Health Information
Look for the bookmobile this summer to see our Health Info to Go demonstrations!
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(available from within the library. If accessing from out of the building, you'll be asked for your MPL library card number)
CINAHL with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 580 journals dating back to 1981.
Infotrac Magazine Database provides access to the following health information databases
- Health Reference Center Academic provides full text access to nursing and allied health journals as well as a variety of personal health information.
- InfoTrac Nursing and Allied Health Collection includes current and authoritative content, including nearly 400 titles, is of use to both nursing professionals as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
- InfoTrac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection provides access to articles on the topics of physical therapy and sports medicine, including treatment techniques and experimental research theses.
- Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc. and articles from 2200 general interst publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles.
- Interested in taking a stress test? Or want to know your body mass index? How about your risk of heart disease? There are lots of tools available for you. Watch this tutorial to find health calculators and assessment tools available from a library database.
Cancer information from a national association/advocacy group.
Diabetes information from a national association/advocacy group.
Heart and stroke information from a national association /advocacy group.
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of American Indians.
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the United States.
Cancer information from the National Cancer Institute.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the nation′s premier public health agency–working to ensure healthy people in a healthy world. The site has all sorts of health information on diseases, travel, workplace safety, healthy living, and more.
A searchable database of clinical trials; not limited to those funded by NIH.
A resource for access to the labels as well as to other sources and types of information about medications.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Information about ingredients in more than two thousand selected brands of dietary supplements.
A great site for typical family health issues that is hosted by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The National Library of Medicine's Web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.
An occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work.
A consumer's guide that provides information on the potential health effects of chemicals contained in more than 7,000 common household products used inside and around the home.
A resource with health information for parents, kids, and teens.
Lab Tests Online
Information about clinical lab testing from the professionals who do the testing. This database can be searched by test or by disease.
A resource for consumers that offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living.
The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information—a great first stop for health information.
National Center for Health Statistics
America's principal health statistics agency.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
This information resource provides evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more.
A site designed to meet the needs of older adults; seniors and caregivers can find information on selected topics in an easy-to-read format.
Health and medical literature, plus dentistry, molecular biology, nursing, parasitology, and veterinary medicine.
An interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances, your health, and the environment.
Useful tools for online health information
A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the web
Created by the Medical Library Association, this consumer resource provides guidelines on finding the highest quality health information on the web, as well as providing examples of the best health websites. Included in this guide are general research starting points as well as specific sites for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Online brochures designed to help understand medical terminology. These brochures are available in English, English Plain Language (low literacy), and Spanish versions. Topics include breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, eye disease, HIV-Aids, prescriptions, and stroke.
Medical Information on the Internet Tutorial: Guide for Health Reporters and Consumers
A Web-based tutorial to lead health reporters and consumers to quality health care information on the Internet.
Evaluating Online Health Information - an interactive, comprehensive libguide created by Kim Granath, Public Health Librarian at the University of Montana's Mansfield Library.
Easily accessible through MedlinePlus, Go Local Montana links people to health service providers and organizations in Montana.
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana
St. Patrick Hospital Center for Health Information
The AARP Guide to Pills ed. by Maryanne Hochadel. Sterling, 2008. Call # R 615.1 AARP 2008
This all-color, readable guide provides information on over 1,200 prescription and nonprescription medications.
Consumer Drug Reference. Consumer Reports Books, 2007. Call # R 615.58 CONSUME 2007
Similar to Physician's Desk Reference, this guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins and minerals covers dosage, side-effects and more in an easy-to-read format.
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment McGraw-Hill, 2008. Call # R 616.075 CURRENT 2008
Current information on over 1,000 diseases, including symptoms, epidemiology, treatment, prevention strategies, and drug treatment tables.
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR). Medical Economics Company, 2008. Call # R 615.1025 PHYSICI 2008
PDR for Herbal Medicines. Medical Economics Company, 2007. Call # R 615.3203 PDR 2007