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Health Sciences Research Guide Contents
 

Internet Links

[Metasites][Databases][Topic Specific Sites]

Metasites

Aetna InteliHealth
Diseases & conditions, healthy lifestyle including alternative medicine/nutrition/workplace fitness, and look it up by sympton/test & procedure/drug.

Genetics Home Reference
National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those condistions.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
Comprehensive resource lists and links in health-related subjects.

Health Finder
Information on health related topics by gender, age, race, ethnicity, prevention/wellness, diseases/conditions and alternative medicine. Includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and directory of organizations.

HealthWeb
Subject list with descriptions and Internet links to the following categories: associations/foundations, conferences/events, general resources, libraries, online publications, prevention, research resources, services and treatment.

Martindale's Health Science Guide
Medical cases & grand rounds, teaching files, courses/textbooks, tutorials, journals, databases, atlases/images and movies. Search the following centers: Anatomy/ Histology, Anesthesiology/Surgery, Brain/Neuro, Clinical - Primary Care, OB/GYN & Pediatrics, Ophthalmology/ENT, Pathology/Virology, Radiology; Bioscience, Chemistry, Dental, Medical Law, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Public Health and Veterinary.

MayoClinic.com
Links to information on conditions & diseases, healthy living and drugs. Includes recent spotlights and ask a specialist.

MedicineNet.com
Easy-to-read medical information and health news on diseases/conditions, procedures/tests, and medications. Dictionary also included.

MEDLINEplus
Links to over 570 health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedia with pictures and diagrams, medical dictionaries, health news from the last 30 days, and directories.

United States Department of Health and Human Services
Links to information on the following categories: diseases/conditions, safety/wellness,drug/food information, disasters/emergencies, grants/funding, families/children, aging, specific populations, resource locators, policies/regulations.

University of Massachusetts School of Nursing

Nursing links by categories.

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Databases

DIRLINE
Directory of health organizations.

Haz-Map
Occupational health and toxicology database, designed to link jobs and hazardous job-related tasks to exposure to chemicals and occupational disease and their symptoms.

PubMed
Major public version of the National Library of Medicine's Medline system. Includes all aspects of medicine. Very user friendly.

TOXNET
Cluster of databases on toxicology, environmental health and hazardous chemicals.

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