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Pharamcuetical/dug Information
USA Sources
US Food and Drug Administration (FDAFDA Drug information 1-888-463-6332
FDA Directory
 Email lists to get on   http://www.fda.gov/emaillist.html
  Drug Info Daily   http://www.fda.gov/cder/whatsnew.htm     Best for new drugs
 
Drug Contact Telepone numbers http://www.fda.gov/cder/directories/reference_guide.htm
 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Press office. 301 827  6250 6242,. 
 CDER Public Affairs for 301 827 1243  Ask Lee Lockwood for CDER sources  301 827 3467 very helpful
 Drug Medwatch List serv for alerets on drugs. Need to subscribe,  http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/elist.htm
 FDA reports on drug alerts  www.fda.gov/medwatch
  FDA Orange book searches, drug listings  
Drug Information List of EMails wires http://www.fda.gov/emaillist.html
     newswire with press releases of all kinds email delivery
    Candadian sources Try also Health Canada
    European
Vitamins

Food Additives


Medical Products
 
FDA reports alerts  Medical Product Reporting    

Disease Information
US
Government  sources

References and databases
Drug Information - a MEDLINEplus guide to over 9,000 medications
PubMed - comprehensive database of article titles and abstracts
Combined Health Information Database - article titles and abstracts
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database - article titles focused on dietary supplements
Clinical Trials Database
CRISP-Computer Retrieval of information on Scientific Projects
Dictionaries(Medical) and Thesauruses  
Disease List with links to many reference Karolinska Institutet of Sweden
Managment guidelines: Diseases   Treatments
 NIH
NIH Toll-Free Information Lines - toll-free numbers listed by health condition
Database of Health-Related Toll-Free Numbers - health organizations around the country
 Special Programs at NIH
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - research on adjunct therapies
AIDS Research - coordination of research across NIH
Rare Diseases - research, clinical trials, and patient support groups
Women's Health - research on health issues specific to women
Minority Health - research to improve the health status of minority Americans
Behavioral and Social Sciences - coordination of social science research across NIH
Bioethics Resources - medical, healthcare, and research ethics
NIH Clinical Alerts findings from NIH-funded clinical trials
Consensus Development Program - updates on medical practice and state-of-the-science
 US Federal Agencies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - insurance, prescription, and patient information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - protecting public health    Press reponse
Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - information for consumers from the FDA
Department of Health and Human Services 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - product approvals and safety alerts
Health Resources and Services Administration 
Health Care Financing Administration 
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Healt
h
Health Agencies and International Resources and Organizations
US Overseas Embassies 
Foreign Embassies in the US (yahoo link)
Ministers of Health (web pages), contact information   

 

Medical Schools, Board, and Doctor Directories
Medical Schools, World Link to Yahoo site
Doctors, US link to AMA Doctor Directories yahoo link
State Medical Boards  link State Board listing, click on left "State Medical Board Info" then "Board Directory
On line Consultation information for Doctors link from AMA site.

Statistics
  
Information Sources  
   USA: Mortality Ranked by Disease Frequency  

Researcher's Resources    
Animal models and tissue/cell cultures
     
Research Councils and Centers Worldwide
Other Links       
Health and medical images for publications
Research organizations funded by NIH
Basic Information sources for writers   
Research Organizations   

Medical Text Books
Medical  Textbooks online, Free