Empowering Patients 
To Be
Their Own
Health Care Advocates

 
Voice4Patients.Com
PO Box 273
Warren, ME.  04864
(207) 975-3475
www.voice4patients.com 
voice4patients@aol.com

National Support Services 
PULSEAmerica.Org
(719) 564-0280
 

Search the Internet for Information on Medical Conditions and Diseases

Voice4Patients encourages patients to learn as much as possible about their illness, disease or condition. On this page, you will find various search engines, sites and organizations who provide health care information, research and resources.  It is critical that you bring the information you receive to the attention of your treating health care provider. Share the data and have it validated by the provider. Make sure the information you have obtained is valid and current.

The resources of this list are intended to  be "Building Blocks" to encourage communication between you the patient, and your provider. They are not a substitute for the expertise of a trained clinician.

Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/health/disease.htm

CHID - bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources
chid.nih.gov

Cure Research
Web site focuses on cure research for more than 1200 diseases.
http://cureresearch.com/index.html

Health Directory - access to thousands of health websites
www.foundhealth.com

HealthFinder - guide to reliable health information
www.healthfinder.gov

Health Web
Linking you to the best in Health Information
http://healthweb.org

Intelihealth 
Aetna Insurance site with information on healthy living and personal health issues
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html

Mayo Clinic
Information on Diseases and Conditions
www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/diseasesandconditions/index.cfm

MedicineNet.Com - Medical Dictionary
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/AlphaIdx.asp?li=MNI&p=A_DICT

MEDLINEplus Health Information - A Service of the National Library of Medicine, NIH
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

National Guidelines Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents.
www.guidelines.gov/index.asp 

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov/health

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
A service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services
Health Information and Referral Center for Women
www.4woman.org

New York Public Library
Choices in Health Information
www.nypl.org/branch/choices

Patient's Guide to Healthcare Information on the Internet
www3.telus.net/me/patientsguide

Pharma-Lexicon
Look up medical and pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations
www.pharma-lexicon.com

John Templeton Foundation
A repository for selected scholarly research findings and articles from the popular press on the link between prayer and health. It has been developed as a resource for everyone visiting the site – scientists, the news media, students, the general public – and presented in a way that is simple and accessible. Our intent is that you visit this site regularly to review new findings and articles. Our hope is that it will aid in research, spark discussion, and stimulate thought about prayer and wellness
E-mail:  SpiritualityandHealth@templeton.org
www.templeton.org/spirituality

James S. Todd Memorial Library Web Site of the AMA
The mission of the Web site is to create an environment that supports consumer research needs and provides access to reliable medical & health information on the Web; seeking to strengthen the patient-physician relationship by expanding the patient's sense of empowerment through knowledge. 
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7335.htm

U.S. National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html

YAHOO Directory of Disease Specific Organizations
dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Organizations

DISCLAIMER: The content provided on this web site is for information purposes only. It is intended to be a resource for educational material and is not designed to provide medical advice.  Please consult your health care provider regarding any medical issues you have relating to symptoms, conditions, diseases, diagnosis, treatments and side-effects.  Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008