Pivot Rock Health and Environment Page

Health and Disease

• MedLinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHSS)
• eMedicine World Medical Library
• Family Doctor (Family Practice Doctors)
• Merck Manuals
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • index to health topics
  • health rumors and hoaxes
• Evaluation of Healthcare Options
  • Cochrane abstracts
  • Quack Watch
• National Museum of Health and Medicine (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)

Drug Queries

• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research drug information, including the Orange Book (US Food and Drug Administration)
• Medscape drug information
• RxList drug information
• drugs.com drug information

Environmental Health

• Toxins reference (National Library of Medicine) also includes access to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory
• More resources are available on the earth observation page.