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Databases funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy

DynaMed Plus
A clinical reference tool providing clinical decision support solutions for healthcare professionals at the point of care. **Funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy**

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Natural Medicines
Authoritative resource on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies. Provides access to the following Natural Medicines databases: Food, Herbs and Supplements, Health and Wellness, Sports Medicine, Comparative Effectiveness, Manufacturers, Commercial Products, and Fixed Herbal Combinations. **Funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy**
New England Journal of Medicine
The flagship product of the NEJM Group (Massachusetts Medical Society) for peer-reviewed research, interactive clinical content, and continuing medical education programs for physicians, educators, and the global medical community. **Funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy**
SAGE Journals
A collection of 80 peer-reviewed journals encompassing over 118,043 articles from January 1999 to present. **Funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy**

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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Resources about diseases, conditions and other special topics, with health immunizations and recommendations for travelers worldwide.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine subset of PubMed
Citations from the MEDLINE database and life science journals, including links to many full-text articles from various journals and related web resources. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) partnered to create CAM on PubMed®
Go Ask Alice
"Go Ask Alice!" answers questions about alcohol & other drugs; emotional health; fitness & nutrition; general health; relationships; and sexual & reproductive health.
HealthFinder.gov
Healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from approximately 1,400 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.
HIV InSite
Up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy. Includes information on HIV in other areas of the world.
KidsHealth
Information about children from before birth through adolescence. Topics include: emotional development, nutrition, parenting, first aid, and infections.
Lab Tests Online
Understand lab tests that are part of routine care, as well as diagnosis and treatment. Search by test, condition, or recommended screenings.
Mayo Clinic: Patient Care and Health Information
Health education to patients and the general public on topics such as autism, influenza, bipolar disorder, breast cancer, smoking, depression, and more.
Merck Manual Consumer Version
The Consumer Version of the Merck Manuals (known as the MSD Manuals outside of US & Canada) is the global standard in medical reference for Doctors & Students since 1899.
National Cancer Institute
Accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research.
NC Health Info
Online guide to quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina.
NC State Center for Health Statistics
The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics.
NIH: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Complementary and alternative healing practices such as aromatherapy, acupuncture, and herbal medicine. Offers resources and pamphlets.
NIH: National Institute of Mental Health
Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Includes brochures, information sheets, reports, press releases, and fact sheets.
NIH: National Institute on Aging
Health and wellness information on topics for seniors, such as cognitive health and care-giving from the National Institutes of Health.
North Carolina Division of Public Health
Information on health precautions, links to local health departments, how to get birth certificates.
Women's Health
Resource on women’s health topics: pregnancy, body image, HIV/AIDS, girls health, heart health, menopause, mental health, quitting smoking, and domestic violence.
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Provides physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
TRIP
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
Microsoft Academic Search - Medicine
Links to citations and full text documents as well as links to information on notable authors, publications, journals, keywords and organizations in the field.
Cochrane Library
A collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about Cochrane groups.
National Organization for Rare Disorders
1,130 disease reports including characteristics, causes, therapies, and treatments
ClinicalTrials.gov
Free access to information on clinical studies provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

OLD - Health Sciences Research Guide: Databases & Websites

Databases funded by Levine College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy

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