Knowledge is power. Particularly in the medical field where the right information at the right time can mean the difference between life and death.

Without knowledge, harmful health conditions cause more harm than they should. Please use the following list of links as a valuable tool to help you toward better health.

General medical information

• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ): Information on many topics
• American Academy of Family Physicians: Hundreds of articles plus a medical dictionary, a large drug information database, and flow charts that advise when to treat symptoms at home when to call the doctor
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Position statements and articles about children’s health and disease
• DrMirkin.com: Gabe Mirkin, M.D., provides advice on hundreds of health, fitness and nutrition topics.
• HealthSquare: Comprehensive health information that includes searchable copies of PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs, PDR Family Guide Encyclopedia of Medicine, and PDR Guide to Women’s Health
• InteliHealth: Contains a wealth of information and answers individual questions.
• JAMA Patient Page: Single topic fact sheets issued weekly
• Keep Kids Healthy: Pediatric parenting advice
• KidsHealth.org: Many brief articles about children’s health matters
• Mayo Clinic.com: Experts from the Mayo Clinic have posted information on many topics. They also answer individual questions.
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