Databases

Databases, Dictionaries, Hospitals

Doctor's Guide to New Drugs or Indications: News relating to the approval of new drugs or of new indications for previously available drugs.
Drug Information Database: Comprehensive drug database. Can be searched by drug name or browsed. Source information and images are available for many drugs. By Wellness Interactive Network.

Drug InfoNet: Official Package Insert information on pharmaceuticals for both health professionals and consumers. Accessible by brand or generic name, manufacturer and therapeutic class.

FDA: Organized by categories such as FDA News, Foods, Human Drugs, Biologics, Animal Drugs, Cosmetics, and Toxicology. The FDA Drug Approvals List and regulatory guidelines are found under Human Drugs.
Nurse's PDR Resource Center: A searchable index of prescription drugs. Provides complete monographs that include dosing, classification, use, side effects, etc. By Delmar Publishers.

PharmInfo Net: Alphabetical listing of drugs by generic name and trade name. Includes manufacturer, therapeutic class, indication(s), and links to articles.

PhPMA: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: Comprehensive coverage of pharmaceutical industry including Industry Profile 1998, Key Data Tables, etc. Includes list of New Drug Approvals in 1996 and 1997. The New Medicine in Development Database can be searched by disease, indication, or a drug name.

RxList - The Internet Drug Index: A searchable database of drugs. Search by keyword for brand or generic name, symptoms, side effects, or drug interactions.

AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - Formerly AHCPR: Provides health news, cinical and research information. Includes Healthfinder®, a gateway consumer health information site from the U.S. Government. Links to selected online publications, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable health information.

CancerNet: Accurate, credible cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The information is reviewed regularly by oncology experts and is based on the latest research.

Certified Poison Control Centers: Poison Control Centers arranged by state.

CHID Online - The Combined Health Information Database: A database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. Provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.

The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons COMPLETE HOME MEDICAL GUIDE: Divided into six major parts, each one devoted to a particular facet of medicine and health. Includes a glossary of common terms, a directory of health organizations and resources, and a listing of regional poison control centers.

Consumer Health Program and Services (CHIPS): Sponsored by the County of Los Angeles Public Library and the Los Angeles County Harbor- UCLA Medical Center Library, this program is planned to help the general public achieve optimum health by providing current, accurate medical information and materials on request.

Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Disease information for patients, arranged alphabetically by topic.
Dr. Koops Community: Disease and drug information, health news and daily health column. Searchable.

Healthtouch - Health Information: Health related information, arranged alphabetically by topic. Searchable.
Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis: Access to health news, research updates, disease briefs and drug information. Searchable.
National Immunization Program: Immunization schedules for adults and children, fact sheets, and information about vaccine safety and vaccination programs.

NOAH - New York Online Access to Health: Consumer health information on diseases in both English and Spanish.

Nursing Home INFO: A geographical database/search engine of long-term care facilities throughout the United States.

onhealth - Conditions A to Z: An A to Z list and search interface for fact sheets on common conditions. IVI Publishing.

Quackwatch: A guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent consumer decisions. Individual questions are answered by e-mail. Available in French and German.

NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics: Includes a database of NCHS documents, searchable by subject, as well as fact sheets with recent statistics and trends on topics such as mortality and birth rates.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States: Official statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on topics ranging from vital statistics and health to insurance and employment.

California Healthline: Login: norris Password: oref
Daily electronic news briefing on California and national health policy and industry news from more than 300 news sources, including California and national newspapers, wire services, health care journals and trade publications.

Doctor's Guide to Medical & Other News: Browse news stories by the week, month, subject or keyword.

Reuters Health: A browsable list of health news stories. Includes two databases: Professional Medical News and Health eLine.

U.S. Medicine Information Central: A source of U.S. Federal medical news and a guide to government medical activities worldwide.

BioTech Life Science Dictionary: A searchable and browsable glossary containing terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, general biology, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and medicine.

CancerWEB - On-line Medical Dictionary: Contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science, and technology
EDAcronym@NCEMI: Ultimate archive of three letter abbreviations.

Glossary of terms and symbols used in Pharmacology: A browsable, alphabetical list of pharmacology terms.

Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European
Languages: Search in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish for a medical term. Use Speed Search to get a definition and translation for a particular term.

American Hospital Directory: Valuable source for statistical information about US hospitals. Searchable by city, state, and zip code.

Best Hospital Finder: Online version of "America's Best Hospitals". Browse the list of hospitals, or search by medical specialty or metropolitan area. By U.S. News & World Report.

Hospital Select: A searchable database with information on virtually every hospital found in the United States and its possessions, including more than 7,000 hospitals.

Hospital Web: Search for hospitals located in the U.S. or worldwide.