Medline Plus Another site maintained by the National Library of Medicine. Pull-down menu for categories, or choose a letter for a specific topic. Links to well-established sources like the March of Dimes or the World Health Organization. Also has dictionaries, guides to doctors, hospitals and organizations, plus much more. Basic information on people, geography, vital statistics, politics on countries around the world.
Information has a certain U.S. government slant to it. .
A great gathering of information by geographical location. By country, city, or region. Lonely Planet Travel news from offbeat travellers. Center for Disease Control Click on Travelers' Health , then scroll down until you come to a table listing geographical areas. Travel Warnings from the U.S. State Department, including unstable governments, crime, availability of doctors and banks.