Medline: Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
On-campus     Off-Campus

PubMed: Includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals back to the 1950s and includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
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AEGIS The largest HIV/AIDS web site in the world.

AMA Health Information From the very soul of establishment medicine.

Biotechnology Information Resources From the National Science and Technology Council.

CancerNet From the National Cancer Institute.

CHID: Combined Health Information Database A joint project of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An enormous database, but mostly what a search reveals is a bibliographic record (usually with abstracts, but very little full-text).

Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Full-text articles, statistics, on costs, impact, treatments and prevention of substance abuse.

Complete Home Medical Guide The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons provides the Third Revised Edition of this resource, originally published in 1985. The book is divided into 34 chapters in six major sections: using the health care system; wellness; symptoms; first aid; treatment and prevention; and proper use of medications.

Emerging Infectious Diseases Tracking trends and analyzing issues of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

GEROWEB From Wayne State University, links to resources on care for the elderly.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources A "list of lists," a "virtual hospital."

Healthfinder A recently inaugurated (April 15th) index of reliable (approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) online resources for health information

HealthWorld Online An enormous resource, good for both conventional and alternative health disciplines. Most material here is free, but some (including audio tapes) requires a fee. Use at your own risk.

HIV Insight The University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco General Hospital have made available the 1997 edition of this massive (2000 page) HIV textbook.

Issues on Aging Full-text articles, primarily for physical therapy issues with the aging. There is also a link here to GERINOTES.

The Medical Humanities Database From the Hippocrates Project of New York University.

Medical Matrix Constantly updated clinical medical resources -- more than 2500 of them. Requires registration.

MedTerms.com This free and constantly revised encyclopedic dictionary of classic and contemporary medical terms contains over 9,000 entries.

MEDWEB: Biomedical Internet Resources From Emory University Health Sciences Center Library.

The Merck Manual Registration is required for first-time users.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Users will find over 300 chapters on medical diseases, disorders, and related drug information in 23 specialty areas.

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics A comprehensive review of the medical, social, psychological, and ethical issues involved in elder healthcare.

National Institutes of Health An extensive, government-supported resource.

National Library of Medicine Brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. In addition to journal articles, it has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

NURSEWeek Full-text articles, job opportunities, etc.

NursingNet An attractive page, it contains, among much else, photos chronicling the history of nursing.

Nutrition Navigator A site that evaluates other sites claiming to provide information on nutrition.

OMNI: Organizing Medical Networked Information A collection of "high quality biomedical information on the Internet for the higher education and research community in the UK.

The Online Medical Dictionary Dr. Graham Dark of the Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust (UK), provides this staggering resource, with over 46,000 brief definitions of terms related to "biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology."

Pediatric Database Descriptions, diagnoses, prognoses, etc. of childhood diseases.

Pediatric Points of Interest (Harriet Lane WWW Links), from Johns Hopkins University.

Relief of Pain and Suffering Users can view historical pictures of botanicals, tools, and early writings all related to the alleviation of pain and suffering.

RxList--The Internet Drug Index

United States Pharmacopeia Promotes the public health by establishing and disseminating officially recognized standards of quality and authoritative information for the use of medicines and other health care technologies by health professionals, patients, and consumers.

WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education This magnificent medical resource, originally provided by Dr. Edward C. Klatt of the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah (see WebPath faculty for a list of all contributors), serves as a complement to any disease pathology course work.

The Whole Brain Atlas From Harvard Medical School

World Health News Published by the Center for Health Communication of the Harvard School of Public Health, this online weekly news digest covers stories on public health issues from around the world.

Worldwide Nurse This nursing related site contains numerous items of use to health-care professionals. Be sure to check out the Nurse-zine, which can be e-mailed directly to you.

(*adapted from Capital Community College)

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