Search Tools
The following are tools for finding medical articles and other health-related literature.
eMedicine Health
This site provides health, medical, lifestyle and wellness information for all ages. In addition, there is information to prepare consumers for medical emergencies, injuries, minor medical conditions and basic first aid. There are more than 5,500 pages of content written by physicians for the general public.
Healthfinder.gov
The U.S. government offers helpful information on a number of topics.
Healthline
A well-known consumer focused health and medical search engine with reliable information.
Information RX
This resource was created by the National Library of Medicine to help consumers better understand health information, provide them with content to enhance conversations with their healthcare providers, and to encourage the use of evidence-based health infomation on the Internet.
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MedicineNet
Search a variety of articles and information on different health issues and medical conditions.
MedlinePlus
Another U.S. government website that provides helpful information on a variety of health and medical topics. MedlinePlus is also available in Spanish.
MedNar
Accelerates your research by returning the most relevant results from over 60 authoritative medical collections to one easily navigable page.
Medscape
Search journal articles and scholarly discussions on different medical topics.
NLM Drug Portal
The resource is a comprehensive database of prescription and non-prescription drugs, including vitamins and supplements. Users may search by generic or brand name and obtain information from the NLM databases, the FDA, the DEA, and other government sources.
Pillbox
Developed as an aid in the identification of unknown pills (oral solid dosage form medications), this website combines images of pills with appearance and other information to enable users to visually search for and identify oral solid dosage form medications.
PubMed Central
Provides free access to articles from journals that deposit their content in the archive.
WebMD
This is a trusted source of information, and a great search tool when looking for different health and medical topics.
eMedicine Health
This site provides health, medical, lifestyle and wellness information for all ages. In addition, there is information to prepare consumers for medical emergencies, injuries, minor medical conditions and basic first aid. There are more than 5,500 pages of content written by physicians for the general public.
Healthfinder.gov
The U.S. government offers helpful information on a number of topics.
Healthline
A well-known consumer focused health and medical search engine with reliable information.
Information RX
This resource was created by the National Library of Medicine to help consumers better understand health information, provide them with content to enhance conversations with their healthcare providers, and to encourage the use of evidence-based health infomation on the Internet.
.
MedicineNet
Search a variety of articles and information on different health issues and medical conditions.
MedlinePlus
Another U.S. government website that provides helpful information on a variety of health and medical topics. MedlinePlus is also available in Spanish.
MedNar
Accelerates your research by returning the most relevant results from over 60 authoritative medical collections to one easily navigable page.
Medscape
Search journal articles and scholarly discussions on different medical topics.
NLM Drug Portal
The resource is a comprehensive database of prescription and non-prescription drugs, including vitamins and supplements. Users may search by generic or brand name and obtain information from the NLM databases, the FDA, the DEA, and other government sources.
Pillbox
Developed as an aid in the identification of unknown pills (oral solid dosage form medications), this website combines images of pills with appearance and other information to enable users to visually search for and identify oral solid dosage form medications.
PubMed Central
Provides free access to articles from journals that deposit their content in the archive.
WebMD
This is a trusted source of information, and a great search tool when looking for different health and medical topics.