How to Find Health Information on the Internet. Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1998. Author Bruce Maxwell has put his skills as an investigative journalist to good use in producing a guide that will save any person looking for health information on the Internet from the frustration of looking through the results pulled up by your garden variety search engine. The entries, which include free websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists, are organized topically and have made it into the guide only after careful scrutiny by the author.
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A particularly valuable feature is the introduction which provides thoughtful guidelines on how to judge the quality of health information on the Internet. The author also makes a point of reminding readers that the Internet is only one of many tools available to the person seeking health information. Mr. Maxwell has made solid selections for each of the categories of sources. The guide also includes a glossary of Internet terms and a thorough index. The author intends to update the guide on a regular basis.