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Health
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Includes magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on topics such as: fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies and alternative treatments. Includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.
AMA Physician Select
Provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing boards, and other data sources.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Need to know what countries to stay away from because of the latest Ebola, cholera, or SARS outbreak? Would you like to avoid the latest gastrointestinal virus found on your favorite cruise ship? Check out the Travelers' Health report. You can read the latest disease news in the weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, or relax with the monthly Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.
The Consumer Health Information Network
This collaborative project between the New Haven Free Public Library, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, and Yale University provides health books, databases, and reference services to members of the public free of charge. Allows easy navigation through numerous health resources. Highly recommended.
Healthfinder
This award-winning site, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.
Healthnet - University of Connecticut Health Center Library's guide to consumer health information. In addition to its own research guides, Healthnet also includes links to numerous reputable health and medical sites on the web. The center also provides customized information packets for Connecticut residents.WebMD - From canker sores to cancer, WebMD is an informative, reliable, and convenient resource, with answers to all sorts of health questions. You can read about common and rare conditions, chat about them with others online, learn which treatments and drugs to ask your doctor about, and much more.
National Institutes of Health: Health Information
An A-to-Z index of NIH health resources, including information on clinical trials and health hotlines.
MedlinePlus
From the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, a source of trustworthy answers to health questions.
Connecticut Poison Control Center
Information about the statewide 24-hour emergency service for poison exposures, epidemiology of poisoning, and education for poison prevention. Includes an interactive section for kids, with games, crosswords, puzzles, and downloadable materials.Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness
This center publishes a monthly newsletter on health and prevention topics.Human Anatomy Online
An introduction to the body and its many systems.
InfoAnytime is a free online question-answering service supported by the Case Memorial Library and other Connecticut libraries, available any time of the day or night. It connects you to a live reference librarian specially trained to draw on the iCONN databases in answering your question. Click here to try InfoAnytime!
