About This Site

This Web site is produced by the Cleveland Clinic Department of Patient Education and Health Information. It is our goal to promote education, inquiry and the well-being of our patients and visitors by providing the most timely, appropriate and useful health information available.

This site offers information on over 900 health topics, community programs, clinical trials, support groups and educational classes. The health information presented on this site has been approved by Cleveland Clinic specialists, unless otherwise noted. Additional information has been added from agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The information is updated daily so visit our site often!

You can also find our health information presented by WebMD and Invacare.

We subscribe to Health-on-the-Net Principles and have received the HON certification.

This information is intended for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as medical advice. It has not been designed to replace a physician’s independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient. Please also read our Web Site Disclaimer Statement.

All online forms that request personal information (name, address, e-mail, etc.) are secure and provide encrypted transmission over the Internet. For more information, please read our Web Site Privacy Statement. We do not provide any information supplied on Web forms to any outside organization for any reason (other than where we may be required to by law, or as necessary to process credit card information).

We invite you to explore our site and hope that you find the information helpful.

Thanks for visiting and come back soon!

The Cleveland Clinic
Department of Patient Education and Health Information
9500 Euclid Ave. NA31
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
216/444-3771 or
800/223-2273 ext. 43771
healthl@ccf.org