Australian Government

Food Standards Australia New Zealand
www.foodstandards.gov.au
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has publications and fact sheets for the consumer.
Formerly known as ANZFA (Australia New Zealand Food Authority) 

Department of Health and Ageing
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/For+Consumers-1
The Australian Goverment, Department of Health and Ageing website for families, seniors, adults, parents, teenagers, carers etc.  Topics covered include Ageing, Education and Prevention, Conditions and Diseases, health products, rural health, services etc.

National Health and Medical Research Council
www.nhmrc.gov.au
The NHMRC is Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research, development of health advice for the community, professionals and goverment. Also provides advice on ethical behaviour in health care and research.

Therapeutic Goods Association
www.tga.gov.au
The Therapeutic Goods Association carries out a range of assessment and monitoring activities to ensure therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard.

 Drug Information

Australian Medicines Handbook
http://www.amh.net.au/
The Australian Medicine Handbook provides practical, reliable and comparative drug information.

Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Company
http://www.appco.com.au/
The Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Company provide publications and resource materials to the pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals.

Health Departments

Better Health Channel
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
The Better Health Channel is developed by the Victorian Health Department.  Excellent source of information and useful links for everybody.

Gastro Source
http://www.gastrosource.com/
A website for scientific publications and resources

UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence
http://www.gastrosource.com/
A UK website for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), an organisation providing the UK with guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

USA National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
The United States National Library of Medicine is a website for the general public and professionals.

Therapeutic Guidelines
http://www.tg.com.au/
The Therapeutic Guidelines is a not-for-profit organisation deriving guidelines for therapy from the worlds literature.

Medical Journals

Australian Prescriber
http://www.australianprescriber.com/
The Australian Prescriber is an independent publication providing information about drugs and therapeutics.

UK British Medical Journal
http://www.bmj.com/
The British Medical Journal is a resource students, the general public and professionals.

USA Journal of the American Medical Association
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
The Journal of the American Medical Association website provides access the their latest journals.

Medical Journal of Australia
http://www.mja.com.au/
The Medical Journal of Australia website provides access to current & past issues of their publications.

USA New England Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org/
The New England Journal of Medicine website provides access to the their latest journals.

UK The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/
The Lancet website provides access to a variety of articles and publications.

Medical Societies

Virtual Gastro Centre
http://www.virtualgastrocentre.com/
The Virtual Gastro Centre has been developed by Professionials for patients, families, carers and medical professionals.  The website provides information on diseases, treatments, events and other useful resources.

UK British Society of Gastroenterology
http://www.bsg.org.uk/
The website for the British Society of Gastroenterology provides information for treatments, resources and other useful information.

USA American Gastroenterology Association
http://www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=2
The website for the American Gastroenterology Association is a useful site for sufferers, families and professionals, with great visuals to help understand the bowel.

Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia Inc
http://www.genca.org/html/s01_home/home.asp?dsb=9
The GENCA site is useful resource for information relating to the Specialist Gastroenterological Nurses.

Gastroenterological Society of Australia
http://www.gesa.org.au/
The GESA website is a great resource for families and professionals, with great graphics and easy to read explanations of the bowel etc.

International Organisation for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
http://www.ioibd.org/index.html
The IOIBD website provides information on it's organisation and members.

Society of International Gastroenterology Nurses
http://www.signea.org/
The SIGNEA website is a resource for Gastroenterology Nurses.

Other Health Organisations

Australian Divisions of General Practice
http://www.adgp.com.au/site/index.cfm
The Australian peak body representing doctors (General Practioners) throughout Australia. 

National Divisions of General Practice
www.gp.org.au
The National Divisions of General Practice is a useful tool for locating the divsion closest to you. 

Arthritis Foundation of Australia
http://www.arthritisfoundation.com.au/
A useful website for sufferers, families, friends and professionals.

Australian Council of Stoma Associations Inc
http://www.australianstoma.com.au/
The Australian Council of Stoma Association represents the nationwide regional stoma assocations. Useful information with links to support groups and other important information.

BirthNet
http://www.birth.com.au/about.asp
The birth.com.au website is designed to provide information and assistance to new mothers.

The Coeliac Society of Australia
http://www.coeliac.org.au/
The Coeliac Society website is a great resource for those sufferers, family members and professionals looking for futher information and assistance.

Australian Organ Donor Register
http://www.organdonor.com.au/
The organ donor website is useful resource to find out more information on organ donations.

Irritable Bowel Information and Support Assocation of Australia Inc.
http://www.ibis-australia.org/
The IBIS website is a great site for those wanting more information regarding IBS.

Osteoporosis Australia
http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/index.php
A useful website for those wanting more information relating to Osteoporosis.

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
http://www.rdaa.com.au/
A useful website for those wanting more information pertaining to rural doctors.

Pharmacy Organisations

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
http://www.psa.org.au/
The PSA website is a  for those wanting more information our pharmacists, pharmacist assistants, guidelines and other resources.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia
http://beta.guild.org.au/
A website for those wanting more information about the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.

Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
http://www.shpa.org.au/
A website for those wanting more information pertaining to hospital pharmacists.

Assistance

Centrelink
http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
Centrelink is an Australian government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self-sufficient and supporting those in need.

Medimate, National Prescribing Service
http://www.nps.org.au/site.php?page=2&content=/resources/content/cons_medimate.html
The National Prescribing Service, Community Quality Use of Medicine Team have produced a booklet that provides people with advice on how to use medicines safely.

MIMS
http://www.mims.com.au/
MIMS is the publication used by gp's, specialists, chemists, it provides specific knowledge on medications for a patient's specific medical condition.

Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
http://www.phio.org.au/
The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman provides an independent service to help consumers with health insurnance problems and enquiries.

Medic Alert
http://www.medicalert.com.au/
Medic Alert specialises in personal emergency medical identification.

National Public Toilet Map
http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/
The National Public Toilet Map is a great website for those who need to plan their trips around toilet stops.  Easy to use website, friendly call centre staff. 

Representing Consumers

Consumer's Health Forum of Australia
http://www.chf.org.au/
The Consumer's Health Forum is the national voice for consumers, helping shape the health system.

Chronic Illness Alliance Inc
http://www.chronicillness.org.au/
The Chronic Illness Alliance aim is to build a better focus in health policy and health service for those with a chronic illness.

Various Health

USA Clinical Trials
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
The website for American clinical trials.

European IBD Trials
www.trials.ibdis.net
This is the first multilingual and multicentered listing of current clinical trials in the field of inflammatory bowel diseases in Europe.  Patients and doctors have access to the latest study information, including details of all the European Patient IBD Associations.

My Doctor
http://www.mydr.com.au/
A website developed & maintained by Doctors, covers medical issues, conditions, healthy eating and fitness.