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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -Tthe lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. Food and Nutrition Information Center - FNIC's mission, since 1971, has been to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition. Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - As the name "meta directory" implies, Hardin MD is a "list of lists". Its purpose is to provide easy access to comprehensive resource lists in health-related subjects. It includes subject listings in large "one-stop-shopping" sites, such as MedWeb and Yahoo, and also independent discipline-specific lists. Hardin MD subject pages indicate the length of lists in each subject, making it easy to see at a glance which lists are most comprehensive. These are often not the lists from the"one-stop-shopping" sites, but those developed by people within the field, which are well-known and frequently cited within the field, but not well-known outside it. Healthfinder - U.S. government’s information site on diseases and treatments. Health Reference Center - Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. MEDLINEplus Health Information - MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Merck Manual - Home Edition - Merck & Co., Inc. is a leading global research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. National Institutes of Health - Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Library of Medicine: Health Information - Tthe world's largest biomedical library. Topics in Alcohol Research - Includes an extensive section on "Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain." U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion - CNPP works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. WebMD – Online medical information and help center.
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