Directory of Consumer Information Resources

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Sites listed here will offer advice to the consumer about health products and services. Information about health and disease belongs in Health/Education/Patient_Education .

Subcategories

• Issues
• Patient Education

Resources in This Category

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ

  http://www.ahrq.gov/
  Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.

• Ask a Patient

  http://www.askapatient.com/
  Provides a database of patients' experiences and opinions of prescription drugs. Also includes opinion polls on health care topics.

• Center For Medical Consumers

  http://www.medicalconsumers.org/
  Not for profit, independent organization in the USA, informing and helping to protect members of the public in their encounters with the medical care system.

• ConsumerLab.com

  http://consumerlab.com/
  Tests popular nutritional non-prescription supplements to ascertain purity.

• Dietary Supplement Quality Initiative

  http://www.supplementquality.com/
  Provides information for consumers about issues affecting the quality of dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and botanical or herbal products.

• Eyeglass Retailer Reviews

  http://www.eyeglassretailerreviews.com/
  Reviews of online eyeglass retailers, including pricing, and BBB ratings.

• GlassyEyes

  http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com.au/
  Dedicated to helping people obtain eyeglasses online. Reviews, consumer ratings, e-mail discussion group.

• GoodRx

  http://www.goodrx.com/
  Compares retail prices of prescription drugs from different pharmacies in the United States. Coupons, discount card. Mobile app. Pill identifier.

• Health Hippo

  http://hippo.findlaw.com/
  Health law, policy and regulatory materials. Organized deep links to US government health care resources.

• Life Dynamix

  http://www.lifedynamix.com/
  Offers self-help and wellness videos, blogs, and community forum.

• NIH Health Information

  http://health.nih.gov/
  Gateway to publications and online resources for consumers and professionals.

• Proceed with Caution: A Report on the Quality of Health Information on the Internet

  http://www.chcf.org/topics/view.cfm?itemID=12641
  The findings of a large 2001 study that describes and evaluates search engine performance and the quality and readability of health information (in English and Spanish), and provides conclusions and recommendations.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Protecting Yourself

  http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ProtectYourself/default.htm
  Resource for consumers to help them make better buying decisions when shopping online. Includes information on how to determine if a site is legitimate, how to spot health fraud, and how to report fraudulent sites.

• Wellness.com

  http://www.wellness.com/
  Includes health resources, discussion and news.

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