Online Medical & Health Resources
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Health & Wellness
Resource Center: Full-text articles, definitions, directories,
and information on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition,
diseases, public health, occupational health and safety,
alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, and more. This
is a premium member service; a library card is required
for access.
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Seton
Medical Center:
Seton Medical Center and Seton Medical Center Coastside offers
a wide range of free health programs, classes and support
groups to members of the community. Their current Health
Program Schedule is available online in PDF format (requires
the free Adobe
Reader).
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MEDLINEplus:
authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other
health-related organizations. Includes a database of full-text
drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
Also
available in Spanish. |
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healthfinder:
a resource for finding the best government and nonprofit
health and human services information on the Internet from
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes
links to carefully selected information and Web sites from
over 1,800 health-related organizations. Also
available in Spanish. |
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Mayo
Clinic: easy-to-understand information on health and
medical topics, including an A-Z reference on diseases and
conditions, a prescription and over-the-counter drug database,
and a first aid guide. From the Mayo Foundation for Medical
Education and Research. |
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familydoctor.org:
questions and answers on common health concerns, information
on common medications, herbal remedies and dietary supplements,
and advice on what you can treat at home and when to call
your doctor. From the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Also
available in Spanish. |
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KidsHealth:
health information about children from before birth through
adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation. Provides
separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with
its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. Each
section has some information available in Spanish. |
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Other Good Resources
| Stanford
Health Library: a free collection of consumer health resources
from the Library of Stanford Hospital and Clinics. |
| California Health
Care Foundation:
an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health
care is delivered and financed in California. Provides news and information
on long term care and other health care affordablility and quality
issues. |
| NOAH:
New York Online Access to Health provides links to reliable health
care information easily accessible and understandable to the layperson.
Also
available in Spanish. |
| Medem
Library: an extensive collection of patient education information
from respected medical societies. |
| Virtual Hospital:
a digital health sciences library created by the University of Iowa
to help meet the information needs of health care providers and
patients. A Virtual
Children's Hospital provides pediatic information. |
| Merck
Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy online: the full-text of
the respected medical reference online and searchable. |
| Dorland's
Illustrated Medical Dictionary online: find definitions
for complex medical terms from this professional medical reference
online. |
| Taber's
Medical Encyclopedia online: free access to a limited
version of the respected reference title. From RxList |
| InteliHealth:
a commercial site providing consumer health content from Harvard
Medical School, including a symptom scout, medical dictionary,
guide to diagnostic tests, drug information, and tips for a healthier
lifestyle. |
| HealthWeb:
a cooperative nonprofit project providing links to evaluated non-commercial,
health-related, Internet-accessible resources. |
| FreeMedicalJournals.com:
links to over 1,000 professional medical journals available free
online. |
| MSDS
Database: search Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) of household
products by health effect. |
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