The following are links to the best health related search engines and directories on the net. Select a topic of interest and go directly to the source.

Service Providers

Clinical Trials - Search the comprehensive database for ongoing clinical trials by keyword or browse by condition or sponsor. For more clinical trial resources try Center Watch.

Doctor Finder - Search the American Medical Association's database of physicians by name or specialty for any city in the United States.

Dentist Finder - Search the American Dental Association's database to find a dentist near you.

Hospital Finder - Search U.S. News to find the best hospitals by specialty and area in the United States.

Chiropractor Finder - Search BigBook's listings of Chiropractors for any city in the United States.

Eye Doctor Finder - Search the American Academy of Opthalmology for an opthalmologist anywhere in the United States.

Alternative - Search Health World Online to find certified health care professionals to provide alternative & complementary medicine and integrative health care, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, or naturopathic medicine.

Conditions And Treatments

Drug Interaction Search - Search drkoop.com's comprehensive database indicating how medications you are taking interact with each other and even with certain foods. (The instructions may be a little difficult to understand. 1- type in the name of the drug, 2- select Search, 3- at the bottom of the table select Add to the List, 4- keep adding drugs until you have what you want, and 5- select Check Interactions at the bottom of the table. 

Drug Finder - Search Rx List the internet drug index  for information on your prescription medications.

Disease Search - Use the Center for Disease control search engine for finding most disease conditions.   If you need even more, try the comprehensive, alphabetical directory of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Household Poisons Finder - Search alphabetical directory for finding most household hazardous materials and the damage they can cause.  Contact a Poison Control Center for treatment.  Have Ipecac available if you have small children so you can induce vomiting if instructed to do so by the Poison Control Center.

Mental Health Finder - Search the largest online catalog of mental health, psychology and psychiatry resources on the net.

Specialties

Children Search - For information about common health related issues, visit the KidSource web site.

Men's Health Search - Google.com provides numerous resources to keep men healthy.

Women's Health Search - Google.com provides numerous resources of information for women's health.

Pregnancy and Parenting Search - A complete source of over 2,500 links and resources for pregnant women and parents. 

- Great search engine for senior citizens looking for information on various ailments is found at SeniorSearch.

Comprehensive

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Yahoo Health News - This is a comprehensive search database and directory of health news.

World Wide Medical Search - This is a sophisticated search engine that delivers any type of medical information on any medical topic.

Health World Search - Search this large database to find any health oriented subjects.

Health Finder - Search the Department of Health and Human Services using the keyword search or browse the alphabetized health topics.

For Good Measure

Gym Locator - Locate any gym in the nation with this great search engine.

Currency Converter - This specialized web site allows you to convert monetary amount from one currency to another.

Travelers' Health - The National Center For Infectious Disease offers a unique search which allows users to find information on various diseases prominent in countries to which they are travelling.

Person Locator - Locate relatives, friends, etc. anywhere in the US. Tip: After you get the results of your search click on the Telephone and Address Listings.

Word Finder - Look up definitions to words from around the world in over 230 languages.

Thesaurus Search - Type in a word or phrase to search the complete Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus.

Zip Code Locator - Locate zip codes with the US Postal Service search engine.

Map Quest - Find your way to any destination in the U.S. or just look up directions locally.

Time & Weather Finder - Find the weather in your area or for your destination if traveling anywhere in the U.S.

Home Repair Doctor - Great search engine for a healthy home. Huge database of do-it-yourself projects for the house.

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