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Descriptions: This site offers handy access to calculations, conversions, definitions, a glossary, games, formulas and tables, study and practice resources- and also links to other sources of math-related help and information.
Keywords: general reference, kids, mathematics, measurement, student
Provider: Georgetown University
Descriptions: The MCH Library develops knowledge paths, bibliographies, and other information resources. It is provided by the Mary C. Egan Maternal and Child Health Library, one of six Georgetown University libraries. This gateway site offers a compilation of maternal-child health information updated frequently, and also offers paths to information available from other websites. A Community Services Locator feature guides users to sources of support for mothers and children on the local level, in areas like child care, education and special needs, family and parenting issues, health, and financial support.
Keywords: consumer health, general health, genetics, infant, lactation, neonatal, news, portal, prenatal care, public health, spanish, wellness, women
Provider: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Descriptions: MEDSUN "...is an adverse event reporting program launched in 2002 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The primary goal for MedSun is to work collaboratively with the clinical community to identify, understand, and solve problems with the use of medical devices. Over 350 health care facilities, primarily hospitals, participate in the entire MedSun network." There are MEDSUN sub-networks for various conditions and clinical settings in which medical devices are commonly used: HeartNet, HomeNet, KidNet (neonates), LabNet, SightNet and TissueNet.
Keywords: cardiology, collaborative, consumer health, federal agencies, healthcare professional, heart, laboratory, medical devices, neonatal, ophthalmology, physician, products, radiation, regulations, safety
Provider: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Descriptions: This website provides a means to research and compare the quality ratings of nursing homes. Search for local facilities and view their ratings based on health inspection, staffing and quality measures that reflect the general well-being of residents. A link to the free "Medicare's Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home" is provided under Help & Resources/Publications.
Keywords: aging, care, consumer health, health services, healthcare, Medicare/Medicaid, quality, U.S. Government
Provider: Deep Web Technologies
Descriptions: The MEDNAR federated search engine brings the user high-quality medical information available via the Web. Results return as a relevance-ranked list, with filters that automatically cluster results into manageable and rational groupings under topic, author, publication, date range, etc. along the left side of the results page.
Keywords: deep web, discovery, federated search, Internet, links, medicine, search engine
Provider: Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
Keywords: allied health, CME, education, graduate medical education, health sciences, images, informatics, medical imaging, nursing, open access, radiology, student
Provider: Merck & Co., Inc. and Merial Limited
Descriptions: "The Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM) has served veterinarians and other animal health professionals as a concise and reliable animal health reference for over 50 years."
Keywords: e-books, veterinary medicine
Provider: Office of the Surgeon General and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH)
Descriptions: A family health history can help to identify genetic health risks. This website enables consumers to create a personal online family health history, which can then be saved to one's own computer to print or to share with other family members or health care providers. Privacy is assured- the data entered is available only to the user.
Keywords: consumer health, disease, general health, genetics
Provider: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Descriptions: The Veterans Administration's site for veterans' healthcare and personal medical records access.
Keywords: consumer health, federal agencies, health services, U.S. Government