How to search the Internet for reliable medical information

The best websites about health and healthy lifestyle

We understand more and more that our health and quality of life depend on ourselves. You don’t have to rely on medicine, but lead a healthy lifestyle yourself. I don’t mean the condition when medical help is necessary. But maintaining the health that is given to us by nature is the task of every civilized person. Thanks to the Internet, we can obtain useful information on health-related issues. In today’s selection we’ll talk about websites about health and a healthy lifestyle. We have collected 10 information sites that can fully answer questions about proper nutrition, getting rid of bad habits and preventing possible diseases.

Which sources are best avoided?

1. All kinds of forums . Obviously, the subjective opinions of users are given there.
2. Advertising articles . Of course, not every advertisement conveys false information, but very often they promote something that does not have a sufficient evidence base. Proven medicines and other methods of treatment (surgeries, physical therapy, etc.) do not require advertising. All of them are mentioned in clinical guidelines, standards of care, and are covered in one way or another in clinical studies.
3. Articles without evidence . If statements in a publication are not supported by references to sources of evidence-based medicine or expert opinions, you should not trust them.
4. "Wikipedia" . Anyone can have access to editing information on this site.

TOP 10 health information sites

Website about health and longevity. https://zdobraz.ru/ The site is full of articles about a healthy lifestyle in all its manifestations. There are all the main sections: proper nutrition, sports, healthy lifestyle, bad habits. It’s a pity that there is no “site map” where you can view a list of all published articles.

Healthy portal. https://portzdorov.ru/ In the sections of the site you can find information on nutrition, as well as ways to gain physical attractiveness. Choose diets, get acquainted with recommendations for choosing cosmetics and proper care of your body and hair.

“Live . https://www.jv.ru/ The site is dedicated to fitness for children and adults. There are sections on nutrition and diets. For lovers of Ayurveda, there is a whole section of health information in Indian style.

“Zozhnik”. https://zozhnik.ru/ The portal is rich in useful information. There is a section about various sports, a training and nutrition diary. The creators of the site thought about a variety of lovers of a healthy lifestyle: here there are materials for people with various diseases and dietary habits.

“Hello Be . https://zdravbud.net/ A site full of articles about health. With typical headings: about healthy eating, healthy lifestyle and life in general. A distinctive feature of this site is the sections on vitamins and dietary supplements.

“Website about health.” https://ghhg.org/ Targeted health site. Approximately 200 articles about healthy lifestyle. A distinctive feature from other similar sites is the section on sexual health.

“Bestuzhev’s shop.” https://bestlavka.ru/rubriki/ Here you will find vegetarian, vegan and raw food recipes for main dishes, desserts and drinks. They will diversify your diet and help surprise your family and friends. You will find interesting psychological and esoteric tests that will help you understand yourself and also assess your mental health.

“Anatomy of Health.” https://anatomiya-zdoroviya.ru/vse-o-zdorove Website slogan: “We all want to be healthy, beautiful, young and live long. But everyone has the right to choose their own individual path of development, lifestyle, and health.”

“Healthy lifestyle” https://zdoru.ru/ A site for those who love themselves, say the site’s authors. In addition to standard sections about healthy lifestyle, a section of advice for drug addicts has appeared.

"I am well". https://www.ja-zdorov.ru/ The site is quite full of useful information. Lots of advice on traditional medicine.

These are the health websites we recommend for those who care about their daily well-being and are committed to a long, effective life.

Top 25 popular medical sites (Russia, CIS)

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Reference and information project about medicine and health

Health Mail.Ru is the most popular Russian-language resource about healthy lifestyle and medicine, aimed at a wide range of users. The site contains sections: consultations with doctors, catalog of medicines, catalog of diseases and conditions, catalog of medical institutions, search for medicines in pharmacies, news, articles, videos, forum.

Directory of drugs RLS

Official website of the Radar Group of Companies.

Home Encyclopedia of medicines and pharmaceutical assortment of goods of the Russian Internet. The directory of medicines Rlsnet.ru provides users with access to instructions, prices and descriptions of medicines, dietary supplements, medical products, medical devices and other goods.

The pharmacological reference book includes information on the composition and form of release, pharmacological action, indications for use, contraindications, side effects, drug interactions, method of use of drugs, pharmaceutical companies. The medicinal reference book contains prices for medicines and pharmaceutical market products in Moscow and other cities of Russia.

About Doctors

Review site about doctors and clinics

Ratings of hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, maternity hospitals, antenatal clinics, dentists, private clinics. “ProDoctors” is the largest directory of doctors and clinics in Russia, which unites more than 20 thousand doctors and contains directions and contact numbers. On the site you can share reviews about doctors, clinics and medications, make appointments, and also ask questions to doctors in online consultations.

