In recent times the web has become a great place to find tools for everything. The same goes for monitoring and/or improving your general well being and health. The following ten websites will help you live a happy and healthy life:
1. American Medical Association website helps you find physicians in your area and includes information about specific conditions and ailments – www.ama-assn.org
2. FirstGov for Consumers: Health is a repository of government literature on health and health related subjects. You can find a lot of information including research carried out by the federal government on this website – www.myrcpl.com/research-tools/firstgov-consumers-health
3. Healthfinder is another government website that provides quick guides to healthy living, personalized health advice and much more – www.healthfinder.gov
4. Ask.MD is a great resource that has information on almost all conditions and illnesses. The website has a handy search tool and even a health calculator – www.ask.md
5. WebMD is ideal if you are looking for information about specific ailments, cures and information about medication. WebMD also has a health calculator – www.webmd.com
6. InteliHealth provides information from Harvard Medical school including information about symptoms and treatment for mental health, diabetes, asthma and many more popular ailmentsn – www.intelihealth.com
7. MayoClinic is a great resource where clinical experts provide current medical information and news on health topics – www.mayoclinic.com
8. Medem provides large number of full articles and resources through their library service along with information about physicians and many resources for patients – www.medem.com
9. MEDLINEplus Health Information provides information from the National Library of Medicine and you can find information on almost any health or medicine related topic here – www.medlineplus.gov
10. NIH Health Information is the official website for the National Institute of Health and offers many articles and resources on various health related subjects – www.health.nih.gov