Who has never had the bad idea, at the slightest little health concern, to do a research on the internet? Enough to panic, convinced that you have to run to the emergency room. If you absolutely want to inform yourself about online health, here are 5 sites renowned for their reliable medical information.
At the time of summer vacation, the disease season seems far away. And yet, we can quite be sick in the middle of August. Many are then those who are going to ask for information from the canvas … but who has never caught its symptoms in a search engine? Most often to find yourself to self -gnostize a rare disease or a stomach cancer, while at the base, you just had a thumb pain …
To avoid these misadventures again, here is a list of some serious sites, which can provide you with reliable information on health and the various diseases sought.
The most complete MSD manual
These are, originally, small reference books published for members of the medical profession and pharmacists in the 1900s. Over time, they developed and the manual went to the digital version, available for free. Today, this site also exists in the form of application.
One of the big strengths of the MSD manual is that most articles are written by people with training in the medical environment, often doctors.
There is a written version for patients, in an accessible language, but also a written version in a more technical language, for health professionals who are looking to obtain more information on a disease or a symptom.
Many sheets are made available for patients. In the end, there is the possibility of making a little quiz to test his understanding and what was selected from the article in question.
Finally, the site has as many articles on specific diseases as on symptoms. So, whether you are looking for “stomach ache” or “gastroenteritis”, you will generally find a dedicated sheet.
Vidal, the medical and pharmaceutical reference
Vidal is a database “Approved by the High Authority for Health (HAS)”as explained on his site. The site is updated daily, both on medical and clinical information as on pharmaceutical products.
Its authors are made up of health professionals and medication.
There are sheets and articles on symptoms and the disease sought. Some of the sheets end with the possibility of accessing a small comic strip on themes related to that consulted. They are customizable (depending on the genre and sometimes the situation of disability or not). The idea being to explain very simply and in image different themes (the expression of pain, the MST, the MRI, the scanner etc).
This site is also available in the form of application.
Some of its features require registration and the content reserved for health professionals is also accessible only with registration.
Orphanet, the site specializing in rare diseases
Orphanet is a reference site dedicated to rare diseases funded for the past 20 years by the European Commission. Its purpose is to improve the visibility of rare diseases and to provide quality information on them, to help patients but also caregivers to access reliable information. The site also has a platform, Ophadata which “Provides integrated and reusable data”explains the site.
When looking for a disease, the site provides, in addition to a definition of the disease, several additional documentation. Some documents are dedicated to patients, others are rather directed to health professionals.
A component of the site is also devoted to orphaned drugs.
Inserm, the most accessible
The National Institute of Health and Medical Research has existed since the 1960s and depends on the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Research. It is a public institute that takes care of medical and organic research with research laboratories carrying out scientific publications, but also inventions and patents. It is very active in the level of popularization scientific. In addition to the site, we find a paper magazine. Several events are organized on health themes.
On the site, there is a category dedicated to different diseases or thematic related to biomedical research. The files are very complete with in -depth explanations on diseases, their risks, their solutions, but also, the inventory of research concerning this subject and what news is linked to it.
Amelie.fr, the health insurance site with summary sheets
We often forget it, however the Social Security site has a whole section of the site dedicated to files on the different diseases. Rather dedicated to frequent and common diseases, the site remains a good reliable and complete source of information, referring to its scientific sources, as well as to other health themes.
Other serious sites, dedicated to specific diseases
Finally, there are many information sites, generally created by associations dedicated to disease, but also by specialized institutes.
For example, concerning cancers in general, there are the sites of:
- The Gustave Roussy Institute, hospital specializing in oncology,
- the National Cancer Institute,
- Internationally, the Canadian Cancer Society.
As for infectious pathologies and tropical diseases, you can consult the site of the Pasteur Institute. Its main research axes also concern cancer and neurological diseases.
Finally, with regard to neurological diseases, you can consult the Brain Institute’s website.
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