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Look for this symbol for reliable websites when researching health topics on the Internet

 

A User’s Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web

 MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

 

Searching by subject

 

MedlinePlus

 

                                cma.ca

MERCK MANUALS

 

                                                                      Health Canada

 

Ontario & Local Resources

 

HealthyOntario.com

  

                                             

Health and the Aged

Aging Solutions

 

-Provides info on elder care, nursing homes and support groups

 

Health and Children

AboutKidsHealth

Caring For Kids

Kids Health

-Kids & teens health information written in easy to read style

 

Health and Safety

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety

-Information on biological hazards, chemicals, ergonomics and other health and safety related issues

    

Job-One.ca

-Information on job safety, worker's rights, and a test on how safe your workplace is.

  

Canada Safety Council

 

Health and Women

Women’s Health Matters

 

Health Finder

-Contains an A-Z health library, information on health care and various health organizations

   

Medlineplus.Health Information

-Information for over 650 health topics, as well as a medical encyclopedia

 

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health

-Provide full-text consumer health information

  

PubMed

-National library at Medicine's search services

 

 

Healthy Living

HealthyOntario.com

-Nutritional information, how to treat and manage certain health conditions, etc.  

   

MayoClinic.com

-Information on exercise benefits, healthy diets and answers from health specialists

 

Canadian Nutrient File                                                           

-The standard reference food composition database reporting the amount of nutrients in foods

 

PasseportSanté

-Le site PasseportSanté.net offre au grand public de l’information pratique, fiable, objective et indépendante sur la prévention de la maladie et l’acquisition de saines habitudes de vie.

 

 

Health Organizations

American Medical Association

-Information about medical ethics and info on medical schools/residency

    

Canadian Cancer Society

 

Dietitians of Canada

 

Heart and Stroke Foundation

 

Here to Help

-Here to Help is a project of the BC partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information

 

Myalgic Encephalomyelits Association of Canada

-Information related to this disorder

  

National Cancer Institute

-Treatment, research & related information

 

 

Self-Help Resource centre

 

 

Medicine

Drug Index

-Search engine for various drugs and medications

   

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

-Information on FDA regulated products and news on various medicines

  

 

Medical Terms

Medical Dictionary

-Extensive alphabetical listings of various medical terms

 

 

Medical Journals

British Medical journal

Directory of Open Access Journals

Free Medical Journals

HighWire Press

PubMed Central

 

Sexuality

Sexualityandu.ca

-An excellent source of the latest news and updates in sexual health