Reference Links to Internet Pages
Poison Center phone number is: 1-800-222-1222
Portals
(Portals are sites which direct you to many other sites).
A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web. - from the Medical Library Association
Med-lexicon - searches, information, news and resources for the medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare professional.
MedicalMatrix - searches, multimedia, major sites, directories, educational materials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - databases, clearinghouses and more
Martindale's - The Virtual Medical Center - dictionaries, encyclopedia, images, tests, procedures, and more.
Animals - Care of
Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Other Animals - information from Cornell University's Department of Animal Science.
Plant images, pictures of affected animals and presentations concerning botany, chemistry, toxicology,
diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc.)
No staff to answer one-on-one questions, or applicability to humans.
Electronic Animal Drug Product Listing Directory
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Orientation Resource Center short introductions to the cultural background of refugee populations
Cultural Competency page - U. S. Department of Health & Human Services - The Office of Minority Health
A Patient-Centered Guide to Implementing Language Access Services in Healthcare Organizations
This guide is intended to help healthcare organizations implement effective language access services to meet the needs
of their limited-English-proficient patients, and increase their access to health care.
An interactive Web-based version of the Guide is now available to help you plan, implement, and evaluate language access services.
Intercultural Cancer Council - by the Texas Medical Center in Houston
Drugs & Pharmacy Resources
Drug Bank - Open Data Drug & Drug Target Database. Univ. of Alberta Canada
Drugs.com
Drugs@FDA.gov - The U. S. Food and Drug Administration's Index page
NIH/NLM Drug Information Portal - Drug Information from the National Library of Medicine
Daily Med - (drug package inserts) - from the National Library of Medicine
Florida Prescription Drug Prices - The Florida Attorney General's site for comparing local pharmacy prices in Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov - a comprehensive database of clinical trials in the US.
NCAM - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - From the National Institutes of Health
Pharmaceutical Technology - A Website for the pharmaceutical industry
PharmScope.com - Online resource for formulary and managed care drug decision makers
Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Based at Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons,
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Rosenthal Center is one of the first comprehensive programs at a major medical
center to examine alternative therapies with academic focus and scientific rigor.
Florida & Sarasota
Agency for Health Care Administration(AHCA)
Florida Department of Health - Business licenses and permits, diseases and conditions, environmental health, health links,
statistics, Florida Health Department services and programs, professional licenses, and the Public Health Department itself.
Medical Quality Assurance(MQA) -Licensure Look up a license, apply for, or renew a license, report unlicensed activity,
file a complaint, request a public record.
Sarasota County Medical Society
Online Sunshine - Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature
Federal Organizations (Government of the U. S. A.)
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA The U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
..........National Library of Medicine
..........National Cancer Institute
..........National Eye Institute
..........National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
..........National Human Genome Research Institute
..........National Institute on Aging
..........National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
..........National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases
..........National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
..........National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
..........Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
- promotes research on fertility, pregnancy, growth, development, and medical rehabilitation which strives to ensure that every child is born healthy and wanted and grows up free from disease and disability.
..........National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
..........National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
..........National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
..........National Institute on Drug Abuse
..........National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
..........National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases.
..........National Institute of Mental Health
- dedicated to understanding, treating, and preventing mental illnesses through basic research on the brain and behavior, and through clinical, epidemiological, and services research.
..........National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities.
..........National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
..........National Institute of Nursing Research
- supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span—from the management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability; the promotion of healthy lifestyles; the promotion of quality of life in those with chronic illness; and the care for individuals at the end of life. This research may also include families within a community context, and it also focuses on the special needs of at-risk and under-served populations, with an emphasis on health disparities.
..........National Library of Medicine
..........Center for Information Technology -
- incorporates the power of modern computers into the biomedical programs and administrative procedures of the NIH by focusing on three primary activities: conducting computational biosciences research, developing computer systems, and providing computer facilities.
..........Center for Scientific Review - the portal for NIH grant applications and their review for scientific merit.
..........John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
- promotes and supports scientific research and training internationally to reduce disparities in global health
..........National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- exploring complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices in the context of rigorous science
..........National Center for Research Resources
- provides laboratory scientists and clinical researchers with the tools and training they need to understand, detect, treat and prevent a wide range of diseases.
