The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The primary concern of AHCPR is to support research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. Information on research findings, consumer health, evidence reports, and technical reviews is presented at this site. (
http://www.ahcpr.gov
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The American Dietetics Association (ADA) is the leading professional organization for registered dieticians. The site provides a number of excellent sources of information about proper eating and position statements about dietary supplements and other consumer information on nutrition. (
http://www.eatright.org
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The American Medical Association (AMA) web site contains valuable information for physicians, health professionals and patients. The Patient section includes information on many chronic diseases and health-related conditions as well as resources on doctors, hospitals and the medical field. Go to the Health Insight section for consumer information. (
http://www.ama-assn.org
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a non-profit organization that is involved in nutritional advocacy. CSPI publishes the Nutrition Action Newsletter and provides online information about nutritional issues, national guidelines and food safety. (
http://www.cspinet.org
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the Nation's foremost consumer protection agency. It provides answers to many consumer questions and provides links to other resources and other government agencies. (
http://www.fda.gov
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Healthfinder is a service of the National Health Information Center and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The focus is on providing the best and latest information on consumer health issues. This site provides excellent resources on health information. (
http://www.healthfinder.gov
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The mission of Medwatch is to help consumers know about new findings on medications and supplements that are regulated by the FDA. (
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides information on many types of alternative medicine. (
http://www.nccam.nih.gov
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The National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF) is a non-profit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems. This site contains valuable information on various supplements and products that are purported to have beneficial effects. (
http://www.ncahf.org
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The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) supports research and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. The ODS also provides advice to other Federal agencies regarding research results related to dietary supplements. The ODS is committed to strengthening the knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements through research and education. (
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/
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Quackwatch is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Through Internet links resources related to everything from alternative cancer treatment to quackery for pets may be accessed. (
http://www.quackwatch.com/
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This Center on Nutrition Communication in the School of Nutrition Science and Policy supports this site. The site provides reviews of various nutrition related sites in order to help consumers compare the quality of various online resources. (
http://navigator.tufts.edu
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The Federal Consumer Information Center is part of the U.S. General Services Administration. It is intended to promote sound decision making by consumers on a variety of issues. (
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
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