Research Guides: General Health Resources: Specific Diseases

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Top 10 most useful health websites from the Medical Library Association
FamilyDoctor.org
Site operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians
HealthFinder
Information complied by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
KidsHealth
Most visited website for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years
Mayo Clinic
Organized by the Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness. Provides information on diseases and conditions, treatments, etc.
MedLine Plus
Organized by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
MLA Recommended Diabetes Websites
Organized by the Medical Library Association
MLA Recommended Cancer Website
Organized by the Medical Library Association
MLA Recommended Heart Disease Websites
Organized by the Medical Library Association
NOAH
New York Online Access to Health; provides information in English and Spanish