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American FactFinder by U.S. Census Bureau
       American FactFinder is a searchable data dissemination system that allows public access to demographic and economic information. It can be used to select data tabulations and maps from datasets available in the system.

The Beauty Brains
Real scientists answer your questions about your favorite beauty products!

Biomed Central
      BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research

Biomedical Journal Title Search
    This service searches over 8,000 titles, including 3,854 titles currently
indexed for MEDLINE. This service can assist in converting the full title of
a biomedical journal to an abbreviation or, from an abbreviation into the full title.

Cancer Literature selected from NCI's cancer education publications or search the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database (PubMed).

Canada Health Portal
    This site provides links to information on and programs concerning many diseases and medical conditions. Sponsored by the Canadian Government.

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
This easy-to-use site is a searchable source for drug information. It is appropriate for both medical professionals and consumers. The site includes reports on: new drugs, clinical trials, and drug manufacturer's research .

CORK Bibliographic Database
   A database of bibliographic citations and abstracts to over 13, 000 journal articles and books on alcoholism and substance abuse.

CSHP, or the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers, is a "guide to health policy related websites." Resources include statistics and other data sources, funding information, publications, and events.

Combined Health Information Database (CHID) -
    CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the U.S. Federal Government. It provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. At present, CHID supports 18 topics that can be searched individually or as a group. The topics are AIDS Education (AD), Alzheimer's Disease (AZ), Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR), Cancer Patient Education (CA), Cancer Prevention and Control (CP), Comprehensive School Health (SA), Deafness and Communication Disorders (DC), Diabetes (DM), Digestive Diseases (DD), Disease Prevention/Health Promotion (NH), Epilepsy Education and Prevention (EP), Health Promotion and Education (HE), Kidney and Urologic Diseases (KU), Maternal and Child Health (MC), Medical Genetics and Rare Disorders (MG), Oral Health (OH), Prenatal Smoking Cessation (PS), Weight Control (WC).

Comprehensive Resource Lists in Health-Related Subjects
     Awarding winning site to sites in subject areas such as Allergy, Anesthesiology, Biotechnology & Genetics, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology/Diabetes, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Genetics, hematology, Medical Informatics, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Nephrology/Urology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Women's Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Physical Medicine & Disabilities, Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Radiology and Imaging, Respiration Medicine, Rheumatology, Speech Pathology/Audiology, Surgery, Telemedicine and Toxicology.

Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)
      Produced by the Medical Library Association, CAPHIS, this is an excellent compilation of 100 vetted web health resources, organized by topic. Some topics include: specific health problems, drug information, sources for health professionals, sources for women or for men, and information on specific children's medical conditions.

Denison Memorial Library Medical Reference Site
      This comprehensive site is maintained by Lynne M. Fox Denison Memorial LIbrary, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. It contains information on access to health care, medical text books and online reference sources, general medical topics such as mental health or nutrition, and links to health organizations.

Environmental Health: Sites that Focus on Protecting Our Natural Resources
     Compiled by Ola Carter Riley, this is a list of Internet sites that provide information on detecting environmental health problems, preventative measures, and sources of assistance. Its resources include associations, government agencies, journals, discussion groups, and research institutions.

Galaxy Guide to the World of Information: Medicine Sources
    This site contains links for diseases and disorders, health occupations, health policy, history, human biology, medical informatics, operative surgery, philosophy/ethics, therapeutics, academic organizations, collections, directories, discussion groups, guides, non-profit organizations and associations, periodicals, and more.

Genetics education center

GlobalHealth
     A project of the OGHA (Office of Global Health Affairs), this database offers information on the Health and Human Services (HHS) global agencies and partners. The mission of the OGHA is"to promote the heatlh of the people of the world by advancing the Department of Health ahd Human Services' global strategies and partnerships." In searching this website, one can find web resources on global health, international data resources, archives, international travel advisories, etc., in addition to information various diseases.

HealthyNJ
    Information for Healthy Living, is a searchable website, published by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), that focuses on issues of health and wellness. With a particular focus on New Jersey, the site was developed the Consumer Health Information Task Force, a group of librarians at UMDNJ, to meet healthcare information needs of consumers, policymakers, and healthcare professionals. The site also includes information on disease and conditions, in addition to health and wellness, and health in New Jersey.

Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org): Health Medicine
    Over 100 topics are included with an extensive listing of virtual resources.

Medical Journals 
    Provides access to a large number of biomedical titles. Some publishers allow free access to current and archival copies, some limit access to only an abstract, and some advertise their journals and urge subsription to the electronic text.

MEDLINE 
       PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center herbs, botanicals, and other products.
Find information on your favorite herbs and supplements.

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
      The NCHS functions as the federal agency responsible for the collectionand dissemination of America's vital and health statistics. Publications, statistical tables, downloadable files and survey data collection systems are some of the many resources available in this website.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Website
    The NFID is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information on infectious diseases both to the public and healthcare professionals. It also supports research, training, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. The website contains fact sheets on infectious diseases and an invaluable list of pertinent websites.

National Institute of Mental Health
The site, produced by the U.S. Department of Healthe and Human Services and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is devoted to the understanding, treatment, and prevention of behavioral disorders. It also contains information for amateurs and professionals alike on recent findings in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

National reference center for bioethics literature

PLoS Medicine
The non-profit, Public LIbrary of Science will publish PLoS Medicine starting this autumn. It will include peer-reviewed examples of medical research. It will also include features about the developments in medicine, controversial medical topics, and more. The journal is freely available online.

Selected Nursing Websites  

The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator has been designed to help Web users find fast, suitable, and reliable nutrition information on the Web. The site was developed by theTufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy, a highly respected academic center of nutrition excellence. 

Yahoo: Health
    Topics include advice, alternative medicine, children's health, companies, conferences, death and dying, dentistry, disabilities, diseases and conditions, education, emergency services, employment, environmental health, first aid, fitness, general health, geriatrics and aging, health administration, health care, health sciences, hospitals and medical centers, institutes, law, medicine, men's health, mental health, news and media, nursing, nutrition, organizations, pharmacy, procedures and therapies, public health and safety, reference, reproductive health, sexuality, television, traditional medicine, transplant resources, travel, weight issues, women's health, and workplace.

Yahoo: Nursing
    Topics include books, companies, conferences, continuing education, employment, government agencies, history, institutes, journals, midwifery, nurse practitioner, organizations, and student nursing. Many other virtual links are shown to nursing related topics.