Health
California
Quality of Care Report Card
Annual report providing comparative information on the performance
of California's largest HMOs and medical groups.
CancerNet
National Cancer Institute's site for comprehensive information
on cancer. Includes links for finding clinical trials.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Current health news, terrorism and public health information,
travelers' health updates, and fact sheets on diseases and
other health topics.
Clinical Trials
Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the U.S. and around the world.
Consumer
Health Complete (In-Library
use only))
Consumer
Health Complete(Access
from home)
Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content.
This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer,
diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition &
dietetics, children's health, men & women's health,
etc.
Healthfinder
Comprehensive guide to reliable health information sponsored
by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services & the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
HealthGrades
Free hospital ratings for treatment of common
conditions and inexpensive physician quality reports that
may be purchased and viewed online.
Mayo
Clinic
Health,
fitness, and nutrition information and management tools,
good source for drug information. This site features slide
shows for some topics.
Medical
Board of California
On this site you can look up specific physician and other
healing arts professionals license information, including
disciplinary actions.
MEDLINE
plus
Possibly
the best medical resource on the web. Full medical encyclopedia,
multimedia tutorials, drug info and much more. Sponsored
by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health.
Merck
Manuals
Search the online versions of these well-known Merck publications:
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, The Merck Manual
of Medical Information--Home Edition, The Merck Manual of
Geriatrics, and The Merck Veterinary Manual.
National
Women's Health Information Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' source for
free, reliable women's health information.
Pubmed
Search engine used to access citations, abstracts, and some full text articles on life sciences and biomedical topics. Geared toward medical professionals.
Salem
Health (In-Library use only)
Salem
Health (Access from home
or work; Belvedere & Tiburon residents only)
Searchable access to Magill's Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer. Authoritative
source for general health and medical information
with additional coverage of cancer topics.
WebMD
Health
Find health articles and information, connect to diet and
health management tools, find your BMI, locate a doctor,
and much more.
Your
Disease Risk
Interactive surveys from the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
to help you assess your risk of diabetes, stroke, cancer,
heart disease and osteoporosis.
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