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Friday, June 4, 2010

Patient Education Resource: MedlinePlus


MedlinePlus is a resource for educating patients. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Many resources are available in Spanish--just click the "Espagnol" button on the right. Some health topics have options for low vision, or easy to read versions.

Health Topics
Start here with 800 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness

Drugs & Supplements
About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements

Medical Encyclopedia
Includes pictures and diagrams

Dictionary
Spellings and definitions of medical words

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