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This is a guide for general health information research, and for students enrolled in courses related to these subjects. You'll find suggested reference books, subject databases useful for searching for articles from journals and magazines, sources for topical background information, and suggested World Wide Web sites and resources.
If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact the reference librarian to arrange an appointment.
Katherine Cunnion, reference librarian.
Phone: (541) 440-7681
Email: katherine.cunnion@umpqua.edu
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| Online Databases | Reference Books | Websites- Medical & Health | Websites- Drug Information | Websites- Pregnancy & Childbirth | Websites- Alternative Medicine | Citation Resources |
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Online Databases
EBSCOHost Databases
Off-campus access to these EBSCOHost databases is available to users with a UCC Library card. Please ask at the circulation desk in the library for a complete list of database usernames and passwords.
Academic
Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database of full text articles and abstracts from magazines and peer-reviewed journals including those in the field of nursing, medicine and their related disciplines.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
More than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on a wide range of medical disciplines. Health Source also does indexing and abstracts for nearly 850 journals.
Alt HealthWatch
Coverage of complementary and alternative medicine issues with access to over 140 full text publications including peer-reviewed journals.
Other Online Databases
LexisNexis Medical
The medical section of LexisNexis Academic provides access to full text articles from medical and health news sources and journals as well as article abstracts from Medline and the National Library of Medicine. LexisNexis is not available off campus.
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Books
Cornell Illustrated Encyclopedia of Health
This reference work covers more than 40 areas of medicine including the latest information on more than 3,600 health issues along with over 1,200 full-color illustrations. REF 613 C
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
Comprehensive guide covering all aspects of health and health related issues in an accessible format. Includes a complete and easy to use index. REF 613 H
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 7th ed.
Concise definitions of terms in the medical field with cross-references to related terms, color illustrations, tables and supplemental information in the appendices. REF 610.3 M
Black’s Medical Dictionary
“Over 5,000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts, with extensive cross-referencing to further information.” REF 610.3 B
Handbook of Diseases
Concise reference covering over 600 diseases. Each entry discusses such things as causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and different treatments of various diseases. REF 616 H
Human Diseases and Conditions
A four-volume subject encyclopedia with entries on diseases that contain background information as well as suggested keywords for additional searching and color illustrations. REF 616 H
Atlas of Human Anatomy
Large labeled and detailed illustrations of the human anatomy with a detailed index in the back of the atlas. REF 611 N
Clinical Oncology
A comprehensive reference to the principals of clinical oncology, covering general theory, therapy techniques, and specific types of cancer with color images, tables, and cited references. REF 616.994 C
The Merck Index
An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 entries. REF 540 M
PDR-Physician’s Desk Reference
Comprehensive pharmaceutical information with entries for some 3,000 pharmaceuticals. Includes manufacturer’s index, brand and generic name index, product category index and identification guide with pictures. REF 615 P
Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs
Gives information on pharmaceuticals and nonprescription drugs including dosage and usage information, possible adverse reactions, warnings & precautions, and possible interaction with other drugs or substances. REF 615.1 G
The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
"A practical reference guide to more than 550 key medicinal plants and their uses." Includes color photographs, habitat and cultivation information, and key preparations. Appendices include a glossary and index of plants. REF 615.32 C
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health
Over 850 entries relevant to nursing or allied health students that covers specific diseases and disorders, tests and procedures, equipment and tools, body systems, nursing and allied health professions, and current health issues. REF 616 G
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Online Resources--Medical and Health Sites
Google Directory- Health
Directory of online resources relating to different aspects of health and nutrition and divided into subcategories.
Librarian's Internet Index- Health
Directory of online resources relating to different aspects of health and nutrition and divided into subcategories, reviewed by librarians for reliability and permanence.
Medline Plus
Health and drug information for health professionals and consumers from the U.S. Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
PubMed
“A service of the National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950’s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.”
National Center for Health Statistics
Provides access to Health, United States, an annual report on national trends in health statistics.
CHID: Combined Health Information Database
“CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.” This database must be searched; there is no browse-by-subject ability.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. Site has sources for all kinds of information of interest for health professionals and consumers.
HealthWeb
Directory of evaluated non-commercial, online health-related resources from the Greater Midwestern Region of National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy to use health data on all 50 states. Data is available on hundreds of health topics.
OBGYN.net
OBGYN.net offers a directory of websites dealing with topics such as "breast care, endometriosis, hysterectomy, infertility, menopause, osteoporosis, pregnancy, and other women's health topics," and its content is monitored by an advisory board of international physicians. Includes a glossary of acronyms.
National Women’s Health Information Center
Website dedicated to resources for women’s health issues from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Women’s Health Topics
Resources and information on women’s health topics from MedlinePlus and the National Institutes of Health.
OncoLink at The University of Pennsylvania
Collection of cancer resources including news and new treatment information from the Abramson Cancer Center at The University of Pennsylvania.
Merck Manual
Online access to different versions of the Merck Manuals.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC serves in developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities in the U.S. Their website has links to information on health and safety topics including articles, data and statistics
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Performs specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. Includes databases and information on toxic substances and toxicological profiles.
Food and Drug Administration
FDA is a regulatory agency with information on human and animal drugs, cosmetics, foods, toxicology, medical devices, radiological health and inspections and imports.
Nutrition Data
NutritionData (ND) generates nutrition facts labels and provides simplified nutritional analyses for all foods and recipes. 
