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 Have
you been recently diagnosed with a condition or disease? Are you
confused by all the drug ads on tv?
Try these online
resources for
Free &
Reliable Consumer Health Information
Through the
generosity of the Health Learning Centers at Northwestern
Memorial Hospital in Chicago, you can now access their
growing collection of
online health
databases and resources for free.
This includes
medical encyclopedias, eBooks, webcasts, and
free reference
service on diseases, conditions, treatments, and related
medical topics. Information about upcoming community
programs is also available.
Click here to
begin searching Northwestern's Health Learning Center.
If you
are confused by the drug ads on tv, try
Consumer Reports online under the "Health" section.
While a subscription is needed to access some portions of
their online, unbiased research findings, there is a wealth
of information for free, including
prescription drug information, price comparisons and ratings.
The AdWatch Video Series reports the facts behind all those
drugs ads on tv.
The
National Library of Medicine is also a great place to
start searching for reliable, easy to understand health
information. Search for conditions, diseases,
physicians, hospitals, and drug information. The
Current Health News section is updated daily while the
Online Exhibitions and Digital Projects explore medicine
throughout history and how it is being used today.
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