Useful sources of health advice

Download useful sources of health advice, glossary and index

This section lists organisations, websites, books and journals which can be useful sources of reliable health information.

Evidence-based healthcare sites primarily for health professionals

• The Cochrane Database of Systematice Reviews
• Medline via PubMed
• Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
• Bandolier
• Users' Guide to the Medical Literature

Evidence-based healthcare sites for consumers and healthcare providers

• Ottawa Decision Aid Inventory
• Sydney Health Decision Group
• DISCERN
• DiPEx
• Informed Health Online
• Medline Plus
• National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Best Treatments
• National Library for Health (UK)
• Health Insite

General government health departments and other official organisations

• National Health Service (NHS)
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
• National Health & Medical Research Council
• Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government
• New Zealand Guidelines Group
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Travel and vaccine advice - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Media

• MediaDoctor (Australia, Canada)
• ABC Radio's Health Report (Australia)
• The New York Times Health Section
• BBC Health Section