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Britain's BBC produces this wonderful consumer health site. Find information on men's & women's health issues, children's health, and senior health topics as well as articles on nutrition, sexual health, fertility and first aid.

This site provides ebooks on health topics, resources for teachers and parents, and tons of useful sites for health-related information.

Subscribe to Public Heath email updates, podcasts. Stay current on health news around the world. Read the Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine online. This site is an excellent source for up-to-date health news.

NPR 's Science Desk writers give you the latest on current health topics. It's a great way to stay up on what's happening in the world of health care.

This tutorial gives a brief introduction to searching any of the EBSCOhost databases.

MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, free of advertising, and free of cost in both English and Spanish.

A brief introduction to searching EBSCO databases. (Text)

Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Click on EBSCO Research Databases. Select Alt Health Source from list.

A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. Includes full-text articles, fact sheets, drug information, diagrams, etc.
Click on Consumer Health Complete

A brief introduction to searching tips and techniques. (Text)

A rich collection of consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Click on EBSCO Research Databases; select Health Source - Consumer Edition from list.

Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Click on EBSCO Research Databases. Select Health Source Nursing/Academic from list.