Subject
Guide: Medicine & Health
INDEXES | REFERENCE
WORKS | WEB
LINKS | PERIODICALS
This page is intended to introduce a few select health
resources, both on the Web and in the A. Frank Smith,
Jr. Library Center print collection. Disclaimer
On-line
Medical Dictionary
Containing over 165,000 definitions, this dictionary
is the creation of Dr. Graham Dark, and is distributed
by CancerWEB.
Search the On-line Medical Dictionary here:
INDEXES
Biology
Digest
Non-technical digests in biology, ecology, and health.Southwestern
community only.*
CHID Online: the Combined Health Information Database
"a database produced by health-related agencies of the
Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts,
and availability information for health information and health
education resources."
Healthfinder
A service of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
Health
and Wellness Resource Center
An electronic resource center for all levels of health
research. Provides access to full-text medical reference
and periodical materials. Includes information about
access to key health Web sites. *Southwestern community only.
Health
Reference Center-Academic
(INFOTRAC interface) Search for health information
since 1996. *Southwestern community only. This site works
best with Internet Explorer.
Health
Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition contains
over 450 full text journals, with indexing and abstracts
available for over 500 journals. The database focuses
on many medical disciplines, with particularly strong
coverage of nursing and allied health. The database
will also contain the USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Volume
II Advice for the Lay Patient, and Stedman's Medical
Dictionary. *Southwestern community only.
ICPSR
Direct
University faculty, students, and staff may download
social science research data sets from the ICPSR
(Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research) website. Data includes General Social Survey
data, election data, census data, world and European
values surveys, criminal justice data, substance
abuse/mental health data, education data, aging data,
health/medical care data, and more.
IDEAL: International Digital Electronic Access
Library now ScienceDirect
Access to 174 full-text Academic Press journals in
the natural and social sciences. Requires Adobe Acrobat
software. For Southwestern community only.*
Search MEDLINE with PubMed,
a service of the National Library of Medicine, providing
access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back
to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals.
PubMed includes links to many sites providing full
text articles and other related resources.
National Library of Medicine provides
access to multiple retrieval systems with NLM
Gateway. The current Gateway searches
MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus,
MEDLINEplus, ClinicalTrials.gov, DIRLINE,
Meeting Abstracts, and HSRProj.
ScienceDirect formerly IDEAL:
International Digital Electronic
Access Library
An online journal service with access to 200 or more
peer-reviewed scientific and social sciences journals,
all published by Academic Press. Beginning with the
1996 issues, users can browse the complete table
of contents for every volume and issue, or search
these seven specific fields: subject, abstract, affiliation,
author, date, keywords and article title. ScienceDirect
reproduces the full journal articles on screen as
they appear in the printed paper version. Requires
Adobe Acrobat software.
REFERENCE
WORKS
In interdisciplinary fields such
as Health, resources in many different
subject areas will be useful. To find
printed reference material relevant
to your topic start with the library's online catalog.
Do a Reference Materials search using
keywords to describe your topic. You
can also check the library's Web pages
for subject guides for specific topics
to find other suggested sources.
Below are a few titles to get you
started. To check call number and location
information, search the online
catalog.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
REFERENCE, 1st floor 616 G131
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
REFERENCE, 1st floor 613 M454
Merck Manual of Medical Information:
Home Edition
REFERENCE, 1st floor 616.07 M5375
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and
Therapy
REFERENCE, 1st floor 616.07 M537 (online
format)
Alternative Medicine, the Definitive
Guide
REFERENCE, 1st floor 613 Al79
Physicians Desk Reference: PDR
REFERENCE, 1st floor 615 P569
Physicians' Desk Reference for
Nonprescription Drugs
REFERENCE, 1st floor 615.1 P569 1999
PDR for Herbal Medicines
REFERENCE, 1st floor 615.321 P299
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
REFERENCE, 1st floor 610.3 St31m
WEB
LINKS
Meta-Sites
BUBL
Link, Catalog of Selected Internet
Resources - "for the UK
higher education community"
Hardin
Meta Directory - "access to comprehensive
resource lists in health-related subjects"
academic medical centers in the
Midwest"
MEDWEB@Emory
University - emphasizes Emory's educational
and research programs as well as presenting
a carefully selected collection of sites
of interest to the general public.
