Here are some websites that we find useful. Some offer solid, evidence-based health information. Others provide a different point of view that we may not agree with, but that gives us perspective on an issue. From facts to advocacy, these sites offer interesting takes on health.
Alternative therapies
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
- Quackwatch.org
- Science-Based Medicine
Dietary supplements
Diseases, conditions, tests, and treatments
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Health Central
- HealthCommunities
- Mayo.com
- Lab Tests Online
- RadiologyInfo.org
- ProMED-mail
- The Body
Food and nutrition
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Foodsafety.gov
- Food Politics
- Mark Bittman on Food & Agriculture
- The National Nutrient Database
- NSF International (Food Safety)
- Obesity Society
- Seafood Health Facts
- Sugar Science
Health news
Health policy
Healthy environment
- National Resources Defense Council
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Working Group
- American Council on Science and Health
Longevity
Medical research
- National Institutes of Health
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Livescience.com
- Scientific American
Mental health & well-being
- Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
- Mentalhealth.gov
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Prevention
- American Diabetes Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Womenshealth.gov
- World Health Organization
