General Health and Wellness

Web Sites
Leading consumer Web sites, with regularly updated news coverage in addition to full libraries of medical articles and other information:
WebMD
Medicine Net

Reuters Health - the latest in medical and health related news from the wires.

National Health Information Center database of links to federal health information centers and information.

Healthfinder - The US Department of Health and Human Services provides this well-organized database of health information, including pages discussing how to identify quality online medical advice.

Virtual Hospital - a thorough directory of articles and health information provided by the University of Iowa

Articles
CPR Basics

Common First Aid Procedures

Safety Basics

Medical Terms - Dictionary of medical terms from the National Library of Medicine

Medical Test Guide - Patients Guide to Medical Tests

Prescription Guide - Information about prescriptions and their side effects from the American Academy of Family Physicians drug information database

Sleep Help - How to Get a Good Night's Sleep

Tools
Stress Relief Stress Management Planner

Travel Help - Register at Medicine Planet’s Travel Health Centers to use their Medicine Translator, Travel Clinic Locator, and Personal Travel Clinic, all interactive tools that will help you prepare for your next trip. To register is free and quick, and will allow you to easily log in to Medicine Planet every time you visit. Go to

Weight Maintenance - Healthy Weight Planner





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