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Online Reference Shelf: Health & Medicine

eBooks and quality web-based reference materials.

Health & Medicine

  • AMA Doctor Finder provides information on licensed physicians in the US and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathicmedicine (DO).
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has info for travelers, such as vaccine requirements, disease outbreaks, country health information, and more.
  • Healthfinder from the US government; links to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support / self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
  • Intelihealth.com
  • Mayo Clinic Oasis a searchable site, includes recent health news and a library of medical references
  • Medical Guide from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • MEDLINE: PubMed free access to Medline, The National Library of Medicine's database of references to articles published in medical journals.
  • National Health Information Center access to the Health Information Resource Database, which includes 1,110 U.S. organizations and government officies that provide health information.  Entries include contact information, toll-free numbers, and information about publications and services.
  • RxList: the Internet Drug Index provides extensive information for over 500 perscription drugs.
  • WebMD health information including news, drug and treatment information, and children's health information.

Medical Dictionaries