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Subject PortalsPharmacy & Health ScienceMaintained by:Sean Stone Contribute:Don't see what you are looking for? Suggest a new resource or subject area.
Dig deeper into sub-categories...(move back to Subject Portal Home) Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library Concise Medical DictionaryAvailable online "This best-selling and market-leading dictionary contains over 11,000 clear and concise entries, covering all aspects of medical science. Written by a team of medical experts, the entries are accessible and jargon-free, and complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams. The 7th edition has been fully revised and updated to cover changes in this fast-moving field. Entries on techniques and equipment, drugs, general medical practice, health service organization, and treatment have all been reviewed, and updated where necessary. The dictionary has also been expanded in many areas, notably medical ethics, clinical governance, emergency medicine, pathology, and diagnosis." Go there... Dictionary of Food and NutritionAvailable online "This dictionary is intended for anyone who enjoys food and would like a handy, non-technical guide to the terms they encounter on food labels, in advertising, or in the media. With entries on food groups as diverse as shellfish (abalone, whelks) and condiments (mignonette, salsa) and clear explanations of technical terms such as hyperalimentation and Zeocarb, the dictionary is the most comprehensive of its kind." Go there... Dictionary of Public HealthAvailable online "Covering all aspects of public health, this book serves as both a quick and handy reference tool and a vehicle for more leisurely browsing. The Dictionary of Public Health is an alphabetical listing of almost 5,000 words and phrases used in public health science and practice. It offers definitions, discussion, and an occasional brief commentary on the relevance of each term to people and their health. This volume is a trusted resource for answers to questions that arise in the course of public health practice, whether in the office or in the field, in interactions with the public or with the media." Go there... Dictionary of ScientistsAvailable online "From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine." Go there... Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and UnitsAvailable online "This comprehensive dictionary provides clear definitions of all the units, prefixes, and styling of the Système International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in use." Go there... Gale Virtual Reference LibraryIncludes the titles: Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students; Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior; Encyclopedia of Public Health; Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders; Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics; Science and Its Times Go there... Gray's Anatomy Online"The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn." Go there... Oxford Compaion to the BodyAvailable online "The Oxford Companion to the Body is a fascinating and authoritative guide to every aspect of the body. It provides concise and readable accounts of the structure and function of all the major systems of the body and the causes of disorders that affect them. Interwoven with this coverage of the science of the body, are entertaining and informative articles on social and religious attitudes to the body, and its significance for artists, philosophers and writers." Go there... Oxford Companion to MedicineAvailable online "The Oxford Companion to Medicine is a fascinating and authoritative guide to the field of medicine and its specialities. More than 200 authors have contributed over 500 substantial articles and many more shorter ones, on topics ranging from abortion to zombification. All the major medical and nursing specialities are covered, and detailed attention is given to complementary therapies, national medical systems, and the historical development of medicine. This new edition has been completely rewritten and includes a greater emphasis on the history of medicine, its cultural links with the arts and music, and its international nature." Go there... Science, Technology and SocietyAvailable online "Science, Technology, and Society contains over 130 A to Z signed articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions and institutes worldwide. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture. Each article is accompanied by a selected bibliography." Go there... WorldCat - OCLCWorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. If you are unable to find something in the Cowles Library collection using the I-LINK catalog, this is an excellent place to continue your search. Use the Interlibrary Loan link on this page to obtain materials from other collections. Go there... Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public Britannica OnlineFully searchable version of the encyclopedia with thousands of articles and illustrations. Go there... CREDO Reference - Medicine TitlesAll the medicine titles in this database, including Baillière's Midwives' Dictionary, Black's Medical Dictionary, Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing, Collins Dictionary of Medicine, Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, International Dictionary of Homeopathy, Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology, Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professionals, Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements, Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and more! Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research." Go there... Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThe mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances. ATSDR is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances. Go there... AMA Atlas of the BodyAntibiotic ResistanceThe FDA's official informational website. Go there... Bioethics Resources on the Web"The Internet is replete with resources available to those with an interest in bioethics including education, research involving human participants and animals, medical and health care ethics, and the implications of applied genetics and biotechnology. This website contains a broad collage of annotated web links, and while this list is comprehensive, it is not totally inclusive. The listed resources provide background information and various positions on issues in bioethics. Where possible, we have linked directly to those positions." Go there... