Federal Government Health Sites

• Cancer Information Servicea program of the National Cancer Institute, provides information about cancer for patients, health professionals, and researchers.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers statistics, news, consumer fact sheets and other resources on diseases.
  
  
• First Gov Health and Consumer Safety, from the federal government, provides links to a variety of federal, state, and local health sites.
  
  
• National Institutes of Health offers information and links to the programs and institutes of the National Institutes of Health, the federal focal point for biomedical research in the United States.
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information offers a wide-range of information about alcohol and other drugs including publications, research, statistics, resources, and referrals.
  
  
•  United States Department of Health and Human Services  provides access to the services and agencies that are part of this department of the federal government.
   Medlineplus  a best place for basic consumer health information on the Web, links to Clinical Trials and  Senior Health.
  
  
•  Single Citation Matcher to verify medical journal citations. 
  
  
• Dirline: Directory of Health Organizations
  
  
• Household Products Database: Health & Safety Information.
  
  
• Tox Town:  toxic chemicals and environmental health risks.