Resources/Useful Links
 
Information on Medicines
 
Food and Drug Agency
     http://www.fda.gov
Drug Information
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
How to read a drug label
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/28957/345337.html?d=dmtContent
CareFirst Preferred Drug List
     http://notesnet.carefirst.com/formulary/formulary.nsf/vwprintcode/print?Opendocument
 
Information on Diseases and Treatments
 
Medline Health & Disease topics National Library of Medicine:
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
The New York Times Health Guide (with more than 3000 topics)
     http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/index.html
Merck Manual Home Edition
     http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
Journal of the AMA patient information searchable topics
     http://jama.ama-assn.org/misc/patient.dtl
Diabetes
     http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
Where to enroll in a clinical (experimental) trial
     http://clinicaltrials.gov/
 
Advice for Travelers
 
CDC Travelers
     http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
 
Medicare Information (includes information about Medicare Part D)
 
Medicare
     http://www.medicare.gov/
 
CDC Health Data
 
National health statistics for all ages
     http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000ec28
 
Creating an Advance Directive for Health Care in Maryland
 
Advance Directives - Planning for Future Health Care Decisions
     http://www.oag.state.md.us/Healthpol/adirective.pdf
 
Nursing Homes in Maryland
 
State Nursing Home Evaluations
     http://mhcc.maryland.gov/consumerinfo/nhguide/default.aspx
 
Other Reference
 
Medical Dictionaries
     http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ and
     http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp
Gray's Anatomy
     http://www.bartleby.com/107/