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General Health Resources
Browse our circulating collection of books and videos in the 610-616s
CONSULT THESE REFERENCE BOOKS:
- • American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide
R616.024 American
- • American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia
R610.3 American
- • Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
R613 Mayo
- • SEE INFOTRAC’S HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (computer database): Search the database using keywords describing
your interest.
- • VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
WebMD.com at www.my.webmd.com
This site covers a broad range of health and wellness issues from a onsumer’s point of view.
- • MedlinePlus at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Sponsored by The National Library of Medicine, this site contains articles on a variety of health topics, drug information, medical dictionaries and directories of doctors, dentists and hospitals.
Diseases/Medical
Conditions
Browse our circulating collection of books and videos in the 613-618s
CONSULT THESE REFERENCE BOOKS:
- • Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
R616.075 Current
- • Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
R610.3 Dorlands
- • Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
R616.994 Gale
- • Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: a Guide for Patients and Caregivers
R617.91 Gale
- • Johns Hopkins Symptoms and Remedies: the Complete Home Medical Reference
R616.024 Johns
- • Merck Manual
The Merck Manual is also available on the Internet
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual
R615.58 Merck
SEE INFOTRAC’S HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (computer database):
- • Look up the specific disease or condition. Medical encyclopedia and current magazine articles on a wide range of diseases and conditions are available.
- VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
- • Cancer.gov at www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo. A service of the National Cancer Institute, this site provides information about various forms of cancer, treatment options, current clinical trials, information about prevention, support and resources.
- • The Librarians’ Index to the Internet at www.lii.org. Click on Diseases in the Health Section. This excellent index provides links to web sites dealing with a hundred different diseases or medical conditions ranging from common medical concerns, like cancer, to more unusual conditions, like Restless Legs Syndrome.
Drugs & Other
Remedies
CONSULT THESE REFERENCE BOOKS:
- • Consumer Drug Reference
R615.1 Consumer
- • Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs
R615.103 Essentia
- • PDR for Nonprescription Drugs & Dietary Supplements
R615.1 Physicia
- • Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
R615.1 Physicia
SEE INFOTRAC’S HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (computer database):
- • Look up the specific drug or remedy. Prescription drug information often includes “Advice for the patient” as well as magazine articles about specific medications.
VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
- • MedlinePlus at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this site offers a wide range of information including a “Drug Information” section. RxList at www.rxlist.com Founded and maintained by a pharmacist, this site provides both technical and consumer-type information about a wide range of prescription drugs.
- • WebMD.com at www.my.webmd.com
This site includes a variety of topics, including a “Drugs and Herbs” section that provides detailed information.
Finding Health Care Professionals
CONSULT THESE REFERENCE BOOKS:
- • Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists
R610.695 Official
- • America’s Top Doctors
R610.695 Americas
- VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
- • MedlinePlus at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this site offers a wide range of information. On this page, you can find directories: locations and credentials of doctors, dentists and hospitals.
- • AMA Physician Select at www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
The American Medical Association offers a
searchable database of virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions. Provides basic information, such as education, specialty, year of graduation, etc.
- • Physician License Lookup at www.medbd.ca.gov/Lookup.htm
The Medical Board of California offers this site to review a physician’s information.
General Nutrition
& Diet MaterialsBrowse our circulating collection of books and videos in the 613s. For healthy lifestyle recipes, browse the cookbook section beginning at 641.5.
CONSULT THESE REFERENCE BOOKS:
- • Complete Book of Food Counts
R613.28 Netzer
- • Consumerlab.Coms Guide to Vitamins & Supplements: What’s Really in the Bottle
R613.28 Consumer
SEE INFOTRAC’S HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (computer database):
- • For general information, use “nutrition” or “diet” as a subject search. You can also look up specific areas of interest, for example, “low fat diet”.
VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
- • The Librarians’ Index to the Internet at www.lii.org
Click on Nutrition in the Health Section.
This index is phenomenal. The Nutrition section includes links to excellent web sites dealing with issues related to diet, nutrition and health.
- • The Mayo Clinic at www.mayohealth.org
This site covers a range of health issues, including an excellent section on nutrition. The nutrition section offers nutrition/diet related news headlines, a “virtual cookbook” with healthy recipes, reference articles on nutrition and more.
Exercise
Browse our circulating collection of books and videos in the 613s.
SEE INFOTRAC’S HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (computer database):
- • For general information, use “exercise” as a subject search. You can also look up specific areas of interest, for example, “golf” or “walking”.
VISIT THESE INTERNET WEB SITES:
- • American Council on Exercise at www.acefitness.org.
ACE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fitness education. Click “Get Fit” and choose from a list of topics including Fitness Q&A.
- • Healthierus.gov at www.healthierus.gov
Sponsored by the federal government, this site offers a wealth of information about physical fitness, nutrition, making healthy choices, and more.
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