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Health Care
Aging Solutions
    Provides info on elder care, nursing homes and support groups
 
Health Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    Covers general health & safety topics, traveler's Health, emergency preparedness
Consumer Health Information Service
   Contains a virtual reference library on health conditions and issues
e-medical education
   A medical education portal providing a selection of open access resources filtered to meet the highest scientific standard.
Family Doctor
    Health information for families
Hasting & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
    Information on men's, women's and youth health, and up-to-date health alerts and media releases for the Quinte area
Health Finder
    Contains an A-Z health library, as well as information on health care and various health organizations
Healthinfo Quest
   A health information site intended for public libraries and health specialists
Kids Health
   Kids & teens health infomation written in easy to read style
Medlineplus.Health Information
   Information for over 650 health topics, as well as information on various drugs and a medical encyclopedia
National Cancer Institute
   Treatment, research & related information, screening & testing and clinical trials on all cancer types
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
   Provide full-text consumer health information
PubMed
   National library at Medicine's search services
YourSurgery.com
   Information on different kinds of surgeries and what to expect from each one
 
Healthy Living
HealthyOntario.com
    Nutritional information, how to treat and manage certain health conditions, etc.
MayoClinic.com
    Information on exercise benefits, healthy diets and answers from health specialists
 

Health Organizations

American Medical Association 
    Information about medical ethics, tools for doctors and info on medical schools/residency for med students
Myalgic Encephalomyelits Association of Canada
   Information related to this disorder (chronic fatigue syndrome)
Self-Help Resource centre
 
Health and Safety
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
    Information on biological hazards, chemicals, ergonomics and other health and safety related issues
Job-One.ca
  Information on job safety, worker's rights, and a test on how safe your workplace is.
 
Medicine
Alternative Medicine
  Contains various databases featuring information on alternatives to contemporary medicine - herb therapies and
  unconventional treatments
Drug Index
   Search engine for various drugs and medications
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
   Information on FDA regulated products and current news on various medicines
 
Medical Terms
Medical Dictionary
   Extensive alphabetical listings of various medical terms
 
Medical Journals
British Medical journal
Directory of Open Access Journals
Free Medical Journal
HighWire Press
PubMed Central

 

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