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Health and Medical

Best places to start

  • National Institutes of Health
    This is the web portal for the National Institutes of Health, the "National Health Research Agency."
  • Centers for Disease Control
    This is the web portal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an online source for health information.
  • PubMed
    PubMed is an online index to medical literature that appears in the the print publication Medline.

United States sources

  • MedlinePlus
    MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends.
  • National Library of Medicine
    This is the web portal to the National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
  • National Center for Health Statistics
    The National Center for Health Statistics presents statistics on all aspects of the health of the population of the nation.
  • Vital Statistics of the United States
    This site provides access to annual reports on vital statistics including births, deaths, marriages and divorces. The reports date from 1890 to the most recent release.
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
    This site provides online full text access to this weekly report of disease incidence occurring in the United States. Information is provided in html and pdf files retrospectively back to 1982.
  • Health, United States 1993-present
    This print publication of health information from the Centers for Disease Control provides statistical tables and charts in pdf format retrospective to 1993.
  • STD Surveillance and Statistics 1993-Present
    This annual publication focusing on sexually transmitted disease statistics from the Centers for Disease Control is presented at this web site in html and pdf formats.
  • Medicare.gov
    This is the United States Health and Human Services official web site for Medicare benefits and beneficiaries.
  • Hospital Compare
    The United States Department of Health and Human Services provides this database that allows users to compare services offered by hospitals throughout the United States.
  • International Classification of Diseases ICD-10
    This site provides access to the classification codes for diseases, functioning and disability. (ICD-9 & ICD-10).
  • ChildStats.gov
    This site provides access to statistics and data on issues related to children and families.
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances
  • Toxnet-Toxicology Data network
    This site sponsored by the National Library of Medicine provides access to databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases in the environment.
  • Tox Town
    Tox Town helps students and teachers learn about environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals pictured in various community scenarios.
  • OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database
    This database compiles information from several government agencies and organizations.
  • Drug Information Portal
    This database provided by the National Library of Medicine provides information on over 19,790 prescription drugs that are currently available including actions and potential side effects.
  • Dietary Supplements Labels Database
    This database provide the label information provided on more than 4,000 selected brands of dietary supplements.
  • Public Health Notifications ( Medical Devices)
    This site provides consumers of Medical Devices with warnings related to the safety that have been issued for those medical devices.

Wisconsin sources

International sources

 

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