The American Board of Medical Specialties site allows the public to verify free of charge the board certification status, location by city and state and specialty of any certified physician. Searchable by physician name only. Select "Who's Certified" button to go to search screen. |
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The American Medical Association's searchable database provides basic, professional information on most licensed physicians in the United States and its possessions. |
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Search for over 6,000 hospitals and specialty treatment centers in the United States. Search by name, city, state, or ZIP code. |
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the dos and don'ts of basic first aid, from treating a blister to someone in shock. |
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Full text manual from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. |
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Extensive health information from Johns Hopkins University |
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Contains a very large collection of patient education information from various medical societies. |
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Updated daily from the National Library of Medicine. Includes extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. |
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Guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online. |
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On-line version of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. |
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Based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy and written for the layperson. Contains the same information. |
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Provides very credible health information; a good place to start. |
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From the University of Iowa, provides peer reviewed Web resources on common medical problems. |
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Covers the environment, disaster, and safety. From the publisher Martindale. |
Listing of scams, pyramid schemes, gimmicks, and other fraudulent operations in the United States and Canada. |
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Pricing, reviews, information on incentives and rebates for car buying. |
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Provides publications (generally free or at a nominal cost) on everything from what to know when buying a house to what consitutes a healthy diet. Includes over 200 of their most popular publications full-text. A service of the U.S. General Services Administration. |
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This a "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources available online. It is designed so that you can locate information by category -- such as Food, Health, Product Safety, Your Money, and Transportation. |
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Ranks and evaluates "manufactured pollution" by state, county, ZIP code, and individual manufacturing facility. From the Environmental Defense Fund. |
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