Yahoo > Health
Statistics
ChildStats.gov - "access
to federal and state statistics and reports
on children and their families"
Administration
on Aging: "statistical information
on older persons"
NCHS,
National Center for Health Statistics -
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal
vital and health statistics agency.
State and Federal Health Departments
Texas
Cancer Data Center - provides information
on health professionals, facilities and services,
cancer statistics, population and community
resources; funded by the Texas
Cancer Council, a state agency
United
States Department of Health and Human Services -
search health topics with Healthfinder or
visit HHS
agencies:
> Office
of the Secretary (OS)
> Administration for
Children and Families (ACF)
> Administration on
Aging (AOA)
> Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
> Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
> Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention - information on diseases and health topics;
and link to NCHS statistics
> Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
> Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
> Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
> Indian Health Service
(IHS)
> National Institutes of
Health (NIH) - comprised of 25 institutes and centers
and the National Library
of Medicine (NLM) -- search multiple retrieval systems
at the U.S. National Library of Medicine using NLM
Gateway
> Program Support Center
(PSC)
> Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Health Information
Complete
Home Medical Guide - Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Mayo
Clinic Health Oasis
MEDLINEplus:
Health Information - "find information
on hundreds of diseases, conditions ans wellness
issues"; search MEDLINE
NOAH:
New York Online Access to Health - English/Spanish
Medscape -
commercial site for medical professionals
(requires free registration)
Merck -
from the publisher of the Merck Manual of
Diagnosis and Therapy, online access to the
17th edition
Martindale's
Health Science Guide - contains teaching
files, medical cases, multimedia courses
and tutorials, and databases. Because of
it's size and complexity, this site is challenging
to navigate.
National
Library of Medicine (NLM) - access to
health information, library services, and
reseach programs -- search multiple retrieval
systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine
using NLM
Gateway
Doctors and Hospitals
ADA.org -
American Dental Association, "access
to dental care"
AMA
Doctor Finder - American Medical Association
American
Board of Medical Specialties - "who's
certified"
American Hospital
Directory - includes data and statistics
AOAnet -
The American Osteopathic Association website
contains a directory of Doctors of Osteopathic
Medicine.
MEDLINEplus:
Directories - health professionals and
hospitals.
U.S.
News Best Hospital Finder - locate by
specialty/state
Quality
Check - Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare
Pharmaceutical/Drug Information
CenterWatch:
Clinical Trials Listing Service - includes
new FDA approvals
Food and Drug
Administration
MEDLINEplus:
Drug Information - a guide to more than
9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications
RxList -
created by Neil Sandow, a hospital pharmacist.
PDRhealth -
The drug information on PDRhealth is
based on the FDA-approved drug information
found in the Physicians Desk Reference.
USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia) -
USP sets "the standards that manufacturers
must meet to sell their products in the U.S."
Yahoo!
Directory>Health>Pharmacy
Medical Tests and Procedures.
LaurusHealth.com:
Health Library: Medical Tests
WebMD:
Medical Library: Medical Tests
Alternative Medicine
CAM
on PubMed - (sponsored by NIH's
Office of Alternative Medicine) indexes
complementary and alternative medicine
articles
IBIDS -
(Interntional Bibliographic Information on
Dietary Supplements) produced by the Office
of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes
of Health.
National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -
a research and dissemination of information
initiative of the National Instiutes of Health
for practitioners and the public
Rosenthal
Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine - this Columbia University research
center site includes a section on information
resources
QuackWatch -
combats "health-related frauds, myths,
fads, and fallacies"
End of Life Care
Growth
House, Inc. - an "international
gateway to resources for life-threatening
illness and end of life care"
PERIODICALS To
find holdings and location information
for specific periodical titles (both
print and online), search the Voyager catalog.
To find citations or online full-text for
articles in periodicals on your topic, try
the resources listed above under Indexes.
Disclaimer: The
links contained in this guide are provided
for information purposes only and do not
imply endorsement or recommendation by the
A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center. Advice
and opinions on treatment or care of an individual
patient should be obtained through consultation
with a health professional.
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