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State budget cuts to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, funding agent for the Consumer Health Reference Center, have necessitated suspension of the CHRC service as of September 1, 2002. The CHRC librarians have enjoyed building relationships with other libraries while meeting your reference and research needs.
The CHRC web site is no longer updated, but will remain available, as many of the links may still be useful. Additional and up-to-date recommended resources may be found on the MGH Treadwell Library's Consumer Health Page.
For further assistance, you may wish to contact your regional reference center or the Boston Public Library, Science Reference Department at 617-536-5400.
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MAJOR RESOURCES
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All these sites are directories and provide
information on a range of health information topics. We recommend beginning with MEDLINEPlus, healthfinder, or MedicineNet.
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American
Academy of Family Physicians - Health Information Handouts
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Over 350 factsheets on health related topics.
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healthfinder
(tm)
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healthfinder, from the Federal Government,
leads to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites,
and support and self-help groups, government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
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InteliHealth
- Home to Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.
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Information on specific conditions, publications,
medical news, Ask-a-doc.
- Medem
- Health information from national medical societies including the
American Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics and others.
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Centers on allergy and asthma, Alzheimers,
cancer, diet and nutrition, heart disease, medicine, pregnancy and childbirth,
and women's health.
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Lab Tests Online
- Detailed information on clinical lab testing.
Includes information on how the test is used, when it is ordered and
how to interpret results.
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MedicineNet
Home Page
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Diseases and treatment information written
by Board Certified specialists, drug information, "Ask the Doctor", medical
dictionary, and much more.
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MEDLINEplus
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National Library of Medicine resource for health topics, databases, dictionaries, directories, organizations, publications and health news.
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National
Health Information Center
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The National Health Information Center (NHIC)
is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals
and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations
that are best able to provide answers.
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National
Institutes of Health -- Health Information Index
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An A-Z subject guide that provides a direct link to the specific NIH Institute that supports research related to your health concern.
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NOAH:
New York Online Access to Health Home Page
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Information on a wide variety of health
related topics. Also available in Spanish.
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