Health Information
BBC Health
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/0/
Topical illnesses - often related to soap characters-are well described. 'Your Guide to'....is an excellent round up of ailments.
Drug Watch
http://www.drugwatch.com/
Information about medications and drugs available worldwide. Includes current information about both prescription and over the counter medications and includes details about associated side effects.
Patient Information Leaflets
http://www.patient.co.uk/
The aim of Patient.co.uk is to provide non-medical people in the UK with good-quality information about health and disease.
Embarrassing Problems
http://www.embarrassingproblems.com/
Dr Margaret Steam and colleagues use the privacy of the internet to offer authoritative advice on delicate matters.
Net Doctor
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/
UK section of an extensive European Health Information site.
New Zealand based health information service
http://www.familydoctor.co.nz/
Run by a GP couple from Ponsonby, Auckland.
NHS Direct On Line
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
Internet derivative of NHS Direct providing healthcare information.
Patient Information Service
http://www.patient.co.uk/
Excellent site put together by two GPs. A collection of links to other health sites includes links with resources for GPs.
Young Minds
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Online leaflets and resources. Aimed at parents, carers, young people and health care professionals.
Teenage Health Freak
http://www.teenagehealthfreak.org/
Also Pete Payne's homepage at teenagehealthfreak.org is the website of the books by Drs Aidan McFarlane and Ann MacPherson.
Cord Banking
http://www.cordbloodguide.com
Cordbloodbanking.com provides the latest up-to-date information and free resources for expecting parents. There have been over 35,000 cord blood transplants thanks to donors worldwide. With more awareness we can increase this number and further save the lives of children and adolescents battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Cordbloodguide.com is the sister site with a wonderful easy to read guide to how cord banking works