Health Information

Health Information on the Web

• MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
• Finding Reliable Health Information Online
• How to Find Medical Information

Health Newsletters

• NIH News in Health - A monthly newsletter containing practical health information based on research conducted either by NIH's own scientists or by our grantees at universities and medical schools around the country. Subscribe
• NCI Cancer Bulletin - A weekly newsletter produced by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCI, which was established in 1937, leads the national effort to eliminate the suffering and death due to cancer. Subscribe
• CAM at the NIH - A quarterly newsletter produced by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), featuring the latest news in CAM research at the NIH. Subscribe
• Connections Newsletter - A quarterly newsletter from the Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center, a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Subscribe
• Inside - A biannual update on the research, resources, and activities of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Subscribe

Health Databases

• Clinical Trials - search for research studies you can participate in as a volunteer
• Healthfinder - a health resource maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services
• International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database - article titles focused on dietary supplements
• MedlinePlus - a health database maintained by NIH's National Library of Medicine    
• NIH Publications List – a searchable database of health related publications from NIH
• PubMed - comprehensive database of article titles and abstracts

Health Hotlines

• NIH Toll-Free Information Lines - toll-free numbers listed by health condition
• Toll-Free Health Hotlines - health organizations around the country

Federal Health Agencies

The National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. To learn more about the health information and services provided by our sister agencies such as Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and Food & Drug Administration, visit http://www.hhs.gov/