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• BestBETs  - Rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature.
• CDC: A-Z Index  - Alphabetical index of factsheets covering many diseases and conditions. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Drug3k  - Online drug encyclopedia featuring detailed information on prescription and medications including description, image drug, use, dosage, storage, precautions, and side effects.
• DrugBank  - Bioinformatics and cheminformatics database that combines drug data with drug target information.
• eMedicine  - Extensive clinical reference for many conditions and diseases. Includes specialty areas, disease reference centers, and information centers on specific drugs.
• Harrison's Online  - Continually updated medical content from educational titles.
• MDconsult  - Clinical information for physicians, includes emergency medicine, infectious diseases, neurology, pediatrics, and surgery.
• MediLexicon  - Medical dictionary, pharmaceutical company search, medical abbreviations, hospitals and associations.
• MedlinePlus  - Comprehensive medical resources and information on health conditions and drugs; includes an illustrated medical encyclopedia and dictionary, medical news, interactive tutorials and physician directories. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
• Medscape  - Authoritative medical resources by speciality, with free Continuing Medical Education (CME), journal articles, news, newsletters, and much more; although primarily for health professionals, includes a comprehensive patient information center. Requires free registration.
• The Merck Manual  - Manual of diagnosis and therapy, includes nutritional, psychiatric, neurologic, allergic, and gastrointestinal disorders.
• The National Center for Health Statistics  - CDC offers information on surveys and data, collection systems, research and development, news releases, and publications.
• National Library of Medicine  - United States medical library offering its collection of materials in all major areas of health and medicine. .
• Virtual Hospital  - University of Iowa provides a digital library of health information, including resources for patients, providers, and educators.