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Links - Health & Medical
For more information please ask at the Information Desk or call at 308-630-6250.
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MEDLINEplus®
medlineplus.gov/ -
MedlinePlus has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia,
interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
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WebMD
www.webmd.com/ - WebMD
is a source for original and timely health information as well as material from
well known content providers.
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National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/ - NLM provides access to
health care information for the public, health care professionals, researchers,
librarians and publishers.
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Health Finder
www.healthfinder.gov/ -
healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site
for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
together with other Federal agencies. healthfinder®
links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500
health-related organizations.
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Directory of Health Organizations
dirline.nlm.nih.gov/ - The National Library of Medicine's directory of
health organizations.
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Pathfinders to Consumer Health Questions
nnlm.gov/healthinfoquest/ -
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine provides a system
of pathfinders designed for public librarians and health information specialists.
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Medicare
www.medicare.gov/ - This is the official
Medicare website providing information on prescription drug plans, forms for
claims and appeals, planning tools for long term care and Medicare plans, and
much more.
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American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org/
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The official site of the American Heart Association, which is a national
voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from
cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
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Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org/
- The official site of the Arthritis Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization that supports the
more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs,
services and research.
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Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com/
- Mayo Clinic Health Information's award-winning consumer Web site
offers health information, and self-improvement and disease management tools.
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CDC's Traveler's Health
www.cdc.gov/travel/ - The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention provide information of interest to international
travelers.
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Women's Health
www.4woman.gov/ - The National Women's Health Information Center is the most reliable and
current information resource on women’s health today. They offer free women’s
health information on more than 800 topics through their call center and web site.
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KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/
- Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center
for Children's Health Media, the
award-winning KidsHealth
provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information
they can use.
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Senior Health
nihseniorhealth.gov/ - Health
information for seniors provided by the National Library of Medicine's National
Institute of Health. Includes text to speech conversion, if desired.
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Clinical Trials
clinicaltrials.gov/ - Provides
regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical
research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a
trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more
details.
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familydoctor.org
familydoctor.org/ -
This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians, a
national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians,
family practice residents and medical students. All of the information on this
site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education
professionals at the AAFP.
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PDR for Consumers
www.gettingwell.com/
- Includes information on disease overviews, health and wellness, drug
information and clinical trials.
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PandemicFlu.gov
pandemicflu.gov/
- This is the official U.S. government Web site dealing with pandemic flu and avian flu.
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*The icon indicates a federal government site. Scottsbluff Public Library participates
in the Federal Depository Library Program.
Disclaimer: The Scottsbluff Public Library cannot
control the information available over the Internet and is not responsible for
its content. The Internet contains a wide variety of material and opinions from
various points of view. Not all sources provide information that is accurate,
complete or current, and some may be offensive.
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