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American Board of Medical Specialists (ABMS), comprising of 24 medical specialty boards, is the pre-eminent entity overseeing physician certification in the United States. ABMS is recognized by the key healthcare accreditation organizations as a primary equivalent source of board certification data on medical specialists for credentialing purposes.

American Physician Select provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing boards, and other data sources.

Doctor Directory Find a physician in your area; find a hospital in your area; receive health information; and get paid for your opinions on health...

Medicare's Nursing Home Section The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.

Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation Express Access License Look-up provides a search of the IDPR profession database. This database offers information on professionals who hold a professional license in the state of Illinois and are regulated by this division. Select a search criteria to look up your doctor, nurse, veterinarian, and more.

Diabetes

US FDA You will learn that today, diabetes experts no longer recommend a single meal plan for all people with diabetes. Instead, they recommend meal plans that are flexible and take into account a person's lifestyle and particular health needs. The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes consult a registered dietician to design a meal plan.

American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy.

Cancer Information

Cancer Information, a cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention and educates the public about the results.

National Cancer Health, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. It aims at giving objective and unbiased cancer information and references.

Senior's Health

SeniorHealth.gov This web site for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institute of Health.

Children's Health

American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information.

Drug Information

AARP Consumer Drug Guide reports on the effectiveness and safety of certain drugs and more.

PDR Net for Consumers The drug information on PDRhealth is written in lay terms and is based on the FDA-approved drug information found in the PDR. It gives consumers plain-English explanations for the safe and effective use of prescription and nonprescription drugs—explanations that are consistent with the information professionals are referencing in the PDR. Use this section to read about a drug your doctor may have prescribed to check for side effects, drug interactions, and other important information.

Food and Nutrition Information

American Society for Clinical Nutrition the premier research society dedicated to improving the quality of life through the science of nutrition.

Nutrient Data Laboratory develops authoritative food composition databases and state of the art methods to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate composition data on foods and dietary supplements available in the United States.