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Medline PLUS Health Topics
Symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention for over 800 diseases, illnesses and health conditions. Check out "Videos & Cool Tools" for animated videos showing the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Current medical information for allied health professionals. The Merck Manual's 17th edition is available free online. Search by keyword or browse the table of contents.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
Available free online.
Merck Manual of Health & Aging
Available free online
Print edition of Merck Manual available at all PCC campus libraries - Call number Reference 615.02 M47 2006
Recommended Websites for Specific Diseases
American Stroke Association
Arthritis Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Hemophilia Foundation
National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
National Down Syndrome Society
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
Databases with Overviews on Diseases and Disorders
- Gale Ebooks (formerly GVRL) This link opens in a new windowGale eBooks has over 200 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Look here for biology, chemistry, nursing and medicine, sociology, history, education, law, and more.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive source for nursing and allied health journals including nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, medicine, general health and more.
- Health and Medicine Resources (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSearch EBSCOhost's Alt HealthWatch, CINAHL Plus, MedicLatina, MEDLINE, and others (including Academic Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier) at the same time. Topics include consumer health information, nursing and allied health, pre-clinical sciences, aging, and more.
Websites with Info on Multiple Diseases
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
American Society of Retired Persons
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Diversion Control Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Grants and Funding - Information and applications for the Department of Health & Human Services.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research
SAMHSA - View all recent reports from the Office of Applied Studies (OAS).