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Academic OneFile
One-stop source for millions of peer-reviewed, scholarly full-text articles in HTML and PDF formats from over 14,000 of the world's leading academic journals and reference sources. Comprehensively covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Multimedia feature includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times from 1985 to present.
American Medical Association
Home page of the AMA. It includes their publications, links to AMA reviewed medical sites, and a database of licensed U. S. physicians. The Health Insight page provides links to other health and medical resources.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - (CDC)
Information about health surveillance monitoring, diseases and conditions, disease outbreak prevention (including bioterrorism), strategies, national health statistics and more.
Consumer and Patient Health Information
The Medical Library Association presents a long list of pointers at its Consumer and Patient Health Information Section. This site was selected as a "Hot Site" on March 22, 2001 by USAToday.com.
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior, ...
New essays on contemporary socio-political topics such as the role of drugs and alcohol in the media, the prevalence of drugs in the international sports and fashion industries, the relationship between drug trafficking and terrorism, and the impact of the Internet on drug and alcohol use.
FDA Consumer Health Information
Browse topics on general health, medicines, medical devices and procedures, vaccines, blood and other biologics, food and nutrition, animal health, and radiation-emitting products. Sign up for consumer e-newsletters, and more.
Food and Nutrition Information Center - (USDA)
Browse subjects on dietary guidance, lifecycle nutrition, diet and disease, food composition, weight and obesity, food labeling and safety, dietary supplements, and more. Search the website and related government databases. View resource lists.
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed.
Current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 3rd ed.
Survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures.
Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health: Infancy through...
Provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral development. Entries are written in language parents can understand while still providing enough depth to benefit today's health science students. The set, which covers every major body system, is arranged into five main entry types: Diseases & Disorders, Development, Immunizations, Drugs, and Procedures.
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets
Examines special diets such as a Gluten-free or high protein diet, dieting and popular weight-loss programs such as the Atkins Diet, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and some effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 3rd ed.
Complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4th ed.
Information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Provides understandable yet detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.
Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more.
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed.
Entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment. Also discusses the roles of all major health professionals.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
Hands on Health - SC
The purpose of Hands on Health-SC is to give the people of South Carolina a place to go to learn about health and wellness.
Health and Wellness Resource Center (1980 – present)
Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: alternative health, fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public and occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.
Health Reference Center Academic (1980 – present)
Articles and references on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.