Library:
Medical Resources
Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
This is the site to start. It is published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is geared to the consumer so it does not have a lot of technical jargon. You can search for a specific topic or browse by categories such as Health Topics, Drug Information, etc. The link above will take you to the advanced search where you are able to have the word checked for spelling while you search.
Altruis Biomedical Network http://www.altruisbiomedical.net/
From the Internet Scout Report: "Altruis Biomedical Network is a "large network of numerous topic-specific [Web sites] focusing on information in healthcare and biomedical research." The content of the site is plentiful; visitors to this meta-page can choose from numerous biomedical topics to explore. Users should note, though, that the large network tries to generate Internet traffic within its body of sites by providing a forum for "topic-specific product advertising." Nevertheless, the advertisements are unobtrusive, and many, if not all, of the sites have been prepared by healthcare professionals and scientists. [AL]"
Family Doctor.org http://www.familydoctor.org/
The American Academy of Family Physicians produces this site. It site has a good medical dictionary as well as great herbal remedy section. If using the herbal section do not search but browse by clicking on the first letter of the remedy. In addition they have information sheets for almost 500 topics.
Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains this site. A good thing about this site is that it lists organizations associated with the search topic.
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
The Mayo Clinic is one of the most respected medical authorities in America. This site offers general information on diseases & conditions; drug information; first aid and other topics. A good place to start medical research. The Mayo Clinic Health Letter is available in the library at school.
Medem http://www.medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm
The nation's leading medical societies have joined forces to create Medem. This is a database that not only ranks the results by relevancy but also by the complexity of the information. A health care professional can skip over the sites geared for the patient and vice-versa. It does not develop it's own data but rather provides searches which link to other sites such as the American Medical Association and the National Institute of Health.
NIH's On-line Consumer Health Publications http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/conkey.htm
This is a list of full-text publications published by the different institutes associated with the National Institute of Health. Unfortunately there is no search function so the best thing to do is to do a find command (control + F) on the page. Still there is a lot of good information here.
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/
This site has a wide variety of health information in both Spanish and English.
AHRQ's Consumer's & Patient's Site http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/
Another site by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that caters to information for the consumer. On this site you will find medical guidelines, drug information, and articles on health topics.
Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org/
From the Internet Scout Report: "The University of Iowa provides Virtual Hospital as a "useful medical reference and health promotion tool" for both health care professionals and patients. Users have access to hundreds of authoritative sources of medical information. Easy to navigate, the site organizes information in a variety of ways; users can browse by medical problem, organ system, or hospital department. Even though information is further separated for health care providers and patients, there are no access restrictions. [AL]"
The Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/contents.htm
What a great resource. 287 chapters plus appendixes and all of it is very reliable information. You can search the book under the link "Search the Book;" however, it may be easier to browse unless the topic is very specific.
Human Anatomy Online http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
This site is maintained by the Intellimed International Corporation. It is a good site with the human body broken down by systems. By clicking on the Cardiovascular link you see the cardiovascular system of a full human body. When you move the cursor over the map yellow tags appear. When the mouse is placed over a tag the name of that artery or vein appears. The site would be better if - when the name appeared - it did not block the view.
Urbana Atlas of Pathology http://www.med.uiuc.edu/PathAtlasf/titlePage.html
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign publishes this site. Images of both unhealthy and healthy organs, glands, etc., are organized by system.
Health Central http://www.healthcentral.com/library/library.cfm
Health Central is a subsidiary of Web Rx. This is a general health encyclopedia with special collections on pediatrics and sexual health issues. You can either browse by topic or do a keyword search. The site also has a drug interaction checker and "consumer-friendly, in-depth information on 150 common medications" as well as an herb library.
HONmedia Medical Images http://www.hon.ch/HONmedia/
"HONmedia is a free service offered by the Health On the Net Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization... HONmedia is an unique repository of over 1,950 medical images and videos, pertaining to 1,350 topics and themes."