MedPortal

Medical information portal about human health

The website contains the following sections: – Medical and health news, everything about the health situation in Russia and around the world. -Medical Encyclopedia -Magazine Be Healthy - articles on how to maintain health -Directory of diseases -Oncology -all about the diagnosis and treatment of cancer -Moscow Clinics -directory of private and public medical institutions -Dictionary of Medical Terms

MEDI.ru

Directory of medications for medical professionals.

A selection of annotations for medical preparations. Search and alphabetical list of medicines, manufacturers. Catalog of medical periodicals. It is possible to download an offline version of the database (upon request).

Beauty and medicine

Information resource about medical and cosmetology services

A site for those who care about their health and appearance, and those who are called upon to help with this.

The resource is positioned as a meeting place for organizations providing services and their potential clients. The pages of the site include a directory of diseases and procedures, a catalog of medical centers and beauty salons, and descriptions of popular cosmetic brands, drugs and medical equipment. The advantages of the site are the availability of objective information about the most popular medical and salon procedures, as well as price competition in the market of a medical clinic or salon; you can use the thematic, alphabetical, territorial rubricator, or simply type your request in the search bar. In addition, the site has an end-to-end search system in price lists, articles, and news. Once on the page of the desired organization, it is possible to find the necessary contact information, directions, photo gallery, and you can also leave your wishes and reviews

Main goals of the site:

• Provide complete, reliable and understandable information about the causes and treatment of diseases, their symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and which specialists deal with all this.
• Provide interesting and relevant information about healthy and unhealthy foods. About how foods and cooking methods affect your well-being and appearance. About various diets, including diets - developed by doctors, created on the basis of traditional medicine, innovative, experimental.
• Cover the problems of beautiful and healthy appearance, as well as its connection with health and proper nutrition. The Beauty section is dedicated to this area.
• Offer useful and, most importantly, feasible recommendations for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
• Publish fascinating and truthful articles on the history of medicine.

Are you interested in what diseases are typical for certain regions? What do representatives of certain professions most often get sick with? What diseases should be especially feared in infancy, childhood, and old age? What injuries are most common in people with certain hobbies?

Do you strive not only to be healthy, but also to look attractive, take care of your appearance, keeping yourself in good physical shape? Are you interested in how you can become more beautiful naturally without cosmetic tricks?

Do you want to know everything about the connection between rest, nutrition, drinking and health and beauty? Read what our ancestors, ancient healers, famous people thought about this? What do modern doctors and cosmetologists recommend in this regard?

Or maybe you are concerned about reproductive health issues: male potency, female and male infertility, sexual problems, preparation for pregnancy, features of having children at different ages?

This and much more can be read on the Medicine website.

Each aspect of popular medicine is related to several others, so topics and information materials may overlap.

Which sources are trustworthy?

Regulations

The rights and obligations of medical workers and patients are regulated by Federal Law No. 323 of November 21, 2011 “On the Fundamentals of Protecting the Health of Citizens” Federal Law “On the Fundamentals of Protecting the Health of Citizens”. According to paragraph 4 of article 10 of this law, in our country there are established procedures and standards for the provision of medical care. They are needed to ensure that every patient throughout Russia receives the same medical care.

1. Standards of care are lists of procedures for diagnosing and treating diseases. They are subject to mandatory approval by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and are published officially. These documents are also taken into account in court when resolving controversial issues.

At the same time, the standards of medical care also have disadvantages:

• do not cover all diseases;
• designed for the “average” patient (does not take into account gender, age, stage of the disease);
• adult and children's standards are often combined;
• The last update was in 2012.

Despite the problems voiced, doctors are guided by standards when providing care, and experts from social insurance funds are guided by the correctness of a treatment case.

2. Clinical recommendations are algorithms for the provision of medical care based on evidence-based medicine and approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. They contain information on the classification and course of diseases, complaints and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation and prognosis, as well as links to research.

Today it is the only official source of medical information with an evidence base, which is regularly updated (once every three years). Doctors are recommended to adhere to these algorithms when making decisions, but also take into account the patient’s characteristics.

3. Order No. 203n “On approval of criteria for assessing the quality of medical care” is a document that specifies the minimum volume of diagnostic and treatment procedures for various diseases. It is possible to assign less than in the standard, but not less than in the criteria.

Electronic databases of medical literature

Medline is the most popular medical literature database created by the US National Library of Medicine. There are others: Aidsline, Embase, Biosis. All of them are represented to a greater or lesser extent in electronic scientific libraries:

• PubMed is the website of the US National Library of Medicine. Most of the publications are the results of studies conducted in the USA and European countries. Searching PubMed may seem complicated for a novice user, but there are detailed instructions in Russian. Most articles are presented in the form of abstracts, with links leading to full-text versions (although some of them are paid).
• The Cochrane Library was created in 1992–1993 in honor of the Scottish physician Archibald Cochrane, who promoted evidence-based medicine. This library contains mainly research data from countries such as Canada, Ireland, India, Australia and South Africa. Abstracts of articles are available for free; to read full versions, a subscription is required (from $7).
• eLIBRARY.RU is a leading electronic library of scientific literature in Russian. The platform has been actively developing since 2005 and includes 29 million articles and 5,600 journals. The library presents scientific works in many areas, including medicine and healthcare. Unfortunately, a minority of publications are available for free. To search for information you must register.

