# What is your favorite publication/website for health-related information?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089 "2023-11-14T00:03:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![2outta3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2outta3/32/15520_2.png) [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089/1 "2023-11-14T00:03:09Z")

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Me? For about two decades it has been the Life Extension Foundation’s magazine and website. I have found some of their recommendations for otc products and dosing protocols to be spot on in some instances where my blood work results were showing some out-of-range values.

I started ordering their male panel of lab tests every couple of years in the 00’s. Since around 2010, I’ve been ordering the male panel annually. I can see firsthand if something is out of whack based on my historical results and decide whether it’s something that I may be able to deal with through supplementation and/or nutrition, or whether I need to see a doctor ASAP… When trying something new, I will order a test around the 3 month mark to evaluate whether what I’m taking seems to have any effect on what I’m trying to mitigate.

So what about you?

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**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089/2 "2023-11-14T00:35:40Z")

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For a regular selection of new reports on topics that might interest me, it’s probably [Medscape](https://www.medscape.com/). Even if I’m apathetic about 90% or more, the articles I _don’t_ delete are worth getting the newsfeed.

When I’m searching specific topics, [WebMD](https://www.webmd.com/) and [Medline Plus](https://medlineplus.gov/) usually end up being the most informative and authoritative. Or quite often, anyway.

I’ll be very interested to read what others say are good resources for health information.

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**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089/3 "2023-11-14T17:54:02Z")

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Unfortunately the WHO seems to be one to avoid nowadays.

Ever since they endorsed ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’, presumably bowing to political pressure.