Health help and medical resources

This site was created to help you find answers to medical questions. The Vestavia Hills Public Library is not equipped to answer specific medical questions because we are not doctors or health professionals. The best person to ask about health matters is your physician, but if you want additional information, there are many resources listed below to help you find the kind of information you seek.

Print Resources | Online Resources

Electronic Library Databases Electronic databases are premium, subscription-based databases containing research material and professional journals as well as general periodicals and magazines. They can be accessed within the library or remotely (free of charge) with your library card number. AltHealthWatch Covers alternative and complementary medicine with full text articles from 180 international, journals, reports, proceedings and association & consumer newsletters. HealthSource: Consumer Edition Information on the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. MEDLINE-Pius Health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. There are hospital, organization, local resources and physician directories, a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, easy tounderstand tutorials on common conditions, tests, and treatments, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to clinical trials. Salem Health Anatomy, diagnosis, disorders, symptoms, treatment, mental health, prevention, and health care providers. Print Resources The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans by Janelle Hill NF 362.1086 Complete Guide to Diabetes by American Diabetes Association 616.462 Ameri Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A. Balch 615.854 BalcP You : The Owner's Manual by Michael F. Roizen 613.2 You

Reference Books Magill's Medical Guide 2011 Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format. Ref 610.3 Magi Physician's Desk Reference (Prescriptions) Information on more than 4,000 drugs by brand and generic name, manufacturer, and product category as well as usage information and warnings, drug interactions, and photos. Ref 615.1 PDR Medical Test Sourcebook 2008 Provides basic consumer health information about medical testing for disease diagnosis, screening, and monitoring in children and adults. Ref 616.075 Med Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 2006 Entries include definitions, descriptions, causes, symptoms. diagnosis, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Ref 616 Gale Gale Encyclopedia of Diets 2008 Examines commercially available & popular diet plans. Health experts describe the premise, dietary regime, functions & potential benefits of each diet, as well as recommended precautions & possible risks. Ref 613.203 Gale Salem Health: Cancer 2009 Covers diseases, conditions, symptoms, cancer-related syndromes, chemotherapy and other drugs, cancer centers, genetics, the biology of cancer, medical specialties, tests, procedures, complementary and alternative therapies, healthy and preventive strategies, and the many social and personal issues surrounding cancer. Ref 616.994 Sale Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine Details dozens of natural therapies that have worked for 20 of the top health issues. Also offers practical advice for treating common ailments. Ref 615.5 Mayo 2010 Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health Coverage of diseases, disorders, diagnosis, treatments, drugs, nutrition, surgery, growth and development for children infancy through adolescence. Ref 618.92 Gale

Online Medical Resources

PDR Health: Physician's Desk Reference
Consumer-friendly explanations of surgeries, clinical trials, disease states and conditions as well as the safe and effective use of prescription and non-prescription drugs as well as herbal medicines. Online version of PDR print.

PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.

National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information sheets, reports, press releases, and fact sheets. A division of the National Institutes of health (www.nih.gov).

Mayo Clinic
Award-winning medical and health information on diseases, symptoms, treatment, and drugs. Find information on hundreds of conditions. Check your symptoms. Improve your lifestyle.

Alabama JobLink Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Archival Resources (BPL) Birmingham Museum of Art's Library Catalog Downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks Free eBooks Genealogy Resources (BPL) Health InfoNet of Alabama JCLC Database Catalog JCLC Featured Lists JCLC Master Search JEFFCOline Recommended Reading Recommended Web Sites Research Pro Subject Guides (BPL) Tuition Funding Sources

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As part of the Jefferson County Library system, The Vestavia Hills library has become a part of every Jefferson County library, linked by library computers. There are also computers for public use, both for adults and children, and a wealth of information thus becomes available to all library patrons.