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24 results for the letter "M".

MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations

  • 1. MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations
  • Provider:University of North Carolina
  • Keywords: history of medicine , images , medical illustration
  • Description: This is a compilation of images from medical history from sources actually housed at a number of different online collections. Please note the posted copyright statement: "This site is intended for educational purposes. The manuscripts represented are not held by the University of North Carolina. Those seeking provenance, reproductions and permissions should contact the holding repository."

Maternal and Child Health Library (MCH Library)

  • 2. Maternal and Child Health Library (MCH Library)
  • Provider:Georgetown University
  • Keywords: consumer health , general health , genetics , lactation , portal , public health , Spanish , wellness , women , news , family , neonatal , prenatal care , infant
  • Description: From the website: "The MCH Library publishes the MCH Alert; produces databases; develops knowledge paths, bibliographies, and other information resources; maintains this Web site to provide access to key MCH-related data and information; and promotes the awareness and use of MCH information. Its physical collection is the Mary C. Egan Maternal and Child Health Library, one of the six libraries of Georgetown University." This gateway site offers a compilation of maternal-child health information provided by librarians and organizations and paths to more information available from other websites.

Math.com: The World of Math Online

MayoClinic.com

  • 4. MayoClinic.com
  • Provider:Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Keywords: consumer health , diet , drugs , general health
  • Description: The Mayo Clinic website's mission is to empower people to manage their own health. To that end, it provides, in addition to the usual diseases and conditions fare: a drugs and supplements section; a section on self-assessment tools; videos, blogs and podcasts on various topics from stretching and exercise to heart disease. Under the Education & Research tab, there is information on clinical trials and more material for the medical professional. The Mayo Clinic is the world's largest integrated, not-for-profit group medical practice.

MedBioWorld

  • 5. MedBioWorld
  • Provider:Healthnostics, Inc., Bethesda, MD
  • Keywords: biotechnology , blog , journal , medicine , open access , portal , research , search , jobs , free , full text , news
  • Description: From the website: ...one of the largest medical and biotechnology information resource and reference portals on the Internet. The site provides access to valuable information through directories, targeted search engines and specialized databases, as well as through reference tools like dictionaries, calculators, blogs, and newsletters. The portal provides access to medical and biotechnology journals, associations, databases and other medical resources, with more than 28,000 high quality links and 1.2 million visitors per year.

MedEdPORTAL

  • 6. MedEdPORTAL
  • Provider:AAMC (Associaton of American Medical Colleges)
  • Keywords: courseware , creative commons , curriculum , dentistry , education , e-publishing , medicine , open access , video , faculty , peer review , repository , podcasts
  • Description: “MedEdPORTAL is a free peer-reviewed publication service and repository for medical and oral health teaching materials, assessment tools, and faculty development resources. All copyright and patient privacy issues are addressed during the submission process so users around the globe can download and utilize any and all of the published resources for educational purposes without legal infringements.” An online booklet provides details of the submission and peer review process, and one must create a username and password, to make full use of the website. (We recommend reading the privacy policy statement before signing up.) Browse the materials by discipline or "hot topic," or use the basic or advanced search box.

Medem Medical Library

  • 7. Medem Medical Library
  • Provider:Medem, Inc.
  • Keywords: anatomy , general health , human anatomy , literature , monographs , women , general medical reference
  • Description: "Medem's award-winning Medical Library represents the full range of patient education information from our partner medical societies and other trusted sources, and is unsurpassed in quality, breadth and depth of health care information." MEDEM's Medical Library provides patients with reliable health care information ranging from introductory to advanced texts. This site has been selected by the Medical Library Association as one of the top ten most useful websites.

Medical Product Safety Network (MEDSUN)

Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web

  • 9. Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
  • Provider:University of Iowa, Hardin Library
  • Keywords: libraries , medicine
  • Description: This website is maintained by Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. It provides links to U.S. medical libraries arranged by state, and to other selected medical libraries worldwide.

Medicare.gov - Nursing Home Compare

  • 10. Medicare.gov - Nursing Home Compare
  • Provider:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Keywords: aging , care , consumer health , healthcare , quality , U.S. Government , family , health services
  • Description: This website provides a means to research and compare the quality ratings of nursing homes. Search for local facilities and view their ratings based on health inspection, staffing and quality measures that reflect the general well-being of residents. A link to the free "Medicare's Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home" is provided, along with other aids, for instance, a checklist that can be taken along when investigating various facilities.

MedicineNet.com

  • 11. MedicineNet.com
  • Provider:MedicineNet.com
  • Keywords: consumer health , general health , syndrome , wellness , images , disease , dictionary
  • Description: This comprehensive consumer-oriented website offers a dictionary of medical terms, slide shows with informative text, and information on diseases and conditions, signs and symptoms, drug interactions, common medications and supplements, daily medical news, and a discussion forum on diseases and conditions. Some of the data here comes from the better-known WebMD, with which this site is allied.

