Health Answers
The library recommends these resources to help you find information about health issues. Health information should always be carefully reviewed with your health care provider.
Health Databases | General Health and Wellness | Community Health Resources | Doctors, Hospitals, and Other Care Providers | Federal Government Resources | Symptom Checker/Lab Tests | Women's Health | Men's Health | Kids' Health | Seniors' Health | Mental Health | Drugs | Advanced Research
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Health Databases |
General Health and Wellness
Familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html
Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.com/
Community Health Resources
Blue Ridge Poison Control – 1-800-222-1222
http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/community-service/centers/brpc
disAbility Resource Center
http://www.cildrc.org/
Fredericksburg Area HIV/Aids Support Services
http://www.fahass.org/
Fredericksburg Christian Health Center
http://www.fchc.us/
Mental Health America of Fredericksburg
http://www.mhafred.org/index.html
Moss Free Clinic
http://www.mossfreeclinic.org/
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board
http://www.racsb.state.va.us/
Rappahannock Health District
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/LHD/rappahan/index.htm
Virginia Health Information Project
http://www.vahealth.info/
Doctors, Hospitals, and Other Health Care Providers
ABMS – Certified Doctor
https://www.certificationmatters.org/is-your-doctor-board-certified/search-now.aspx
Hospital Compare – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/hospital-search.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jointcommission.org/
License Lookup – Virginia Department of Health Professions
http://www2.virginiainteractive.org/dhp/cgi-bin/search_publicdb.cgi
Mary Washington Healthcare
http://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
http://www.spotsrmc.com/
Virginia Board of Medicine Practitioner Information
http://www.vahealthprovider.com/index.asp
Federal Government Resources
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
Clinical Trials
http://clinicaltrials.gov/
U.S. Surgeon General’s Family History Initiative
http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/
Symptom Checker/Lab Tests
FreeMD.com
http://www.freemd.com/
Lab Tests Online
http://labtestsonline.org/site/
Women’s Health
National Women’s Health Resource Center
http://www.healthywomen.org
Our Bodies Ourselves
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org
Women’s Health.gov
http://4woman.gov
Men’s Health
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age
http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm
Kids' Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org
Dr. Greene.com
http://www.drgreene.com
KidsHealth.org
http://www.kidshealth.org
National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health
Virtual Pediatric Hospital
http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org
What to Expect
http://www.whattoexpect.com
Seniors' Health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
http://www.medicare.gov
FirstGov for Senior Citizens’ Resources
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
SeniorNavigator
http://www.seniornavigator.org
Mental Health
MentalHelp.net
http://www.mentalhelp.net/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
http://www.nami.org/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Mental Health Topics
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml
Drugs
Drug Digest
http://www.drugdigest.org
FDA – Drug Safety
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm111085.htm
NeedyMeds
http://www.needymeds.org/
PDRhealth
http://www.pdrhealth.com/
Advanced Research
BioMed Central
http://www.biomedcentral.com/
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guideline.gov/
MedScape
http://www.medscape.com/
Public Library of Science
http://www.plos.org/
