Medicine 

Search | Browse
Online access to annual high-impact scholarly articles in the field of Medicine.

Provides access to up-to-date, concise, and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new drugs and those under investigation.

Includes full text for 200 health reference books as well as evidence-based health results, drug patient education sheets, medical images and diagrams, over 800 physician-generated videos on general, women's, and men's health; healthy aging; consumer health pamphlets; full text from over 500 consumer health periodicals; and over 240 animations.

This e-book covers all aspects of alternative medicine including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Entries cover alternative and complementary medical practices, diseases/conditions, herbs and remedies, therapies, biographies of pioneers in the field, and analysis of acceptance by scientists and doctors.

This e-book includes 480 entries on topics such as ethics of health professionals, animal research, population control and the environment, cloning, privacy and censorship on the Web, stem cell research, same-sex marriage, and much more. Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition.

Note: The 5 volume print version is available in Murphy Library's reference collection; call no. QH332 .E52 2004

This e-book includes over 1,200 articles on health topics: physical and mental health, biographies of major doctors and researchers, profiles of medical institutions, organizations and corporations, descriptions of drugs and operations, national health policies. Also includes health status by country, mortality rates of infectious and non-communicable diseases, and a glossary of health definitions.

Designed for a broad audience, this encyclopedia provides an introduction to some the hazards and solutions of making medical decisions. Topics are numerous and cover decision-making by patients, families/relatives/caregivers, and health care professionals.

This e-book includes detailed information on mental disorders and conditions written for a general audience with entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

Written for students and professionals, this e-book covers all major health professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacology, and nutrition. The encyclopedia includes 850 entries on body systems and functions, conditions and diseases, issues, theories, techniques and practices, as well as devices and equipment.

This e-book includes nearly 500 entries on obesity and related health conditions including molecular biology, psychology, medicine, public health and policy, food science, environmental health, and pharmaceuticals. Articles also address topics for a changing society that is slowly adapting to accommodate obesity, including recent lawsuits, new options for medical and dietary treatment, and the importance of prevention in children.

This e-reference book covers biological, molecular, and medical topics concerning viruses in animals, plants, bacteria and insects. This edition takes into account the new developments in virology research and includes information on emerging diseases such as avian flu, SARS and West Nile as well as the ability of some viruses to be used as agents of bioterrorism. Edited by leading Virologists Mahy and van Regenmortel.