MedLinePlus

  • 12. MedLinePlus
  • Provider:National Library of Medicine
  • Keywords: clinical trials , consumer health , drugs , general health , healthcare , NLM
  • Description: Provides information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on more than 700 diseases and conditions; includes lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

MEDNAR beta: Deep Web Medical Search

  • 13. MEDNAR beta: Deep Web Medical Search
  • Provider:Deep Web Technologies
  • Keywords: internet , medicine , search , links , federated search , deep web
  • Description: MEDNAR is a search engine for finding medical information that works very much like HAM-TMC Library's Search10 interface. While Search10 is set to search selected subscription resources, MEDNAR searches the Web. Results are returned in a similar manner: in a relevance-ranked main list, and also clustered under topic, author, publication and publisher headings along the left side of the page. The user will discover a good many free or open-access articles and other online documents when using MEDNAR.

Medpedia

  • 14. Medpedia
  • Provider:Medpedia project
  • Keywords: medicine , wiki
  • Description: In association with Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School and other leading global health organizations, the Medpedia community seeks to create the most comprehensive and collaborative medical resource in the world. Medpedia will serve as a catalog, database, and learning tool about health, medicine and the body for doctors, scientists, policymakers, students and citizens that will improve medical literacy worldwide. Unlike Wikipedia, all individual contributors will have visible profiles on the website. Some of the sections are: Conditions, Drugs, Procedures, Anatomy, Genetics and Microbiology.

MedPix Medical Image Database

  • 15. MedPix Medical Image Database
  • Provider:Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
  • Keywords: allied health , education , graduate medical education , health sciences , informatics , medical imaging , nursing , open access , radiology , student , CME , images
  • Description: This is a free medical imaging database from the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. Nearly 50,000 captioned images, more than 11,000 peer-reviewed case files approved for teaching and CME credit, and over 6,600 disease topics are provided here. Users who register have personal space to save images and create their own quizzes. A valuable resource for radiology and other allied health staff and trainees, physicians and medical students, nurses and graduate nursing students.

Medscape Nurses

  • 16. Medscape Nurses
  • Provider:Medscape via WebMD Health Professional Network
  • Keywords: clinical , literature , nursing , point-of-care , news , links , CME
  • Description: Medscape Nurses provides nursing professionals with up-to-date, comprehensive clinical information on patient care. With free registration, access to databases and full-text content from nursing journals is provided. Exercises for CME credit are also included.

Mental Health America

  • 17. Mental Health America
  • Provider:Mental Health American (formerly National Mental Health Association)
  • Keywords: advocacy , healthcare policy , mental health
  • Description: From the website: Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 320 affiliates nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation – everyday and in times of crisis.

Mental Health Information Network

  • 18. Mental Health Information Network
  • Provider:Boston University Medical Center
  • Keywords: consumer health , e-books , mental health , portal , wellness , full text , links
  • Description: From the website: The Mental Health Information Network (MHIN) of Metro Boston is a three year NLM Information Systems Grant funded by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The Boston University Medical Center (BUMC), Alumni Medical Library, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Metro Boston Area is providing an integrative information resource, as well as training, service, and access to consumers and staff of Metro Boston Area Centers, treatment centers, service providers, consumer advocacy groups, club houses and other affiliated organizations. MHIN is facilitating access to information on mental illness/health and physical illness/health through the development of the MHIN website which will provide a comprehensive access point for quality-filtered information and links, as well as content information and materials provided by DMH and other mental health information providers. The site will serve as a mental health information resource for consumers and staff in the Metro Boston area, as well as regionally, and nationally.

Merck Manual Medical Library, Home Edition

  • 19. Merck Manual Medical Library, Home Edition
  • Provider:Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Keywords: anatomy , consumer health , drugs , medicine , women , full text
  • Description: This manual is an invaluable resource for the layman, explaining medical conditions from every aspect, with introductions giving background information on the biology of body systems and organs, and providing supporting anatomical and 3-D visual aids. Of particular value is the Drugs section, with information on pharmacokinetics, drug interaction and adverse reactions, herbal supplements and over-the-counter drugs. The Special Subjects area contains sections on medical decision-making, limb prosthetics, travel medicine, women's health, alternative and complementary medicines, and more.

Merck Veterinary Manual

  • 20. Merck Veterinary Manual
  • Provider:Merck & Co., Inc. and Merial Limited
  • Keywords: e-books , veterinary medicine
  • Description: "The Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM) has served veterinarians and other animal health professionals as a concise and reliable animal health reference for over 50 years."

Merriam-Webster OnLine

  • 21. Merriam-Webster OnLine
  • Provider:Merriam-Webster
  • Keywords: general reference , dictionary
  • Description: "The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book."

MIT Open Courseware

  • 22. MIT Open Courseware
  • Provider:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Keywords: courseware , engineering , K-12 , multidisciplinary , science , student , video , faculty , free
  • Description: Free lecture notes, exams and videos from MIT. "MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity." (Note: These archived courses, even where complete, cannot be taken for credit.) Materials from most courses taught at MIT are available here, and a special section for High School educators is available.

Musculoskeletal Radiology - Muscle Atlas

My Family Health Portrait

  • 24. My Family Health Portrait
  • Provider:Office of the Surgeon General and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH)
  • Keywords: consumer health , general health , family , disease
  • Description: A family health history can help to identify genetic health risks. This website enables consumers to create a personal online family health history, which can then be saved to one's own computer to print or to share with other family members or health care providers. Privacy is assured- the data entered is available only to the user.