Respiratory Disorders

 

 

 

 

 

EBSCOhost  (INFOhio resource requiring username/password from home)

Health Source - Consumer Edition

This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.


About.com- Adam Health Encyclopedia

http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Maindex.htm

The Adam Health Encyclopedia provides an A-Z listing of diseases.

 

 

Sites with lists of respiratory disorders and information on each:

 

American Lung Association

    http://www.lungusa.org/

The American Lung Association's goal is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. You may want to look at the Disease Index, which has an A to Z listing of disease affecting the lungs.

AllRefer.com- Lung Disease

    http://health.allrefer.com/health/lung-disease-info.html

 

George Washington University- Health Information

    http://www.gwdocs.com/health/1131123746056.html

 

Healthline- Respiratory Disorders

    http://www.healthline.com/channel/respiratory-disorders.html

 

Medic8- Lung Disorders

    http://www.medic8.com/lung-disorders/

 

Medline Plus- Lung Diseases

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html#nlmnihresources

 

National Heart, Lung and Blood  Institute- Lung Diseases

    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Lung.html

 

National Institutes of Health- Lungs and Breathing

    http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/15

 

Ohio State University Medical Center

    http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/lung_diseases/about/

 

University of Virginia Health System- Respiratory Disorders

    http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_respire/home.cfm

 

The Methodist Hospital System- Respiratory Disorders        

http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/basic.do?channelId=-1073830238&contentId=1073791349&content

Type=HEALTHTOPIC_CONTENT_TYPE

 

 

Other Medical Sites to Search:

 

Disease and Condition Information- MayoClinic.com 

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex

    An encyclopedia of diseases and conditions from the Mayo Clinic

 

WebMD

    http://www.webmd.com/

    WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.

 

Netwellness

http://www.netwellness.org/

NetWellness provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University. 

 

Diseases Database

    http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/

    The Diseases Database is a cross-referenced index of human disease, medications, symptoms, signs, abnormal investigation     findings etc. This site provides a medical textbook-like index and search portal covering many areas.

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/

    An A-Z listing of diseases that provides links to information, an index of illnesses, conditions, concerns, and programs dealing with a wide variety of infectious diseases.

 

Healthfinder

    http://www.healthfinder.gov/

    Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies which links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.

 

Family Doctor

    http://familydoctor.org/

    All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians.

 

Teen Health

    http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/

    Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, TeensHealth and KidsHealth provide teens and families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.

 

Online Encyclopedias- Try one of these online encyclopedias to search your topic, 

and then find links to websites, media (illustrations, pictures, etc.), and magazine articles.

World Book Advanced                                    

Grolier Online  

 

 

 

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