Digital Library

Health & Medicine

• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) CDC
  Information for public & special populations: health care professionals, international travelers, and poultry workers.
• Consumer Health Complete
  Authoritative and comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content.
• Pandemic Flu
  Official federal government web site. General information is organized in this list of bullet points.
• Avian Influenza
  Latest New York Times articles.
• Netwellness
  Information created & evaluated by medical and health professionals.  Nearly 200 health professionals-including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, dentists, genetics counselors, optometrists, athletic trainers, and social workers-are available to answer all legitimate questions, usually within 2-3 days.

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Directories & Dictionaries

• American Hospital Directory
  Provides on-line data for more than 6,000 hospitals.
• Directory of America's Hospitals
  Profiles of hospitals in America.
• On-Line Medical Dictionary
• Best Hospitals - US News Best Hospitals 
  Ratings for  2007

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General Medicine

• MEDLINEplus
  Contains consumer health care information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Netwellness
  Information created & evaluated by medical and health professionals.  Nearly 200 health professionals-including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, dentists, genetics counselors, optometrists, athletic trainers, and social workers-are available to answer all legitimate questions, usually within 2-3 days.
• Consumer Health Complete
  EBSCOhost is a subscription-only, Internet-based collection of periodical & pamphlet databases. It provides abstracts & indexing for more than 3,600 periodicals and includes searchable full text for more than 1,700 periodicals and pamphlets.
• Healthfinder
  Resource for consumer health and human services.
• HealthWeb
  Links to health information organized by topic.
• Healthline
  Search medical websites.
• Household Products Database
  Health and safety information.
• Lab Tests Online
  Learn about professional lab tests.
• Merck & Co. (includes the Merck Manual)
  Supplies information on human & animal health products & services.
• National Institute of Health
  Highlights items of interest to the public & the medical research community.
• National Women's Health Information Center
  Provides current information about women's health issues in English & Spanish.
• NLM Gateway (includes MEDLINE)
  Search multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Current Gateway searches: MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus, and DIRLINE.
• NOAH
  Provides consumer health information in English & Spanish.

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Alternative Medicine

• Alternative Health News Online
• Alternative Medicine Homepage
• Ask Dr. Weil
  Provides medical advice from Harvard Medical School graduate Andrew Weil, M.D.
• ConsumerLab.com
  Tests natural products to see what they actually contain. Lists some results for non-subscribers.
• HealthWorld: Alternative & Complementary Medicine Center
• Herbal Safety
  Information in English & Spanish about 41 widely used herbs.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  From the National Institutes of Health.
• Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  Offers assistance with integrating alternative therapies into medical treatment.
• WholeHealthMD

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Diseases and Conditions Various | AIDS | Cancer


Various

• Allernet: Allergy & Asthma Website
• Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
• American Diabetes Association
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• American Heart Association
• Genetic and Rare Conditions
• Lupus Foundation of America
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Facts & Answers (American Social Health Association)
• Sleep Medicine Home Page

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AIDS

• AIDS in the Workplace
• AIDS Information Global Information System (AEGIS)
  Up-to-date news from newspapers & special publications, as well as a law library with legal information on HIV-related cases.
• The Body: A Multimedia AIDS & HIV Resource
• CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
• AIDS Info
  Treatment, Prevention, Clinical Trials, and other information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• Breast Health from the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Cancer Information Service (clinical trials)
• National Cancer Institute CancerNet Database
• Sarah Cannon Cancer Center
• Skin Cancer Foundation
• British Columbia Cancer Agency
  Includes unconventional cancer therapies.

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Diseases: Prevention & Treatment

• CDC: Health Topics A to Z
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  Provides the public with current information about clinical research studies.
• Health A to Z
• The Mayo Clinic: Diseases and Conditions A-Z
• MEDLINEPlus
  Contains consumer health care information from the National Library of Medicine.
• Men's Health Network
• Patient Information (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Internet Stroke Center (Washington University)
  Current, professional, unbiased information about stroke prevention, news, and resources.
• WebMD
  Commercial clearinghouse for consumer health.

