non-profit organization that focuses on health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems.

• Quackwatch

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Statistics

• Minnesota County Health Profiles

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• Minnesota Health Statistics Reports

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• National Center for Health Statistics

  An A to Z subject list of health statistics collected by the Center for Disease Control.

• State Health Facts Online

  Offers state comparisons plus individual state profiles. Sponsered by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

• World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory

  Statistics from the WHO of the United Nations.