OTdirect: Links: Health
General Health Links
- BNF (British National Formulary)
Online version of the standard pharmaceutical reference book with searchable
database of medications with masses of information about side effects, interactions
and much more
- Medic8.com UK medical web directory
with A-Z of online medical journals, textbooks, databases and many more useful
resources.
- National Guidelines Clearinghouse
(US). Searchable database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Includes full texts. No charge.
- SUMSearch free, searchable
database of a range of medical resources. Recommended.
- BIOME The Hub for Internet Resources in
the Health and Life Sciences
- BMJ British Medical Journal
- Electronic Medicines Companion database
of medications with precautions, contraindications and interactions. Free
registration required.
- Clinical Pharmacology Information about
medications with precautions, contraindications and interactions. Password
required -- for fee-paying subscribers only.
- Health A to Z (US site) Intended
more for the public than the professional.
- uk Health Centre
General index of UK health and medical internet resources.
- Health On the Net Foundation. A
not-for-profit International Swiss Organization. HON's mission is to guide lay
persons or non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable
online medical and health information. HON provides leadership in setting
ethical standards for Web site developers.
- Healthlinks.net (US site) A
large web directory of health-related links.
- The Health Professions Resource Center
US site with general OT/PT and related links.
- Intellihealth.com General
medical information site (US)
- MedExplorer Health search engine
- MedHunt Medical search engine run
by the Health On the Net Foundation
- Medscape Free registration
required. Medical news and information service aimed primarily at medics.
- MedWeb US health search
engine.
- National Electronic Library for Health
(UK) Virtual health library. Includes dedicated OT portal.
- National Library of Medicine (US)
- NetDoctor UK general medical
resource site aimed mainly at the public but with useful information for
professionals. Includes introductions to specific diseases & conditions.
- Your Orthopaedic Connection public
information site from the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. General
information and guidance, though the manual handling advice is a bit sketchy and
in some places differs from the current best practice in UK.
- DrKoop.com (US) General medical
information, primarily for the public, but with some informative articles.
Searchable.
- NHS Direct Official UK site
with general health information for the public.
- Mioti General, searchable
medical web directory aimed at professionals (US).
- Reuters Health General health
news service.
- webMDhealth (US) General medical
information, primarily for the public, but with some informative articles.
Searchable.
- Patient UK General health web
directory for non-professionals.
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