Medical Library
Access WorldDoc's Medical Library describing more than a 1,000 conditions compiled by board-certified medical and dental specialists. To use the Medical Library log on using the fields in the left column of this page.

Government resources

Health Canada advisories
Health Canada warnings and advisories.

Health Finder – Your guide to reliable health information and organizations
A list of more than 1,700 health organizations compiled by the US Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

National Institute on Aging Internet links

The National Women’s Health Information Center

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans

US Food and Drug Administration MedWatch
Timely information about safety issues involving medical products, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and special nutritional products.

Common diseases and support groups

Acne Resource Center

Visit the Acne Resource Center for information on acne, the latest acne research, tips for controlling acne and plain English explanations of how acne develops.

Alzheimer’s Association
Nonprofit organization focused on heightening public awareness of this degenerative brain disorder, providing support for patients and their families and aiding research.

American Cancer Society
A resource for patients and their families, survivors and medical professionals.

American College of Rheumatology

American Diabetes Association

American Hair Loss Center
Treatment for men, women and children who have experienced chemotherapy-related hair loss.

American Heart Association
Mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Institute for Cancer Research
Diet and cancer prevention information.

American Liver Foundation
Dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure for hepatitis and other liver diseases.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Providing information, education, advocacy and research.

Auditory-Verbal International, Inc.
Goal is to ensure children who are deaf or hard of hearing grow up in typical living environments and become independent, participating citizens in mainstream society.

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

The Center for the Partially Sighted
Help for those whose vision has been affected by macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts and other conditions.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Mission is to improve the lives of people living with mood disorders.

Epilepsy Foundation

Meningitis Foundation of America

Migraine Awareness Group: A National Understanding for Migraineurs

National Cancer Institute’s breast cancer information

National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
Causes and treatment for balance disorders.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

National Kidney Foundation

Prostate Cancer: The public health perspective

Shape Up America!
Nonprofit organization dedicated to combating obesity through physical activity and healthy eating.