Mediscan (Medical Image Database) http://www.mediscan.co.uk
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) http://nccam.nih.gov/
This
site is part of the National Institute of Health. The front page
cautions patients not to use these therapies "without the consultation of a licensed healthcare provider."
This database is relatively small; however, what is here can be
trusted.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM) and The National Library of Medicine (NLM) have partnered to create
CAM on PubMed, a special subset of the NLM's PubMed. Begin your
search at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html#.
The rules for PubMed apply so remember to capitalize your Boolean (AND, OR & NOT) terms. This is NOT a full-text
database but it is very valuable if you have access to a university or medical library.
The Alternative Medicine Homepage http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
This site was created and is being maintained by a medical librarian and "is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies." It does not provide any content but links to many sites.
Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/rosenthal/
This site is maintained by Columbia Medical School. It offers live Web discussions, articles, courses (you have to pay for these), synopses of current research projects, and links to other internet sites.
TheNaturalPharmacist.com http://www.naturalpharmacist.com/
The NaturalPharmacist.com (TNP.com) is a division of Prima Communications, Inc. which is a publishing company (in the process of being bought by Random House - 4/2/01) and is based in California. This site does not sell any medical products so hype is kept to a minimum. At the heart of their content offering is the Natural Health Encyclopedia. You must register but it is free.
Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section http://www.anatomyatlases.org/HumanAnatomy/CrossSectionAtlas.shtml
The Digital Anatomist Project http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/projects/da/
The eSkeletons Project http://www.eskeletons.org/
From the Internet Scout Report: "This project from the University of Texas at Austin is an interactive approach to learning anatomy. Users choose either to view human, baboon, or gorilla skeletons to learn about individual bones, or compare the anatomy between species. Bones can be rotated and viewed from different angles, along with various "'overlays' depicting major muscle origins and insertions as well as articulations and morphological features." Additional three-dimensional features can be viewed with Quicktime and VRML plug-ins that can be downloaded from the site. The glossary of anatomical terms is quite helpful, incorporating images along with textual definitions. [AL]"
Gray's Anatomy http://www.bartleby.com/107/
The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System http://cardiovascular.cx/
From the Internet Scout Report: "This site is the online text of Dr. Robert M. Anderson's book The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System. Even though biomedical knowledge is continually advancing and becoming more specific, Anderson feels that it is important to "have a clear understanding of the gross mechanical function of the cardiovascular system as a whole." This resource is provided as a model to do just that. The text is well organized and easy to navigate; additionally, a video that provides a summary of the online text can be viewed online. [AL]"
Human Anatomy Online http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
The Living Skeleton: A Tour of Human Bones
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/xrays/
From the Internet Scout Report: "Access Excellence at the National Health Museum provides this Web site as an educational tool for learning about the human body. X-ray images and bone photos of the human skeleton are organized into eight body area categories, viewable with or without explanatory labels. Both normal bones and those having fractures or other medical conditions are included, along with links to explanations of some of the conditions. The site may be useful to those studying medicine, anatomy, or anyone who is interested in images of the human body. [AL]"
Radiologic Anatomy Browser http://radlinux1.usuf1.usuhs.mil/rad/iong/
Vesalius: the Internet resource for surgical education http://vesalius.com/
Visible Human Server http://visiblehuman.epfl.ch/
From the Internet Scout Report: "This Web site from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology allows users to view three dimensional models of human anatomy. A free registration allows users to log on and fully access the site, but there are some sample demonstrations available without registration. When visiting the site, you can view, rotate, and extract cross sections from the anatomical models, or build your own anatomic model by choosing the structures of interest. The site works best with Internet Explorer 5 and the latest version of Microsoft Java VM. The site provides how-to files that are extremely helpful for new users. This is certainly a site for those studying human anatomy, but it is a cool site that may also appeal to others. [AL]"
The Virtual Body http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
The Visible Human Project http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
DIRLINE: Directory of Health Organizations http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/
The Whole Brain Atlas http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
