Medical Subject Guide

Directories, General Information & Search Engines

FamilyDoctor.org- Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Hardin MD - a source to find the best lists, or directories, of information in health and medicine.
Health Finder - Sponsored by National Health Information Center.
Health Central - Listing of conditions, health tools, and videos.
Human Anatomy Online
Mayo Clinic
Medline- Free access to the Medline database.
MedTerms.com - written by physicians with consumers and patients in mind.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - online version of "The Merck Manual"

AIDS Pathfinder- Major collection of documents, organizations and discussion groups on AIDS.
American Diabetes Association- Covers pathophysiology and treatment, and details on different kinds of insulin.
American Heart Association
National Cancer Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Data and statistics on health topics.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation - List of facts, myths and warning signs for IBC.

ACLS/BLS - videos and other free resources.
Emergency Response Handbook - Manual to deal with hazmat incidents
Emergency Medicine - Online emergency medical articles by Medscape.
First Aid - Basic first aid procedures and online quizzes by the Mayo Clinic Health Oasis.
First Aid Answers - Basic information about a variety of first aid issues.
Medical Emergencies and First Aid - Family Health Guide by the Harvard Medical School.
World Wide Wounds - Peer-reviewed work online only journal.

Nursing Theory & Research- Listing of the various nursing theories. Updated regularly.
Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant - An aid to demonstrate acceptable technique a physical, with videos.

Food & Nutrition Information Center - Large listing of health & nutrition sides by the USDA.
Tuft's University Nutrition Navigator- A rating guide to nutrition Web sites.