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Directories
Alternative Medicine
Homepage (Univ. of Pittsburgh, Health Science Library)
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Directory of sources on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven,
innovative, and integrative therapies.
American Board of
Medical Specialists Directory
http://www.abms.org/
Search site for certified specialists. Registration required.
DIRLINE: Directory
of Health Organizations (National Library of Medicine)
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/
Searchable directory of organizations containing descriptions,
addresses and phone numbers.
Doctor Directory
(DoctorDirectory.com)
http://www.doctordirectory.com/doctors/aboutUs/default.asp
Healthcare industry site providing a comprehensive, user-friendly
physician directory and related healthcare provider directories.
Guide of Finding
Healthcare Information (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/guide.html
Topic guide for the beginning researcher.
Health Hotlines (National
Library of Medicine)
http://www.nih.gov/health/infoline.htm
List of toll-free health information numbers by subject
arranged alphabetically.
National Self-Help Clearinghouse
(Mental Help Net)
http://www.selfhelpweb.org/
Comprehensive source of online mental health information,
news and resources.
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Clinical
Trials (National Institutes of Health)
http://clinicaltrials.gov/
Provides patients, family members and members of the public
current information about clinical research studies.
MEDLINEplus
(National Library of Medicine)
http://medlineplus.gov/
Extensive information from the NIH and other trusted sources
on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists
of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and
dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information
on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information
from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
PubMed
(National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health,
et. al)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Provides access to over 11 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.
PDR.net
(Thomas Medical Economics Co.)
http://www.pdr.net/pdrnet/librarian
Physician’s Desk Reference online. Registration and
fee required.
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Information
Sites for Consumers
Alternative/Complementary
Medicine (National Institutes of Health and NCCAM)
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Excellent site for current, reliable information about complementary
and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous
science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating authoritative
information to the public and professionals.
EMedicine
World Medical Library (eMedicine, Inc.)
http://www.emedicine.com/
Site of a medical publishing software company that allows
authors and editors from around the world to write peer
reviewed articles online quickly and efficiently. Contains
multimedia content and reputable, cutting-edge information.
Health
and Wellness Resource Center
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/plan_main?db=HWRC
Use this Gale database to find magazines, journals,
newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on:
Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public
Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug
abuse, Prescription Drugs, and more.
Health
Oasis (Mayo Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Presents medical information to the layperson providing
both searching and browsing to a wide range of topics in
medicine and healthcare.
Healthfinder
(United States Dept. of Health and Human Services)
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/healthfinder/
Comprehensive, reliable information site for the consumer
of healthcare with links to support and self-help groups.
InteliHealth
(InteliHeath, an Aetna Company)
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html
Contains comprehensive, though somewhat technical, content
that easy to search and browse.
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Last updated May 2004
courtesy of South San Francisco Public Library.
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