Use the St. James Healthcare Medical Library website to find credible consumer health information. The data available is intended to supplement the information given by your doctor. These sites have been evaluated and chosen because they provide quality medical information. Most of the sites are government sponsored or non-profit organizations, which do not endorse any company or product.
Beginning Your Search
MEDLINEplus
Developed by the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine that has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions.
Healthfinder
Created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for consumers, contains information on a variety of health conditions.
The Merck Manual: Home Edition
The Online interactive edition of "The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition," a comprehensive consumer text.
Healthtouch Online
A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases, supplements and natural medicine.
MedicineNet
100% Doctor-Produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians, MedicineNet.com is a source for online health and medical information.
eMedicine
Current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute with coverage of 7,000 diseases and disorders.
National Center for Infectious Diseases (CDC)
The CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, dedicated to promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
Tests and Procedures
Lab Tests Online
A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.
Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
A chapter from the online version of Columbia University's Complete Home Medical Guide that explains a variety of tests and procedures.
Your Surgery
Provides easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures.
Dictionaries
On-Line Medical Dictionary
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute
NLM's Dictionaries Web site
From the National Library of Medicine
Drug Information
Infonet Drug Information
Search by brand name, generic name, manufacturer and or therapeutic class.
RXList
Perform a keyword search. Contains "fuzzy word" searching option in case the correct spelling is not known.
Eckerd
Click on "Drug Advisor" on the right "Eckerd On Call" menu.
Cancer Information
CancerNet: Patients and the Public
Created by the National Cancer Institute, filled with cancer-related information including screening, prevention, treatment and supportive care.
Oncolink
Created by the University of Pennsylvania, filled with cancer-related information, including financial issues for cancer patients.
Alternative Medicine
The Alternative Medicine Homepage
The AMH is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies. This page is created and maintained by a medical librarian, Charles B. Wessel, M.L.S., Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
Directories
NLM's Physician and Dentists Directory
From the National Library of Medicine
NLM's Hospital Directory
From the National Library of Medicine
NLM's Organizations Directory
From the National Library of Medicine
World Wide Telephone Directory
This site is sponsored by a commercial company, Infobel.com. It contains the white, yellow and business pages on the internet.
Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 engravings from the classic 1918 publication.
Vesalius Interactive Anatomy
Inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100's of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.
Specialities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHLBI is part of the Federal Government's National Institute of Health.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculosketal and Skin Diseases
Created by NIAMSD to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, and the dissemination of information.
Immunization Information
CDC Travel Information
Contains disease outbreak information and recommended immunizations for international travelers.
National Immunization Program
Answers frequently asked questions about immunizations, including childhood immunizations. Contains immunization schedule for both adults and children.
Advanced Searching - Professional Information
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's. This is for the healthcare professional.
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