Through Time Written for kids, this site helps visitors learn about the history of medicine. Examines disease and its treatment, surgery, hospitals, public health and alternatives to medicine during ancient times, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and the present. The Merck Manual Full text of the well-known Merck Manual, a valuable source of diagnostic information for medical conditions. National Institutes of Health Another of the federal government's comprehensive sites for health information. On The Teen Scene Health information articles of interest to teens from the FDA's Consumer magazine.
Topics range from nutrition and sun safety to eating disorders and attention deficit disorder.
This site links to organizations and information sources for answers to countless medical questions. World Health Organization Home Page Access health information on a global scale at this WHO website. Return to the Top Diseases Centers for Disease Control Information and news from The Nation's Prevention Agency. Approximately 16 million American have diabetes and nearly one-third of them are not aware. This CDC site includes information about the disease and its treatment.