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RESOURCES


Online databases from your library system


 

We can offer you FREE access to a number of subscription-only online databases through our membership in the Pioneer Library System. These range from newspaper archives to encyclopedias to special collections on science, literature, business and more.

 

See what databases are available online and then visit the library to get a password.

 


Medical information on the web


Here are links to reliable sources of medical information on the web.

 

From the National Institutes of Health

  • MedlinePlus - consumer-oriented site for health information. Search under "Health Topics."
  • PubMed –Bibliographic database of citations & some full text journal articles on medicine, dentistry, nursing, the health care system and the biomedical sciences. Very up-to-date.
  • Dirline - A directory of health organizations on-line.

 

Other sites offering a broad range of health information

  • New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) - access to full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish.
  • Clic-On-Health - trustworthy, up-to-date health information for the Rochester region provided by local medical, public, and school librarians.
  • Familydoctor.org - from the American Academy of Family Physicians, health info for the whole family.
  • Lab Tests On-line - from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, a public resource on clinical lab testing.
  • Medem - Get very good health info by searching their medical library.

 

Specific types of medical problems

 

Physician information

 

 

 


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