Health & Medical Information for You, Your Family (and Students)

Plug InsA Students Guide to Information Literacy

Health & Medical InformationFrom HCT Libraries & the Web

From the HCT portal, click on Library.Then, Databases and e-Books.Click on Databases and eBooks

Or, bookmark this page library.hct.ac.ae Click on resources, then Databases and e-Books

Click on HEALTH SCIENCES.Lets look at the features of these databases.

Full text of respected medical reference booksUpdatesDrug InfoImagesDDX DiagnosaurusGuidelinesTestsPatient Education HandoutsNewsThe first database is called Access Medicine

We also have McGraw Hills ACCESS Science Click on Medicine

Click on a category or enter a term in the search box.Cumulative Index of Nursing & Allied Health Literature

Nest, we have CINAHL which is an acronym.

560 full text journalsEvidence-based care sheetsCritical paths (care algorithms)Dissertation recordsAnd more . . .

What is in CINAHL ?

Diseases & ConditionsDrugsDictionaryHealth AssessmentAnd more . . .Next, we have Health & Wellness.

Authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine USA.

Citations from 4,800 current biomedical journals Links to EBSCO full text journal collections.

We also have MEDLINE from EBSCO. This is the best medical database in the world.

Full text onlyDate rangePublication titlePeer review

There are many options when searching EBSCO databases like MEDLINE & CINAHL.

SMART ImagebaseScientific & Medical Art Images

There are also many online full text medical books from non-health databases.

Go to the Database and E-book page, and scroll down to E-booksHarrisons Manual of MedicineClinicians Pocket ReferenceEssentials of Diagnosis & Treatment The Bellevue Guide to Outpatient Medicine Mental Health Desk ReferenceNutrition AlmanacABC of the First YearJust the Facts Emergency MedicineThe Arthritis Sourcebook ABC of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

And more .

Handbook of Women's Health : An Evidence-Based Approach Just the Facts in Pediatrics Cross-Cultural Caring : A Handbook for Health Professionals Acute Medical Emergencies : The Practical Approach Vital Diabetes : Your Essential Reference for Diabetes Management in Primary Care Questions and Answers for Physicians : A Medieval Arabic Study Manual by Abd Al-Azaiz Al-Sulami

Now, we will show you some websites from the Internet.

These are not commercial websites. They are from government health agencies.

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

From the USA, there is Medline Plus. Information is written so regular people can understand it, not just doctors.VitaminsHerbal medicinesAcupunctureMassageYogaClinical TrialsEvidence

nccam.nih.gov/health/Also from the USA, there is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Encyclopedia

Common health questions

Self help guideFrom the UK National Health Service

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

In both English and French, there is the Canadian Health Networkwww.canadian-health-network.ca/

A-Z TopicsConditionsDiseasesHealth &WellbeingEtc

www.healthinsite.gov.au/www.healthinsite.gov.au/From Australia, there is Health Insite.

No specificConsumerHealthInformation(on English Site)

Here is the site from the UAE Ministry of Healthwww.moh.gov.ae/

PoisonsToxicologyHazardous chemicalsEnvironmental health

toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

From the USA, there is ToxNet.

Browse by first letter of generic or brand name drug, herb orsupplement

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.htmlFor information about drugs or medicines, go to Drug Info from Medline Plus.Lastly, there is the Project Starters Online. This is a collection of websites selected by HCT teachers. Go to http://el.hct.ac.ae/Click on Health Sciences

Click on a Sub-topic.

Read the description of the website and decide if it might be useful for you.

Who runs the site ?Who pays for the site?What is the purpose of the site ?Where does the info come from ?What is the basis of the info ?How is the info selected ?How current is the info ?How does the site choose the links to other sites?What info about the users does the site collect ?How does the site manage interactions with users ?

It is very important to evaluate health information you find on the web. Here are some questions to ask yourself about websites.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html

There is an online tutorial about evaluating health information on the Web.http://library.hct.ac.aeSearch by Keyword and LocationDefault View Entire Collection

What about actual books hardcopy ! ?

116 results from all HCT libraries.E-Books = Purple Hardcopies = Red Which library has it? Click the title.

For example, Keyword : Diabetes

If your library does not have the book, click Request.Your library will receive the book in about 2 days. Check your email.We hope this helps you find health and medical information.Ask your friendly librarian if you have any questions.

Thank you for listening.HAPPY READING & GOOD HEALTH!