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Consumer Health: General Sources
Use this guide to find information on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and on living well with common health conditions.
General Sources
Books/DVDs
Consumer Health Web Sites
MARQCAT Search
Databases
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Asthma & Allergies
Cancer
Diabetes
Digestive Disorders
Heart Disease & High Blood Pressure
Mental Health
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Safety
Smoking Cessation
Stress
Books/DVDs
Encyclopedia of Wellness: From Acai Berry to Yo-Yo Dieting
Call Number: eBook
Off-campus access
restricted to individuals with current MU ids.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Call Number: eBook
Off-campus access
restricted to individuals with current MU ids.
Merck Manual Consumer Version
Call Number: eBook
Stay Healthy at Every Age
Call Number: MEMORIAL LEVEL 5 RA776.95 .N86 2010
Surviving Health Care : a Manual for Patients and Their Families
Call Number: MEMORIAL LEVEL 5 R727.42 .S87 2010
The Complete Human Body: the Definitive Visual Guide
Call Number: MEMORIAL LEVEL 5 QM23.2 .C65 2010
Consumer Health Web Sites
AHRQ Patients and Consumers
Information on staying healthy, getting quality care, understanding diseases, and comparing medical treatments.
AHRQ Healthy Men
CAPHIS Top 100 List
Links to sites selected by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.
Evaluating Internet Health Information
familydoctor.org
Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Go Ask Alice
Information on physical, emotional and spiritual health from Columbia University health educators.
Harvard Health
Healthfinder
Information from selected government agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities.
Healthy Wisconsin People
Lab Tests Online
Includes descriptions of clinical lab tests, overviews of conditions and diseases, and recommendations on preventive screening.
MayoClinic.com
MedicineNet
Information on diseases and conditions, medical tests, medications, and a symptom checker.
MedlinePlus
Links to information on selected health topics, dictionaries, databases, clearinghouses, directories, and organizations.
Moblie version
MedlinePlus - Multiple Languages
Health information in Spanish, Hmong, Russian, etc.
My Family Health Portrait
Record your family health history to share with your health care practitioner and other family members.
NetWellness
Health information from faculty affiliated with Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati.
NLM Drug Portal
Drug information by name and category.
PubMed Health
Focuses on comparative effectiveness research related to conditions, diseases, treatment options and healthy living.
SafeMedication.com
Information on prescription and over-the-counter medications from the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists.
Quackwatch
"Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions"
Wisconsin Medical Society Physician Directory
MARQCAT Search
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Databases
Consumer Health Complete from EBSCO
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Provides consumer-level information on health and wellness from a variety of sources.
Health Source: Consumer Edition from EBSCO
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Includes full-text consumer health magazines, pamphlets, and books.
Other Health Sciences databases
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