If you are looking for health information on the internet, be very careful about which websites you use. The websites listed here are sponsored by government agencies, non-profit organizations, and leading medical centers committed to providing balanced, unbiased health information.
Preparing for your medical appointments
Questions are the answer
Tips on how and why to ask your doctor questions. Includes a checklist of questions that you can customize and print.
Staying healthy
Stay Healthy at Any Age, Your Checklist for Health For Men • For Women
These guidelines tell you what you can do to help stay healthy based on evidence from doing research on screening tests, preventive medicine, and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Medication safety
Check Your Medicines: Tips for Using Medicines Safely
Provides tips on taking medicines safely.
Drug Interaction Checker
If you take more than one medication, be sure that your drugs are safe to use together. To find out, you can use Drug Interaction Checker to find out whether the medication you take "interacts" with other drugs in harumful ways.
Resources for your health condition
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Having surgery? What you need to know is a guide to non-emergency surgery
Learn more about your surgery, including how to get ready for it and how soon it might need to be done. -
Next steps after diagnosis: finding information and support
For a new diagnosis or if you need to make a treatment choice, this webpage gives general advice as well as tips and resources to help you learn more about a specific health problem or condition. -
Oregon Diabetes Resource Bank
This website provides a variety of educational handouts to help understand diabetes and get quality health care for this condition. One helpful handouts is: Ten tests and exams everyone with diabetes should be getting
Government websites for health information
www.medlineplus.gov
Run by the National Library of Medicine
- Medical encyclopedia with detailed information on medical conditions, prescription drugs, herbal remedies and other supplements.
- Access to Medline, which has publications and summaries of articles in medical journals.
www.cdc.gov
Run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Information on hundreds of health conditions.
- Health-related information and advice for those traveling to other countries.
- Information about public health issues and concerns, such as outbreaks of disease.
www.healthfinder.gov
Run by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Tips for staying healthy.
- Details on hundreds of diseases and health conditions.
- Links to help you find a doctor and other health providers.
www.ahrq.gov
Run by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
- Consumer guides and other information to help you understand and choose "quality" health care.
- Tips for getting the most from your visits for medical care.
- Information on patient safety.