Health and Care

Ailments, Diseases and Medical Conditions

General

BBC Health: Ask the Doctor
A-Z list of health topics.Extremely user-friendly web site and very comprehensive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ health/ ask_doctor/ index_az.shtml

BBC News:Health
Includes background briefings on health topics of contemporary interest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/ hi/ health/ default.stm

Best Treatments
Find information on information on individual health conditions, how to make decisions about health treaments, and operations and tests. The information is written in a clear style and is based on BMJs Clinical Evidence.
http://www.besttreatments.co.uk/ btuk/ home.jsp

Contact a Family
Select "Medical Conditions" for information on conditions and syndromes. You will also find links to organisations that can give advice and support to families of children with disabilities, rare conditions and special needs.
http://www.cafamily.org.uk

Embarrassing Problems
This sites aims to help people deal with health problems that are difficult to discuss with anyone.
http://www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk/

HARP
Health information for asylum seekers and refugees.
http://www.harpweb.org.uk/

Health on the Net
Portal to medical information on the Internet. The information has been quality assessed and is subject to peer review.
http://www.hon.ch/

Health Protection Agency
A-Z of infectious diseases. Factsheets and statistics. From athletes foot to whooping cough.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/ infections/ topics_az/ list.htm

Healthline
Gateway site to health information, search by topic or browse by category.
http://www.healthline.com/

Healthsites
The Healthsites portal provides a quick route to medical and health resources covering the following areas for patients, doctors and other healthcare and medical professionals: National Health Service organisations, local NHS services, patients leaflets, health news, medical advice, complementary medicines, diagnosis sites, and alternative therapies.
http://www.healthsites.co.uk/ index.php

Healthy Schools
Government programme encouraging the health of young people.
http://www.healthyschools.gov.uk/

Institute for Child Health - Great Ormond Street Hospital
Information for families factsheets covering a wide-range of conditions, treatments and medications. All have been written by health professionals and are regularly updated ensure they are current.
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ factsheets/ index.html

Intute: Health and Life Sciences
Provides access to the web resources for health education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/ healthandlifesciences/ medicine/

National Library for Health
Portal site which simultaneously cross-searches multiple health resources including patient information, journals and books.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/ Default.aspx

NetDoctor
This site is put together by over 250 doctors and health professionals. The site includes health information and an 'Ask the Doctor" service.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/

NHS Direct
NHS Direct Online is a gateway to NHS Internet health information sources. It is supported by a telephone helpline.
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

Online Medical Dictionary
Search over 46,000 medical terms and definitions.
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/ omd/

SearchMedica
SearchMedica has been set up using expertise from Pulse, a weekly paper for GPs, with input from GPs. You can search the entire web, NHS sites or medical sites chosen by GPs. SearchMedica search results are independent and ranked according to relevance for GPs.
http://www.searchmedica.co.uk/

The Merck Manual
Full text edition of the Merck Manual. A comprehensive source of medical information and disorders.
http://www.merckhomeedition.com/ home.html

Ailments, Diseases and Medical Conditions: Cancer

CancerBACUP
Cancer information service, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ Home

Ailments, Diseases and Medical Conditions: Dyslexia

British Dyslexia Association
Fact sheets on all aspects of dyslexia aimed at parents, employers and teachers. Local contacts and associations are also listed.
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

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Page last updated: 7 October 2008