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Look for this symbol for reliable
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A User’s Guide
to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web |
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Searching by subject |
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Ontario & Local Resources |
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-Provides info on elder care, nursing homes and
support groups |
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Health |
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Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -Covers general health & safety topics |
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-An
international not-for-profit organization, dedicated to making up-to-date,
accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available
worldwide |
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Consumer Health
Information Service -Contains a virtual
reference library on health conditions and issues |
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-Provides
a selection of resources, filtered to meet the highest scientific standard |
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-Health information for
families |
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-Contains an A-Z health
library, information on health care and various health organizations |
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-A health information
site intended for public libraries and health specialists |
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-Kids & teens health
information written in easy to read style |
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Medlineplus.Health Information - |
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National Cancer Institute -Treatment, research & related information |
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NOAH: New York
Online Access to Health -Provide full-text consumer health information |
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-National library at
Medicine's search services |
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-An excellent source of the latest news and updates in sexual
health |
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Healthy Living |
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-Nutritional
information, how to treat and manage certain health conditions, etc. |
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-The
standard reference food composition database reporting the amount of
nutrients in foods |
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Myalgic Encephalomyelits
Association of Canada - |
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Health and Safety |
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Canadian Centre
for Occupational Health & Safety - |
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-Search engine for various
drugs and medications |
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - |
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Medical Terms |
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-Extensive alphabetical
listings of various medical terms |