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History of Medicine

• History of Biomedicine
  History of medicine grouped by culture & time period. Includes section on history of diseases.
• MedHist
  The guide to history of medicine resources on the Internet.

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Human Anatomy

• Human Anatomy Online
• Preview the Heart
• The Visible Human Project
• YourSurgery.com
  Explains surgical procedures, patient preparation, recovery, possible complications, and treatment alternatives.

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Illegal Drugs

• Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
• Drug Enforcement Administration
  Contains a listing of "drugs of concern."
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  Provides research reports, statistics, and directories of street names for drugs.

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Insurance

• National Association of Health Underwriters
  Provides state-by-state information on coverage options for many situations, including job changers, high-risk people unable to obtain traditional insurance, and the poor.
• Caring Connections
  Includes state specific "Advanced Care Directives" for downloading.
• eHealthInsurance
  Compare, price, and purchase individual health insurance policies.
• Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
  Consumer guides for getting & keeping health insurance.

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Health News & Statistics

• Alliance for Aging Research
  Latest discoveries in the science of aging. Includes an interactive life expectancy calculator.
• Global Health
  Source of news & statistics on worldwide health issues.
• Healthcare Factsheets AHRQ
  Reports including statistics on American Health care topics.
• World Health Organization

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Mental Health & Psychology Online

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• APA Help Center (American Psychological Association)
• At Health
  Mental health topics, resources, and professional information.
• Family Guide of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Internet Mental Health
• Psych Central
  Focused site for the consumer of mental health information.
• Psychology Information Online
• Social Psychology Network (Wesleyan University)
  Index of links.

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Nutrition & Fitness

• American Dietetic Association
• CaloriesPerHour.com
  Information about weight loss, including calorie & nutrition calculators.
• Delicious Decisions
  Contains American Heart Association (AHA) approved diets.
• Fitday.com
  Personal fitness journal that keeps track of calories, exercise, and more. Free registration required.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
  Information about dietary guidelines, dietary supplements, food safety, and more, with special topics links.
• Food Label Guide
  Information on how to read & use food labels.
• HealthierUS
  Diet & exercise tips for a healthier lifestyle.
• Nutrition.gov
  Links to consumer nutrition information from the federal government.
• NutritionData.com
  Complete nutritional data on all foods from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Quick guide to fast food nutrient values.
• Nutrition News Focus.com
  Searchable archives of nutrition information, plus annotated list of nutrition links.
• Nutrition Source
  Diet & nutrition information from the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.
• Tufts Nutrition Navigator

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Magazines

• American Family Physician | The Lancet | British Medical Journal
  JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
• PubMed
  Search system from the National Library of Medicine. Search more than 11 million article references. Articles may be available online, but may be requested through interlibrary loan through your local library.

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Physician and Hospital Evaluation

• ABMS Certified Doctor Home Page
• AMA Physician Select, Online Doctor Finder
• Hospital Compare
  Compare hospitals for standards of care.
• Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety
  Compare hospital safety measures compliances.
• Nursing Home Compare
  Information on every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country-more than 17,000 nationwide.
• Quackwatch
  Guide to health care fraud.

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Pregnancy

• About.com: Pregnancy/Birth
• Ask NOAH About: Pregnancy
• BabyCenter.com
• BabyZone: Preparing for Pregnancy
• Online Birth Center

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Prescription Drugs

• Drug Digest
  Check drug interactions.
• Drug InfoNet
  Provides the same information on package inserts as that found in the Physicians Desk Reference.
• Food and Drug Administration
  Lists drug labeling information for drugs approved since 1998.
• MedlinePlus: Drug Information
• The People's Pharmacy
  Includes write-ups of the top 150 prescription drugs by Joe (pharmacologist) and Terry (nurse) Graedon.
• RxList
  The Internet Drug Index.

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Teen Health

• American Medical Association: Adolescent Health Online
• Go Ask Alice
• Healthfinder: Just for You Teens
• Something Fishy Eating Disorders Website
• Teenwire
• THINK: Teenage Health Interactive Network

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