Health Sciences/Medicine Resources

General

Library Databases

The Cochrane Library
DynaMed
Health Reference Center Academic
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Medline Plus
MEDLINE with Full Text
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
PubMed

E-Journals

E-Journal Portal Health & Biological Sciences category
Open Access Journals

Other Recommended Resources

A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia
Description: A service of Medline Plus, this encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries as well as an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.

Gale Encyclopedias for Cancer; Genetic Disorders; and Medicine
Access: Part of Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center database. For Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, click on Disesase & Conditions tab to access.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Description: Contains essential information on diagnosing and treating medical disorders to assist healthcare professionals and medical students deliver the best care to patients.

Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition
Description: Although based on The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, it uses more consumer-friendly common English language while providing information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary
Access: Part of Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center database. Click on Dictionary tab to access.

By Subspecialty or Branch

Alternative medicine

Library Databases
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Note: This database contains articles, patient information and entries from Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (click on Alternative Medicine tab to access). See also: All other databases listed above in General category.

E-Journals
E-Journal Portal Alternative Medicine category

Library Subject Guides
Meditation Resources

Other Recommended Resources
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

Biomedical/Life sciences

E-Journals

BioMed Central
Description: Publishes 189 peer-reviewed open access journals. See their journal list.

Highwire Press
Description: HighWire Press is produces the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly publications. It contains the largest repository of free full-text articles from life science journalsin the world.

PubMed Central
Description: The National Institutes of Health online archive of free biomedical and life sciences journal literature. See their journal list.

Other Recommended Resources

CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
Description: A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.

Nursing

Library Databases
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
See all other databases listed above in General category.

E-Journals
E-Journal Portal Nursing category

Pain management

E-Journals
E-Journal Portal - Journals containing keyword Pain

Psychiatry

E-Journals
E-Journal Portal Health & Biological Sciences (see Psychiatry subcategory)

Other Recommended Resources
Psychiatric Disorders (AllPsych)
Description: Provides names and DSM-IV Codes for over 150 disorders as well as the etiology, symptoms, treatment options, and prognosis for 60+ adult psychiatric disorders and 8 personality disorders.
Psychiatry Online Journals (search across all APPI journals)

By Disease

AIDS

Other Recommended Resources

AIDSearch (must register first before using)
Description: Combination of 3 databases that cover information on AIDS and related topics.

Drugs

Library Databases

Health & Wellness Resource Center database
Note: For drug information, click on Drugs & Herbal Remedies tab within database.

DynaMed
Note: For drug information, search on drug name or go to Rx section under condition.

Other Recommended Resources

DailyMed (National Library of Medicine)
Description: Provides access to the latest FDA drug insert information for current medications.

Medscape Mobile from WebMD for iPhone and iPod touch (free downloadable application)

Drug Discrimination Bibliography Database
Description: The bibliography contains almost 4,000 references on drug discrimination published between 1951 and 2007 (with a few from 2008). They include abstracts, articles, book chapters and books. Standardized keywords, which are assigned to each reference, can be used for searching. The database file is updated four times a year.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database [Consumer edition]
Description: This up-to-date resource is recognized as the scientific gold standard for evidence-based information on natural medicines. Search for evidence-based information on herbs, supplements and commercial products.