MEDICINE and HEALTH

PubMed - National Library of Medicine's (NLM) MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE databases, as well as others. Covers medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the pre-clinical sciences. 1966-present. Contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from 3,800+ current biomedical journals published in the U.S. and 70 foreign countries. Provides links to participating on-line journals. Boolean searching available.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Provides information on public health data and vital statistics as well as diseases, injuries, disabilities, and health information for international travel.

Healthfinder - A gateway to consumer health and human services information from the U.S. government. Includes links to online  publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

Environmental Health Information Service - Produced by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Extensive international database (with search capability) of information on the environment, toxicity, and cancer. Some information is available for a fee.

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Data about  new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease.

National Human Genome Research Institute - Contains information about human genetics research including:  chromosome mapping, DNA sequencing, database development, technology development for genome research, and studies of the ethical, legal, and social  implications of genetics research as well as research on applying genome technologies to finding human disease genes, developing DNA-based diagnostics and gene therapies.

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