Recommended Internet Sites

Health and Medical

Allied Health Publications

• BioMed Central - Portal to over 150 open-access, peer-reviewed medical and science journals.
• New England Journal of Medicine - NEJM makes its issues published more than six months ago available free on this website. You can also access NEJM articles (including those published in the last six months) through the Article and Reference Databases in the library.
• NurseWeek - This free, online nursing journal provides Continuing Education information, career development resources, clinical information and news in the field.
• Nursing Spectrum - This online nursing journal provides articles addressing all facets of a nursing career, including health information, professional development, trends in the nursing field, and more.

Consumer Health Guides

• Health Finder - Provides basic information on health-related topics. Published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Mayo Clinic - This website provides information on drugs and diseases as well as offering articles on health and wellness issues.
• MEDLINEplus - From the National Library of Medicine, this website offers information on diseases, conditions, pharmaceuticals and general health and wellness.
• Merck Manual of Medical Information - An online, consumer version of the classic guide to medicial diagnosis.

Drug and Pharmaceutical Information

• Drug Digest - Contains drug, vitamin and herbal supplement monographs, photographs and an interactions database.
• Drug Information Pathfinder - Compiled by the FDA, this page offers a collection of links to federal websites relating to drug research.
• PDR Health - Find information on drugs, vitamins and supplements as well as information about clinical trials for drugs, FDA drug approvals and more. Drug monographs taken from the Physicians Desk Reference drug dictionary.
• Prevline Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information - National clearinghouse for drug and alcohol information.

Guides

• Anatomy Atlases - This site includes digitized anatomy textbooks, images, and links to other medical websites.
• ChemIDplus Lite - This site allows you to enter the name of a chemical and then searches multiple National Library of Medicine databases for articles pertaining to that chemical.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center - From the National Agriculture Library, this site provides information on nutrition, food safety and labelling, obesity, a database to determine the caloric and nutritional content of foods, and more.
• Genetics Home Reference - From the National Library of Medicine, this page explains the basics of how genetics work, provides information on the Human Genome Project, and includes links to learn about how genetics influence specific conditions.
• Hazardous Substances Data Bank - This database from the National Library of Medicine details how various hazardous substances affect the human body.
• HIVdent - Collection of links to breaking news, research, and laws regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
• MedWeb - Provided by Emory University, this site contains a collection of links to high-quality medical websites, organized by subject.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Published by the National Library of Medicine, this website provides articles about complementary and alternative medicine.
• Virtual Pediatric Hospital - Contains digitized versions of pediatric medicine textbooks, images and links to other medical websites.

Health Statistics

• National Center for Health Statistics - The NCHS is the primary federal agency responsible for compiling health statistics for the U.S.
• State Health Facts Online - Health statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Texas Health Care Information Collection /Center for Health Statistics - Statistics on health care in Texas. Collected and compiled by the Texas Department of State Health Services from data provided by hospitals and HMO's.

Local Medical Libraries

• Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library - You can check out materials from the library in the Texas Medical Center with a Texshare Card.
• University of Texas Medical Branch Consortium Catalog - You can use your Texshare Card to check out books at UTMB's medical library.

Organizations and Agencies

• American Medical Association
• Centers for Disease Control - The CDC is the federal agency primarily responsible for preventing and controlling the spread of disease in the U.S. Its website provides articles on public health, safety and disease prevention.
• Harris County Protective Services - The Child Protective Services (CPS) program of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) investigates reports of suspected abuse and neglect. The aim is to ensure both the safety of children and to promote the family.
• National Institutes of Health - This federal agency's website provides a wealth of information for researchers and health providers. It includes health and medical information for the consumer, new bulletins, grant information for health providers and researchers, reports on recent med
• Texas Department of State Health Services - Public health information, links to health statistics, legislative news, etc.
• World Health Organization - WHO is the United Nations health agency. In addition to articles relating to public health topics, the website provides information on countries' health statistics, expenditures, existing medical systems, and epidemics.