Medicine, Health, Hazardous & Toxic Substances

AMA Patient Information

provided by the American Medical Association.

Atlas of the Human Body

EXTOXNET

Searchable resources on pesticides and other toxic chemicals from Extension Toxicology Network, a cooperative effort of University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, Michigan State University, Cornell University, and the University of Idaho

Health Statistics

Guide for location on the web and at Univ. of Pittsburgh Libraries.

Hardin MD (Meta Directory) of Internet Health Sources

HazDat: ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database

Designed "to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations." Includes information on site characteristics, contaminants, exposure rates, and the environmental fate of hazardous substances. Also contains substance-specific information such as metabolites, interactions of substances, susceptible populations, and biomarkers of exposure and effects, among others.

Healthweb

Cooperative database built by midwest university health sciences libraries

Martindale's Health Sciences Guide

Material Safety Data Sheets and Where to Find Them on the Internet

Excellent list of MSDS and other chemical safety sites compiled at Univ. of Kentucky, Dept. of Chemistry.

MedHist

Guide to history of medicine resources on the Internet from Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.

Medical and Health News

This guide, created at Univ. of Pittsburgh, lists a variety of news sites, including alerting services, wire services, electronic newspapers and magazines and television news.

Medical Reference for Non-Medical Librarians

Nice collection of links and annotated bibiography compiled at Denison Memorial Library, Univ. of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Medical Resources Information for the Consumer

C&RL News, December, 2000, article by Caryl Gray.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed, 1999

Searchable full-text of a very widely used medical text, includes common clinical procedures, laboratory tests, symptoms and common disorders. Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed. and Merck Manual of Medical Information - 2nd Home Edition are also available.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus

Lists selected resources for health questions

NetVet Veterinary Resources, featuring the Electronic Zoo

STAT!Ref

Many full-text, searchable clinical textbooks, including Merck Manual, DSM IV, Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations, Review of Medical Physiology, etc.; available at WU only

World Health Organization