Health
Online Books
General
Cancer
Genetic Disorders
Mental Health
Alternative Medicine
Maine Health Libraries
Magazine & Newspaper Databases
InfoTrac
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/rich17029/
The Richmond Middle/High School Library Media Center subscribes to
the InfoTrac Student Edition database, which has citations and full-text
articles from over 200 magazines, newspapers, and reference books. On the
page that asks for the InfoTrac Library Card Number, enter our password.
Stop and ask at the Circulation Desk for this.
Maine Info Net Databases - Health
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/health.htm
Access from any computer on the Richmond School Department network
is automatic. From a home computer, access is possible by filling out the
form through the Remote Access link.
Merck
Manual - Home Edition - Online
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov - The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. Before searching, you may want to learn more about clinical trials and more about this Web site. Check often for regular updates to ClinicalTrials.gov.
Consumer Health Resources on the Internet - The following resources for consumer health information were selected by Healthnet:Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network and may be helpful in answering a wide range of health and medical questions. These sites were selected according to criteria based on content, design, currency, authority, and ease of use.
HealthWeb - The health sciences librarians of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) schools will work cooperatively to develop an interface which will provide organized access to evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources.
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - This site is produced by a team of writers, editors, multimedia and graphics producers, health educators, nurses, doctors, and scientists. Our presence on the Web is a natural extension of Mayo's long-standing commitment to provide health education to our patients and the general public.
MEDLINEplus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
NOAH - New York Online Access
to Health - NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information
for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently
supports English and Spanish.
CancerNet - A gateway to recent and accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
MEDLINEplus: Cancers Topics - The National Library of Medicine's page specific to cancers.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
OncoLink - OncoLink was
founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer
patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get
accurate cancer-related information at no charge
MEDLINEplus: Genetics/Birth Defects - The National Library of Medicine's page specific to genetics and birth defects.
National Organization for Rare
Disorders, Inc.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Mental Health Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
MEDLINEplus: Alternative Medicine - The National Library of Medicine's page specific to alternative medicine.
National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative
healing practices in the context of rigorous science; training CAM researchers;
and disseminating authoritative information.
Gerrish-True Health Sciences Library, Central Maine Medical Center - Lewiston
Maine Medical Center Library - Portland
MaineGeneral Medical Center Library - Augusta, 626-1325