Busse Library provides these websites for nursing students, faculty, and the general public seeking health science and medical information.
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Reference -- Directories and Search Engines -- Organizations and Associations -- Subject-Specific Resources -- Journals and Publications
- Abbreviations for Journals in Index Medicus: National Library of Medicine
- Acronyms and Initialism for Health Information Resources. By Marie-Lise Shams.
- American Hospital Directory
- Antibiotics Guide - from Johns Hopkins University
- Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section: The Virtual Hospital
- Bioethics Internet Resources: Center for Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin
- BlackStump Medical and Health Directory
- Combined Health Information Database: National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- bibliographic database
- Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
- Drugsearch -- drug encyclopedia from Drug Scope (UK)
- Health Hippo:Healthcare Policy and Regulatory Materials
- HealthInfoIowa
- HealthLink Plus
- Health and Age
- Infectious Facts: Directors of Health Promotion and Education
- Mayo Health Clinic -- health and wellness information.
- MedHelp International: Patient Medical Information Center
- Medical Encyclopedia: Medline Plus: Health Information
- MedlinePlus - health information from the National Library of Medicine
- MedlinePlus Health Tutorials
- Medportal.com : Free Access to Medline
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (17th edition)
- National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- Physician's Weekly magazine
- QuackWatch -- by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
- Reference Room: American Nurses Association
- RxList -- The Internet Drug Index
- Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences - a bibliography of test names
- Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa -- award-winning medical website
- Virtual Children's Hospital: University of Iowa
- The Visible Human Project: National Library of Medicine
- Yahoo:Nursing :Index
- AIM DocFinder
- AllAllergy.Net -- gateway to asthma, allergy, and intolerance information
- Alternative Medicine Resources
- At Health -- mental health information
- The Biology Project -- Biology, Genetics, Toxicology, etc. links
- Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics - Internet Directory prepared by the Institutet Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden
- Emergency Nursing World-- center for clinical practice and information needs
- Handitel: Disability Database
- Hardin MD-Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
- Health A to Z
- HealthCentral
- Healthfinder -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HealthInfoIowa
- Healthnet :Home Page : Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network
- Health Network
- HealthWeb - Project to organize access to web based health information
- HealthWorld Online: Home of Self-Managed Care
- In the Pink: Resources for College Wellness Week
- Mayo Clinic.com: Medical Information and Tools for Healthy Living
- MDchoice.com
- MedExplorer
- MedWeb: Emory University
- Mental Help Net
- NLM Gateway: National Library of Medicine
- National Center for Health Statistics -- U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse -- resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
- National Organization of Rare Disorders
- NursingCenter -- continuing education and professional journals
- OMNI: U.K. Medical Gateway
- Travel Health: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- The WWW Virtual Library of Medicine
- Web of Addictions
- http://www.health.gov/ -- gateway to federal health information
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registery
- Alliance for Aging Research
- American Heart Association
- American Hospital Association
- American Medical Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Genetic Science and Learning Center : Eccles Institute, University of Utah
- Health on the Net (HON) Foundation: MedNet
- Medical Library Association -- Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section
- National Cancer Institute
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Rural Health Association
- Society for Women's Health Research
- U.S. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Home Page
- World Health Organization
- AIDSINFO: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Allergies - from About.com
- The Alzheimer's Association
- American Diabetes Association
- Antibiotics Guide - from Johns Hopkins University
- Autism
- Cancer.gov: National Cancer Institute
- Cancer News on the Net
- Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics -- directory prepared by the Institutet Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden
- Infectious Facts
- National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID)
- National Women's Health Information Center
- National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
- Office of Rare Diseases - NIH
- RNCentral: Where Nurses Gather on the Web -- care plans and professional resources
- Traveler's Health: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- ToxNet: Toxicology Data Network -- databases on toxicology and hazardous chemicals
- Virtual Tour of the Ear
- American Journal of Nursing
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Links and Document Center
- emedicine -- online medical texts
- Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences: Raymon H. Mulford Library, Medical College of Ohio
- NLM:Current Bibliographies in Medicine
- Reuters Health Information Services--Medical News and Health Information for the Professional and Consumer
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