Consumer Health
Additional Electronic Books
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Family Health Guide (Harvard Medical School)
Iowa Health Book (University of Iowa Health Care)
Diseases and Conditions
Use the following sites to find information on specific diseases and conditions. Most sites listed below serve as directories to information that is available throughout the Internet.
National Organization for Rare Disorders
NIH Clinical Research Trials and You
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
Drug Information
Find drug information from MEDLINEplus:
Drug Information: Browse by first letter of generic or brand name drug
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USP DI® Advice for the Patient®.
Drug Information (MEDLINEplus)
InteliHealth Drug Resource Center
Find a Doctor
Yale Medical Group Physicians Directory
Yale-New Haven Hospital Physician Referral
Connecticut Physician Profiles
Additional Physician Queries
AMA Physician Select (American Medical Association)
Federation of State Medical Boards
Select “Public Services” from the left-hand index, then click on “Directory of State Medical Boards” to find links to web sites for the 50 states.
Directories (MEDLINEplus)
Health and Wellness
Use the following sites to link to information on topics such as healthy eating habits, exercise and fitness, stress reduction, and more.
American Heart Association - Healthy Lifestyle
UC Berkeley WellnessLetter.com
Medical Tests
Family Health Guide (Harvard Medical School)
Medical Tests (MDAdvice.com)
Wellness Web Sites
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As a reference librarian, Lynn teaches classes and provides consultations. Lynn also chairs a Marketing & Promotion committee to ensure that faculty, staff and students of the Medical Center are aware of the resources and services offered by the Library; and as the patient education librarian for the library Lynn has developed a consumer health collection and website for questions from patients and consumers.
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