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If you need to find information about a disease or general health questions, health sites are easy to find on the Internet. The problem is that reliable information that is based on science and not opinion is a bit more difficult to locate... and often it's not easy to tell sites with good information from bad ones.

The sites listed here provide good resources with information from doctors or other sources that you can trust and understand.

WebMD - This site's original articles, wide range of topics, sections covering special concerns - like infertility - and other resources earn it a top ranking.

HealthFinder - US Government portal of reliable health resources online. Articles, links and more than 50 online tools and tests.

Health On The Net Foundation - The HON code is a mark of reliability for health information sites online. HonCode authorization can be searched or verified through this site. If you are getting your information from a site that does not carry a HonCode seal, you should ask yourself why they don't have one...

Health AtoZ - Portal links to family oriented health sites covering all of the topics you are likely to need for family health. Includes insurance issues.

World Health Organization - International health updates and information provide an overview of the state of world health.

Health Web - Online health topics, plus searchable databases for finding medical schools, doctors and more...

American Medical Association - The home of the AMA and its journal - JAMA - has resources for doctors and patients. One of the better "Doctor Finder" databases for any American physician and specialty.

Physician Info - Links, organized by state, for most of the online resources for finding and choosing medical professionals in the USA.

Virtual Hospital - This site is a collection of links to resources for medical professions, patients and teachers. Updated news and monthly focus topics add to the depth of resources.

Physician's Guide to the Internet - Simple clean design leads to information for doctors, some of which is not general, but most are good resources for anyone interested in the health field.

NHS Direct - The primary governmental source of information for the NHS offers insight into medical conditions and medicine as practiced in the UK.

Canadian Health Network - General medicine and information that is specific to the Canadian health care system are the focus here. A good source for trustworthy medical information.

HealthInsite - Australian government medicine and general health information site providing "up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics."