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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
Associations
- American Medical Association Includes consumer health section, searchable archive of JAMA abstracts, and specific conditions information pages
- American Obesity Association (AOA)
- Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) Free resources
Governmental Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Extensive information on diseases and conditions, travelers' health information, workplace health promotion, environmental health issues.
- National Cancer Institute Information on different types of cancer, clinical trials, statistics, and research
- National Institutes of Health Vast resource of links to resources through the member institutes such as the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Child Health and Development, National Institute on Aging, etc. Access to clinical trials, health hotlines, grant announcements, news releases, etc.
History
- History of Medicine From the National Institute of Health
- MedHist: The Guide to History of Medicine Resources on the Internet
Health Information
- Bioethics Web Gateway to evaluated Internet resources relating to biomedical ethics
- Biomedicine and Health in the News Indexes research related articles in the NY Times 1995 to present; Links to Minnesota Star Tribune also.
- Body1.com Provides current health news, information about diseases and their diagnosis and treatment, first aid, symptoms, tests, and procedures
- Cancer Index National Institutes of Health site
- Dr. Koop's Community Comprehensive health care information, medical databases, medical news and interactive communities
- E-medicine Consumer Health Access to "the minds of medicine"
- Family Doctor From the American Academy of Family Physicians
- FirstGov for Consumers:Health Links to federal health resources
- Global Health.gov Health news; national and international data and statistics
- Google Health Co-op
- Hardin MD A "directory of directories" for health and medicine
- Health and Medicine Many links from Librarians' Index to the Internet
- Health Care Information Resources For patients, their families, friends and health care workers from McMaster University Health Sciences Library
- Healthfinder Consumer health information site from the US government
- Intelihealth Consumer health information from Johns Hopkins Medical School
- kaisernetwork.org News, events and research on health policy issues
- Karolinska Institute Search alphabetical list of diseases for articles and information
- KidsHealth Interfaces for parents, kids & teenagers from Nemours Foundation
- Mamma Deep Web Health Search Engine A specialized search engine that uses a webcrawler to identify and organize results into categories and presents excerpts
- Mayo Health Oasis Up-to-date health information from the Mayo Clinic
- Medical Breakthroughs Medical news for the general public from Ivanhoe Broadcast News
- Medical Matrix Guide to Internet Clinical Medicine Resources; selected, ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated, full text patient care resources. Requires free registration
- MEDLINEplus Health Information
- Medscape Collection of clinical medicine articles, daily news, searchable databases. Requires free registration
- MedWeb Biomedical Internet resources provided by Emory University Health Sciences Center Library
- NOAH New York Online Access to Health
- Reproline: Reproductive Health Online From Johns Hopkins University
- Stanford Health LibraryLinks to web sites, e-books and online videos
- Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
Disease - Specific Sites
- AIDS
- AIDS info National Institutes of health site
- HIV InSite Up to date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and policy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- AllRefer.com Health Alternative and conventional medicine site, including pictures, definitions, first aid, and more
- Deafness and Communication Disorders
- Diabetes
- Digestive Diseases
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse Reference Collection
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Kidney and Urologic Diseases
- Maternal and Child Health
- Medical Genetics and Rare Disorders
- Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Office of Rare Diseases
- Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center National Human Genome Research Institute
- Oral Health
- Weight Control
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Alternative Health News Online Alternative, complementary and preventive health news and links
- AltHealth
Watch Full text articles on EBSCO
- Ask Dr. Weil Dr. Andrew Weil's medical advice and information on traditional and alternative medicine
- HerbMed Scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Evaluations of alternative therapies by an office of the National Institutes of Health
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Alternative Health and Medicine Encyclopedia REF R733 .M38
- Alternative Medicine Resource Guide REF R733 .F48
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information Source Book REF R733 .C65285
- Encyclopedia of Complementary and Alternative Medicine REF R733 .N38
- Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine REF RZ433. M87
- Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine on the Internet REF R733 .B795
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies REF RZ433 .S54
- PDR for Herbal Medicines REF RS75 .P554
- PDR for Nutritional Supplements REF RM258.5 .P37
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AND HANDBOOKS
- AMA Medical Glossary
- Atlas of the Human Body
- Clinical
Reference Systems
On EBSCO
- Complete Home Medical Guide From Columbia University
- Diagnostic Tests From the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
- Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics
- Healthopedia.com
- MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia
- Merck Source Resource Library section includes PDR Family Guide to Over-the-counter Drugs, Merck Manuals, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and other medical reference sources
- Merriam-Webster Medical Desk Dictionary In EBSCO's Health Source Consumer and Health Source Nursing/Academic databases Click on the Medical Dictionary button
- Nutrition Care Manual
American Dietetic Association
- Online Medical Dictionary
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary
From American Heritage, in Credo Reference formerly Xreferplus, browse
for medicine
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia REF RC81.A2 A497
- American Medical Association Family Medical Guide REF RC81 .A543
- Blacks Medical Dictionary REF R121 .B52X
- Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference REF RJ50 .C483
- Complete Guide to Sports Injuries REF RD97 .G75
- Complete Home Medical Guide REF RC81 .A5386
- Consumer Health USA REF RC81 .C725
- Consumer Health Information Source Book REF RA766.Z99 R43
- Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment REF RC71 .C87
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary REF R121 .D73
- Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health REF R121 .M65
- Encyclopedia of Allergies REF RC585 .N38
- Encyclopedia of Birth Control REF HQ766 .R442
- Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness REF RJ45 .T9465
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine REF RC41 .G35
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine REF RC46 .H333
- Men's Health Concerns Sourcebook REF RA776.5 .M457
- Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook REF RC454.4 .M458
- Merck Manual of Medical Information REF RC81 .M535
- Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference REF RB38.2 .P337
- Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine REF 121 .O884
- PDR Medical Dictionary REF R121 .P275
- Tuabneeg lubcev hab kev mobnkeeg rua cov haslug hmoob = Basic human body and medical information for Hmong speaking people MAIN RC82 .T83x
- Women's Health COncerns Sourcebook REF RA778 .W7543
DIRECTORIES
- American Medical Association
- Associations
Unlimited
Online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Doctor Directory
- Directory of America's Hospitals
- Food and Drug Administration
- Hospital Compare From the US Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Medem Network Connecting physicians and patients online
- National Hospice Organization Database
- National Institutes of Health
- World Health Organization
- Wisconsin Health and Medical Directory
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field REF RA977.A1 A46
- American Men & Women of Science REF Q141 .A474x
- Guide to the Nation's Hospices REF R726.8 .G85
- Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals REF RA981.W6 G85x
- Medical and Health Information Directory, v. 3, Health Services REF R118.4.U6 M43 v.3
- Minnesota Medical Directory REF RA981 .M5 M56x
- Resources for People with Disabilities REF HV1553 .R48
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use
the Indexes and Databases to identify articles
in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- AIDSearch
- Annual Review of Nutrition
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- AltHealth Watch
- Biomedical Reference Basic
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text (nursing)
- Clinical Reference
- GreenFILE
- Health Source Consumer
- Health Source Nursing/Academic
- Masterfile
- Medline
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Nursing and Allied Health Basic
- PsycArticles
- PsycInfo
- Tests in Print
- Health and Safety/Risk Abstracts
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Medical
- MD Consult
- Nursing Consult
- PubMed Public version of Medline available to all via the WWW
- ToxNet Free search access to the National Library of Medicine's toxicology databases
- Web of Science
- Science Citation Index
- WilsonWeb
- Biological and Agricultural Full Text
- General Science
- OmniFile
- Social Sciences Full Text
- BioMed Central Over 100 open access journals in biology and medicine. Free registration
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
- Scirus Search engine for scientific journal articles and web sites
PERIODICALS
Use
the Database Alphabetical List to access
the full text Nature Journals. Select a title; enter keywords in the search
box or select the archive and view the table of contents.
Nature Journals
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- British Journal of Cancer
- British Journal of Pharmacology
- Cell Death & Differentiation
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Eye
- Gene Therapy
- Heredity
- Immunology and Cell Biology
- Internatiional Journal of Obesity
- Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology
- Journal of Perinatology
- Kidney International
- Modern Pathology
- Molecular Psychiatry
- Molecular Therapy
- Nature Genetics
- Nature Immunology
- Nature Neuroscience
- Nature Reviews Cancer
- Nature Reviews Genetics
- Nature Reviews Immunology
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Neuropsychopharmacology
- Oncogene
- Spinal Cord
WWW Journals (Free Access)
- Annals of Family Medicine Peer-reviewed research journal
- BioMed Central New model in scholarly publishing. Free access to peer-reviewed scholarly articles. Submit your own articles to be published online
- British Medical Journal
- Cochrane Collaboration Evidence-based practice
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Free Medical Journals Meta Site Access to many medical journals via the Internet
- JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association
- Journal Watch General medicine articles. Only a few are free.
- New England Journal of Medicine
- PloS Medicine open access medical journal from the Public Library of Science
- Wisconsin Medical Journal
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Academic Medicine
- American Family Physician
- American Journal of Medicine
- CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Childrens' Health Care
- Health
- Health Science
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Lancet
- Patient Care
- Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
- University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter
STATISTICS
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publications as well as data and statistics
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Core Health Indicators From the World Health Organization. By country, region or year
- Digest of Data on Person With Disabilities also REF HV1553 .D525
- H-CUP Health Care Cost and Utilization Project
- Health Care Costs From the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Health United States Annual health Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control
- Minnesota Department of Health
- National Center for Health Statistics U.S. government vital and health statistics. Includes Health, United States 2005
- PeriStats: An Interactive Perinatal Data Resource Maternal, infant and child health related data by state and county from the March of Dimes
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- Stat-USA
- State Health Facts Online From Kaiser Family Foundation
- WHOSIS World Health Organization Statistical Information System
- Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services Health Care Information
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Health: Demographics and Spending of Health Care Consumers REF RA445 .A442
- Best of Health: Demographics of Health Care Consumers REF RA445 .W45
- Health Care Almanac & Yearbook REF RA101 .H42x
- Health Care Data Report REF RA981.W5 H42
- Health Care State Rankings REF RA407.3 .H423
- Hospital Statistics REF RA981.A2 A6234
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION
- Daily Med: Current Medication Information From the National Library of Medicine
- DrugDigest Searchable consumer health info
- Drugs@FDA Search for official information on FDA approved brand and generic name drugs
- Drug Information Portal From the National Library of Medicine
- MEDLINE Plus: Drug Information Use the alpha index for generic or brand name drugs
- Peoples' Pharmacy from the radio program with Joe and Terry Graedon
- RxList: The Internet Drug Index
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses REF RM301.12 .D44
- Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs REF RS51 .E85
- Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs REF RM671.A1 H34
- Merck Index REF RS356 .M524
- PDR for Herbal Medicines REF RS75 .P554
- PDR for Nutritional Supplements REF RM258.5 .P37
- Physicians' Desk Reference REF RS75 .P5
- Physicians' Desk Reference Companion Guide REF RS75 .P37
- Physicians' Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs REF RM671.A1 P48
- PNDR Psychologists' Neuropsychotropic Drug Reference REF RM315 .P32526
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search. When you have identified a useful item, click on Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
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Last Updated: 03/12/2008 and Last Revised: 11/14/2007
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