Health, Medicine, and Fitness
57Diet and Fitness
- AOL Diet & Fitness
learn more about the latest dieting trends. Find the right healthy diet plan and achieve your fitness goals.
General Medical Information
- MayoClinic.com
Information on most medical and health related matters. - IntelliHealth
Comprehensive medical information. - WebMD
Up to date and reliable health and medicine information from one of the web's largest medical sites. - The Merck Manual Medical Library
Based on the world's most widely used textbook of medicine but written in everyday language. Explains illnesses, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated. - BBC Health
Features in-depth information on many common illnesses. - DrKoop.com
A major Internet medical resource. - MedlinePlus
General medical information including different disorders in detail, medical encyclopedia, dictionary, and other articles. - The National Library of Medicine
Has sections catering to The Public, Health Care Professionals, Researchers, Librarians, and Publishers.
Health News
Health related headlines from major news sources:
BBC Health Headlines
- Universal flu vaccine tests start
A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers. - 7 hours ago
- DJs criticised for drink comments
A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners. - 16 hours ago
- Down's signs 'seen in stem cells'
Scientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndrome - 22 hours ago
- Hearing risk for festival goers
A charity warns festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing after research suggesting it is a widespread problem. - 14 hours ago
- Team sports blamed for health gap
Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers. - 12 hours ago
- Call to curb tobacco marketing
Campaigners and researchers have urged ministers to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco. - 21 hours ago
- Cancer drug battle goes to court
A cancer sufferer who could die in the next two months takes his battle for a drug that may extend his life to the High Court. - 35 hours ago
- Ad prompts surge in organ donors
While the debate about changing the law on organ donation rages, experts consider how to improve the current system. - 16 hours ago
Health Headlines from Newsvine
- FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. - 8 hours ago
- List of medications with potential safety problems
- 5 hours ago
- Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. - 7 hours ago
- Gunman's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally ill
Isaac Zamora's mother begged him to get help when he was released from jail a month ago. State and federal laws prevented her from doing much more for the man who has now been arrested after a shooting spree in rural northwest Washington that left six people dead and four wounded. - 13 hours ago
- Cancer Risk Increased by Hot Dogs
Hot dogs are the target of "Protect Our Kids", which is a new TV commercial created by the organization, The Cancer Project. - 52 minutes ago
- Skin Cancer = higher risk for other forms of cancer
Those who suffer from skin cancer have an increased chance of getting other kinds of cancers. Does this raise health concerns for John McCain? - 29 minutes ago
- Hold your horses! Discover the secret of slow
Want to be a better father, trim that gut, blow 'em away in your next presentation and make your wife moan with delight? Take a lesson from the tortoise. - 55 minutes ago
- Gooping on denture cream can be health hazard
Loading up on denture cream can be hazardous to your health, new research suggests. - 2 hours ago
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