First Regional Library Serving DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Tate, and Tunica Counties in Northwest Mississippi
Quick Reference —Medicine and Health
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Associations

• American Cancer Society - Also available in Spanish
• American Dental Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association - Links to the American Stroke Association
• American Medical Association Doctor Finder
• Medical Library Association guide to evaluating medical web sites
• Mississippi Dental Association
• Patient Advocate Foundation   - Web site of a private, nonprofit organization founded to represent the interests of patients.  Information on aging and more.
• Physician’s Desk Reference – Online version of the standard source of drug information used by physicians.
• Lab Tests Online

Directories

• American Hospital Directory – Use this site to search for any hospital by location.  Some of the information is by subscription only, but the free information includes hospital services, number of beds, basic financial data, and patient statistics.
• Nursing Homes – The Medicare site that provides information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the U. S.  Includes the Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (PDF) and the Nursing Home Checklist.

Other Sources

• Centers for Disease Control
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
• HealthFinder
• Mayo Clinic
• Medicine.net - symptoms, medical tests, medications and definitions
• Merck Source - Access to Merck Manual Home Edition and all types of medical information
• National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health - Also available in Spanish
• National Library of Medicine - The home page of the world's largest medical library
• National Women’s Health Information Center - sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
• Advance Health Care Directive Make your health wishes known
• NEW Top 100 Trusted Medical Sites From the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association.
• NEW Physicians Desktop Reference- site from the publishers of Physician’s Desk Reference.

Alphabetical Directory of All Reference Topics
Subject Guide to All Reference Topics

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