Online Health Information Resources

Free and Reliable

• MedlinePlus
  MedlinePlus, from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), provides information that is authoritative and up to date. Includes a variety of health topics, conditions, and drug information, as well as, a medical encyclopedia, videos and games, and current news. Information is available in English and Spanish.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  The CDC provides a wide variety of reliable health information.
• Genetic Science Learning Center
  The Genetic Science Learning Center is a science and health education program located in the midst of the bioscience research being carried out at the University of Utah.
• Genetics Home Reference
  Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine (NLM) website for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes associated with those conditions.
• Health Finder
  Reliable health information from the government on a wide variety of topics.
• Healthline
  A wide variety of information from a website with HONcode certification.
• Legal Guide to Health Claims on Food
  From the University of Dayton
• Mayo Clinic
  "Mayo Clinic's award-winning website offers consumer health information and self-improvement tools. Mayo Clinic's medical experts and editorial professionals bring you access to the knowledge and experience of Mayo Clinic for all your consumer health information needs, from cancer, diabetes, and heart disease to nutrition, exercise, and pregnancy."
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
  NCCIH is the federal government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. NCCIH is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• Quackwatch
  Quackwatch, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. Its primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere. Founded by Dr. Stephen Barrett in 1969 as the Lehigh Valley Committee Against Health Fraud, it was incorporated in 1970.
• ToxTown
  Tox Town uses color, graphics, sounds, and animation to add interest to learning about connections between chemicals, the environment, and the public's health. Tox Town's target audience is students above elementary-school level, educators, and the general public.