Health & Medicine

Websites

Consumer Information

• DailyMed provides information of medication and is the official provider of FDA label information.
• Family Doctor managed by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Girls Health offers girls reliable, useful information on health and well-being.  The site was created in 2002 by the Office on Women's Health.  It covers topics from getting your period to stopping bullies to getting fit.  
• Health Insurance Marketplace
• Kids Health provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.  Created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
• Lab Tests Online designed to help patients and caregivers understand the many lab tests that are a vital part of medical care.
• MedlinePlus Magazine - Get a free subscription
• National Institute on Aging
• National Women's Health Information Center
• RxList
• Subsidy Calculator - find out if you are eligible for subsidized health care
• Texas Medicaid Program

Research

• Agency for Health Research and Quality
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A comprehensive national and state health resource.  Includes health recommendations.
• Center for Public Health Nutrition facilitates interdisciplinary research to improve nutrition, food systems, and population health.
• Healthfinder - A website sponsored by the government that has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.
• Mayo Clinic - Provides information and services from the world's first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group medical practice. Manage your health with information and tools that reflect the expertise of Mayo's 3,400 physicians and scientists, learn how to access medical services, and discover Mayo's medical research and education offerings.
• Medline Plus - Provided by the National Library of Medicine.  This site brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. Use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. Find links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.
• Merck Online Medical Library - The online version of the various Merck manuals.
• National Cancer Institute
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• NIH: Health Information - A database from the National Institutes of Health for general health information.
• PubMed - A database providing information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions.
• Texas Center for Health Statistics
• Texas Department of State and Health Services - The Texas Department of Health Audiovisual Library circulates materials throughout Texas for a short time basis. They have health related ½" VHS video, CD-ROMs, slides, audiocassettes, educational models, charts, and 16mm film. There are some Spanish and bilingual (English and Spanish) materials. There is no charge for Texas residents to borrow from our library except for return shipping charges.

Recursos en Español

• Family Doctor

• MedlinePlus

• National Institutes of Health

• National Women's Health Information Center

• Texas Department of State Health Services

Databases

There are medical and health related resources available through the TexShare Databases. Call the Reference Desk at 214.509.4905 for more information or to obtain the password.