From the Internet Scout Report: "The Whole Brain Atlas is 'an information resource for central nervous system imaging,' sponsored by the Departments of Radiology and Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, the Countway Library of Medicine, and the American Academy of Neurology. The images are arranged in cases, by series that show normal aging, or in progressive stages of various brain diseases. The cases can be selected and navigated from the home page or through the Java-based Atlas Navigator. To be more user-friendly, the site also includes features such as a Neuroimaging Primer and help pages. [AL]"
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Disease Overviews http://www.pdrhealth.com/patient_education/index.html |
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From the Librarian's Index
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Physicians' Desk Reference |
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Interactive Health Tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html |
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From Gary Price: 'Topics include melanoma, rheumatoid arthritis, managing cholesterol, and many more. From the site, "Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial." ' |
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Rare Diseases.org http://www.rarediseases.org/ |
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The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), Inc. maintains this site. It has an abridged database. The full version of the database requires a subscription. Abstracts are included but full reports cost $7.50 as of 5/2/02. NORD also has an organizational database for support groups. |
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Big Picture Book of Viruses http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html |
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AIDS |
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AEGIS--HIV/AIDS Information http://www.aegis.com/ |
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AIDS Gateway to the Internet http://www.aids.org/index.html |
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Avert.org http://www.avert.org/ |
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HIV InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite |
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Internet Bookmarks for AIDS http://www.aidsinfonet.org/articles.php?articleID=999 |
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Sickle Cell Anemia |
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Sickle Cell Anemia: What is it? http://yourgenesyourhealth.org/ygyh/mason/ygyh.html?syndrome=sickle |
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From The Internet Scout Project: "Considered an African American disease, sickle cell is a recessive disorder that causes a mutation in a blood protein that changes the shape of the body's hemoglobin cells. Affecting approximately 1 out of 375 African American children, sickle cell blocks blood vessels and potentially damages the spleen, lung, and heart. In severe cases, it can cause a heart attack or stroke. A product of the Dolan DNA Learning Center, this site not only provides information on the disease itself but also reveals how the disease is caused, inherited, diagnosed, and treated. Also provided is a glossary of terms related to this inherited disease. For more information about this debilitating and devastatingly painful disease, users should visit this site." [MG] |
Clinical Pharmacology http://cp.gsm.com/
This site is produced by Gold Standard Multimedia, a privately held company whose "mission is to be the world's leading provider of educational and clinical applications for healthcare." It is a free site but you must register first. This site has a vast quantity of information. Of particular interest is the Patient Education page and the Drug Information page. The frame design is not the greatest. The site also has Spanish translations.
Drug Advisor from Eckerd http://www2.eckerd.com/content.asp?content=pharmacy/drugadvisor
Includes a drug interaction guide.
Safemedication.com http://www.safemedication.com/
This site is produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. It offers easy to read information on drugs including storage requirements, what to do if you forget a dose, side effects, dietary instruction, and special instructions. It also includes a pronunciation guide.
PDR Health: Drug Information http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/index.html
National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/nia/
This is one of the 25 institutes that comprise the National Institute of Health. On this site you will find articles on age-related health, diseases and conditions as well as current research.
American Geriatrics Society http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
This is more than a health-related site. It does have health-related links however and they are quite useful.
Aging Well Village http://agingwell.state.ny.us/
This site is produced by the New York State Office for the Aging at: http://aging.state.ny.us/index.htm. The site has links to nutrition, exercise, medication and alternative health information.
Elder Law Answers http://www.elderlawanswers.com/
This site is mostly a legal information site; however it does have sections on the legal implications of Medicare and Medicaid. Elder Law is formed by a network of attorneys.
Infoaging.org - http://www.infoaging.org/
From the Librarian's Index to the Internet: "A searchable site presenting advances and news in aging research, focusing on aging-related diseases, biological causes of human aging, and a healthier lifestyle. The research spotlights cellular aging, telomeres, longevity, caloric restriction, stems cells, Alzheimer's findings, the food pyramid controversy, geriatrics, and more. Additionally, there are links to a number of general age-related Web sites and topics. From the American Federation for Aging Research."
