General Patient Information

MEDLINE Plus Health Information
Comprehensive service for patients of the US National Library of Medicine. Search facility.
Consumer and Patient Health Information
Provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Search facility.
Health Sites - Patient zone
A general information site for patients
Chinese Health Education Website - Hong Kong
A comprehensive health education site for Chinese patients and doctors
Dermatlas
The Dermatlas is an international collaborative project that enables health care professionals, parents, and patients to access high quality dermatology images on the World Wide Web. It is compiled, reviewed, scored and updated by physicians of the Johns Hopkins University. Currently 2484 clinical and histological images and 671 diagnoses are included in this fast growing collection of dermatology images.
Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition - Interactive and text versions
Comprehensive patient site with illustrations and video clips. Search facility.
Merck - Health Infopark
Patient site on a limited number of common complaints.
Medicdirect site - for patients
Comprehensive information about many medical conditions, treatment and health advice. Search facility.
First Aid for Poisoning - South Australia Government
Comprehensive poisons information. Search facility.
First Aid
A variety of Australian First Aid resources. Search facility.

Patient Education Sheets

Patient Education Sheets - Professor John Murtagh, Monash University, Melbourne
A comprehensive set of education leaflets for patients from Australia.
Patient Handouts on FamilyDoctor.org - American Academy of Family Pyhsicians
A comprehensive set of patient education leaflets from the US.
Kids Medical Problems - Sydney Children's Hospitals
Facts sheets accessible by search facility.
Conditions and Diseases Patient Education Sheets - Health Insite
Information on 27 common conditions.
Patient Information - Northern Rivers Division of General Practice, Australia
Information on 44 common conditions.
Better Health Channel - Victoria Health Department, Australia
Comprehensive information accessible by search facility.

Patient Information on Specific Conditions

Asthma

National Asthma Campaign UK
Facts about asthma. Patient education sheets. Search facility.
National Asthma Council Australia Patient Information
Facts about asthma. Patient education sheets. Search facility.
Learn about Lung Health - Australian Lung Foundation - The Lung Net
Information about lung health and disease.

Cancer

National Cancer Institute Cancer Information for patients
Information and advice about cancer from the US. Search facility.
Pennsylvania Cancer Centre Patient Information - OncoLink
Information and advice about cancer. Search facility.
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer for Patients University of Newcastle, UK
Comprehensive set of resources. Search facility.
NSW Breast Cancer Institute Patient Information
General Australian site on breast cancer.
Skin Cancer Institute Patient Information - South Australia
Infomation about sun exposure and avoiding skin cancer.
Pancreatica.org - US
Comprehensive, reliable and well organized information about pancreatic cancer

Mental Illness

Neurlolink - Practical Solutions for Anxiety and Depression Patient Information
Information and advice for relatives and patients.
Beyond Blue - The National Depression Initiative, Australia
Information about depression, self-diagnosis questionnaires, education sheets. Search facility.
SANE Australia
Information and advice for patients and relatives with schizophrenia and other mental illness.
Psychiatric Survivors' Guide
Advice and support for those with mental illness.

Travel Medicine

The Travel Doctor
Advice for the traveller. Search facility.
Travel Information - North East Valley Division of General Practice
General information for the traveller. Search facility on site.

Other patient information sites

Cauda Equina
Information about the cauda equina syndrome.
Patient support groups
Support groups in Australia for patients and relatives for a variety of illnesses.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS Western Australia
Information, advice and comfort for relatives.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Service - Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
Comprehensive information about sexually transmitted disease. Search facility.
Weight Watchers
Australian Weight Watchers site.