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Help To Pay Your Medical Bills (Consumer-SOS)
Find the government, non profit groups and foundations that help people with
paying their medical bills. Some of these are earmarked for specific
conditions such as cancer or kidney problems, others just help anyone who
financially qualifies.
Free or Low Cost Health Clinics (Consumer-SOS)
Free Or Low Cost OTC or Prescription Drugs (Consumer-SOS)
Free or Low Cost Help For The Uninsured (Consumer-SOS)
Medical Billing Advocates To Help Cut Down Healthcare Costs (Consumer-SOS)
Traditional Medicines & Treatment
What To Ask About Your Medicines (Consumer-SOS)
Free Or Low Cost OTC &
Prescription Drugs
(Consumer-SOS)
For the thrifty shopper, the uninsured, the financially strapped or the
unemployed.
FAQs About Your Medicine
Search by name, brand or generic, for
precautions, side effects, proper usage, drug interactions, etc.
For Back Up Site, Click Here.
Is Purchasing Prescription Medication Over the Internet Safe? (Google Articles)
Specific Medical Conditions & Treatment
(Consumer-SOS)
Eyes, skin, heart, cancer, etc. If you can't find it, choose
"other".
Clinical Trials (Consumer-SOS)
Medical Bills (Consumer-SOS)
Cutting your costs and negotiating with insurance companies.
US Drug Information (List of Reputable Links)
10 Ways To Avoid Outrageous Hospital Overcharges
Profit-hungry hospitals are overcharging consumers an estimated
$10 billion a year. Some deliberately work to keep bills indecipherable.
Here's how to fight back.
Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs
of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or
services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can
assist you or your loved ones.
Doctor
& Hospital Profiles
(Consumer-SOS)
Look for the ones best at treating your condition.
Managed Care
(Consumer-SOS)
HMOs, PPOs, Hospitals, etc./
Choosing a health plan, getting them to treat you right, and where to
complain and get help.
My
Medicines (What To Ask)
Tips on how to read the label, avoid problems, ask questions and keep a record.
Other Questions
·
What are the brand and generic names?
· Do You Have Any Trial Samples (Saves You $)
·
Is there a less expensive drug?
·
Which symptoms will it treat?
·
How long will I have to take it?
·
At what time of day?
·
What happens if I miss a dose?
·
Can I eat anything I want? Do I take it with food?
·
Are there side effects.
·
Should I avoid certain things like alcohol, smoking or sun
exposure. (may cause problems with certain
antibiotics).
·
Will I need to refill the prescription?
·
When Should I be feeling better?
Free Or Low Cost OTC &
Prescription Drugs
Partnership For Prescription Assistance
888-477-2669
Helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines
they need for free or nearly free.
GoodRX.com (Comparison Shop For lowest
Price Near You)
Type in the name of your prescription medicine. And then
on the next screen up top, type it in again along with your ZipCode for the
lowest prices near you. Site claims it can save you up to 80%.
Low Cost Medicines
(pparx.org)
One-stop link to thousands of low cost medicines offered through hundreds of
patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies
and government and local organizations.
Publix Has Free
14 Day Supply on Certain Antibiotics (Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina & Tennessee)
Bring in your prescription for free oral antibiotics for up to a 14-day supply.
Check Walmart and Sam's for Their $4.00 Generic Drug List (All States)
Together RX Access
Provides participants with a card to save 25 percent to 40 percent on brand-name
prescription products.
Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that
may pay for some of their costs
of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or
services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can
assist you or your loved ones.
Alternative
Professional Associations
American
Academy of Medical Acupuncture (800) 521-2262
Helps you find physicians who practice acupuncture in your area.
National
Commission on Certification of Acupuncturists
(202) 232-1404
For practitioners who do not have a medical degree.
American
Holistic Medical Association
For
doctors and nurses who practice alternative specialties.
National
Center For Homeopathy (703) 548-7790
American
Massage Therapy Association (847) 864-0123
American
Chiropractic Association (703) 276-8800
Specific Medical
Conditions & Treatment (Links)
General
Health Information Sites
Addiction
Aging
Aids
Allergy, Asthma & Lung Diseases
Alternative Medicine/Herbs
Blood
Bones & Joints
Cancer
Children
Clinical Trials
Diabetes
Diseases & Treatments
Drug Info (Indications, Interactions, Precautions, etc.)
Ear, Nose & Throat
Eyes
Food & Nutrition
Guidelines
Heart
Medications
Mental Health
Skin
Other
General
Health Information Sites
Medscape
Search Medscape's 30,000 medical journal articles and medical news reports for
the latest on diseases and treatments.
www.mdchoice.com
Reviews
medical web sites based on their content and readability.
Agency For Health Care Policy
& Research
Medical Matrix (free registration required)
National
Library of Medicine (NIH)
New England Journal of
Medicine
NOAH: New York Online
Access to Health
Addiction
American Society Of Addiction
Medicine
ASAM is dedicated to educating physicians and improving the
treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other
addictions.