Aetna http://www.aetnaushc.com/sitesearch/search.html
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahcpr.gov/
Choosing and Using a Health Plan http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm
Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) http://cms.hhs.gov/
Men's Health http://www.4women.gov/Mens/
This site is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is an outstanding site that not only lists specific conditions but also gives information by age category. This site offers links to other sites and organizations.
Healthtouch Online -
Men's Health
http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/hdSubIndex.asp?goto_type=2x5-Grid&index=120307&title=Men%27s+Health&cid=HTHLTH
This site is published by Medical Strategies, Inc. The topics covered include not only typical men's issues such as AIDS and prostate cancer but also breast cancer and osteoporosis and how they relate to men. They have original content, links to recommended sites, and organization information.
Male Health http://www.malehealth.co.uk/
This site is produced by Radcliffe Online, "a well-established medical and health publisher." This site provides a lot of information on a wide range of topics. One link of note is the "panic button." This takes you to a list of things that must receive medical treatment. This site provides original content and links to resources as well as "ask an expert" and current news.
Men's Health Network http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/
This site is maintained by the Men's Health Network. An interesting site that provides links to public policy sites such as the Prostate Cancer Task Force in Texas or Congressional Testimony: Fatherhood Hearings April 27, 1999.
Calorie Counter http://www.bgsm.edu/nutrition/fdcalc.htm
Wake Forrest University administers this site. It is a simple to use site but not very extensive. For more comprehensive databases see Nutrition Analysis Tool 2.0 or Nutrient Database (USDA) but beware - the sheer number of choices for "chicken" astounds!
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition http://www.ajcn.org/
This journal offers free full-text articles from 1998 to the present so when searching it is important to limit the date to January 1998 and beyond. The articles tend to the scientific.
Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14: Nutrient Lists
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From the Internet Scout Report: "A recent addition to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service's Nutrient Database for Standard Reference is a report of nutrient lists. For each of the 30 nutrients, a list is provided, both sorted alphabetically and by nutrient content, of the amount of that nutrient found in each of 1,147 selected food items. What makes these lists particularly helpful is that the nutrient content data is provided in common portion measures. This is a great source of information, presented in an easy-to-use format. Anyone interested in increasing their intake of a certain nutrient can search these lists to assist their food choices. [AL]
The Pediatric Internet http://www.aap.org/bpi/
The American Academy of Pediatrics hosts this site and they do a very good job. There are many links for both parents and professionals as well as "kid safe" sites. The site also categorizes the links into "Subspecialties." They review every site.
Kid's Health http://kidshealth.org/
This site was created by the The Nemours Center for Children's Health Media to "to help families make informed decisions about children's health by creating the highest quality health education resources." You can browse this site either by age (newborns, kids, or teens - the latter two are designed for kids and teens) or do a keyword search. This site has a lot of content for both parents and children.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) http://www.aap.org/advocacy/schip.htm
SCHIP was created by the federal government in 1997 to expand health care insurance to children. This summary was created by the AAP. It is an easy to follow set of links that should answer most questions.
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubstitle.cfm
NICHD is part of the National Health Institute. This link will take you to the publications list. Most of the publications are available online. For those that are not you can request that they be mailed to you free of charge.
American Pediatric Surgical Association http://www.eapsa.org/index.htm
This site offers links to other sties through the "links" on the left side. Many of these links are for professionals but a few are for parents.
AIM Doc Finder http://www.docboard.org/docfinder.html
AMA Physician Select http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline - NY Doctors http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm
Anatomy of an Eye http://sut1.sut.ac.th/netscape/Netscape_Docs/frames/eye/
Eye Advisory http://www.eyeadvisory.com/
Eye Diseases and Disorders http://www.stlukeseye.com/eye_diseases.htm
Eye Links http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c11.html
Google Web Directory: Senses http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Senses/
National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World http://www.hhmi.org/senses/
Virtual Tour of the Ear http://www.augie.edu/perry/ear/ear.htm
Medline Plus: Surgery http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgery.html
This is a collection of links dealing with surgery. It is published by the National Institute of Health.
