Living In Hamilton:
Managing Your Health
Health Online leads you to thousands of articles from magazines, peer-reviewed journals, pamphlets, reference publications and other sources of health information. You will need your library card to access these databases.
Diagnostic Medical Tests
A to Z Health Guide from WebMD: Medical Tests provides information on a variety of medical tests.
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide Answers questions such as: What are the tests for? How do they work? How do I prepare? How long before I get results?
Lab Tests Online: Understanding Your Tests Designed to help the patient or caregiver better understand that many clinical lab tests are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases.
Drug and Pharmaceutical Information
Drug Digest is a non-commercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options.
HerbMed is an interactive, electronic herbal database - provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
Evaluating (Online) Health Information
Medline Plus, Online Tutorial: Evaluating Internet Health Information: a tutorial from the National Library of Medicine.
General Health Information Sites
Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) CAPHIS's top 100 list of quality heath websites.
Healthy Ontario provides Consumer Health Information and Health Services for Ontario.
Ontario Women’s Health Network promotes women's health by linking women to relevant tools and resources, and by providing channels to voice women's health concerns.
Canadian Women’s Health Network information, resources and strategies, and building links to improve women's health.
Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Healthfinder.gov is sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)
MayoClinic provides medical information and tools for healthy living.
Health Nexus: your health promotion specialist.
Health Agencies
Health Canada contains an overview of Health Canada and provides you points of entry to many Health Canada specific related topics.
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care contains information and resources you need to learn more about government health and long-term care services in Ontario.
Public Health Agency of Canada provides information on various programs and services offered by the Public Health Agency of Canada as well as information on a wide variety of health topics such as chronic and infectious diseases, injury, surveillance, emergency preparedness, health promotion, travel health and immunization.
Public Health Services The City of Hamilton Public Health Services provides services for immunization, sexual health, food safety, well water testing, prenatal classes and pregnancy resources, healthy child development, family and community health and more.
Health Databases
PubMed is a service by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions.
The Hamilton Public Library provides access to many useful databases that often contain information not available on the open Internet. These include the full-text of reference books, newspaper and magazine articles and much more. Several databases require a valid Hamilton Public Library card when used outside the library.
Alt Health Watch provides full text articles from more than 140 international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Health and Wellness Resource Center provides articles on a wide range of health issues including: fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.
Health Reference Center Academic provides articles on a wide range of health issues including: fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.
Health Source Consumer Edition provides information on many topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Teen Health and Wellness This database is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
Medical Terminology
Rx Riddles Solved! - deciphering Medical "shorthand".
Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary is an online resource for medical definitions.
MedTerms Medical Dictionary is an online medical dictionary containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary is an online resource for medical terminology.
Talking to your Doctor
familydoctor.org's Smart Patient Guide provides tips to help you and your doctor improve your health care together.
Tips for Talking to Healthcare Professionals by the American Heart Association.
United States Department of Health & Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality presents: Quick Tips - when talking with your Doctor
