Consumer Information

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• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Buying Medical Products Online   - Resource for consumers to help them make better buying decisions when shopping online. Includes information on how to determine if a site is legitimate, how to spot health fraud, and how to report fraudulent sites.

  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ - Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues..

  American Medical Association Resources for Patients - Includes doctor locator, careers information, patient advocacy, caregiver self-assessment, and health fact files..

  Americanhospitals.com - Guide to hospitals, health clinics, medical practices and specialties in the USA, with advice for international visitors..

  Center For Medical Consumers - Not for profit, independent organization in the USA, informing and helping to protect members of the public in their encounters with the medical care system..

  Health Hippo - Health law, policy and regulatory materials. Organized deep links to US government health care resources..

  HealthySelf - Provides fee-based internet searches on diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and resources..

  How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet - National Cancer Institute's fact sheet helps consumers help decide whether the health information they find on the Internet or receive via e-mail from a Web site is likely to be reliable..

  NIH Health Information - Gateway to publications and online resources for consumers and professionals..

  Proceed with Caution: A Report on the Quality of Health Information on the Internet - The findings of a large 2001 study that describes and evaluates search engine performance and the quality and readability of health information (in English and Spanish), and provides conclusions and recommendations..

  Revolution Health Group LLC - Provides advice and guidance to help individuals manage their health care, with product comparisons, membership plans, and an online store..

  Virtual Medical Centre - Physician-written articles on diseases, drugs, symptoms, treatments and lifestyle for men, women and children. Includes interactive videos, medical news, and details of recent research..

  Wellness.com - Includes health resources, discussion and news..

  WSJ.com - As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them - Legal battles are becoming more frequent between website authors/owners and the doctors or institutions written about on the sites. (September 14, 2005).

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