Health library, news, information about healthcare providers and additional links from the U.S. Government — all in an easy-to-use format.

Health information from Harvard Medical School including sections on healthy lifestyles and specific illnesses.

Use the Diseases & Conditions A-Z, Condition Centers and other resources to learn more about particular diseases or general wellness.

Health information from the U.S. Government organized from A to Z.

MEDLINE Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Use it to research more than 650 health topics, important news, clinical trials, and senior health. You can also find information about medicines – both prescription and over-the-counter. There are also fun, interactive tutorials. Information is available in Spanish, too.

Discover health topics, a handy word search, and New York-area healthcare providers with the help of NOAH. Four New York City library organizations teamed-up to make NOAH possible. Their goal was to create a Web site that would provide healthcare information that’s easily accessible and understandable by everyday people – like you and me. The site’s information is available in English and Spanish.

MEDEM is a service that links patients with information about their physicians’ practices and also reliable medical information. Visit the Patients section of the site to find Learning Centers on children’s, women’s, and senior health, as well as general health topics. Medical News and a newsletter for “Smart Parents” are also available. If you’re physician is a MEDEM provider, you can search for him or her and then correspond with his or practice.

Med Help International has been providing trusted health information on the Web since 1994. The site’s content and services are overseen by a medical advisory board that ensures its accuracy and usefulness. In addition to a searchable database of extensive, easy-to-understand health information, this site also provides information about patient support groups, daily medical news, and a question-and-answer forum with medical experts.

This site is sponsored by Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and is maintained by the staff of its Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library. Of particular interest are the sections on Consumer Health, Mental Health, and Diseases and Conditions. In each of these areas, information and links are organized as an alphabetical index of topics, so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for.

Similar to other general health sites, Hardin MD provides an easily searchable list of links to reliable health information sources. Just search for a medical condition or topic using the alphabet shown at the bottom of the homepage, or enter a key word in the search box. The site is maintained by the University of Iowa. The one thing this site provides that some others don’t is access to health-related pictures which can be very useful and interesting.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading government agency dedicated to protecting the health of safety of the American people. As part of its job, the CDC provides trustworthy information. Visit the CDC Web site to learn about key health and safety topics (such as birth defects, disabilities, and staying healthy when traveling) as well as topics that are timely (like flu season and back to school).

If you live in the Philadelphia, Pa., metro area, this site is a great source for information about regional health resources. The site is maintained by the Philadelphia College of Physicians and it provides the latest quality medical information. So, even if you don’t live in Philly, this is a site worth visiting for information on diseases and conditions, health and wellness, and medicines.