Health






Food and Nutrition Information Center
Information from the National Agricultural Library

 

Food Guide Pyramid
Reference source for daily food choices as provided by the federal government
 

Health A to Z
Easy-to-use resource list of thousands of health and medicine sites

Healthfinder
A federal clearinghouse for up-to-date health information

MedicineNet
Information on everything from common ailments to prescription drugs
 

Multilingual Glossary of medical terms
Popular and technical medical terms in different languages

 

MedlinePlus
Includes several medical dictionaries, a medical encyclopedia, directories of physicians and hospitals, the famous Medline database, and links to other medical databases

NetWellness (Diet and Nutrition)
High quality health information and education services


RxList -- The Internet Drug Index

A comprehensive database of information on prescription medications

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Contains current health news and a list of NLM databases and resources

World Health Organization
Covers current events, publications, data, and statistics about countries throughout the world