Health And Health Care

ABC Health Matters - http://www.abc.net.au/health
Links to recent health-related stories from ABC TV, Radio and Online services. Also links to subscription page for Health Updates, a useful email alerting service.

HealthInsite - http://www.healthinsite.gov.au
Commonwealth government initiative aiming to provide easy access to quality health information. Content is provided through links to the sites of selected organisations.

MEDLINE Plus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
US National Library of Medicine's consumer focussed website. Includes medical encyclopedia, dictionary, drug information, health topics listing and links to other resources.

MEDLINEplus Guide to Healthy Websurfing - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html
Aims to help consumers evaluate the quality of health information on websites.

Medscape - http://www.medscape.com
A useful site for health professionals and consumers. Features free, full-text peer-reviewed articles, patient information, MEDLINE, and interactive quizzes.

World Health Organisation (WHO) - http://www.who.int/en/
Comprehensive site which can be searched by topic. Includes WHO activities and addresses, epidemiological and preventive health information on a range of topics, plus links to other major health organisations.

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