Title: CancerLit Provider: U.S. National Cancer Institute Subject Heading/s: Cancer LC Class: RC Reference Category: Indexes Description: CANCERLIT provides citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, reports, etc; 1966- ..

Title: Complete DSM-IV Criteria for Mental Disorders Provider: DSM-IV Made Easy Subject Heading/s: Mental illness--Classification; Mental illness--Diagnosis LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: "This website comprises a complete set of DSM-IV criteria for all currently used mental disorders. The criteria are a simplified version that I wrote for use by mental health professionals as well as patients, relatives, and other lay people. The criteria are taken directly from my book, DSM-IV Made Easy, published by Guilford Press." DSM is the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.

Title: Complete Home Medical Guide Provider: Columbia University Subject Heading/s: Medicine, Popular LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: This comprehensive guide from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons has chapters on First Aid & Safety, Symptoms & Treatment , Prevention & Wellness.

Title: Dictionary of Cancer Terms Provider: U.S. National Cancer Institute Subject Heading/s: Cancer LC Class: RC Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Use the alphabet links to search terms; terms beginning with a number precede the letter.

Title: Diseases & Conditions A-Z Provider: MayoClinic.com Subject Heading/s: Diseases. LC Class: RC Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: "Select from our A to Z list to read all about a disease or condition in one comprehensive overview. If you don't find a topic here, use our general site search."

Title: Health Topics A to Z Provider: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Subject Heading/s: Diseases. LC Class: RC Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: ". . . a listing of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site. It is not yet a complete index of the site."

Title: Healthy Body Calculator Provider: Ask the Dietician Subject Heading/s: Body weight LC Class: RC Reference Category: Calculators Description: Age, height and other data are input to determine how close an individual is to a health weight and suggestions for weight reduction if appropriate.

Title: Index of Rare Diseases Provider: National Organization for Rare Disorders Subject Heading/s: Rare diseases LC Class: RC48.8 Reference Category: Handbooks Description: An entry typically provides a definition, symptoms, and a list of orgnaizations that provide information and/or support.

Title: Medical Encyclopedia Provider: U.S. National Library of Medicine Subject Heading/s: Medicine--Encyclopedias LC Class: RC81 Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: "This A.D.A.M. interactive encyclopedia over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations." Updated 3/28/08

Title: Merck Manual: Home Edition Provider: Merck Subject Heading/s: Medicine, Popular, Symptomatology; Diagnosis; Therapeutics LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: Based on the Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, but written in terms the general public can understand.

Title: Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Provider: Merck Subject Heading/s: Medicine; Symptomatology; Diagnosis; Therapeutics LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: The online, up-to-date version of a long-time standard for medical professionals.

Title: Merck Manual of Geriatrics Provider: Merck Subject Heading/s: Geriatrics LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: "The book begins with a problem-oriented diagnostic approach to common presentations of illness in older patients;" based on the 2nd ed., 1995.

Title: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Provider: U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information Subject Heading/s: Human chromosomes; Human chromosome abnormalities; Human gene libraries LC Class: RB155.5 Reference Category: Catalogs Description: "This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information."

Title: PeriStats Provider: March of Dimes Subject Heading/s: Perinatology LC Class: RG Reference Category: Compendiums Description: "PeriStats is an interactive perinatal [period around childbirth] data resource providing maternal, infant and child health-related data at the state-level and for many indicators at the county-level. Data are also available for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the United States. The PeriStats database uses data compiled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Governors Association (NGA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the March of Dimes."

Title: Phobia List Provider: Fredd Culbertson Subject Heading/s: Phobias LC Class: RC Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: This list is arranged by the object of the fear. The Alphabetized Phobia List is arranged by phobia name. Compiled by Fredd Culbertson.

Title: Terms in the field of Psychiatry and Neurology Provider: John Abess, MD, PA Subject Heading/s: Psychiatry; Neurology. LC Class: RC Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Definitions are written clearly enough for undergraduates of psycholgy to understand.

Title: Virtual Pediatric Hospital Provider: University of Iowa Health Care Subject Heading/s: Family medicine LC Class: RC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: A pediatric digital health sciences "library" that provides information for both patients and providers. Updated 07/31/06

Title: Virtual Pediatric Hospital Provider: Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD and Michael P. D'Alessandro, MD Subject Heading/s: Pediatrics LC Class: RJ45 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: Virtual Pediatric Hospital is a pediatric digital health sciences library designed to meet the information needs of physicians, other health care providers, medical students and patients. Added 9/26/06