Health and Medicine

Databases

Health and Wellness Resource Center

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Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on health, medicine, nutrition, diseases, and alternative and complementary treatments.

Health Reference Center Academic

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Health Reference Center provides access to over 1500 full-text journals in the fields of nursing and allied health.

Phillip West Cancer Resource Center

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An award-winning cancer information website, developed by Williamsburg Regional Library.

Recommended Websites

Health and Medicine

Directories

AMA's DoctorFinder
Is Your Doctor Board-Certified? (requires free registration)
Medicare's Hospital Compare

General Medical Topics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Information Portal
MedlinePlus: Health Info from the National Library of Medicine
Merck Manual Guide to Diseases
Nutrition SuperTracker from the U.S.D.A.
PubMed: Biomedical literature search
What's In the Foods You Eat?

Virginia Medical Resources

The Peninsula Aging & Disability Resource Network (PADRN)
Senior Navigator
VA Board of Medicine: Doctors' License Information
Virginia Health Information Project