Health Reference

College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia: Has an online Directory of Dentists
College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC: search for a physician in BC, including physicians accepting new patients
Free Medical Journals: over 430 free journals
Genetics Home Reference: a guide to understanding genetic conditions. From the US National Library of Medicine
HealthLinkBC: Confidential health information and advice for BC residents from nurses. Replaces BC Health Guide
Healthy Canadians: an informative site from the Government of Canada; features information on food safety, physical health, and more
Mayoclinic.com: sound advice on a variety of health-related topics
Medline Plus: medical information by topic, and videos of surgical procedures
Merck Manual of Medical Information, Home Edition: full-text, searchable, written in everyday language
Public Health Agency of Canada
PubMed Central: free medical journal articles
PubMed Central Canada: free digital archive of medical journal articles published in Canada
Risk Ratings Database: search Lower Mainland care facilities to find out their risk rating. Information in the database obtained from the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities. 

General Health Information

BC Centre for Disease Control: health alerts and information on diseases
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Caring for Kids: child health information from Canada's paediatric experts
Destination Health Information: Travelling to a different country? Look it up on this site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and see travel health information for that country
Environmental Working Group's report Skin Deep: a safety assessment of ingredients in personal care products
Food Allergy Network
Fraser Health Authority
HealthMap: track the spread of various global diseases
Household Products Database: health and safety information on household products
Lab Tests Online
Medical Services Plan (BC): Information about BC's health plan; includes link to application forms.
Ministry of Health Services: standards of delivery of care and what to do if the standards have not been met
Surgical Wait Times for BC
Tox Town: introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks
World Health News: from Harvard University; tracks major health and health policy stories
World Health Report: from the WHO; rates different countries in terms of their health service
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority: local restaurant closures. Arranged by year.


Cancer Resources

BC Cancer Registry
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Canadian Cancer Society Multilingual Cancer Information: Cancer information sheets in 17 languages other than English
Cancer News on the Net: dedicated to bringing the latest news on cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment
Cancerpage: cancer information, message boards, searchable
Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products: from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Oncolink: a University of Pennsylvania cancer center resource; 30,000+ articles



Mental Health Resources

Internet Mental Health
Here To Help: mental health and substance abuse issues and links, arranged by topic and with 'toolkits' to help in management


Nutrition Resources

American Dietetic Association: authoritative information on diet and food, good links
Canada's Food Guide
Dietary Supplements: from the National Institute of Health
Dietitians of Canada: promoting health through diet and nutrition


Pregnancy Resources

BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs: accessible, quality, non-judgmental, perinatal support
BC Lactation Consultants Association: promoting breastfeeding, and the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant designation in BC
motherisk: from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
Pacific Post Partum Support Society: resources, support and information for women and families experiencing depression or anxiety related to the birth or adoption of a baby


Pharmaceutical Reference

Canada's Adverse Drug Reaction Database: contains information about adverse drug reactions
DEA Guide: to abused and illegal drugs
Drugs.com: drug search, pill identifier, and drug interactions
Health Canada Drug Product Database
HerbMed: a database of herbal medicines, including Medline articles, links to reports, warnings, etc.
Licensed Natural Health Products Database: Contains product information on natural health products licensed by Health Canada
Medline Plus Drug Information: over 9,000 medications, provided by the United States Pharmacopoeia
National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal: Searchable by generic or brand name of drug
Worst Pills: comprehensive information of hundreds of drugs and warnings of those that are unsafe or ineffective