HealthAtoZ also runs a group of electronic bulletin boards on topics from infertility to ulcers, where people can post notes and have them answered by other visitors to the site. The site indexes more than 8,000 resources, and provides sections dedicated to various disorders and illnesses. If you click on bipolar disorder, for example, you'll find information on symptoms, treatment, local organizations that can help and online support groups. Mental Health Net also links to other sites that can offer assistance, and provides a rating to judge the quality of each site. The site is frequently updated with medical news, and even offers reviews of books related to mental health.
Users have to sign up and provide some personal information, but membership is free.
This online drug index, supported by a pharmacist in Benecia, Calif., allows visitors to look up a drug by either generic or brand name, find out about possible side effects, read about clinical studies and find out about any warnings. Try searching for Benadryl, for example, and you learn the antihistamine should never be given to newborn babies. The site also includes useful information on side effects that drugs have caused in clinical trials. Quick is a staff reporter in The Wall Street Journal's New York bureau. Inc. All Rights Reserved.