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Reference Books

American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia REF RC81.A2 A497
The Doctors' Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia REF QP771.H363
A Dictionary of Food Supplements REF TX349.F79
Encyclopedia of Aging REF HQ1061.E534
The Encyclopedia of Asthma and Respiratory Disorders REF RC732.N37
The Encyclopedia of Cancer REF RC262.T86
The Encyclopedia of Depression REF RC537.R63
The Encyclopedia of Men's Health REF RA777.8.R68
The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders REF RC552.E18 C37
The Encyclopedia of Senior Health and Well-Being REF RA777.6.K357
The Encyclopedia of Sexually Transmitted Diseases REF RC200.1.S525
The Encyclopedia of Skin and Skin Disorders REF RL41.T87
The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders REF RC514.N63
The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders REF RC802.M567
The Encyclopedia of the Muscle and Skeletal Systems and Disorders REF RC925.5.S29
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues REF RA778.G39
The Encyclopedia of Work-Related Illnesses, Injuries, and Health Issues REF RC963.A2 K348
Encyclopedia of Mental Health REF RA790.5.E53
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise [e-book] Access via Library Catalog
Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia REF TX349.F575
The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health REF RJ26.G35
Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary REF R121.M89
Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing REF R121.S8

Magazines and Journals

Aging
American Health for Women
Children Today
Health
Harvard Health Letter
Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
Men's Health
Parents Magazine
Public Health Reports
U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter
Women's Sports and Fitness

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Online Library Databases

Access Science
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An online encyclopedia of science and technology.

Expanded Academic ASAP
A multidisciplinary database for scholarly articles.

Health Reference Center
Includes articles on such topics as fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.

Health & Wellness Resource Center
Consumer information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.

Health Source: Consumer Edition
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Provides access to full-text articles on health topics including medicine, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health, for a general audience.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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Scholarly full-text journal articles from medical disciplines, with an emphasis on nursing and allied health.

Proquest Biology Journals
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A premier source of complete information on biological topics.

Scientific & Medical ART Imagebase
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A collection of illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other topics. Images are downloadable for educational use.

World of Microbiology and Immunology
Covers the concepts, theories, discoveries, and pioneers in microbiology and immunology, addressing current ethical, legal, and social issues, including biological warfare and terrorism.

Internet Resources

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
CDC serves as the national center for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities.

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Extensive information on diseases and conditions from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources

The Merck Manual of Medical Information (Home Edition)
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
Provides information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Literature
A list of databases and resources from NCBI, which includes Bookshelf, PubMed, PubMed Central, online Mendelian Inheritance of Man (OMIM), NLMA Catalog, MeSH, and the Journals Database

PubMed
http://www.pubmed.gov
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations from Medline and other life science journals for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en
A specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.