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Best Databases

Health Reference Center-Academic : A Gale Infotrac Database
http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_HRCA?sw_aep=mlin_s_milton

Over 700 medical journals and health magazines, most with full-text articles.

Magill's Medical Guide

http://health.salempress.com

Magill's Medical Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.

NewsBank
http://infoweb.newsbank.com

Search Massachusetts and National papers for health-related articles. See the special section on Science & Health news.

Browsing the Collection

610-619 … 2nd Floor Stacks, including...

613.2 Diet & Health
613.7 Fitness
615 Medicines & Drugs
616 Diseases
618.2 Pregnancy

Key Reference Books at Milton

R 610.3	Medical Dictionaries
R 615.02	The Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy Also Online at: http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp
R 615	The Physician’s Desk Reference of Prescription Drugs
R 616	Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
R 616.89	DSM-IV : Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

Internet Resources

Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/	MedlinePlus is a comprehensive Medical Reference with access to articles from medical journals, plus extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
IntelliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/	Health, wellness and disease information from the Harvard Medical School Consumer Health Information and Aetna Insurance
Clinical Trials http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs http://www.crbestbuydrugs.org/	Prescription Drug information from Consumer Reports Magazine
Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/	Health and Wellness information from the National Health Information Center
PandemicFlu.gov http://www.pandemicflu.gov/	The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.
PDRHealth http://www.pdrhealth.com/	A prime source for Drug information, plus clinical tirals, disease descriptions and general health tips.

AGENCIES

Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/
Massachusetts Department of Public Health http://www.mass.gov/dph/dphhome.htm	Disease Factsheets From the Mass. Exec. Office of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Health http://www.nih.gov/
National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/

PHYSICIAN & HOSPITAL FINDERS

Massachusetts Physician Profiles
http://profiles.massmedboard.org/Profiles/MA-Physician-Profile-Find-Doctor.asp

Search profiles of physicians licensed to practice in Massachusetts. Includes education and training, specialties, hospital affiliations, insurance plans accepted, history of disciplinary actions, paid malpractice claims and other information.

American Medical Association: Doctor Finder
Searchable database of U.S physicians.

American Dental Association
Use the Find a Dentist database to search for a dentist near you, or browse oral health topics, news and other information for good dental health.

Performance Reports on Accredited Healthcare Organizations
From the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Check here for the status of hospitals, laboratories, health care and other organizations. Searchable by name, type of facility, and geographic location. Works best with Internet Explorer.

WEB DIRECTORIES

Boston Public Library Medical Information
http://www.bpl.org/electronic/medical.htm

Librarians Index to the Internet: Health & Medicine
http://lii.org/search/file/health

NOBLE Health
http://www.noblenet.org/health.htm

Springfield Public Library – Medicine & Health
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/liblinks/medical.html