Health Sciences and Medicine
Databases and Indexes
Contemporary Women's Issues*
Indexes periodicals, books and research reports from over 100 organizations to provide worldwide coverage of the topic.
Health and Wellness Resource Center*
Online encyclopedias, dictionaries, full text of refereed sources such as the Alternative Medicine Review, and indexing of thousands of journals, magazines, and pamphlets are included in our subscription to the HWRC with the Alternative Health Module.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition*
The literature of the allied health sciences and rehabilitation medicine is well represented in this database. Approximately 50 percent of the journals indexed are available in full text.
MEDLINE*
Developed by the National Library of Medicine, Medline is the online equivalent of Index Medicus and numerous indexes and databases in the biomedical fields. For precision searching, use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). More...
PubMed
This service is one version of Medline and provides comprehensive indexing to the biomedical literature throughout the world.
Web Sites
Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine Links
Herbalgram.org Available from the American Botanical Council, this online publication provides information on a variety of herbs. For full access to the resource, contact the JSC Wellness Club.
HerbMed
Nat'l Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
RxList Alternatives
Consumer Health Information
Medline Plus
This site contains links to a medical encyclopedia, dictionaries, directories and guides to generic and brand name drugs. Search health topics by broad group or by first letter.
The Merck Manual--Home Edition
This version of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is written for the layperson not the medical professional.
Physician Finder
Use this page from Medem, with its links to America's medical societies, for locating a physician in your area.
Diseases
HIV Infoweb
The Global Health Council sponsors and maintains this site.
HIV InSite
Merck Manual Online(The 17th Centennial Edition)
Fitness
FitnessLink
Fitness Partner Connection
Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
Vegetarian Resource Group
Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
State Health Facts Online
*For the Johnson State College Community Only.