Literature Searches and Document Delivery:
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Includes citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Links to sites providing full text articles are included
MedBioWorld http://www.medbioworld.com/med/journals/med-bio.html
Links to sites of medical journals
Infotrieve http://www4.infotrieve.com/docdelivery.asp
Provides delivery of published documents via e-mail, fax, and conventional mail
Information about Diseases and Conditions:
MayoClinic.com http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/diseasesandconditions/index.cfm
Searchable information about diseases and conditions, including signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
PDQ (Physician’s Data Query) http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cancerdatabase#summaries
NCI’s comprehensive cancer database, includes summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care. The site also includes a registry of cancer clinical trials, and directories of physicians and other professionals providing cancer care
Information about Drugs:
MayoClinic.com http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/druginformation/index.cfm
Searchable information about drugs, including brand names, indications, prescribing information and side effects
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Drug Information
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm
New drug approvals, safety information, public health alerts and warning letters
Information about Clinical Trials:
ClinicalTrials.gov http://clinicaltrials.gov
Searchable, updated information about federally and privately supported clinical trials, including study purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details
PDQ (Physician’s Data Query) http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/
NCI’s comprehensive cancer database, includes a registry of cancer clinical trials. Site also includes summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care and directories of physicians and other professionals providing cancer care
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
MedLine Plus Medical Encyclopedia http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia covering diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. Includes photographs and illustrations
MedLine Plus Medical Dictionary http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
Medi-Lexicon http://www.pharma-lexicon.com
Dictionary of medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical and healthcare acronyms and abbreviations
Dictionary of Units of Measurement http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units
Includes a conversion tool
Human and Animal Cell Lines http://www.biotech.ist.unige.it/cldb/cname-1c.html
Names and descriptions for cell lines such as 3T3, HeLa, etc.
On-line Medical Dictionary http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
OMD is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham Dark and contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.
Professional Organizations:
American Society of Indexers (ASI) http://www.asindexing.org/site/index.html
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) http://www.amwa.org
Drug Information Association (DIA) http://www.diahome.org/docs/index.cfm
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) http://www.raps.org/s_raps/index.asp
Special Libraries Association (SLA) http://www.sla.org/index.cfm
Directory of Medical Associations http://www.mednet.ca/html/association.htm
Links to web sites for medical societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Government Agencies:
National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov