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On this page we provide a collection of links to organizations and websites that provide what we believe to be reliable and credible information about health issues of interest to the aviation community.
Resources are grouped by topic.
If you know of other websites that provide trustworthy health-related information that should be included on this list, please click here to submit the information.
One of the best and most comprehensive sources of information about health is the U.S. National Library of Medicine, and their Service called MedlinePlus®.
We are happy to provide a free MedlinePlus Search Box on our website for your convenience.
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
The (US) National Center for Infectious Diseases issues these important notices for those traveling to areas that are affected by outbreaks of infectious diseases:
Aeromedical.org - Aerospace Medicine home page of Dr. Dougal Watson; a web resource for those with an interest in the human side of aviation
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Office of Aerospace Medicine & Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Aviation Medicine Section website
Transport Canada - Aviation Occupational Health & Safety section
Virtual Flight Surgeons, Inc. -- FAA Medical Certification Waiver Assistance
Travelers' Health - National Center for Infectious Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Information for Travellers - Travel Medicine Program, Public Health Agency of Canada
International Travel and Health - on-line publication of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Travel Clinic Directory - from the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
CDC - Site Index A to Z - search for information by topic, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
healthfinder® - guide to reliable health information from the National Health Information Center, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
MayoClinic.com - reliable information for a healthier life from Mayo Clinic
MedicineNet.com - health and medical information: diseases and conditions, medical dictionary, procedures and test, medications, that is reliable, relevant and produced by doctors
National Center for Infectious Diseases (USA) - extensive information about infectious diseases
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Health Topics A to Z
National Library of Medicine - U.S. National Institutes of Health
WebMD Health - source for trustworthy, credible & timely health information
InteliHealth®: Drug Resource Center - featuring Harvard Medical School's consumer health information
MayoClinic.com: Drug Information home page - info about drugs and supplements
MedicineNet.com: Medications Information - A to Z index of drug monographs produced by pharmacists and medical doctors
MedlinePlus®: Drug Information - a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
MedlinePlus®: Dietary Supplements - news and information about dietary supplements from the U.S. National library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine - information about dietary and herbal supplements
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