Looking for some advice on any aspect of your health? This list of internet resources could provide the information you need from general medical knowledge to full online consultations.
Comment: Fast, professional medical services and worldwide consultations with your doctor by e-mail and phone. If you need to be seen, E-med also offer convenient affordable appointments on the day you want. It takes just a few minutes to join as a member and then you are ready to be consulted by your doctor.
Comment: Go on a virtual tour of your body, get information on diseases, operations, tests, self-examination and minor ailments. Medicdirect also enables you to find out more about how your lifestyle affects your health, what remedies alternative health can offer and much more on this comprehensive and professional site.
Comment: When you apply for your very own Dr Gillian McKeith’s personal profile, you’ll receive all the information you’ll need including which foods, vitamins, minerals, super foods, herbs and spices your body needs. All in all your personal profile will be packed full of excellent nutritional advice.
Comment: This site is designed to help you understand both the nature of your condition and the care, treatment or potential cure options available to you. It only takes a moment to register for online benefits, such as evidence based health information from NHS doctors and answers from their in house doctors.
Comment: A leading medical portal for non-medical people and healthcare professionals. Their patient pages are there to help you find reliable health information. UK sites are the primary links but there are some to selected overseas sites. Look logically in the category sections to quickly find the information that you are seeking.
Comment: Free and easy to understand medical information and advice, such as you might get from your own doctor, on a number of common and uncommon conditions, written by a UK general practitioner. Medinfo also lists useful books on medical and related topics for further information and research purposes.
Comment: Providing simple, reliable health tests, which can be easily carried out in the home. Tests available range from allergy tests to prostate disorder tests. There are various other products available. Home Health UK also provide hundreds of pages of easy to read health information and advice, and an online consultant.
Comment: This is your online point of access to services and resources provided by the Scottish National Health Service and other health-related organisations. Their public section is for the collection of resources that are intended for direct access by the general public. Topics include health promotion, patient information, and topical health issues.
Comment: Their aim is to provide clinicians with access to the best current know-how and knowledge to support health care related decisions. All content on this site is free to use, but some content is restricted to registered users. Patients, carers and the public are welcome to use this website.
Comment: They help you deal with common ailments, such as cold and flu, indigestion, hayfever, pain and the minor symptoms of stress. The site features guidance from an expert panel on how to avoid ailments and an explanation of your symptoms. They have also included information on how best to look after yourself when you do get ill.