Research Databases & Links

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Alt Health Watch from EBSCOhost Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offers full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.		Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the nation's premier public health agency -- working to ensure healthy people in a healthy world. CNN - Health CNN offers health articles and videos, alphabetical listing of conditions, and other links helping you and your decisions about health. Encyclopedia of Life The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an ambitious project to organize and make available via the Internet virtually all information about life present on Earth. At its heart lies a series of Web sites - one for each of the approximately 1.8 million known species. The entry-point for each site is a species page suitable for the general public, but with several linked pages aimed at more specialized users. MedlinePlus MedlinePlus directs you to information to help answer health questions and brings together authoritative information from government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. National Institutes of Health As the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases. New Scientist NewScientist.com is your ultimate science and technology Web site. Updated throughout the day, their global network of specialist correspondents provide comprehensive coverage of science and technology news. Science Online Web Links Science Online has researched and compiled these resources, including not only biographical information on scientists, but also general information on astronomy, biology, chemistry, computers, earth science, general science, genetics, marine science, physics, and the weather, to aid you in your study of science. Scientific American Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its readers unique insights about developments in science and technology for more than 150 years. WebMD WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. It also offers credible and in-depth medical news, features, reference material, and online community programs. For more recommended Web sites, categorized by subject and age group, visit our Web Links section.
Facts on File Science Online Science Online provides reliable information in a variety of useful formats. The content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. More than 1,000 science experiments and activities, 6,300 printable diagrams, illustrations, and images, many in full color, as well as hundreds of videos and flash animations are available here.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition from EBSCOhost Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. In addition, this database includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
NetWellness A non-profit consumer health Web site that has been in operation for more than 10 years. Over 100 health topics with in-depth information on hundreds of diseases and wellness issues. 491 world-class experts have answered 45,090 questions and contributed more than 600 articles.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection from EBSCOhost A comprehensive database providing nearly 575 full text publications, including 550 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the collection. It can be searched independently, but also allows users to conveniently link to full text from citations within PsycINFO. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1965.
Salud en Español Provides comprehensive evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness. Topic-specific reports covering all aspects of health offer valuable overviews on diseases, conditions, procedures and various treatments. The content found in this database includes a diverse collection of health related themes: first aid, infant/child care and illnesses, alternative medicine, aging and wellness. Salud en Español provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan información general importante en relación a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos.

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