Miller-Motte Technical College

Library

HEALTH, DISEASE & PATHOLOGIES

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS & HEALTH GUIDES                                            

InteliHealth  - Disease and pathology definitions, symptoms, treatment, and more. Easy A-to-Z list!

MEDLINEplus  - Diseases, plus a dictionary, drug data, news, tutorials & articles.

The Doctor's Doctor: Diseases & Diagnosis  - Find diseases by anatomical system

eMedicine - Great for surgeries, diseases by body system

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy  - Good in-depth data. Book available in the MMTC Library

Medpedia.com - Includes videos as well as articles for consumers and medical professionals

ANATOMY                                                         

AMA Atlas of the Body  - Click on a system, get a picture and description

Human Anatomy Online Encyclopedia - Good images and labels to help you study

Get Body Smart - Test yourself on the major human anatomy systems

BBC Interactive Body Game - Quiz yourself on the skeletal system, organs, muscular system and more

Lumen Learn 'Em - Quiz yourself on bones, muscles, nerves and arteries

Muscles Tutorial (Gateway Community College) - Good images and a great way to quiz yourself

Massage Learning Center: Muscles - Descriptions, pictures, short videos of muscles in motion

HOW TO FIND GOOD HEALTH INFORMATION

Evaluating Health Information (NIH) Tutorial

Quackwatch  - Check on dubious medical cures, health claims, herb facts, etc.

MLA Guide to Finding Health Information  - Search tips, links to disease information

PHARMACOLOGY / PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Medicine.net  - Easy to use and understand. Also includes pill identifier and disease information

Medline Plus Drug Information (Micromedex & MedMaster data)

Drugs.com (Combination of PDR, Micromedex, & Multum data)

Daily Med (NIH)  - Information from FDA approved package inserts

PDR® Family Guide to OTC Drugs

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Start here

Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Center  - Diseases, symptoms, treatment

Vaccine Information (National Network for Immunization Information)

Bloodborne Pathogens Self-Study Module  - List of pathogens and exposure prevention

AIDS / HIV

AIDSinfo  - Treatment, prevention, and research from NIH

The Body PRO: HIV / AIDS Resource for Healthcare Professionals

Interactive Multimedia Textbook of HIV / AIDS

DIABETES

American Diabetes Association

Diabetes123: Diabetes Basics  - Definitions, care, research, links

RESPIRATORY DISEASES

American Lung Association Diseases A-Z

ALZHEIMER'S

Alzheimer's Association - Definitions, resources, research, news

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center  - National Institute on Aging

CANCER

Cancer.gov (Natl. Cancer Institute) - A-Z list of cancer information

Medicine Online Cancer Information Library  - Links to resources by cancer type

OncoLink (Abramson Cancer Center) - Treatments, news, etc.

CARDIOVASCULAR

American Heart Association

Mayo Clinic Heart Center

FOODBORNE ILLNESS

Foodsafety.gov Foodborne Pathogens

RARE DISEASES

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) - Description and links

NIH Office of Rare Diseases - Definitions, news, links