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Suggested
Circulating
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Topics |
| Call Number |
Author |
Title |
| 610.69 Pikula |
Pikula, Donna L. |
After
the diagnosis: How to look out for yourself or a loved one |
| 616.044 Gruman 2007 |
Gruman, Jessie. |
AfterShock:
What to do when the doctor gives you, or someone you love, a
devastating diagnosis. |
| 616 Groopman |
Groopman, Jerome E. |
The
anatomy of hope: How people prevail in the face of illness.* |
| 615.5 Spero |
Spero, David. |
The art of
getting well: A five-step plan for maximizing health when you
have a chronic illness. |
| 615.5 Altshuler |
Altshuler, Larry. |
Balanced
healing: Combining modern medicine with safe & effective
alternative therapies. |
| 617 Rose |
Rose, Eric A. |
The
Columbia Presbyterian guide to surgery: A step-by-step guide to
what you can expect before, during, and after forty-five of the
most common surgical procedures. |
| 613.2 Willett |
Willett, Walter. |
Eat,
drink, and be healthy: The Harvard Medical School guide to
healthy eating. |
| 610.696 Ettinger |
Ettinger, Alan B. |
The
essential patient handbook: Getting the health care you
need--from doctors who know. |
| 616.8498 Epstein |
Epstein, Lawrence J. |
The
Harvard Medical School guide to to a good night's sleep. |
| 613.0423 Simon |
Simon, Harvey B. |
The
Harvard Medical School guide to men's health. |
| 616.047 Berger |
Berger, Ann |
Healing
pain: The innovative, breakthrough plan to overcome your
physical pain & emotional suffering. |
| 613.0424 Healthy |
|
Healthy
women, healthy lives: A guide to preventing disease from the
landmark Nurses' Health Study. |
| 610 Buck |
Buck, Jari Holland. |
Hospital
stay handbook: A guide to becoming a patient advocate for your
loved ones. |
| 613.0438 2004 Fries |
Fries, James |
Living
well: Taking care of yourself in the middle and later years. |
| 613 Flanigan |
Flanigan, Richard J. |
Longevity made simple: How to add 20 good years to your life:
Lessons from decades of research. |
| 613 2006 Mayo |
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The Mayo Clinic
plan: 10 essential steps to a better body & healthier life. |
| 610 Snyderman |
Snyderman, Nancy L. |
Medical myths that can kill you: And the 101 truths that will save, extend, and improve your life. |
| 613.0438 Merck |
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The Merck
manual of health & aging. |
| 610.3 Merck |
|
The Merck
manual of medical information. |
| 610.696 Zelicoff |
Zelicoff, Alan P. |
More harm than good: What your doctor may not tell you about common treatments and procedures. |
| 615.5 New |
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New
medicine: Complete family health guide: Integrating
complementary, alternative, and conventional medicine for the
safest and most effective treatment. |
| 613.042 2005 Our |
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Our
bodies, ourselves: A new edition for a new era. |
| 616.0472 Stamatos |
Stamatos, John M. |
Painbuster:
A breakthrough 4-step program for ending pain. |
| 618.92 Pantell |
Pantell, Robert H. |
Taking
care of your child: A parent's illustrated guide to complete
medical care. |
| 616.994 2006 Coleman |
Coleman, C. Norman |
Understanding
cancer: A patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. |
| 615.5 Schneider |
Schneider, Edward |
What your
doctor hasn't told you and the health-store clerk doesn't know:
The truth about alternative treatments and what works. |
| 613.0423 Legato |
Legato, Marianne J. |
Why men die first: How to lengthen your lifespan. |
| 618.92 2005 Schmitt |
Schmitt, Barton D. |
Your
child's health: The parents' one-stop reference guide to
symptoms, emergencies, common illnesses, behavior problems,
healthy development. |
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*audiobook available.
