Health & Medicine

Reference Databases

Health and Wellness Center:  Full-text articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, and prescription drugs. Access anywhere
Teen Health and Wellness:  Articles, interactive quizzes, and self-help resources about nutrition, fitness, diseases, drugs, alcohol, mental health, family life, and more. Access anywhere

Internet Links

American Medical Association Physician Select:  Locate an  AMA member physician.
Best Hospitals (U. S. News & World Report):  Yearly report listing best hospitals for particular types of care.
Center Watch Clinical Trials Listing Service:  Trials information for patients and health professionals.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S. Dept. or Health & Human Services):  Health and safety publications and products information.
Clinical Trials.gov (National Institutes of Health):  Government and private trials information.
Clinical Trials ( National Cancer Institute): Trials, statistics and results.
Diagnostic Tests (Harvard Medical School):  Explanation of various diagnostic tests and preparation required.
Eldercare Locator (U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services):  Aging and disability resources.
Illinois Department of Human Services:  Disease prevention, disability programs, and health promotion listed by agency
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation:  State licensing information including reported problems/infractions.
Lab Tests Online:  Search by test, condition, or disease.
Mayo Clinic:  Highly regarded health/medical information and publications.
Medicare/Medicaid Nursing Home Comparison:  Find, select, and compare nursing homes.
MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health)
Merck Manual:  Health information by organ/system. 
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health):  Includes alerts and advisories.
National Center for Health Statistics:  Health statistic trends.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:  Caregiver and patient information.
National Institutes of Health:  Links to health-related and regulation sites.
PubMed (National Library of Medicine):  First-rate site for biomedical sciences articles.
TrialsCentral:  Free access to clinical trials information.
World Health Organization:  Health topics, publications, and research information.