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Northeast Missouri Library Service

Health

Resources to learn about health and medicine.

Freely Available Online

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The Mayo Clinic has a database of information about different illnesses, healthy living, drugs, tests, and procedures. The Health Information tab has A-Z lists of diseases & conditions, symptoms, tests, and drug information.

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An online health information resource for the public that offers information on health topics, human genetics, medical tests, medications, dietary supplements, and healthy recipes.  High-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted and easy to understand, in both English and Spanish.

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An online health reference resource for consumers and medical professionals. Its mission is to provide the best medical information of the day to a wide cross-section of users, including medical professionals and students, veterinarians and veterinary students, and consumers.

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A database of over 32 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature from life sciences journals, online books, and MEDLINE, with links to full text articles from PubMed Central, a free full-text biomedical literature archive, and other sources.

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An online publisher of medical news, health, and well-being information. Contains in-depth medical news, reference material, and articles on topics that range from common conditions to drug information.