Online information for healthy living

Need more information? Check our online resources sponsored by Yale-New Haven Hospital. We've also selected a few links from other sources you might find helpful. Remember, information you receive online is not a substitute for a visit with your personal physician. If you've discovered a particularly helpful resource online, please let us know.

Health Library

Visit our online Health Library to read daily health news and updates, research illnesses and medications or learn about a variety of selected health topics.

Yale-New Haven publications

• Yale-New Haven He@lthLINK - An online publication highlighting research in the areas of cancer, cardiac, mental health, neurology, pediatrics and women's health with insights by Yale-New Haven experts.
• Yale Pediatric Update is published three times a year by Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
• Yale-New Haven Nutrition Advisor - An online publication featuring a variety of nutritional topics with tips from Yale-New Haven dietitians.
• Advancing Care - An online newsletter containing news, events and medical breakthroughs at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
• Making the Right Choice - Series of fact sheets to support you in making informed decisions regarding health care.
• Nursing Update - Read about initiatives to improve how the nursing staff cares for patients at Yale-New Haven.
• ParentCare - A free weekly e-mail service providing customized information during pregnancy and through the first year of your child's life.
• Yale-New Haven Magazine - A periodical that promotes Yale-New Haven Hospital clinical services and features in-depth patient stories.
• Yale-New Haven Hospital Annual Report
• Newsletter of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxiliary.
• Impact magazine - A newsletter covering philanthropy matters that benefit programs and services provided by Yale-New Haven Hospital to our community.
• Medical Staff Bulletin- A newsletter containing information of interest to Yale-New Haven medical staff.
• Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Visitor's Guide - A guide specific to the children's hospital for patients, their families and visitors.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to read the publications available in a PDF format. Get it here.

Additional site resources

• Nutrition for Healthy Living - Tips for children, teens, adults and seniors from the dietitians at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
• Making the Right Choice on the Web - Practical tips to assist you in searching for online health information.
• Press release archive - Archive of featured press releases grouped by year from 1995.
• Selected resources on anthrax and bioterrorism - List of links to online resources concerning anthrax and bioterrorism.

Telephone services

• Physician Referral Service: 1-888-700-6543

Ask the Expert forums

Post a question on one of our online forums and receive a reply or read existing questions and answers.

• Breastfeeding Forum
• Nutrition Forum
• Women's Heart Program (FAQs)

A sampling of resources on the Internet

Comprehensive health information

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions by bringing together, by health topic, authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government, nonprofit and health-related organizations. Preformulated Medline searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to the medical research literature.

Medical Matrix
Ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated updated clinical medicine resources. Also provides access to Medline and journals.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
This site is the collaborative result of library organizations in New York City that joined forces to establish a single web site to provide consumers with reliable health information. The organizations include: The City University of New York; the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO); The New York Academy of Medicine Library (NYAM); The New York Public Library (NYPL); the Queens Borough Public Library; and the Brooklyn Public Library.

American Medical Association

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on diseases, injuries, disabilities, health risks and prevention.

Cancer

Yale Cancer Center
Public information section of the center's site offers clinical trial information, a description of patient services and more.

National Cancer Institute CancerNet
Search through the National Cancer Institute's exhaustive resources for information on cancer and its treatment.

American Cancer Society

Cardiac/heart

Cardiac Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Includes information on common diagnoses, tests, treatments and rehabilitation, as well as specific information about what patients undergoing some common procedures at Yale-New Haven can expect. Patient stories, a glossary of terms and an illustration of the heart are included.

The Heart Preview Gallery
In this site developed by the Franklin Institute of Science Museum, you are invited to "explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels....Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health," and more.

American Heart Association

Children/parenting

Pediatric Services at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
Includes information on choosing a pediatrician, newborn and infant care and adolescent and teen behavior. Also includes information on our Children's Emergency Department, as well as safety and prevention tips for your children and an in-depth listing of common illnesses.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Immunization Info
Sponsored by the National Network for Immunization Information, this site provides up-to-date, scientifically valid information related to immunization and is supported by organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Help for parents in steering kids away from smoking before they start.

