Site listing clinical trials--great for people with illnesses or medical conditions

[michlynn]

I just received info about this site in my email today. Congress has ordered that a consumer-friendly database of clinical trials be posted on the internet. Right now there are about 4,000 government and university studies listed at the site, and you can search by condition or sponsor. Drug company trials should be posted soon. The site, which is maintained through the National Institutes of Health, has other resources, too (scroll down to "Resource Information"), such as links to MedlinePlus and healthplus. This is a great site to research illnesses or other medical conditions that you or a family member or friend may have. I've checked out the site, and it truly is consumer friendly. The link is: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]

Just thought I'd add the link to the newstory about this site: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]
Michelle

[This message has been edited by michlynn (edited 02-29-2000).]