Where to go on the Internet for the latest health info
Where to go on the Internet for the latest health info
The following web sites offer a bit of everything but are worth more than a casual look. Whether you’re looking for a position paper on drug testing for health care workers or the proper dosage of a medication, the sites below are great places to start:
Nursing World/Nursing Insider (www.nursingworld.org).
This web site offers a bit of everything from job listings to nursing news, from information on needlestick prevention to the home page of the Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program, which offers fellowship funding to qualified nurses looking to enter the fields of psychiatric and mental health care.
Allnurses.com (allnurses.com).
Whether you’re looking to join a discussion group or interested in receiving monthly updates via e-mail, this is the site for you. Allnurses.com offers nursing news from around the world and links to health care equipment suppliers and providers.
RxMed (www.rxmed.com/index.html).
RxMed might be geared to family physicians but there is plenty there for everyone in the health care industry. The site offers drug monographs for all medications, information on health resources, medical supplies, employment opportunities, travel health, and patient handouts on a variety of subjects.
MDchoice.com. (www.mdchoice.com).
MDchoice offers information for both industry professionals and consumers. On the professional side, visitors can find a variety of information sources ranging from full-text journals to on-line textbooks and selected readings. Visitors can also test their skills with the site’s award-winning ACLS and PALS critical care simulators. Other tools include clinical calculators and links to sites dealing with cancer, allergies and prescription medications. Consumers, meanwhile, can find information on hundreds of diseases thanks to an easy-to-use search function, plunge into one of several medical databases, including AIDSline, and test their own CPR skills using the home emergency simulator.
Intelihealth.com (www.intelihealth.com).
Whether it’s information on such issues as stress reduction, weight management, workplace health, or asthma, caring for babies, or getting enough sleep, Intelihealth has 23 health topics from which to choose. Consumers might find the news items informative as well as the Ask the Doc feature; professionals will want to visit the medical dictionary, and tracking tools for asthma, diabetes, blood pressure, and bladder control.
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