Health and Medicine

Online Journals and Magazines

• ISPUB.com: Internet Scientific Pubilications (Over 90 Journals relating to medicine and Science)

• Canada National Research Council Press (Iincludes free access to over 100,000 back files of NRC Research Press journals, dating back to 1951)

• J-STAGE: Japanese Science and Technology Information Aggregator (Electronic) - A huge centralized repository of journals and articles relating to science, technology and medicine.

• PMC: A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

• Acoustical Science and Technology

• Aids Research and Therapy

• Alcohol Research and Health

• Allergology International

• Annals of Family Medicine

• Behavioral and Brain Functions

• BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

• BMC Dermatology

• BMC Gastroenterology

• BMC Immunology

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization

• Canadian Bulletin of Medical History

• Cancer Facts and Figures

• Cardiovascular Diabetology

• Cardiovascular Ultrasound

• Cells, Tissues, Organs

• Clinical Diabetes

• Comparative Hepatology

• Dermatology Online

• Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

• Experimental Physiology

• Fluids & Barriers of the CNS

• Health Affairs

• Hepatitis Monthly

• Hygiea Internationalis

• Immunity and Ageing

• Immunome Research

• Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

• International Heart Journal

• Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

• Journal of Anesthesiology

• Journal of Emergency Medicine

• Journal of Gastroenterology

• Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines

• Journal of Investigational and Clinical Immunology

• Journal of Neurology

• Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology

• Journal of Physical Therapy Science

• Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association

• The Lancet

• Medical Immunology

• Neuroanatomy

• Pediatric Dental Journal

• World Journal of Gastroenterology

Websites

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• AIDSInfo
  Overview of many topics pertaining to HIV and AIDS for various audiences.

• American Academy of Dermatology
  Spot skin cancer, Dermatology A-Z.

• American Cancer Society

• BioMed Central

• The BrainWeb & Brain Information
  BrainWeb provides information and links to validated sites about brain diseases and disorders. It is suitable for lay readers and details more than 30 common brain diseases and disorders, and includes some of the Internet's best general neuroscience and health resources.

• Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory / The Robert Johnson Wood Foundation

• Digital Collections: History of Medicine, from the National Library of Medicine
  Covers the history of medicine - from the primitive treatments of the middle Ages to contemporary milestones and medical breakthroughs.

• Drug Information Portal
  Provides reliable, easily comprehensible, current information from reputable sources on various drugs particularly prescription drugs.

• DrugWatch
  Features extensive information about thousands of different medications

• Family Doctor.org
  This website can be viewed in English or Spanish and includes a browsable list of symptoms and conditions by age and gender, plus recommendations for healthy living.

• Free Medical Journals
  Searchable database of free full text medical journals.

• Go Ask Alice: Columbia University's Health Education Program
  Provides information on health related and sexuality topics in a question and answer format.

• Global Alert and Response
  This World Health Organization site is to inform the public about health emergencies, hoping to reduce panic and disruption of public services vital to daily life.

• Global Library of Women's Medicine
  Free resource designed to aid medical professionals in their care of women. Includes peer reviewed sources and clinical guidance.

• Grey Literature Report, from the New York Academy of Medicine

• Grey Net's Grey Source

• Healthcare 411
  Provides health care news programs in audio, video, and text formats that are all public domain.

• Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the U.S.

• Household Products Database
  Health and Safety information about common household products.

• Harvard Health Publications
  Trusted advice for a healthier life

• Marijuana-info.org
  research and news from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and National Institute on Drug Abuse about marijuana.

• MayoClinic.com
  Offers health information to help users assess symptoms, understand their diagnosis and manage their health based on the expertise of the professionals at Mayo Clinic.

• Medical Heritage Library

• Medicine Net
  bringing Doctor's knowledge to you.

• MEDLINEplus
  Offers free public access searches to MEDLINE a database with a vast amount of information for the health care consumer.

• MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

• Mesothelioma: Asbestos.com

• Mesothelioma: Asbestos Cancer

• National Center for Health Statistics

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• National Cancer Institute

• National Cancer Institute
  Information and resources on tobacco related cancer and information and help on quitting smoking.

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

• National Center for Health Statistics

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• National Human Genome Research Institute
  The Institute studies the human genome in order to understand the structures and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. The site provides access to that research

• National Institute on Drug Abuse

• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens

• National Library of Medicine

• National Strength and Conditioning Association
  Worldwide authority on strength training and conditioning.

• NBC News Health News

• Net Wellness
  Covers various health topics, from specific diseases to general body system disorders.

• NIH Stem Cell Information
  Human stem cells offer enormous potential to address human diseases, ranging from Parkinson's to juvenile diabetes to spinal chord injury but is also an ethical concern.

• Nutrition.gov
  Providing easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.

• OnHealth.Com
  Independent consumer health information service that provides searchable information about wellness, health and medicine.

• Paralysis Resource Center (The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation)
  Information about all aspects of spinal cord injury, including life with such an injury.

• PDQ-NCIs Comprehensive Cancer Database
  Summaries of cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine. Documents are available for viewing, printing, and e-mailing.

• PDRhealth
  This portal provides information for prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and herbals/supplements. Included are recommended dosage, side effects, possible food and drug reactions, and in many cases pictures to assist with drug identification.

• Pew Internet & American Life
  Original, academic-quality research that explores the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life.

• PSNet: Patient Safety Network / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Public Health Genomics

• RxList: The Internet Drug Index
  Resource for in-depth drug information covering over 4,000 U.S. products.

• Smoke Free
  George Washington University resources and programs to quit smoking

• Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
  Information related to this subject for people with special considerations such as those who are blind or a minority.

• Stanford Health Library

• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration
  SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

• Tobacco Addiction - National Institute on Drug Abuse

• US National Library of Medicine

• Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
  37,000-plus abstracts dating from the 1970s on.

• WebMD Health
  The team blends expertise in journalism, content creation, community services, expert commentary, and medical review to give users a variety of ways to find what they are looking for.

• Where to find Materials Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
  Lists of links to and explanations of MSDS for those working with hazardous chemicals. Includes physical and chemical characteristics, hazards, safe handling, emergency and first aid procedures.

• Wikipedia
  List of medical wikis

• World Database of Medical Mnemonics
  A free, non-profit, online searchable database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details.

• World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization keeps information on current international health emergencies and disease outbreaks, and offers extensive information on diseases and health issues affecting the global population.

• Your Food Environment Atlas
  Interactive Web tool promotes research on food choices and diet quality and provides information on community access to healthy food.