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Health and disease information for public health and medical professionals as well as consumers. The CDC website is particularly useful for finding information on disease outbreaks and projections of diseases that require tracking. Go there... ChemIDplus"Database of over 380,000 chemicals, synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases" Go there... DMU Journal HoldingsDMU Library CatalogeMedTVConsumer Health Information + YouTube = eMedTV Go there... Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine SearchDon't just search PubMed, search across every database available from the NCBI at the same time. Go there... FDA "Bad Bug Book""This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health." Go there... FDA Poisonous Plant DatabaseGenetics Home Reference"Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health." Go there... Health on the Net Foundation HONcodeHow can you tell if a health related website is reliable or credible? Being branded with the HONcode is a good start. This site gives an explanantion of the HONcode seal of approval. Go there... healthfinder.govFrom the Office of disease Prevention and Health Promotion, this site collects information from different government offices as well as "other organizations serving the public interest." Go there... HealthlineOne of the major, and more reputable, consumer health sites. Go there... Iowa go LocalHealth service information by location, disease and provider for the state of Iowa. Provided by MedlinePlus and The University of Iowa. Go there... M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterInformation about common and rare cancers as well as clinical trial and treatment information on specific cancers. Go there... Managed Care Digest"The sanofi-aventis Managed Care Digest Series® is part of our continuing commitment to provide you with the latest, most essential information on the evolution of health care. The Series, available online or in print, provides key benchmarking data that can help you assess value, control costs, and develop business strategies." Go there... Mayo ClinicThe Mayo Clinic site has information on a wide variety of health topics aimed at consumers. Of particular note is the "Treatment Decisions" tab that gives a straight forward discussion about options available for various conditions. Go there... Medical Algorithms"More than 11,000 Scales, Tools, Assessments, Scoring Systems, and other Algorithms intended for Medical Education and for Biomedical Research." Contents can be viewed by specialty including pharmacy practice. Go there... Medical Library Search EngineHave you ever wanted a search engine that only searches for academic medical information? Now you can search dozens of medical libraries at once courtesy of David Rothman at the Hardin Medical Library. Go there... MedlinePlusAn excellent source of health information with articles geared towards consumers. Go there... Model Organisms for Biomedical Research"We hope this web site provides you with information about national and international activities and major resources that are being developed to facilitate biomedical research using the animal models listed here. For organisms not listed, web pages may be developed in the future." Go there... NAPRALERT - Natural Products alert"NAPRALERT sm is a relational database of all natural products, including ethnomedical information, pharmacological/biochemical information of extracts of organisms in vitro, in situ, in vivo, in humans (case reports, non-clinical trials) and clinical studies. Similar information is available for secondary metabolites from natural sources." Go there... National Institute of Child Health & Human DevelopmentNational Women's Health Information Center"The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is the most reliable and current information resource on women’s health today. We offer FREE women’s health information on more than 800 topics through our call center and web site. By phone (in English and Spanish) or via our web site you can find: original health information on special topics like pregnancy, breastfeeding, body image, HIV/AIDS, girls health, heart health, menopause and hormone therapy, mental health, quitting smoking, and violence against women original health information and resources for special populations: minority women, women with disabilities, girls, men, and Spanish speakers thousands of health publications statistics on women’s health daily news on women’s health a calendar of women’s health events" Go there... NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology InformationThis site collects all the nationally maintained databases and related information. This includes a nember of key databses for resaearch in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology and medical sciences. Go there... NLM GatewaySearch multiple NLM databases:
MEDLINE®/PubMed® Revolution HealthA multimedia health information website for consumers with several features aimed at creating a community for health issues as well as providing specific information. Go there... Student's Guide to the Medical LiteratureA resource for finding and understanding medical information fomr the Denison Library at the University of Colorado. Icluded are tutorials for reading medical literature, search strategies with pertinent links as well as a glossary, calculators and more. Go there... Toxic Substances PortalThe Department of Health and Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Web site gives an alphabetic list of substances and includes information about characteristics, exposure risks, associated health effects and related CDC and ATSDR health studies and assessments Go there... Vaccines and Immunizations information from the CDC"Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. However, we cannot take high immunization coverage levels for granted. To continue to protect America's children and adults, we must obtain maximum immunization coverage in all populations, establish effective partnerships, conduct reliable scientific research, implement immunization systems, and ensure vaccine safety." Go there... WebMDOne of the oldest and most popular consumer health information sites. It's most famous, and perhaps most useful, feature is its symptom checker function. Go there... |
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