Russian medical journals

The Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation reviews some of the medical journals. Articles in such publications are always supported by the results of clinical studies.

Here are some of them:

• "Adaptive physical culture". The magazine's website contains issue announcements and brief contents. The publication itself is available in printed form by subscription.
• "Obstetrics and gynecology". The electronic version is available only to medical professionals, the printed version is available to everyone.
• "Allergology and immunology." Issues of the magazine can be downloaded for free from the website.
• "Arterial hypertension". The full text of publications is available on the website for free. You can subscribe to notifications about the release of a new issue.
• "Nutritional Issues". Publications are presented on the website free of charge for everyone.
• "Pediatric surgery". The magazine is available only by subscription in print form.
• "Children's infections." All issues are posted free of charge for reading and downloading.
• "Cardiology". All journal articles are available for reading and downloading 6 months after publication.
• "Clinical Medicine". An electronic version (after registration) and a printed version are available for subscription.
• "Modern technologies in medicine." The magazine publishes articles in Russian and English, all issues are presented on the website for free access.

Additional sources

1. The World Health Organization (WHO) website contains medical news, statistics, articles about socially significant diseases (hepatitis, HIV, influenza and others). Here you can find recommendations for healthy eating and exercise.

Symptoms of diseases and recommendations for prevention can be found in the “Newsletters” section.

The site has an official version in Russian - you need to select the language in the upper right corner.

2. Website of the Mayo Clinic, a private medical research center accredited by the JCI (Joint Commission International) system. JCI is a certificate that confirms that the level of care in a particular hospital meets international requirements. In Russia, the development of such a program has just begun; it is called the Quality Management System (QMS).

The Mayo Clinic website does not have a Russian version, but if you have sufficient knowledge of English, you will find information about clinical studies and articles on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. You can also take a test: indicate your symptoms and find out what diseases can cause them.

3. The Rospotrebnadzor website is a state information resource in the field of consumer rights protection.

The “Recommendations for Citizens” section contains articles on healthy lifestyle, baby nutrition, flu prevention, vaccinations, and so on. The site also offers tips on healthy eating and information about health services.

Official instructions for drugs

If you have lost the instructions for the drug or forgotten the dosage regimen, then it would be best to make an appointment with your doctor again. If this is not possible, then you can find out the necessary information on these sites:

• "LS GEOTAR";
• Vidal;
• Radar.

All three reference books are guided by the State Register of Medicines and provide reliable information about drugs registered and available in the Russian Federation.

Here you can find out:

What measures should be taken to improve your health before the onset of cold weather, and how to keep your skin and hair in good condition in the autumn-winter period.

How smoking can affect the condition of blood vessels, vision, appearance, even the health of future children. How to prepare for surgery, for pregnancy, how to improve your baby’s health before entering kindergarten and school.

What does healthy eating really look like? Is there a healthy diet for everyone? How does what we eat affect our health, ability to work, mood, development?

Which cancer diseases are especially common, especially dangerous and why? Is it possible to cure cancer if it is detected early? Is it possible to normalize blood pressure, sleep, digestion, and get rid of allergies with the help of a well-designed diet?

How to identify dangerous conditions in a person and what measures need to be taken to save his life and health? What medications are used most often for certain health problems, and what common mistakes are associated with this?

How to treat diathesis in a child? How to get rid of allergies? What to do with a burn? Is high cholesterol dangerous? Can alcoholism be cured and when does it start? Is sex good for your health?

Theory and simple practical health care skills, recommendations for a variety of problems - from burns and toothache to anxiety and sleep disorders. From blood pressure disorders to astigmatism and gout.

Medical news, revealing the mysteries of the human body, unusual medical facts, simply interesting information about diseases and health, the role of medicine in modern life, pharmaceuticals, hygiene, prevention.

Live, enjoy life, don't get sick

You will find interesting and useful information for yourself here:

• Expectant mothers just planning pregnancy.
• Parents of children from zero to adolescence.
• People suffering from allergies.
• Employed in so-called hazardous professions.
• Supporters of a healthy lifestyle.
• People who have chosen to give up animal food, etc.
• Carers for chronically ill and disabled people.

And many others.

Of course, all the information provided here is educational and advisory in nature, so it cannot serve as a full replacement for medical advice. However, the Medicine website strives to save its readers from common mistakes, such as incorrect assessment of their condition, delay in starting treatment, poor lifestyle, and help fight bad habits.

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