Medical Resources on the Web

Indexes and Abstracts

CANCERLIT -- National Cancer Institute. A bibliographic database that contains more than 1.5 million citations and abstracts from biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports and theses. Contains references to cancer literature published from the 1960s to present.
CRISP -- Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects. Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health. A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects.
MEDLINE -- MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains citations and abstracts from more than 4,000 international biomedical journals. There are over 11 million records in the database, dating back to the mid-1960s. MEDLINE can be accessed through a variety of interfaces, each with its own features and capabilities.
PubMed -- A search tool developed by the National Library of Medicine to access bio-medical literature citations in MEDLINE and additional life science journals, and links to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers. PubMed also provides access to molecular biology databases for nucleotides, proteins, genomes, structures, and more.
TOXNET -- Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine. A cluster of databases on toxicology data and literature (including TOXLINE) and hazardous chemicals.

Academic, Professional and Other Resources

Biomedical Information Resources & Services, by Subject -- Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. This site has hundreds of biomedical links arranged by more than 20 categories, such as pathology, neuroscience, pharmacology and toxicology, diseases and disorders, ethics in medicine and science, medical images and illustrations, and history of biomedicine and diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. CDC's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Its website includes current health news, publications, and an A to Z list of health topics with informative fact sheets and links to other resources.
Current Bibliographies in Medicine -- National Library of Medicine. Each bibliography in this series covers a distinct subject area of biomedicine of current popular interest.
Free Medical Journals.com -- Amedeo Group. Free full-text access to several hundred medical journals, arranged in major categories such as AIDS, epidemiology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, pharmacology, public health, surgery, etc.
Gateway: Your Entrance to the Knowledge Resources of the National Library of Medicine -- U.S. National Library of Medicine. A Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple NLM retrieval systems and databases such as MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, and MEDLINEplus. Useful to physicians, researchers, students and the general public for an overall search of NLM's information resources.
HealthWeb -- "HealthWeb provides links to specific, evaluated information resources on the world-Wide Web selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest. Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their health information needs."
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections. Biological, Agricultural & Medical Sciences -- The Regents of the University of California. Provides links to a large collection of scholarly biological, agricultural, and medical resources. Includes databases, texts, reference and instruction materials, software and directories.
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Martindale's Health Science Guide -- Jim Martindale, author. Hosted by University of California, Irvine Science Library. A multimedia specialized information resource covering all aspects of medical courses/textbooks, tutorials, and databases.
MedWeb -- Emory University, Atlanta. A catalog of health related websites. Users can browse by subject or search by keyword.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy -- Merck & Co., Inc. Provides easy to use medical information searchable by keyword or table of contents.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics -- Merck & Co., Inc. Focuses on the medial problems of the elderly; provides clinical information to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals involved in the care of elderly patients.
World Health Organization -- The United Nations specialized agency for health. Provides links to organization news, governance, health topics, information sources, reports, director-general's office, and includes a site search engine.

Consumer Health Information

Familydoctor.org -- American Academy of Family Physicians. Information on hundreds of health topics; sections on healthy living, children's health, and self-care; a medical dictionary.
Health Info Iowa -- A consumer health information resource from the State Library of Iowa. Covers Iowa and general health resources, plus tracking down and evaluating online health information.
Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information -- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Intended to serve as a guide to reliable consumer health and human services information. Has an A-Z list of health topic links, a section on various types of health care providers, and a directory of health-related organizations arranged by topic.
Immunization Info -- National Network for Immunization Information. Facts and news about diseases, vaccines, and immunization. For parents, the general public, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
MayoClinic.com -- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. A wealth of information on diseases and conditions, drugs, first aid, healthy lifestyles, and answers from Mayo Clinic to specific health questions.
MEDLINEplus -- National Library of Medicine. An extensive guide to health information resources. Includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, consumer health libraries, MEDLINE and other medical databases.
Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition -- Merck & Co., Inc. An easy-to-understand home version of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Covers diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web -- Medical Library Association. How to find, screen, and evaluate the contents of health-related websites; the MLA "Top Ten" most useful consumer health sites; MLA recommended cancer, diabetes, and heart disease sites.

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