ND tells you what’s good and bad about the foods you eat, and helps you select foods that best meet your dietary needs.
USDA Nutrient Database
Searchable database to find nutrient information on different foods.
Vaccine Information
Comprehensive information for public and health professionals from the Immunization Action Coalition. Includes information on travel vaccines.
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Online Resources--Drug Information
AARP's "Choosing the Right Prescription
Drug"
An online consumer guide to help you find effective and affordable prescription drugs
Consumer Union's "Best Buy Drugs"
Reports and information to guide consumers and doctors in making more cost-effective prescription drug choices.
www.OregonRx.org
Evidence-based evaluations on the cost and effectiveness of similar prescription drugs provided by the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research.
InteliHealth Drug Resource Center
Drug information for consumers as well as on related topics such as reading drug labels, safety and addiction issues, provided by Aetna Insurance.
Drugs@FDA
A searchable database from the Food and Drug Administration that offers information about approved prescription drugs, some over-the-counter drugs, and discontinued drugs. Includes drug approval letters, labels, and review packages.
Approved Drugs Listing
Search for the most recent drugs approved by the FDA listed by medical area. Also search by year of approval.
RxList: The Internet Drug Index
Search by drug name or by keywords including side affects and drug interactions. Also has listings of the top 200 drugs dispensed and sold last year.
HerbMed
The Alternative Medicine Foundation, a non-profit organization, provides free access to summaries of research articles pulled from PubMed and other sources on 45 popular herbs used for medicinal purposes. Additional herb information is available for a fee.
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Online Resources--Pregnancy and Childbirth
The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
"With an emphasis on teenage sex and pregnancy, this site provides statistics, policy papers and reports relating to abortion, law and public policy, pregnancy and birth, prevention and contraception, sexual behavior, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV, and youth. Site also includes the institute's newsletters with several years' worth of archives. Users can create tables of U.S. and international statistics from databases compiled by the institute. Searchable." (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index.)
Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwest Oregon
Provides information and public access to a full range of safe, effective, confidential, reproductive health care services as well as community education programs for Southwestern Oregon.
Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports
"Review of the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), in the United States. Includes information and statistics about patient diagnosis, patient age, pregnancy success rates, multiple births, and more. ... From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health." (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index.)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This site presents basic information about FAS, fact sheets on alcohol use and pregnancy, and details of the FAS education and prevention activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index.)
Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS)
" 'Teratology is the study of the effects that drugs, medications, chemicals and other exposures may have on the fetus.' The site has fact sheets on a number of conditions and substances, abstracts of research reports, and links to member programs in the U.S. and Canada." (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index)
PeriStats
"Provides "US, state, city, and county maternal [and] infant health data." Includes statistics on birth and preterm birth, infant mortality, delivery methods, birthweight, prenatal care, and substance abuse during pregnancy. Features graphs, maps, and tables. Browsable by geographic area, and topic." (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index)
BabyCenter
This site offers a searchable list of baby names, pregnancy calendar, advice from experts, a pregnancy safety guide, news on parenting, and more, reviewed by medical advisors and editors of magazines such as Parenting, Parents, and Health.
Parents Place
Directory of information, resources and articles of interest covering a wide range of topics including pregnancy, childbirth, and related health issues.
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Online Resources--Complementary/Alternative Medicine
NationalCollege of Naturopathic Medicine
The country’s oldest certified naturopathic college teaching alternative medicine in Portland, Oregon.
New York Online Access to Health- Contemporary and Alternative Medicine
This section of the New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) directory includes links to sites dealing with various alternative medicines and therapies online. Includes links to book reviews.
Alternative Medicine Homepage
A collection of alternative medicine Internet resources with links created by the University of Pittsburgh’s Falk Library of the Health Sciences.
Online Archive of American Folk Medicine
"A database of approximately 200,000 folk medicine records, illustrating 'a variety of beliefs and practices such as home remedies, the activities of traditional healers ... and many therapies that fall under the rubric of complementary and alternative medicine.' Records include condition, belief, method of treatment, and source of information. Searchable. From the Folklore and Mythology Archives, University of California, Los Angeles." (Summary from the Librarian's Internet Index.)
Alternative Medicine Foundation: Information Resource Guides
Alternative medicine resources compiled by the non-profit Alternative Medicine Foundation covering various alternative therapies and the issues related to the practice of alternative medicine.
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Citation Resources
NoodleBib
APA and MLA-style bibliography composer. This is a subscription service so if you are accessing from off campus please obtain username and password from the library.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6 th ed.
This is the definitive resource for using MLA citation style. The MLA Handbook goes into detail on how to cite research sources as well as other aspects of writing research papers. REF 808.02 G
Using MLA Format
MLA citation style and format information with examples created by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.
Handbook for the mechanics of writing and usage of grammar for research papers and publications and the definitive source for APA style of writing and citation of sources. REF 808.02 P
Link to UCC Library APA Citation handout
APA Research Style Crib Sheet
Created by Russ Dewey of Psych Web-- APA overview with examples.
Using APA format- 5th edition
Excellent resource put out by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Gives an overview of APA style with references to corresponding page numbers in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5 th edition.
APA Style Homepage
Page provided by the American Psychological Association, with information on ordering the APA style guide and other supplementary resources.
Page updated on January 25, 2006 by UCC Library.
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