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Where to find reliable answers to questions about health and medicine
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Health Newsletter

NIH News in Health (http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/) is a free monthly newsletter bringing you practical health information based on research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's medical research agency.

      
     

    Start Here: MedlinePlus.gov

    MedlinePlus Trusted Health Information for You

    MedlinePlus is a Web site with consumer health information provided by the National Library of Medicine.

    MedlinePlus directs you to information to help answer health questions and brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also contains extensive information about drugs and supplements, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive tutorials, the latest health news and surgery videos.

     

    More Websites

    Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
    Everything you want to know about prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements, from the National Library of Medicine.
    Information on clinical lab tests from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
    Start here for cancer information from the National Institutes of Health.
    Learn what's in your household products, potential health effects and safe handling practices, from the Department of Health & Human Services.
    Information about alternative medicine from the National Library of Medicine.
    Everyone has free Internet access to PubMed/MEDLINE, the vast collection of citations to the world's medical journal articles. Physicians, nurses and allied health professionals search PubMed for information on all aspects of medical care. Citations often include abstracts (summaries); some link to complete articles in PubMed Central, or are available at no charge on the publisher's Web site.
     

    KCLS Databases

    Database of articles and reference sources provided by the King County Library System. Encyclopedia articles found here are especially useful. Log in with your library card number.
    Health-related product reviews, product ratings, product buying advice, and articles from Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports Health has been integrated with Consumer Reports.  Look for "Health" on the left hand side.
     
     

    KCLS Topic Guides

    About Topic Guides:
    Topic Guides have been created by expert librarians in the King County Library System, in order to provide users with a path to discover resources in subject areas with which they may be unfamiliar.

    Have Questions? Ask a Librarian.

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    425.462.9600 or 800.462.9600 

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    Disclaimer

    KCLS provides this resource for informational use only and not as medical advice. It is not intended as a substitute for the care of a professional health care provider. 

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