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General Medical Search Engines MEDLINE/PUBMED: MEDLINE is an online bibliographic database that was started in the 1960's by the National Library of Medicine, and is now the premier bibliographic database for medical information. The database stores over 15 million citations, with about 400,000 new articles being added per year.

• MedScape - DrugInfo - an excellent database for most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, includes links to detailed product monograph. 

• Google - The well known internet searching tool is an excellent general purpose search engine for medical information.

General Medical Information

• eMedicine - Launched in 1996, this site comprises the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine The evidence-based content-updated 24/7-provides the latest practice guidelines in 62 medical specialties. eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD. eMedicine's professional and institutional subscription site is www.iMedicine.com.
• MedScape: Provide clinicians and other healthcare professionals with the clinical information and updates. The site is organized by medical specialty.

• The Merck Manual: This widely recognized tool is now available online, free of charge.

• Abbreviations Glossary - Glossary of medical terms, compiled by JDMD- a U.S. case evaluation firm

• mediLexicon: Formerly Pharma-Lexicon. A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. Plus medical news and searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional.

Medical Illustrators

• LifeART: This site has a vast array of medical clip art. Many images are offered in 3-D. Search for an illustration by key word or using drop-down menus for body part, body system or medical specialty. Images can be purchased individually or as part of a larger specialty collection.
• Lido: This site features a database containing more than 10,000 full-colour, handcrafted medical illustrations and reusable exhibits. Each illustration or exhibit can be downloaded directly to the subscriber's PC, where it can be printed or added to a document or presentation. It also provides referrals to medical illustration service providers.
• Whole Brain Atlas: This site houses a collection of images of normal and dysfunctional brains, including brains that have suffered strokes, tumours and Alzheimer's disease. The site integrates images from MRI, X-ray computed tomography and nuclear medicine.
• Artery Studios: Site of Toronto medico-legal illustrator Stephen Mader. Includes example illustrations.
• Nucleus Medical Art: creates and/or licenses illustrations, animations, drawings, graphics and models.
• Google Image Search: an image search facility which can be very useful for finding medical illustrations.

• Hardin Meta Directory - Medical Pictures: Some limited medical graphics organized by topic

Government/NGOs

• Health Canada On-Line: The web site of Health Canada, includes the latest advisories, warnings and recalls.

• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: The ministry is responsible for administering the health care system and providing services to the Ontario public through such programs as health insurance, drug benefits, assistive devices, care for the mentally ill, long-term care, home care, community and public health, and health promotion and disease prevention. It also regulates hospitals and nursing homes, operates psychiatric hospitals and medical laboratories, and co-ordinates emergency health services.

• Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP): OHIP is the publicly funded Medicare insurance program in Ontario. This site answers many common questions.

• Canadian Institute of Health Research: the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada.

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): CIHI is an independent organization providing quality, reliable and timely health information and statistics. Creates and updates many useful databases of Canadian medical information.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH): The NIH is a federal agency of the US government and is the steward of medical and behavioral research in that country.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):  - The CDC is recognized as the lead U.S. federal agency for protecting health and safety. The site provides credible information designed to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): A weekly report prepared by the CDC based on weekly reports by state health departments. An excellent source of information on disease outbreaks.
   

• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
• National Health Information Center

American Medical Associations

• Medical Associations (M&R)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Orthopaedic
• American Academy of Pediatrics 
• American Cancer Society
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Radiology
• American College of Rheumatology
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American College of Surgeons
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
• American Dental Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• American Medical Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• American Podiatric Medical Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Public Health Association
• American Society of General Surgeons
• American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

Dental Associations

• Ontario Society of Dental Specialists
• Ontario Society of Oral Pathologists
• Ontario Society of Oral Radiologists
• Ontario Association of Orthodontists
• Ontario Society of Paediatric Dentists
• Ontario Society of Periodontists

Medical Research

• General (Healthfinder)
• Governmental Institutions (Howard Nations Database)
• General (Healthlaw)
• General (M&R)
• Brain Injuries--Numerous Valuable Links
• Institute of Medicine 
• National Library of Medicine
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
• Physician Online
• WWW Virtual Library: Medicine

Drug Companies

• Pharmaceutical Companies & Prescription Drugs (Generally)
• Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc.
• Baxter International Inc.
• Bayer Corp.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Merck & Co.
• Pfizer Inc.
• Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc.

Misc

• Governmental Institutions: US law firm - Howard Nations - database of law links, includes links to many useful medical websites
• Hardin Meta Directory: this took was created as a "directory of directories." Provides links to high quality directory pages

Last modified 10/10/07