Selected Health and Medicine Resources

General

• MARVEL! databases include Health Source and Medline.  Search magazine articles on health related topics. Many are online in full text.  Available to Maine residents. 
• Medline Plus A rich source of medical information from the National Library of Medicine. Offers Health Topics, Drug Information, Dictionaries, Directories, and access to Medline, an index of medical journals, with some articles in full text.
• Healthfinder A guide to health information, gathered from a variety of government agencies.
• Healthfinder espanol su guía a la información confiable de la salud
• NOAH NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish.
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
• Intelihealth Sponsored by Aetna, this site features Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.
• Merck Home Edition An interactive edition of a consumer orientated medical textbook. A text edition is also available.

Evaluating Health Information

• Evaluating Health Information   From Medline Plus. A list of sites that offer advice on evaluating health information on the web.

Alternative Medicine

• National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes for Health
• Alternative Medicine Homepage

Directories and Registers

• AMA Physician Select
• MyZiva.net  A nationwide directory of  nursing homes.  Includes a variety of quality measures.  Search by zip code or county.
• State of Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine Includes Docfinder, a directory of physcians and physician assistants.

Diseases, Disorders and Conditions

• Oncolink Cancer related information from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
• WebMD Health: Diseases and Conditions Easy to understand information on more than 350 diseases.
• Diseases and Conditions-Librarian's Index to the Internet Directory of evaluated and described websites.
• National Organization for Rare Diseases
• Office of Rare Diseases  National Institute of Health site describes over 6,000 rare diseases including research, studies and support groups.
• Centers for Disease Control

Drugs

• Drug Facts Facts on generic and trade name drugs. For both professionals and consumers.
• Drug Information from Medline Plus.  Includes warnings and side effects.
• DrugDigest Consumer health information about drugs herbs and supplements.  Check for drug interactions.
• RxList.com Drug fact sheets

Mental health

• Center for Mental Health Services
• 4therapy.com
• Mentalhelp Net
• Psychology Today Full text articles on popular psychology and psychological research.

Nutrition

• USDA Nutrient Database Find the amount of nutrients in common foods.
• Nutrition Source from Harvard School of Public Health.

Library print resources

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