Good General Resources - Not for Profit
Michigan Electronic Library http://www.mel.org/
(All Michigan residents have access to these resources.) Library of Michigan Resouces
Choose Databases > View by Subject > Health and Medicine > Health and Wellness Resource Center
Health & Wellness Resource Center from Gale is a comprehensive resource for libraries, schools, and hospitals that provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information
Medline Plus
brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
Center for Disease Control Part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Website run by the CDC’s National Center for Health Marketing in effort to effect public health issues. Information for all audiences, healthy living and travel alerts.
NetWellness.org
Ohio State, Case Western Reserve and University of Cincinnati non-profit site designed for general public.
Good General Resources - Commerical
WebMD
Leading medical site. Written by medical writers partnering with doctors. Sponsored /Sponsor Influence content Third party funded content listed as – “funded by”.
MedicineNet
An online, healthcare media publishing company. " Nationally recognized, Doctor-Produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians.”
Mayo Clinic
Produced by a team of Mayo Clinic clinicians and educators who have broad knowledge of many areas of medicine, occupational health, and disease management and health promotion.
Alternative and Complementary Health
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
HolisticOption.com was developed in order to provide organized, reliable content online for consumers who seek a holistic model of healthcare – which addresses physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and environmental factors that comprise the 'whole health picture' of each and every individual.
Drugs and Reviews
Health News Reviews
Webiste that grades health news reporting.
DrugDigest
A noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options.
Drugs.com
Free accurate and independent advice on more than 24,000 prescpription drugs, over the counter-meds and natural products. Run by New Zealand pharmacists.
DailyMed
Provides high quality information about marketed drugs. This information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides this as a public service and does not accept advertisements.
Safe Medications. Com
Run by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Includes a Medicine tracker.
Hospital, Nursing Home and Doctor Information
Nursing Home Compare The tool has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.
Hospital Compare The tool will provide you with information on how well hospitals care for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures, and results from a survey of patients about the quality of care they received during a recent hospital stay.
Both tools are provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services along with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
State of Michigan Department of Public Health Online lookup for licenses
Provides a wide variety of health resouces including a license look up for doctors and facilities.