Medical and Healthcare Library

While MarGin does not recommend providers, interventions, studies, examinations, or treatments; we recognize that a well informed consumer can make choices best suited to her or his individuals needs and preferences.

The internet has been both a boon and a hindrance to researchers and the public. The array of information available after the internet became more accessible has grown exponentially for years. This presents laypersons with the daunting task of needing to not only find information but cross-check all information found to assure its applicability to the needs of the researcher.

MarGin offers healthcare research services to the public to aid in culling the volume of information to reach a manageable level that is of more use to the client.  We screen to eliminate anecdotal information that does not result from structured examination.

Personal accounts, while heartening, frequently are not applicable outside the specific case described in the report. Research can identify controlled investigations that, while not meeting the criteria for general applicability, often lead to questions a client may bring to a provider to expand the list of available options the provider might use in pursuing a course of treatment.

MarGin does not, at any time, offer, recommend or suggest a course of treatment for any client. Research information available through MarGin cannot be used to diagnose or treat any disease or condition. This information is intended to better inform healthcare consumers to allow more effective communication with the consumer’s chosen healthcare provider. Failure to seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider may result in significant harm to the patient. MarGin can help consumers to ask better questions so that options may be better understood in the context of the patient’s own situation.

Among the many widely used healthcare and medical research web sites available are the sites listed below:

 

Anatomy

Digital Anatomist Interactive Atlases

http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html

Atlas of Human Anatomy

http://anatomyatlases.org/atlasofanatomy/index.shtml

Inner Learning Online

http://www.innerbody.com/

LUMEN Structure of the Human Body

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/GA.html 

MedWeb Electronic Publications

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/medweb

The Visible Human Project

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

 

Clinical Studies

Cancer.gov

http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service

http://www.centerwatch.com/

ClinicalTrials.com

http://www.clinicaltrials.com/

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

http://www.nih.gov/niams/

National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov

 

Disability

American Council of the Blind

http://www.acb.org/

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center (ADA)

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/

The Arc of the United States

http://thearc.org

Autism Society of America

http://www.autism-society.org/

DisabilityInfo.gov

http://www.disability.gov/

Disability-Related Resources on the Internet

http://www.washington.edu/doit

MedWeb: Disabilities

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/medweb

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

http://www.naddc.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/

Social Security Online

http://www.ssa.gov/

 

Family Practice

American Academy of Family Physicians

http://www.aafp.org/

American Medical Association

http://dbapps.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm

Master List of Primary Care Teaching Topics

http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/uhs/topics/uhs-teaching.html

MEDLINEplus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

National Library of Medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html

VOLC-R: Primary Care Resources

http://views.vcu.edu/views/fap/volc-r.html

WebMDHealth

http://webmd.com/

 

General Health

American Council on Science and Health

http://www.acsh.org/

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org

Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov

Hardin Directory of Internet Health Sources

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html

Health.gov

http://www.health.gov/

Healthgrades

http://www.healthgrades.com/

Mayo Health Oasis Clinic

http://www.mayohealth.org/

Medscape

http://www.medscape.com

MedWeb: Medical Libraries

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/medweb

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

http://www.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine Images

http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Resource Lists and Bibliographies

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/resources.html

Onco Link

http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu

PDRnet.com

http://www.pdr.net

Prevention.com

http://www.prevention.com

WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/

 

Medical Dictionaries

Medical Dictionaries On-line

http://www.online-dictionary.net/medical/

MedicineNet.com

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp

Medical World Search

http://www.mwsearch.com/

OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder

http://www.onelook.com/