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Diseases
and Conditions |
| Call Number |
Author |
Title |
| 616.994 Silver |
Silver, Julie K. |
After
cancer treatment: Heal faster, better, stronger. |
| 617.7 All |
Fekrat, Sharon. |
All
about your eyes. |
| 616.97 Berger |
Berger, William E. |
Allergies
and asthma for dummies. |
| 616.7 2006 Lorig |
Lorig, Kate. |
The
arthritis helpbook: A tested self-management program for coping
with arthritis and fibromyalgia. |
| 616.978 Nakazawa |
Nakazawa, Donna. |
The
autoimmune epidemic: Bodies gone haywire in a world out of
balance and the cutting edge science that promises hope. |
| 616.399 Green |
Green, Peter H. R. |
Celiac
disease: A hidden epidemic. |
| 616.1 Levy |
Levy, Daniel. |
A change
of heart: How the Framingham heart study helped unravel the
mysteries of cardiovascular disease. |
| 641.5631 Polin |
Polin, Bonnie Sanders. |
Cleveland
Clinic healthy heart lifestyle guide and cookbook. |
| 616.12 Cleveland |
|
Cleveland
Clinic heart book. |
| 616.12 Kastan |
Kastan, Kathy. |
From the heart: A woman's guide to living well with heart disease. |
| 616.4849 Kandel |
Kandel, Joseph. |
The
headache cure: How to uncover what's really causing your pain
and find lasting relief, |
| 616.81 Spence |
Spence, J. David. |
How
to prevent your stroke, |
| 618.175 Wingert |
Wingert, Pat. |
Is
it hot in here? Or is it me? The complete guide to menopause. |
| 616.462 2005 Beaser |
Beaser, Richard S. |
The
Joslin guide to diabetes: A program for managing your treatment. |
| 616.994 Moore |
Moore, Katen. |
Living
well with cancer: A nurse tells you everything you need to know
about managing the side effects of your treatment. |
| 616.3 Mayo |
|
Mayo
clinic on digestive health. |
| 616.12 Stein |
Stein, Richard A. |
Outliving
heart disease: The 10 new rules for prevention and treatment. |
| 616.8498 Yoakum |
Yoakum, Robert. |
Restless
legs syndrome: Relief and hope for sleepless victims of a hidden
epidemic. |
| 616.12 Arnot |
Arnot, Bob. |
Seven
steps to stop a heart attack. |
| 616.98 Clarke |
Clarke, David D. |
They
can't find anything wrong!: 7 keys to understanding, treating
& healing stress illness. |
| 617.482 Alpert |
Alpert, Michelle J. |
Spinal cord injury and the family: A new guide. |
| 616.12 Sotile |
Sotile, Wayne M. |
Thriving
with heart disease: A unique program for you and your family:
live happier, healthier, longer. |
| 616.72 Blau |
Blau, Richard H. |
Too
young to feel old: The arthritis doctor's 28 day formula for
pain-free living. |
| 618.24 Murkoff |
Murkoff, Heidi. |
What to
expect when you're expecting. |
| 618.175 Minkin |
Minkin, Mary Jane. |
Woman's
guide to menopause and perimenopause. |
| 618.24 Riley |
Riley, Laura. |
You
& your baby: Pregnancy, the ultimate week-by-week pregnancy
guide. |
| 616.047 Natelson |
Natelson, Benjamin H. |
Your
symptoms are real: What to do when your doctor says nothing is
wrong: Overcoming pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, IBS, and
more. |
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Selected
Reference
Books |
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American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide.
2003. Ref 610.024/American. |
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American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia. 2003. Ref 610.3/American. |
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Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. 2004. Ref 616.07/Current. |
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 2003. Ref 610.3/Dorland's. |
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Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests. 2001. Ref 616.075/Johns. |
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Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. 2003. Ref 610/Mayo.
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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 2006. Ref Desk 610.3/Merck.
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Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR. annual. Ref Desk 615.1/Physicians'.
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Body & Soul emphasizes a holistic point of view and balanced living; includes articles combining the best of Western medicine and natural healing in order to stay well.
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Health Magazine covers a wide range of popular health related topics for consumers.
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Men’s Health publishes entertaining articles of particular interest to men.
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Natural Health is a guide to natural health care of mind body and spirit.
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Parenting features well-written articles
on parenting, nutrition, child development, children's health
problems.
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Parents covers topics related to family
relationships and health, making extensive use of the
question-and-answer format.
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Prevention
concentrates on preventing health problems and promoting health lifestyles.
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Minuteman Library Network databases can
be used from the library computers or from home with your library card.
Health Reference Center Academic.
Articles, many full text, from 180 periodicals on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, medications, and other health topics.
PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
The National Library of Medicine's database of references to
more than 16 million articles published in 5000 biomedical journals.
