Medical Links Of Interest

Listed here are links to various medical sites on the web. Some are geared toward patients and lay-persons while others are more suited for professionals. Many government sites are listed as well. We are always searching for the most professional and up to date information on the web. Use this portal to find these top sites in your search for quality health care information.

Healthcare: 4th most important topic on the net

For women and seniors, 2nd most popular destination

Higher percentage of patients learn of new drugs from the Internet than from television and print ads*

*MM&M, February 2002

• Medscape - Medscape offers information for the professional caregiver and also detailed articles for patients as well.
• WebMD- WebMD is a public corporation offering transaction services, professional education, and patient news/articles.
• Missouri Health Insurance- Group helps with insurance and health care information
• ACRP - Associates of Clinical Research Professionals: This is a certified group of professionals conducting clinical trials.
• Bio On-Line - This site is a comprehensive document aimed at the biotechnology sector.
• Clinmark.com - Clinmark.com has many links and pages about clinical research. Investigators can list their presence here.
• D.I.A. - The Drug Information Association is a group interested in the up and coming technologies and medicines of health care.
• Health A to Z - This is a search engine for health related sites.
• Meddra Software- This software is used to code Adverse Events. Adverse Events (AE's) are changes from baseline in a patient who is participating in a clinical trial.
• Medical Device & Diagnostics Industry - Mostly involved with trade shows and publications
• New Media Medicine - New Media Medicine develops interactive animations and elearning tutorials for the healthcare community.
• Mediconsult - Mediconsult is a virtual medical center.
• AmIhealthy.com - Is a site geared toward measuring your health. On-line assessments to provide you with useful information about your health status.
• Metatrial.com - Solutions for the healthcare industry.
• Myhealthchannel.com - e-health site that helps individuals manage their health care and achieve their own unique health objectives.
• Thephysicianchannel - dedicated to healthcare professionals. Provides sophisticated, disease-specific health management tools.
• Physiciansonline - Just what is sounds like.
• 3Cpharmasuite - This company provides clinical trials management software. Everything from preparing the budget to collecting payments.
• Connect2Health.com - Connect2Health.com is developing a cluster of super niche sties for the top 11 physician diagnoses.
• IRMS - Medical Information Request Management software. Allows capture of comprehensive data on a case and management of the data in real-time.
• CancerConsultants.com - Premier oncology site for patients and professionals. Worth a visit.
• Bloodpressure.com - A high traffic site dealing only with the specific condition of hypertension. Allows you to track your own blood pressure.
• PDHI.com - PDHI's MyHealthyLife Network provides disease-specific health channels that enable users to manage their chronic disease.
• ChannelHealth.com - Channel specific website for different indications and diseases.
• IDRAC - Database of regulatory texts for the the pharmaceutical market.
• Independent Monitor Listing - Monitors/ C.R.A.'s might have interest in visiting this site.
• Efforts - Support group for COPD and emphysema.
• Researchpractice.com - Offers CE credit and information for clinical research professionals.
• Medmarket.com - A B2B site linking buyers and sellers of anything medical. Also has many links for commercial and regulatory sites.
• Research Investigators Source Inc. - Linking investigators and clinical research sponsors together to speed up clinical trials.
• Conceptis technologies - creates and maintains networks, databases, and Internet, Intranet, and extranet sites for the medical community.

• clinicaltrials.gov - patient recruitment; trial listings.
  
• cdc.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• dhhs - Department of Health and Human Services.
• eudra.org - European Union Pharmaceutical Regulatory Sector, European regulations.
• Federal Register
• fda - Food and Drug Administration.
• index of electronic reading room documents - The FDA put up this site.
• nih.gov - National Institutes of Health.
• national cancer institute of Canada - oncology clinical trials group.

These sites specialize in finding patients interested in new clinical trials and linking them up with sponsors and investigators conducting the trials. Centerwatch is the most widely known site and lists trials by diagnosis and geographical area.

• BBK - Patient recruitment.
• Centerwatch.com - Clinical trials listing service.
• Acurian.com - New site for patient recruitment.
• Veritasmedicine.com - Patient recruitment and Info.
• Pharmaceutical Research Plus, Inc. - Patient recruitment, site recruitment.