Health

1

2

3
Reference Content (Version 1.0 1.1)

• Gale Titles
• Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
• Encyclopedia of Childhood Adolescence
• Encyclopedia of Medicine
• Healthy Living
• Body by Design
• Medical and Health Information Directory

4
Reference Content (Version 1.0 1.1)

• PDR Titles
• Herbal Medicines
• Family Guide to Natural Medicines Healing
  Therapies
• Family Guide to Nutrition Health
• Family Guide Womens Health Prescription Drugs

5
Reference Content (Version 1.0 1.1)

• Clinical Reference Systems
• Complete Directory for People with Chronic
  Illness
• Consumer Health Information Source Book
• Everything You Need to Know about Medical Tests
• Mosbys Medical, Nursing, Allied Health
  Dictionary
• USP DI-Vol. 2 Advice for the Patient in Lay
  Language

6
Reference Content (Future Versions)

• AltCareDex
• Care Notes (English Spanish)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Diseases Disorders
• Alternative Complementary Medicine Consumer
  Information Source Book
• Clinical Reference Systems (Spanish version)

7
Other Content

• Nearly 400 health/medicine journals, magazines,
  newsletters
• 75 full text, 50 with images
• Health-related articles from over 2200 general
  interest magazines newsletters - many in full
  text
• Over 331 recent pamphlets on diseases,
  conditions, drugs, social issues, and lifestyle
  from non-commercial sources (have been reviewed
  for currency)

8
Links to Web Sites

• Web sites
• Cyberdiet
• Cancerfacts
• Healthanswers
• Web links are to the most respected government
  and open Web sources
• Supports HON code to assure reliability and
  credibility of Web-based information
• If linking problems exist, check your network for
  browser limitations or blocking features

9
2001 Enhancements

• Updates to
• USPDI
• CRS
• PDR Womens Health
• GEAM
• Complete Directory for People with Chronic
  Illness
• New
• Health24News
• PDR Herbal Medicines
• AltCareDex (similar to CRS but for alt health)
• Expanded Commission E Monographs

10
Quick Start - Access to Basic Information
11

• Medical Encyclopedia
• Searches Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine for
  information on medical conditions
• Uses alphanumeric bar to jump
• Lists all contents in alphabetical order - scroll
  down or use a-n bar to jump

12

• Drugs Herb Finder
• Searches USP DI or PDR Family Guide to Natural
  Medicines Healing Therapies
• Herb search not available without Alternative
  Health Module

13

• Health Organization Directory
• Searches Gale Medical and Health Information
  Directory
• Can narrow search by inserting city and/or state

14

• Alternative Health Encyclopedia
• Searches Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative
  Medicine for information on treatments for
  medical conditions
• Uses alphanumeric bar to jump
• Lists all contents in alphabetical order - scroll
  down or use a-n bar to jump

15

• Medical Dictionary
• Searches Mosbys Medical, Nursing, Allied
  Health Dictionary
• Lists additional terms that also contain subject

16

• Health News
• Searches health sections of selected newspapers
• Link to CenterWatch for latest news on clinical
  trials

17

• Health Assessment Tools
• Links to Health Assessment and Lifestyle
  Management sites
• Covering topics in prevention, addiction,
  treatment options, and nutrition

18

• Links to Other Sites
• Cancer Net
• Centers for Disease Control
• National Institutes of Health
• MEDLINEplus
• National Womens Health Information Center
• Healthfinder

19

• Search
• Access to entire database using keyword search,
  accepts Boolean, and allows natural language
  phrases
• Access to Advanced Search

20

• Results
• Tabs segregate types of sources
• Reference
• Magazines Journals
• Pharmacy
• Pamphlets
• Resources

21

• Results
• Full content search available from all results
  screens so that you do not have to back up or
  return to home page

22

• Results
• Sidebar provides related searches, subdivisions,
  or see also topics

23

• Article
• Print E-mail functions moved to top of page

24

• Article
• Table of Contents allows you to navigate article