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Websites |
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Commonwealth Care:
Health Insurance Connector
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Commonwealth
Connector www.mahealthconnector.org
The website for Massachusetts's Commonwealth Care Health Insurance
Program, the program that connects eligible Massachusetts residents with
approved health insurance plans and helps them pay for the plans,
provides eligibility and application information, as well as details
about the program.
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Look
Here First
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Medical
Library Association User's Guide to Finding and Using Health Information
on the Web www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html
Expert guidance on how to seek and evaluate medical and health
information on the Internet.
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Doctors
and Hospitals
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American Board of Medical Specialties
www.abms.org
The board maintains a searchable list of all board-certified
physicians.
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American Medical Association
Doctor Finder. www.ama-assn.org
The AMA has a national database of demographic and professional
information on physicians, searchable by name, specialty, location.
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Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. www.massmedboard.org
Physician profiles, consumer and licensing information.
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Healthgrades. www.healthgrades.com
National site for researching doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes.
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Medical
Information Super Sites
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The
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
The website for the nation’s leading agency for protecting health and
safety is especially good for diseases in the news, destination-specific advice for travelers.
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Family Doctor http://familydoctor.org
Information on common medical concerns and conditions from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov
From the Department of Health and Human Services, a guide to information on diseases
as well as consumer issues like health insurance, Medicare, nursing homes. Features include daily health news, online checkups.
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InteliHealth www.intelihealth.com
From Aetna Insurance Company and Harvard Medical School, this content-rich site provides excellent overviews of diseases and conditions, as well as wellness information and
tips and a digest of health stories in the news.
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Kidshealth
www.kidshealth.org
Doctor-approved health information about children from
birth through adolescence. |
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Mayoclinic.com www.mayoclinic.com
Wellness information and excellent overviews of diseases and conditions. Sponsored by the nonprofit Mayo Foundation. |
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Medical Library
Association Consumer and Patient Health Information http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer
The top 100 health Internet sites, as selected by the Medical Library
Association.
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Medical Library
Association Top Ten Most Useful Consumer Health Websites www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#5
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Merck Manual of
Medical Information www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
You can search the Merck Manual Home Edition or
browse sections like Blood Disorders or Digestive
Disorders. Information is detailed and clearly
presented. For further detail, you can also search its
professional cousin, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis
and Therapy.
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Medline Plus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
The National Library of Medicine provides a wealth of authoritative health information and resources-thorough encyclopedia articles about diseases, symptoms, and tests; drug information; well-organized and described links to sites.
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New York Online Access to
Health
www.noah-health.org
An award-winning consumer health database in English and Spanish.
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Well
Connected: Treadwell Library www.mgh.harvard.edu/library/wc.asp
From Massachusetts General Hospital's Treadwell Library,
comprehensive reports on diseases and disorders from
Hammertoe to Heart Failure.
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Medication
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Drug
Digest
www.drugdigest.org
A noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information
site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices.
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Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
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National Center for Complementary
& Alternative Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov
NCCAM, a division of the National Institute of Health, provides
information about complementary and alternative medicine not commonly
used in mainstream conventional medicine.
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Sloan
Kettering About Herb, Botanicals, and Other Products www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
For over 300 substances, the site discusses purported uses, mechanism,
adverse reactions, more. Includes literature summaries and critiques.
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University of Maryland Complementary Medicine Program
www.umm.edu/altmed
Discusses conditions and outlines treatment options from traditional and complementary and alternative therapies.
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Specific Diseases
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Cancer
Medical Library
Association Recommended Cancer Websites www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#6
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Diabetes
Medical Library
Association Recommended Diabetes Websites www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#7
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Heart
Disease Medical Library
Association Recommended Heart Disease Websites www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#8
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HIV
HIV
InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Designed as a gateway to in-depth information about particular aspects of
HIV/AIDS, this site provides links to many authoritative sources.
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Additional Health Resources
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Clinical
Trials.gov www.clinicaltrials.gov,
This service of the National Institutes of Health provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported
clinical research in human volunteers. Searchable by location and topic or
condition.
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Lab
Tests Online www.labtestsonline.org
You can search for information about lab tests by the name of
the test, the condition or disease, or the age group.
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change! Please email us if you have
difficulty with a site on this list. We'll try to identify and
correct the problem.
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