All Sites

» Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ

Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.

http://www.ahrq.gov/

» American Medical Association Resources for Patients

Includes doctor locator, careers information, patient advocacy, caregiver self-assessment, and health fact files.

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/patients/patients.shtml

» Americanhospitals.com

Guide to hospitals, health clinics, medical practices and specialties in the USA, with advice for international visitors.

http://www.americanhospitals.com/

» Center For Medical Consumers

Not for profit, independent organization in the USA, informing and helping to protect members of the public in their encounters with the medical care system.

http://www.medicalconsumers.org/

» ConsumerLab.com, LLC

Tests popular nutritional non-prescription supplements to ascertain ingredient quantity and quality.

http://consumerlab.com/

» Dietary Supplement Quality Initiative

Provides information for consumers about issues affecting the quality of dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and botanical or herbal products.

http://www.supplementquality.com/

» Eyeglass Retailer Reviews

Reviews of online eyeglass retailers, including pricing, and BBB ratings.

http://www.eyeglassretailerreviews.com/

» GlassyEyes

Dedicated to helping people obtain eyeglasses online. Reviews, consumer ratings, e-mail discussion group.

http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com/

» Health Hippo

Health law, policy and regulatory materials. Organized deep links to US government health care resources.

http://hippo.findlaw.com/

» How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet

National Cancer Institute's fact sheet helps consumers help decide whether the health information they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a Web site is likely to be reliable.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet

» NIH Health Information

Gateway to publications and online resources for consumers and professionals.

http://health.nih.gov/

» Proceed with Caution: A Report on the Quality of Health Information on the Internet

The findings of a large 2001 study that describes and evaluates search engine performance and the quality and readability of health information (in English and Spanish), and provides conclusions and recommendations.

http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemID=12641

» Virtual Medical Centre

Physician-written articles on diseases, drugs, symptoms, treatments and lifestyle for men, women and children. Includes interactive videos, medical news, and details of recent research.

http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/

» Wellness.com

Includes health resources, discussion and news.

http://www.wellness.com/