| PubMed |
Includes over 19 million citations for medical and biology articles from MEDLINE and other life science
journals. After opening the record for an article, you may be able to click on a button in the top right that says "free full
text" to access the full article. If a free full text button is not on present, click the Full Text @ John Wood Community
College button to request the article from the JWCC Library. |
| CINAHL Nursing Database |
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, offers full text for over 600 journals. (JWCC Affiliates Only) |
| Nursing Resource Center |
This resource brings together respected medical titles from Gale and Macmillan with thorough, nursing-specific texts from Thomson Delmar. |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition |
Offers almost 550 full text journals that cover many medical disciplines. Also included is the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide,
which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets and more than 4,700 brand name drugs. |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition |
Includes almost 80 full text, consumer health magazines with information on health topics such as the medical
sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. |
| PsycARTICLES |
Includes over 137,000 articles from 66 journals, 50 of which are published by the APA (American Psychological Association) |
| Medscape from WebMD |
Medscape allows users who register for free to search for full text articles, CME content, conference coverage, news, MEDLINE, drug interactions, and combined drug content from the FDA, First DataBank, and the AHSP Pharmacopoeia. |
| TOXNET |
The National Library of Medicine's TOXNET allows users to search a variety of databases related to toxicology, hazardous
chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. The databases include TOXLINE, GENETOX, Haz-Map, Household Products,
and more. |
| Medical Dictionaries |
Description |
| Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary |
Search or browse the online version of Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition. |
| Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary |
Search or browse the online version of Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. (JWCC Affiliates Only) |
| Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions |
This sprawling dictionary includes a comprehensive anatomy atlas, numerous useful appendices, and lots of full color
images. |
| A Dictionary of Nursing |
With over 10,000 entries, this nursing dictionary includes clear and concise entries written by medical and nursing
specialists. |
| Churchill Livingstone's Dictionary of Nursing |
Nurses may find this dictionary useful not only for its definitions but also for its appendices such as normal values,
nutrients, drugs, useful websites, and career development. |
| Mosby's Emergency Dictionary |
This dictionary is focused on terms related to emergency medicine. Four appendices offer reference information such as
stages of hypothermia, normal lab values, odor origins, etc. |
| Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary |
Although not all entries in this dictionary include images, you can click the images tab to see all of the pictures and
illustrations in the dictionary. Click on an image or term to view the definition and find a link to an audio file
that demonstrates the proper pronunciation. |
| Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations |
The fifth edition of this well regarded dictionary provides accurate definitions for the medical acronyms and
abbreviations that are in use today. |
| The American Heritage Medical Dictionary |
Words are included in this dictionary on the basis of their usage, and entries are written at an appropriate level of
technical detail without the inclusion of overly academic terminology. |
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, Revised Edition |
With tens of thousands of entries, this dictionary includes abbreviations, medication names, biographies of medical
pioneers, pronunciations, and more. |
| Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Includes dictionary entries that cover five major areas of complementary and alternative medicine: alternative health
care systems, mind-body interventions, biologically-based therapies, manipulative and body-based healing methods, and
energy therapies. |
| The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine |
Covers major areas of sports science and medicine such as anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports
psychology, sports sociology, sports injuries, and training principles. |
| Medical Encyclopedias and Guides |
Description |
| The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia |
This medical encyclopedia was published in 2000 and includes information on all aspects of health and disease. |
| The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease |
This fascinating book includes detailed reports that describe the characteristics and history of common diseases. |
| The Oxford Companion to Medicine |
With over 500 substantial articles and many shorter ones, this guide to the field of medicine is full of informative
entries. |
| The Oxford Companion to the Body |
This detailed guide to the human body includes over a thousand interesting and informative entries. |
| The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health |
This A to Z reference is packed with detailed articles about women's health that are written by physicians from
three of the world's most prestigious hospitals: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and
Women's Hospital. |
| Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements |
This handbook includes detailed information about 300 commonly used herbal products and natural supplements. |
| The Merck Manuals |
Merck offers several free resources online, such as The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, The Merck Manual--Second Home Edition, The Merck Manual of Health & Aging, The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, and The Merck Veterinary Manual. |
| A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus |
Includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. |
| NetLibrary Medicine & Health eBooks |
NetLibrary is home to JWCC's eBook collection. Our collection includes over 50 medical eBooks such as
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health,
Davis's Comprehensive Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook: With Nursing Implications,
Nurse's Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests,
Understanding Medical-surgical Nursing, 2nd Ed.,
Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, 2nd Ed.,
Caring for the Heart Failure Patient: A Textbook for the Health Care Professional,
CliffsTestPrep NCLEX-RN, and
CliffsTestPrep NCLEX-PN. |
| Drug Reference Resources |
Description |
| RxList |
RxList contains a wealth of drug information drawn from FDA approved product labels/prescribing information. Users can
search by drug name or with a variety of advanced options such as searching by imprint code. On the index page, lists of
the most popular prescription drugs are available. |
| FDA's Drug Information Pathfinder |
This pathfinder informs users about the FDA's drug- related resources. The list of links includes pointers to
chronological lists of approvals, consumer drug information sheets, drug availability information, importation policy
information, links to state boards, "hot topics," and other useful drug information. |
| Drugs@FDA |
The Drugs@FDA database offers official information about FDA approved brand name and generic drugs as well as
therapeutic biological products. The database includes FDA approved labels for some drugs, manufacturers of brand name
and generic drugs, dosage information, initial approval dates, and a list of all drugs with a specific active ingredient. Data about both current and discontinued drugs is available from Drugs@FDA. |
| MedWatch: Medical Product Safety Information |
MedWatch includes FDA- generated alerts for drugs, biologics, devices, and dietary supplements. It is an excellent
source of information about safety-related drug labeling changes. |
| Drug InfoNet |
This free service provides package insert information for health professionals and for consumers. |
| Drugs.com |
Drugs.com offers basic drug information (mostly useful for consumers), a drug interactions checker, a pill identification
tool, and drug related news. |
| Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary |
This dictionary is focused on terms related to pharmaceutical medicine and to drug research and development. |
| An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs |
This reference dictionary from 2003 offers over 5,000 entries on over-the-counter and prescription medicines. |
| Evidence-based Medicine Databases |
Description |
| Netting the Evidence |
Netting the Evidence includes a variety of links and annotations for resources such as databases, software, journals, organizations, and guides to searching, appraising, and implementing evidence. |
| TRIP: Turning Research Into Practice |
The TRIP database includes links to information from a wide variety of sources that include databases for evidence based synopses, clinical guidelines, medical images, systematic reviews, calculators, core medical journals, and others. |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Clinical Information Index |
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers a variety of evidence-based practice reports, clinical
practive guidelines, outcomes & effectiveness findings, new technology reviews, and more. The AHRQ also maintains the
National Guideline Clearinghouse, a database for evidence-based clinical
practice guidelines. |
| Clinical Trial Databases |
Description |
| ClinicalTrials.gov |
ClinicalTrials.gov offers information about federally and privately funded clinical research that involves human participants. |
| CenterWatch |
CenterWatch offers lists of over 41,000 ongoing clinical trials as well as drugs used in clinical trials. Some parts of the site are subscription only. |
| Other Medical Reference Resources |
Description |
| MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine |
MedlinePlus offers information on health topics, drugs, supplements, news, doctor directories, local services, and more. |
| BehaveNet |
BehaveNet's clinical capsules and resource lists offer a variety of information related to behavior disorders. The
DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision) is provided free of
charge, but the statistics from the book are not included. |
| OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
The free OMIM database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Maintained by experts at Johns Hopkins and
elsewhere, OMIM offers a large collection of detailed information along with references to PubMed records. |
| Medical Link Directories |
Description |
| Hardin MD: Medical Information + Pictures |
Hardin MD includes collections of links to medical information and pictures from a wide variety of conditions. |
| Martindale's Virtual Medical Center |
Martindale's offers a huge collection of links for a variety of medical topics. |
There are currently off-campus visitors browsing JWCC.edu.