Band-Aides and Blackboards: When Chronic Illness...Or Some Other Medical Problem...Goes to School
Designed to offer a child's perspective on what growing up with a medical problem is like. Includes first person stories, a hospital tour, sibling stories and children's tips for teachers, nurses and doctors.

Complementary/alternative medicine

CAM on PubMed
Launched by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), CAM on PubMed provides direct access to more than 220,000 references and abstracts related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as well as many full text articles. More information on this resource is provided in a question and answer fact sheet.

NOAH
Information on complementary and alternative medicine available through New York Online Access to Health.

Alternative Medicine Home Page
An index of Internet resources based on the classification scheme developed by a multidisciplinary workshop held in 1992 by the Office of Alternative Medicine in the National Institutes of Health. It is posted by the University of Pittsburgh.

Complementary and Alternative Internet Resources
Information on alternative and complementary medicine from Columbia University.

Diagnostic tests

Diagnostic Tests, Family Health Guide
Part of a 1300-page book made available online by the Harvard Medical School. The section on diagnostic tests allows one to search for a specific test or to look at tests grouped by category.

Diet/nutrition

Nutrition for Healthy Living
Tips for children, teens, adults and seniors from the dietitians of Yale-New Haven Hospital.

CyberDiet
Site developed by a registered dietitian offers a variety of interactive ways to learn more about developing a healthier lifestyle.

USDA Food & Nutrition Information Center
Site offers publication, dietary guidelines for Americans, food labeling information and more.

Drug/prescription information

Drug Information, MedlinePlus Health Information
Search for drugs alphabetically in this online resource backed by the National Library of Medicine.

Consumer Drug Information Sheets
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posts Consumer Drug Information Sheets that give general information about newly approved prescription drugs. Only information about drugs approved since January 1998 appears at this location. Since these drugs are newly approved, they may not yet be on the market.

HIV/AIDS

JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
Access clinical updates, news and information on a broad range of social and policy questions relating to HIV/AIDS. The site is produced by staff of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

HIV InSite
State-by-state news updates and statistics from the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute.

Mental health

American Psychiatric Association and American Psychological Association
These sites explain warning signs of mental illness, how therapy works, as well as giving advice on selecting a therapist and questions you should ask.

National Institute of Mental Health's Anxiety Disorders
Panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive thoughts and post-traumatic stress are among the anxiety disorders discussed.

Pregnancy

Maternity Services at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Drawn from questions women ask us, this section includes information such as pre-pregnancy advice, infertility services, prenatal testing, nutrition, classes, high-risk services, photos of maternity rooms and extensive breastfeeding information and support.

BabyCenter
News, names, discussion and expert advice for expectant or new parents.

Hygeia
Hygeia is among the most enduring programs of compassion, empathy and support for families who lose a child during a pregnancy or soon after birth. Hygeia offers online support such as resources, message boards, poetry written by Hygeia founder Dr. Michael Berman, a parent blog, information on phone, email and local peer-to-peer support groups and more. Hygeia also has a bereavement resource library that contains books and other literature on bereavement and the latest medical research on perinatal loss. In addition, Hygeia hosts support groups in New Haven, Guilford and Westport. All support groups are run by parents who have suffered the loss of a baby.

Smoking cessation

Smokefree
Provides support and information to help you quit smoking. Launched in conjunction with the 1 (800) QUITNOW hotline. Includes an instant message feature that lets you chat with an expert.

Other health news sources

Reuters Health eLine

Your Health Daily
Current health news from The New York Times Company.

CNN.com Health
Current health information from Cable News Network.

USA Today Health & Science
A collection of health-related articles from AIDS to vaccination found on USA Today's Web site. Updated frequently.

CBSNews.com HealthWatch
Produced by Medscape, the site provides access to a full information library including Medline, an audio archive and information medical professionals are reading.

Last revised: March 10, 2010 (dh) g

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All information is intended for your general knowledge and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new fitness regimen.