Health & Wellness Resources

MedlinePlus® is the National Institutes of Health website. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, drugs, treatments and wellness issues in a language you can understand. You can also get links to the latest medical research or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.

Healthfinder Provided as a service of the National Health Information Center, this site includes an extensive health library that describes diseases, medical conditions and procedures.

Magill’s Medical Guide (Salem Health) Online access to this medical reference book. Click Remote Access Login and enter the first 5 digits of your library card number.

GALILEO® Georgia’s Virtual Library provides information on all subjects; art, books, business, education, genealogy, Georgia, geography, government health, history, math, personal finance, science, sports and much more!

Popular Health Databases on GALILEO®

• Alt HealthWatch – Articles on complementary and alternative medicine.
• Consumer Health Complete – Consumer health reports, fact sheets, videos and drug information.
• Health Source: Nursing – Articles on nursing and allied health.
• Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection – Articles on psychology and related fields.

To use these databases on computers outside the Library, you must have the latest password. If you have an active library card, you can call or email the Library for the password.

Credo Reference is a general reference database. It provides full-text content covering every major subject area from encyclopedias, dictionaries and other types of print resources. Users outside the library will be prompted to enter their library card number for verification.

• American Cancer Society
• Georgia Cancer Info
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• Arthritis Foundation
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Genetics Home Reference – Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions
• Household Products Database – Health and Safety Information on Household Products
• Kids Health from Nemours
• Mayo Clinic Health Information
• The Merck Manual: Home Health Handbook for Parents & Caregivers
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Senior Health
• Women’s Health Information