Herbal Safety - The website has two primary purposes: To disseminate information about research findings related to herbal use as well as to provide information about the safety of herbal product use in both English and Spanish.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - part of the National Institute of Health

Databases / Search Engines/ Link Directories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Topics

Combined Health Information Database - CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. CHID lists a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.

Healthfinder - healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.  Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.  healthfinder® links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations. 

Healthynj -  This web site, created and monitored by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and UMDNJ University Libraries, organizes information designed to meet the heath care information needs of consumers, especially New Jersey citizens, policymakers, and healthcare professionals.

Household Products Database - Learn about potential health effects, and about safety and handling of common household products.

Intelihealth - Sponsored by Aetna, this site features Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.

Medline Plus - This directory site is designed to lead the user to resources containing information that will help with researching their health questions. It includes information from MEDLINE, links to self-help groups, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) drug database, medical dictionaries, directories of doctors and hospitals, access to National Institute of Health consumer-related organizations, clearinghouses, health-related organizations, and a search databases section with dozens of databases on topics such as clinical trials, nutrition, AIDS, cancer, etc. Also available in Spanish.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - The Merck Manual covers all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine as well as detailed information on pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, pharmacology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and a number of special subjects.It is accessible either through keyword searching or table of contents.

National Library of Medicine Gateway - Allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEpl

Onco Link - Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances. The information is updated everyday and provide content at various levels, from introductory to in-depth.

WebMD - WebMD - Provides valuable health information through searchable guides and health news databases.

Yahoo Directory of Diseases

Diseases and Conditions

Yahoo Directory of Diseases

Cancer - Onco Link - Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances. The information is updated everyday and provide content at various levels, from introductory to in-depth.

Lab Tests Online - This site has been designed as a single resource where people can find up-to-date lab testing information vital to the understanding and management of their health, or the health of someone close to them.

Diseases and Conditions - Mental Health

APA (American Psychological Association) Help Center - APA's Help Center is an online resource for brochures, tips and articles on the psychological issues that affect physical and emotional well-being, as well as information about referrals.

Internet Mental Health - Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information.

National Insitute of Mental Health - Lots of information about mental illness under the "Health Information" tab.

New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearing House

Psych Central - Provides professionally-reviewed resources.

Drug Abuse

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Lots of resources for parents, teachers, and kids.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nutrition & Fitness

Food and Nutrition Information Center - FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more.

Nutrition.Gov - Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government.  It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals. 

NutritionData - NutritionData (ND) provides nutrition facts, Calorie counts, and nutrient data for all foods and recipes. Includes a section on fast food restaurants.

Ratings

2005 New Jersey HMO Performance Report

U.S. News & World Report - America's Best Hospitals