..........NIH Clinical Center
- makes it possible to rapidly translate scientific observations and laboratory discoveries into new approaches for diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Foreign Language Resources
Martindale's Language and Translation Center - connects to pages for almost any language
A Translation Handguide for Spanish - English Medical Terminology
Spanish Phrase Book for first Aid Trained Activists - a short simple phrasebook
Hospitals
Med-lexicon -- search for hospitals worldwide
Martindale's - The Virtual Medical Center
Medical Dictionaries, etc
Martindale's Virtual Medical Center - list of medical dictionaries, abbreviations, eponyms, procedures and tests
Med-lexicon -- search for medical abbreviations, dictionary, news, codes, equipment, companies, hospitals worldwide, medical associations and more
whonamedit.com - world's most comprehensive dictionary of medical eponyms
Medical Dictionary - MedicineNet.com
Deciphering MedSpeak - The Medical Library Association helps you understand words used by health care professionals.
Help is in English, Spanish and low literacy versions.
Medical Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse - a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
PubMed Clinical Queries - provides specialized PubMed searches for clinicians
JAMA evidence
Medical Images
CDC- Public Health Image Library photographs, illustrations and multimedia files
Martindale Virtual Medical Center -- Anatomy, Histology and more
Medical encyclopedia at Medlineplus.gov - "videos and cool tools"
Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - images of the digestive system
Hardin MD : Medical Pictures - Disease Pictures (Univ.of Iowa) links by disease or condition
Neuroanatomy Interactive Syllabus - images of the brain and nervous system
Medical News
PubCrawler is a free "alerting" service that scans daily updates to the NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases.
It helps keep scientists informed of new database entries that match their research interests.
Medical Tests - see Tests, Medical
Patient Information
MedlinePlus - MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends.
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
You can 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.
You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.
MedlinePlus en espanol - MedlinePlus es el sitio web de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud para pacientes y sus familias y amigos.
Producida por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina, MedlinePlus le brinda información sobre enfermedades, condiciones y bienestar en un lenguaje fácil de leer.
MedlinePlus ofrece información confiable, actualizada en todo momento, en cualquier lugar y de forma gratuita.
Usted puede usar MedlinePlus para aprender sobre los últimos tratamientos, buscar información sobre medicamentos o mirar los videos e ilustraciones.
También puede encontrar enlaces a investigaciones sobre su tema de interés así como también ensayos clínicos sobre una enfermedad o condición.
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FamilyDoctor.org - by the
FamilyDoctor.org en espanol - información de salud para toda la familia
Healthfinder.gov - An encyclopedia of over 1,600 health topics from the most trusted sources.
healthfinder.gov en español - le ofrece la información más actualizada para que usted y sus seres queridos se mantengan saludables.
Kidshealth - The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media gives you information about health,
behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
The site has separate pages for parents, kids and teens.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
NOAH: Acceso Computerizado de la Salud en Nueva York
Cancer.gov - by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
HIV InSite - information on HIV/AIDS from the University of California San Francisco
Physician Profile Information
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's Find a Physician
American Board of Medical Specialties (need password for detailed info)
American Medical Association DoctorFinder - basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the USA.
Florida Dept of Health Physician Profiles
MedlinePlus - Medical Directories - search for doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health care providers - nationwide.
Poison Control Resources
California Poison Control System - phone number - 1-800-222-1222 - Always open. - Language interpreters available.
immediate, free and expert treatment advice and referral over the telephone in case of exposure to poisonous or toxic substances.
Pharmacists, physicians, nurses and poison information providers answer calls.
The web site can be searched
NIH TOXNET - databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. Links directly to PubMed.
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances
Household Products Database - what is in these products, their potential health effects , safety and handling.
Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Other Animals - information from Cornell University's Department of Animal Science.
Plant images, pictures of affected animals and presentations concerning botany, chemistry, toxicology,
diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc.)
No staff to answer one-on-one questions, or applicability to humans.
Electronic Animal Drug Product Listing Directory
Tests, Medical
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