Selected Health and Medicine Resources

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications:

Portland Locations:

Rite Aid Place, 290 Congress Street  (operated by Portland Police Dept.)
Rite Aid in parking lot, 713 Congress Street (operated by Portland Police Dept.)
Maine Medical Center parking lot, 22 Bramhall Street (operated by Portland Police Dept. and MMC)
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office front lobby medication collection box, 36 County Way (operated by Cumberland County Sheriff's Office)
University of New England College of Pharmacy Building, 716 Stevens Avenue (operated by Portland Police Dept.)

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
• Keep Me Well.  What you can do to improve your health and stay well.
• 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.

• A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web  Advice from the Medical Library Association on evaluating health websites, plus top recommended sites.

Alternative Medicine

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

Directories and Registers

• AMA Physician Select
• 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
• MedWatch - the FDA Safety Information & Adverse Effect Reporting Program

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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