With a searchable and annotated subject directory of more than 7,000 Internet resources that have been selected and evaluated by librarians in California, the Librarian's Index to the Internet is helpful for both professionals and the consumer looking for reliable information on over eighty common diseases and conditions.

The Mayo Clinic Health Oasis provides a gateway to a number of online resources providing a dependable source of public health information. The Index will take the user directly to topics of interest. The clinic offers consumers easy to understand information on health and medical topics. New material is added every workday, after being reviewed for accuracy by Clinic experts.

MEDLINEplus is maintained by the National Library of Medicine and is geared toward the consumer rather than the medical professional. Through the Health Topics section, one can get the whole picture on a specific disorder. From back pain to cancer to Alzheimer's to eating disorders, MEDLINEplus' health topics provides everything from a general overview to current treatments. The website also contains special aspects for men, women and children, and provides information in Spanish.

Free online access to this best selling medical reference book, brought to you as a service of Merck & Co. Use the table of contents or the site's search engine to find information on specific diseases and medical conditions. The table of contents demonstrates the breadth of conditions covered from blood disorders to hormones to eye disorders. The Merck Manual gives a layman's explanation of the disorder.

This extensive and non-profit site is run entirely by volunteers and based in Mecklenburg County. It assists people in North Carolina and throughout the country in finding and forming support groups for a wide range of health-related issues and conditions. The site also provides easy access to basic medical information on numerous diseases and disorders. Included in the site is a Cancer Resource Guide, medical dictionaries, medical journals on-line,and a wide variety of medical sites hand-picked by SupportWorks staff, all to benefit and empower the consumer. SupportWorks staff can be reached Monday through Thursday mornings 9am-noon EST at 704-331-9500.