General Health Information

• See also Preventive Health/Health Education

Clinical Trials:  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.

Health Sciences and Human Services Library Consumer Health Links:  This University of Maryland library is the Regional Medical Library of the National Library of Medicine and a sponsor of this project.

Health Topics/Diseases

• Biological and Chemical Weapons:  This site from the National Library of Medicine offers the latest information on bilogical and chemical weapons.  Includes interactive tutorial on Anthrax.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  Health Topics A to Z provides a listing of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site. It is not yet a complete index of the site. New topics are added on an ongoing basis.
• Maryland Disease and Treatments:  Information on diseases and treatments in Maryland compiled by SAILOR, Maryland's Online Public Information Network.
• MEDLINEplus:   Health Topics (information on conditions, diseases, and wellness plus a medical encyclopedia); Dictionaries; Directories (locations and credentials of doctors, dentists, and hospitals); Other Resources (access to organizations, consumer health libraries, international sites, publications, MEDLINE, and more).

History of Medicine:  This resource, from the National Library of Medicine, contains resources for historical scholarship in medicine and related sciences.

Interactive Health Modules:    These tutorials, found at the National Library of Medicine MEDLINEplus site, are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial. NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 4 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial.

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region:  Links to consumer health information sites as well as information for health professionals and medical librarians.  Western Maryland InfoHealth is funded by a subcontract from the NN/LM SE/A.

National Organizations Providing Health Information:   National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus directory of national organizations providing health information

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Last updated:  03-18-02