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.niaaa.nih.gov
For answers to questions such as how to tell if you are an
alcoholic.
Self Help Source Book On Support Groups
American Association
Of
Retired Persons
Aids
Center For Aids Prevention
Center For
Disease Control & Prevention
See Consumer-SOS/Disabilities
Allergy,
Asthma & Other Lung Diseases
American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
To Find The Nearest Blood Center or Blood Drive,
Call (800) 448-3543 or (888) 256-6388 or the
www.redcross.org or
www.americasblood.org
Bones &
Joints
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Cancer
American Cancer Society
OncoLink-University Of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Children
American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American
Academy Of Pediatrics
Johns
Hopkins University
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Clinical
Trials
CenterWatch
Listings of more than 41,000 industry and government
sponsored clinical trials as well as new drug therapies
recently approved by the FDA. This site is designed for
both patients and research professionals.
Clinicaltrials.gov
Has details on 5,200 mostly
government-funded
clinical trials.
Emergingmed.com
Has
privately funded cancer
trials and will soon
expand to
include other diseases.
Veritasmedicine.com
Lists trials and standard
treatments for 28
diseases.
Acurian.com
Developing lists of trials
in 20 disease categories.
Joslin Diabetes Center
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Diseases
& Treatments
www.onhealth.com
Click
on a medical condition and get a list of possible causes
Medscape
Search Medscape's 30,000 medical journal articles and medical news reports for
the latest on diseases and treatments.
www.mdchoice.com
Reviews
medical web sites based on their content and readability.
Drug
Information (Indications, Interactions, Precautions, etc.)
http://www.drugs.com/
(Requires Free Registration)
For
Drug Information (indications, interactions, precautions,
RxList-The
Internet Drug Index
Use their key word search for brand or generic names, symptoms, side effects, or
drug interactions.
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Ear, Nose & Throat
American Academy Of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Massachusetts
Eye & Ear Infirmary
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Food & Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
Guidelines
National
Guidelines Clearing House
Makes
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related abstract, summary, and comparison
materials widely available to health care professionals.
NIH
Consensus Development Program
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Heart
American College Of Cardiology
American
Heart Association
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Mental
Health
American
Psychiatric Association
Skin
American Academy Of Dermatology
The National Institutes Of Health
(Acne)
Acne-site.com (Created By a Teenager
Who Used
Accutane)
Side Effects Of Accutane
How
To Judge A Medical Site On The Web
A list of criteria to help you distinguish the good from the
bad.
What
To Look For When Looking At A Medical Website
Learn About
Their Effectiveness, Usual Dosage, and Drug Interactions
Has a directory of hundreds of herbs and dietary supplements.
Supplements Associated
With Illness & Injuries (FDA)
Healthlinkplus.org
Index of health topics grouped by subject. Links are arranged
under "General Health Information", "Alternative
Medicine", "Medical Research", "Health Care
Providers", "Health Insurance", "Mental
Health", and "Evaluating Health Information On the
Internet".
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/
Has a list of valuable herb links and descriptions.
http://www.bubbasonline.com/herbal.html
Has a list of herbs, what they’re good for and their side effects.
http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/biologie/b_online/ibc99/dr-duke/module5.htm
Has a list of herbs, what they’re good for and their side effects.
Food & Drug Administration (888)463-6322
The
FDA maintains a safety hotline where you can find out if anyone has reported
problems with a particular product.
www.mdconsult.com
Learn about suggested herb doses, their side effects and why some herbs
are not recommended via a book published by "Commission E" (the German
Government). Note: This web site charges for access but new users are allowed a
ten day free pass.
The
American Pharmaceutical Association
Find An
Alternative Professional Nearest You
Search a database of thousands
of
practitioners to find the alternative therapist nearest you.
Alternative
Professional Associations (Consumer-SOS)
Ask them for referrals or check out their websites.
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Evaluating Medical
Websites (Consumer-SOS)
What to look for and how to tell if a site is credible.
Death & Dying (Consumer-SOS)
Links dealing with death and dying issues such as hospice and palliative care, various terminal
illnesses, grief and bereavement, and healthcare decisions.
Death And Dying
Links dealing with death and dying issues such as hospice and palliative care, various terminal
illnesses, grief and bereavement, and healthcare decisions.
Hospices (Information Brochures
& Links)
www.healthgrades.com
Free profiles on over 3000 hospice programs.
Report Adverse Reactions & Other Problems With Products Regulated By FDA (All States)
Healthlinkplus.org
Index of health topics grouped by subject. Links are arranged under
"General Health Information", "Alternative Medicine",
"Medical Research", "Health Care Providers", "Health
Insurance", "Mental Health", and "Evaluating
Health Information On the Internet".