HEALTH REPORT SITES
For Today's Health News:
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on Health on the left-hand side listing Subjects, then explore
the databases listed on your screen.***MedlinePlus.gov Health Information ***
Maine Websites for Teens:
- CBS Health Watch by Medscape - Many headlines of health in the news. Also can search the health news archive. A gold star site rated as the best overall health site
- CNN.com Health Pages - up to the minute news on health issues
- National Library of Medicine: Current News Site - MedLinePlus. Quality, up-to-date news items. Also, see this part of the site: Teen Mental Health from MEDLINE plus
- new york times health news - must register, but it is free.
- Top Health Headlines from 1st Headlines - Our Goal is to provide a one-stop location where readers can view the latest "Breaking News" headlines from top online news sources around the world in a fast, easy-to-read format. When you want to view the latest "Breaking News" from around the world we want you to think of 1stHeadlines as the website to visit.
- USAToday Health Index - latest news articles
- USNews.com Health Links for news.
- WebMD News Center
- Yahoo Health Links from Health Day - choose other health links from the Health Topics on the left.
Once you have found an article, these sites are excellent, and in most cases, searchable areas where you can learn more about your chosen topic:
Teen Zones:
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FamilyDoctor - check out all of the links on the teen section. |
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free vibe - Get the facts on drugs. From the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign |
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girls health - government website for girls |
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go ask alice - the health question and answer Internet resource produced by the Alice!, Health Promotion Program at Columbia University — a division of Health Services at Columbia. |
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HealthAtoZ.com - The Teen Page - from the Medical Network. Many news articles on the front page. |
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Healthfinder - the teen section of this site. |
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Internet Public Library's Teen Space for Health - lots of good teen links. |
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save - Suicide Awareness Voices of Education |
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teensHealth.org - From the Nemours Foundation and created for parents, kids and teens. This will take you straight to the teen pages. You can also search the links at this site. |
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teens: teen center; discovery health - From Discovery.com, health information for teens including drugs, eating disorders, mental health, acne, teen pregnancy, and more. |
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teen wired.com - Sexuality and relationship information from Planned Parenthood |
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we're talking - Teen health information from Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Includes an FAQ plus Ask an Expert |
. . . more sites for up-to-date health information:
CDC - Center for Disease Control.
InteliHealth - Health Library from John Hopkins Whole page of current articles
Mayo Health Clinic - This web site offers a daily featured health topic. Also check out their centers that cover anything from Allergy/Asthma to Men and Women's topics.
The
adam.com medical encyclopedia brings health consumers an extensive
library of medical images as well as over 4,000 of articles about
diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. The adam.com
medical encyclopedia is available from the MEDLINEplus
Health Topics page. Drug information is available from the United
States Pharmacopeia via the USP's Drug Information (USP
DI), Volume II, "Advice for the Patient." The USP DI contains
extensive information about more than 9,000 brand name and generic
prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including side effects, dosing,
drug interactions, precautions and storage for each drug.
Office
of Drug Control Policy - National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
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Check here from time to time to find out what the latest media blitz is
in the campaign to stop drug addiction.
SimplyStated - Easy to read, accurate and trustworthy information on a listing of conditions which include: Diabetes, Hypertension, Osteoporosis, etc. Check the site to find out which conditions are included. Physician-approved site.
Medline Plus - Evaluating Health Information; a service of the US Library of Medicine. The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading.
quackwatch - a site whose purpose is to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies"