Research Databases
Find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; research reports; image sources; primary documents; specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.
Academic OneFile
Full-text articles from scholarly ( peer-reviewed) journals and reference sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Multi-subject virtual reference sources including multi-volume encyclopedias, dictionaries, and specialized reference sources.
General OneFile
Full-text articles from magazines, journals, news and reference sources, and multimedia materials including pod casts and audio files.
Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Full-text collection covering all aspects of the nursing profession from direct patient care to health care administration.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
Full-text articles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.
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Select Internet Sites
Consumer.gov: Your resource for consumer information from the federal government http://www.consumer.gov/health.htm
Health topics include aging/elder care, buying smart, choosing quality health care, diet and weight control, disease, drugs, exercise and fitness, medical procedures, mental health, nutrition, public health assessments, women's health and more.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services : National Institutes of Health: Health Information http://health.nih.gov/
Access consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - “ the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research” – including links to clinical trials, health hotlines, and related topics. Search for your topic using the site’s search box, or browse “Health Topics A-Z”. Quick Links include child and teen health, men’s health, minority health, seniors’ health, women’s health, and more.
News in Health http://newsinhealth.nih.gov
Electronic newsletter published monthly by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Browse archives going back to 1996, or use the site’s search box to find articles on your topic. Topics cover a variety of health related issues including nutrition, disease prevention, drugs and medications, specific diseases (search by disease name – i.e., Alzheimer’s, diabetes, etc.), and more.
University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, Health Information http://health.ucsd.edu/healthinfo/
Search “Health Topics,” including allergies, asthma, back pain, cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders, men’s health, mental health, orthopedic, parenting, patient safety, pregnancy, senior’s health, stress, stroke, weight management, women’s health and more. “Health Library” includes browsable topics in the following categories: illness & conditions, FDA drug approvals and actions, self-help resources, drug guide, medical tests, complementary medicine, medicine search, symptom checker, and fetal development tool.
Discovery Health http://health.discovery.com/
Discovery Channel’s health site features current health news. Categories such as, diseases and conditions, diet and fitness, healthy living, mental health, pregnancy and parenting, sex and relationships, include a variety of health related topics.
The Stanford Health Library http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/
“The Health Library” provides links to consumer health information on a wide variety of topics including women's health, children's health, men's health, diseases and disorders, drug information and therapies, and more.
World Health Organization : The World Health Report http://www.who.int/whr/
Annual report on human health around the world, “including statistics relating to all countries, with a focus on a specific subject.” View current report or previous reports, or browse health topics, publications, data and statistics, and more.
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