MD Consult is accessible only to Pitt and UPMC affiliates and it offers pamphlets on a variety of topics. Some of these are from the Clinical Reference System. So if you are not affiliated, try Clinical Reference Systems, which has brief 3-4 page summaries of over 7,000 topics in less technical language accessible from Pitt and UPMC computers, or your local public library. Additional Internet Resources Associations and organizations on the web frequently post their pamphlets. Toll-free numbers for Health Information .
Some organizations offer written materials, counseling, referrals or recorded information.
Most sites operate within the continental United States during normal business hours, unless stated otherwise. The University of Rochester Medical Center, Edward G. Miner Library has pamphlets on a variety of topics with some Internet links. HealthGate is a commercial site with a Patient Education Center. The Federal Consumer Information Center loads numerous pamphlets on health and medical problems. Many pamphlets formally available via the mail from this Pueblo, Co. site are now located on the web.