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Health and Medicine
MedlinePlus
Extensive consumer health information in both English and Spanish. Easy to read materials, hundreds of health topics, drug information, interactive tutorials, and more.
National Health Information Center
Provides access to over 1,000 health related government offices. It includes a list of toll-free numbers for health information and a list of federal health information centers and clearinghouses.
National Institute of Mental Health
Offers information on many mental health topics, including Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety disorders, depression, and eating disorders.
Nursing Resource Center
Nursing Resource Center provides authoritative information written in accessible language for nursing students completing research papers, class assignments, and those preparing for their clinical experiences as they learn how to care for and treat patients. Thorough nursing-specific texts are complemented by relevant journal results from top publications in the field and by animated depictions of the human anatomy.
PowerSearch Featured
The Gale PowerSearch platform offers comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information. Select from a list of Gale databases. Search multiple databases simultaneously with a single query. PowerSearch features include: advanced searching, bookmarks, search results, quick search and document delivery in email, print and download formats.
Salem Health
This database, which includes Magill’s Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer, provides comprehensive information on a wide variety of health and medical topics in essays with accompanying illustrations and sidebars, indexes, appendixes and more. Search by full-text, abstract, title, and keywords. Browse a directory of eight major categories, subcategories, and article lists.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental C...
South Carolina Death Certificate Index
UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases & Disorders
Contains over 200 entries on medical conditions, from avian flu to warts. Concise entries cover infectious diseases, injuries, genetic disorders, and others. Easily understood by middle school students, high school students, and lay adult readers.