Health and Medicine

U.S. Government agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of health information.
Recommended for: General Public
Source: Internet

Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale reference titles. Includes video.
Recommended for: Students, Patients, Health Professionals
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Provides access to professional and personal health magazines, journals and reference sources.
Recommended for: Students, Patients, Health Professionals
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Learn more about what's in household products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. Information in the Household Products Database is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.
Recommended for: General Public
Source: Internet

Medline Plus 

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
Recommended for: General Public
Source: Internet

Free registration is required to access articles. A collection of health related resources provided by WebMD.
Recommended for: General Public
Source: Internet

This web site for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health.
Recommended for: General Public, Seniors
Source: Internet

A service devoted to older Americans and the families that support them. Through a variety of media, Savvy Senior provides information and resources through its nationally syndicated newspaper column, senior newswire service, resource books, weekly radio program and television features on NBC, CNBC, CNN and Retirement Living TV.
Recommended for: General Public, Seniors
Provided by : Genesee District Library

An graphical introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
Recommended for: General Public
Source: Internet

Visit MeL for many more tools and resources, all provided by the Library of Michigan.