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Science & Medicine Resources
- Science.govGateway to selected, authoritative science resources from US government agencies and departments. Search or browse selected science websites, or use the 'index' to view resources on selected topics.
- HighWire Press This link opens in a new windowHighWire Press is a large archive of free full-text science articles and is maintained by Stanford University.
- Public Library of Science (PLoS) This link opens in a new windowThe Public Library of Science is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy group. Everything they publish is freely accessible to the public. Research ranges from biology to medicine to tropical diseases.
- Agricola This link opens in a new windowThe National Agricultural Library, as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, produces the AGRICultural OnLine Access database. This database contains records for books and articles on agriculture and its allied disciplines.
- GreenFILEA free database with a collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowProduced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, PubMed contains millions of citations dating back to the mid-1960s in the the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
- MedlinePlus This link opens in a new windowProduced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, MedlinePlus includes health topics pages, information from a variety of health and medicine organizations, and links to authoritative health information.
- Health Information PortalDeveloped by librarians at the University of Illinois, this website provides links to commonly used health databases such as PubMed, as well as subject links for more than 30 health specialties, including aging, alternative medicine, genetics, medical imaging, oncology, substance abuse, toxicology and veterinary medicine.
- AMA Doctor FinderThis American Medical Association site provides addresses, specialties, education and other background information on licensed physicians in the U.S. and its possessions. Search by physician name or medical specialty.
- Merck ManualHome edition of the popular medical information guide.
- RxListSource for prescription drug information. Includes an A-Z list of drugs, as well as a visual pill identifier
- PTSDpubs This link opens in a new windowPILOTS indexes articles about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health conditions caused by traumatic events. PILOTS is produced by the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sponsored by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.
- BioMed Central JournalsBioMed Central publishes over 230 peer-reviewed open access journals which are available to the public for free in subjects related to science, technology and medicine.