Health Resources

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    Available from any computer with Internet access.
     Available from any computer with a library card.
 Available from any computer with a library card,
               provided by the State Library of NC.
   Available from any computer within a library building.

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Credo
Contains many medical dictionaries, including Mosby's.

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others.

Lab Tests Online
Get reliable, unbiased help understanding your lab results from this peer-reviewed website from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

MedLine Plus
Get quick, reliable information written for the lay person about many conditions from the National Libary of Medicine. This site contains a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, current news, videos and a pharmaceutical drug encyclopedia.

NC Health Info
Find videos, local health care providers, and reliable health information.  Also includes extensive information about health care for veterans, those currently serving in the military, and their families.  A joint project from many libraries across the state of North Carolina.

NC Healthcare Help
Connects North Carolinians with free and low cost healthcare services.  Maintained by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine.

Reference USA
Click on the HealthCare search to look up the credentials of a particular physician or dentist from the basic search screen.  From Custom Search you can find physicians by specialty, location, school attended, board certification and more.

Last Update: August 28, 2012