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Health & Medicine

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Click On: Health and Medicine
Find information on medications, diseases, and physicians.

Click On: Pregnancy and Birth
Reliable sites on fertility, prenatal care, and birth options.

Click On: Prepare for Emergencies
Suggestions for planning for natural disasters, severe weather, and other emergencies including information from local agencies and includes a section on first aid sites.

Click On: Seniors Online
Special sites offer information on health, job opportunities, money management, travel, and social services for seniors.

Consumer Health Ratings
This comprehensive site from Consumer Reports has gathered ratings from agencies across the U.S. It includes listings for specialists and hospitals that are highly rated for treating specific diseases and also provides links to comparisons of hospital costs and physician charges.

Diagnostic Tests
Information from Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide on common medical tests.

Family Medical Net
Excellent place to begin your search for health and wellness information.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Comprehensive encyclopedia with articles about 120 different cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, and diagnostic procedures.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Encyclopedia articles on genetic disorders containing information on conditions, tests, procedures, treatments, and therapies.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health 
Covers 150 specific mental disorders, describing their conditions as well as their therapies.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers 
Focuses on the diseases of the aging body and other issues of concern to the elderly.

Accessible from home Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical information, including alternative medicine, from health journals, pamphlets and medical texts. Find information on diseases such as cancer, as well as on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, medical tests, and genetic disorders.

Healthline
In-depth health information for the consumer offering disease-specific videos, links to health blogs, drug information, and much more. This is an excellent place to start your search for current reliable medical information.

Accessible from home Infectious Diseases: In Context  
Offers global coverage of contagious diseases that directly affect humans and examines their historical, political, and ethical impact.

Intelihealth
Consumer health information from many organizations.

Mayo Clinic Health
Articles and information from Mayo Clinic doctors.

MedicineNet
Extensive coverage of diseases and conditions. Supervised by board certified physicians.

Accessible from home Medline on FirstSearch
A collection of current articles on health topics, many of which are full text.

MedlinePlus
Find definitions, symptoms, and treatments for a wide variety of conditions.

National Institutes of Health
Links to many health information sites.

National Library of Medicine Gateway
Access multiple U.S. government health resources with a single search.

Accessible from home Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Medical information for nursing students as well as the general public from hundreds of medical journals.

Accessible from home Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
Find information on all aspects of physical therapy and sports medicine from 100 journals in these fields.

PubMed
Easy access to Medline index of medical journal articles.

booklist The Resourceful Caregiver
A guide for caregivers of the elderly, with many books offering practical solutions.

WebMD
Comprehensive health site.

booklist We’re Having a Baby
Check out materials that offer information and guidance for your 9-month adventure.

booklist What Can I Eat? Cooking for Special Diets
A listing of books and websites that have recipes for those on special diets. Find information by disease or by type of restricted foods.


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Illinois Clicks!
Sites recommended by Illinois librarians.

ipl2
Internet Public Library and the Librarians’ Internet Index have merged to create a collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.

Webrary
Morton Grove Public Library's links organized by subject.