Way Cool Surgery http://www.waycoolsurgery.com/
From the Internet Scout Report: "Offered by Ohio's Mount Carmel Hospital and COSI, the hands-on science centers in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio, this Web site is cool. Designed for middle and high school students, the site allows visitors to watch video clips of six different stages of a coronary bypass surgery. Written descriptions of the key steps accompany the video; so, those who prefer not to watch the video clips will still learn from the information. Students can also learn about the risk factors associated with heart disease and read follow-up reports on patients recovering from heart surgery. Another feature that may be of interest to some students is the profiling of various health care professionals and some of the specialized training required for a career in these fields. [AL]"
YourSurgery.com http://www.yoursurgery.com/
This site provides easy-to-understand information on common medical procedures. "The Editor of YourSurgery.ComŽ is Harold D. Portnoy, M.D. who has been in the practice of Neurological Surgery for over 35 years, a researcher and an author of over 70 publications." This site has great grahpics.
National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
Another outstanding site courtesy of the federal government. (This time the Department of Health and Human Services.) This site has both articles and links to relevant organizations.
The North American Menopause Society
From The Internet Scout Project: "No longer a "hush-hush" topic, menopause has become highly publicized in recent years and is now becoming a more openly discussed subject among women all across this country. In response to this publicity, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has created its own Web site to further the dialogue and discourse of menopause among and between women. NAMS is a leading scientific nonprofit organization devoted to promoting women's health during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause. Its site contains information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms, long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of therapies to enhance health. NAMS has a membership of approximately 2,000 clinical and basic science experts from the fields of medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, and education, while priding itself on providing accurate and unbiased information. For women and men wanting to learn up-to-date information concerning menopause, this is definitely a site to explore." [MG]
OBGYN.net: The Universe of Women's Health http://www.obgyn.net/
According to the site, "OBGYN.net is designed by Obstetricians and Gynecologists. You have the comfort in knowing that it is continuously monitored by an advisory board of qualified physicians." The site offers a lot of information for both professionals and consumers. One good thing about the site is that most of the staff are women.
College Women's health http://www.4collegewomen.org
This site was prepared by students at Brandeis University, and offers health information tailored for women in colege.
Sites for Experts & Professionals
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
This is THE site for medical research. It contains over 11 million citations from over 4,000 journals. You can use the operators AND, OR and NOT - BUT THEY MUST BE CAPITALIZED!. This site does not have many full text articles (and most of the ones that are full-text you have to pay for). However, if you are looking for the latest research, this is the place to do it.
NCBI MeSH
Browser http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=MeSH&term=
NLM's MeSH Browser
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM's controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles. For instance in MeSH "Cancer" is indexed as "Neoplasms." You can still find articles using "cancer" but using "neoplasms" will find you more articles. Used in conjunction the two MeSH Browsers are quite good. The first one, NCBI's, allows you to search directly from the MeSH Browser and it offers a crude form of spell checking. However, it does not map very well (in this case map means to take the word cancer and link it to the proper word neoplasms). The second browser maps extremely well but does not offer any alternatives if the term is not in the thesaurus.
Medscape http://www.medscape.com/
You have to register for this database but it does not cost anything and has some very useful articles. The size is limited but you can expand the time frame searched from the default past 12 months to 70 months.
HighWire Press http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl
As of 3/21/01 there were 238,177 free full-text articles at this site administered by Stanford University. Most of the journals have a date restriction so you cannot access the most recent issues; however, this site is still worth a visit if technical, full-text articles are needed.
FDA Search Page http://www.fda.gov/search.html
Searching the FDA site takes a lot of patience and, unless you know exactly what you want, finding it will be difficult. You can try the FDA Orange Book for drug information but a better way is the search page for the entire FDA site listed above. If you think you need information from this site PLEASE COME AND SEE A LIBRARIAN. The great thing about this site is the wealth of information available on drugs and medical devices.