Health

Presents information on numerous diseases and conditions. Articles include a definition of the disease or condition, an explanation of how it works in the body, information on causes, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment or cure, and lifestyles.

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Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status, analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible.

Provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. Also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

Provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information from full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources.

Provides access to full-text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources.

MDConsult

Includes access to Medline, medical reference texts, full-text articles, clinical practice guidelines, daily medical news, and patient handouts. Available for use in the library building only at Tuality Health Information Resource Center.

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MedlinePlus

Information on diseases and treatments from the National Institutes of Health. Includes lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to clinical trials.

Micromedex

Provides pharmacist-level information on drugs, toxicology and drug interaction, and patient education on procedures, drugs, and lab tests in English and Spanish. Available for use in the library building only at Tuality Health Information Resource Center.

Answers to nursing or allied health questions in over 1,100 journals. Provides full-text coverage of many of the titles cited in CINAHL.

For nursing students at community colleges, universities, and vocational or technical high schools.

OVID

Provides citation and abstract information for Medline and CINAHL (Nursing and Allied Health) and articles in 240 full-text medical and nursing journals. Additionally, Nursing Books Online includes 22 full-text nursing books. Available for use in the library building only at Tuality Health Information Resource Center.

This collection includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to topics discussed in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.

This collection offers access to nearly 500 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals, many cited in the PsycINFO index, on such topics as the study of the mind, emotions, and how the human mind develops and diminishes over time.

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SIRS Researcher

A general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from over 1,600 domestic and international publications and are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress-derived subject headings.

Provides comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

Well Connected: In-Depth Reports from A.D.A.M.

A library of reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Each report is an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, and preventative measures. Each report can be printed in HTML or PDF format. Written for 12th grade or adult reading level. Available for use in the library building only at Tuality Health Information Resource Center.

wired.MD StreaMed

Patient and consumer health education library of 370 streaming videos (some available in English, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Mandarin languages), as well as 1390 handouts (some available in 4 languages. Available for use in the library building only at Tuality Health Information Resource Center.