Atlases and Dictionaries | Drugs | General | Government Departments/Organisations | Nutrition

 Atlases and Dictionaries

• Gray's Anatomy - features 1,247 vibrant engravings, many in color, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
• Medterms - Medical Dictionary
• MERCK

 Drugs

• Australian Drug Foundation - an independent, non-profit organisation that works to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug problems. The ADF is a leading provider of drug prevention services accessible to the whole community. The ADF's work focuses on research, information, community development and education, and advocacy.
• CEIDA - The Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol
• Drug InfoNet
• Drugs (Pharmaceutical) - Virtual Reference Desk
• NSW Office of Drug Policy

 General

• AllAllergy.net - a gateway to Asthma, Allergy and Intolerance information on the Web
• Alphabetic list of specific diseases and disorders - Karolinska Institutet
• Consumer Health Complete - contains full text articles covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health and men and women's health.
  - available for use on Ryde Hunters Hill Library Service PC's. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Hunters Hill Library Service, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.
• eHealthConnection.com
• FreeMedicalJournals.com - The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet.
• Health Finder - a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Health and Wellness Resource Centre and Alternative Health Module - this database provides access to magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories for reliable information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The database has a wide range of information from basic definitions to articles in professional medical journals, and includes detailed information about prescription drugs and even recipes for diabetics.
  - available for use on Ryde Library Services PC's. Also available for access at home by members of ryde Library Services, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.
• Health World Online - a virtual health resource providing access information, products, and services.
• HeliosHealth.com - detailed information about specific health topics, access to expert advice from a Medical Advisory Board, and up-to-date health news
• Intelihealth - information and useful tools from the Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
• Internet Mental Health
• Kidshealth - providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
• Mayo Clinic - provides access to health information with the purpose of helping people manage illness and stay healthy.
• MEDLINEplus Health Information - this service provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials.

 Government Departments / Organisations

• Australia: Department of Health and Aged Care
• Australia: Department of Health and Aged Care - Related Links
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• NSW: Department of Health
• New South Wales Government - Health Links

 Nutrition

• Australian Nutrition Foundation
• Nutrition Source - a Web site maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.