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| Print resources are available in Pius Library. Specific
works include The Harvard Medical School Family Health
Guide [Ref. RC81 .H38 1999], Johns Hopkins
Family
Health Book [Ref. RC81 .J64 1999], Patient's
Guide to Medical Tests [Ref. RC71.3 .S424 2002 ],
Grant's Atlas of Anatomy [Ref. QM25 .A38 1999],
and Physicians' Desk Reference : PDR [Ref.
O'Size
RS75 .P5]. To find additional resources, search the Saint
Louis University Libraries Catalog by
subjects such as Health; Medicine, Popular;
Drugs, Popular; or Human Anatomy and their subdivisions. |
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American Board of Medical
Specialities
http://www.abms.org/
Allows the public to verify free of charge physicians certified
by 24 "boards" of medical specialties and provides
information about "Board Certification".
Due to periodic updating this service may not be completely
up to date.
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Bad
Bug Book: Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural
Toxins Handbook
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
From the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Center for Food
Safety & Applied Nutrition, this "handbook provides
basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms
and natural toxins." (text from site 9/27/00)
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CDC: Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
From the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, this
site provides information on Health & Safety Topics such as
birth defects, disabilities, diseases, environmental health,
immunizations, and travelers' health; Publications such as
the MMWR and Emerging Infectious
Diseases Journal; and Data
and Statistics on the national and state levels.
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Drugs
@ FDA
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm
"A Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products". Search
by drug name or active ingredient or browse by drug name.
Information for each drug includes drug strengths, active
ingredients, whether it is perscription or non-perscription,
manufacturer, therapeutic equivalents, label information,
and drug approval history and related documents.
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FDA Consumer Magazine
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/
The official magazine of the Food and Drug Administration.
It provides new and detailed information about how to become
healthy and stay healthy. In addition articles contain
reports on the FDA's activities to make sure that products
such as animal and human drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics
are safe to use.
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familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/
From the American Academy of Family Physicians, the
information presented on this site was "written and
reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals
at the AAFP." However, the site is for general educational
use only and is not intended to substitute for professional
advice. (text from site 6/15/06)
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Harvard
Medical School Family Health Guide
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/
This is the online companion to The Harvard Medical School
Family Health Guide [Ref. RC81 .H38 1999].
It provides updates to the 1999 book as well as drug-drug
and drug-herb interactions.
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healthfinder.gov
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
"healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site,
developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
together with other Federal agencies. Since 1997, healthfinder®
has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best
government and nonprofit health and human services information
on the Internet. healthfinder® links to carefully selected
information and Web sites from over 1,700 health-related organizations."
(text from site 6/20/03)
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HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
From the University of California San Francisco School of
Medicine, this site provides up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS prevention,
treatment, and policy.
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MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Find information on a disease or condition, keep up on current
health issues, or submit a question to Ask a Specialist.
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Medical
Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
From MEDLINEplus Health Information, this encyclopedia provides
descriptions and illustrations for diseases, injuries, nutrition,
poisons, surgery, symptoms, and tests.
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MEDLINEplus
Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
"A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter
medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
in the USP DI® and Advice for the Patient®". Browse
by first letter of generic or brand name."
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MEDLINEplus Health
Information
http://medlineplus.gov/
Provides consumer health information on diseases, conditions,
and wellness issues by bringing together, by health topic,
authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related
organizations." (text from site 7/25/00).
Includes dictionaries, a medical encyclopedia, and organizations.
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MerckSource
- Health Information Pure and Simple
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_home.jsp
Learn about particular conditions, use the Symtom Checker,
search or browse the Merck
Manual Home Edition, which is based upon the
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy [Ref. RC55 .M4]
and written in easy-to-understand English, or sign up to receive
health newsletters from Merck and/or Harvard Health.
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National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/
Contains almost everything a consumer needs and wants to know
about cancer including cancer topics, trials, and statistics.
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womenshealth.gov
http://www.4woman.gov/
Provided by the Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, this site is the "Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information."
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NOAH: New
York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/
This consumer health site is provided by the New York Public
Library. The large collection of links by health topic
go to "full-text consumer health information that is
current, relevant, accurate and unbiased" (text from
site 11/22/00) coming primarily from health associations,
organizations, or U.S. government sites. Site offers
a choice between English or Spanish.
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Ten
Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/tengpha.htm
This site "was created to remind us of how far we've come, how we got here, and exactly what public health is: the active protection of our nation's health and safety, credible information to enhance health decisions, and partnerships with local minorities and organizations to promote good health. This series of articles [appeared] in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) throughout 1999." (text from site 11/7/07)
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| Last updated December
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