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MedlinePlus: Patient-oriented health and drug information
Posted on September 8, 2008
Looking for an unbiased, authoritative Web site that patients can use to find health and drug information? MedlinePlus may be the perfect answer.
MedlinePlus is a product of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is designed to provide objective information for patients.
MedlinePlus includes:
- Articles on 750 health conditions, diseases, and wellness topics
- A section on drugs & supplements
- A dictionary of medical terms
- Current health news
- Directories listing doctors, dentists, and hospitals
- A service for finding local health-related resources
- More than 165 interactive slideshow tutorials (with sound) covering diseases, conditions, tests, and procedures
- NIH Senior Health: A special section for older adults with options for larger text and audio
- One-hour videos of actual surgical procedures
- Links to health information in over 40 languages
A Spanish version of MedlinePlus includes some of the information in the English version. For more information about MedlinePlus, see the About MedlinePlus page, accessible from the MedlinePlus home page.
MedlinePlus can be accessed from any computer by pointing the browser to http://medlineplus.gov/. To reach from the Library Web site, type "MedlinePlus" in the search box on the home page.
