Research Databases: Health & Medicine
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Articles
E-Books & Reference
Clinical Care
Videos & Models
Internet
Consumer Health Topics and Alternative Treatments
Articles
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
(EBSCO) Nursing and allied health, including peer-reviewed journals - Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine (formerly Health Reference Center Academic)
(Gale Cengage Learning) Sources include trade magazines and peer-reviewed journals - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
(EBSCO) Includes peer-reviewed journals - MEDLINE with MeSH
(National Library of Medicine) No full text. Link to full-text articles in other LSC databases; included in PubMed from the National Library of Medicine. - Nursing and Allied Health
(ProQuest) This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books, and more. Includes the Nursing Education in Video collection: Videos created by Medcom-Trainex specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. - OTSearch (LSC-Tomball only)
(AOTA) Citations and abstracts only -- not full text. Abstracts or summaries of articles in the field of occupational therapy; no full-text. Contact LSC-Tomball or LSC-HSB Library for login information. - Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association online (JAAHA) (LSC-Tomball only)
(AAHA) Official scientific and educational publication of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). Provides accurate, timely, scientific and technical information pertaining to the practice of small animal medicine and surgery.
E-Books & Reference
- STAT!Ref
(Teton Data Systems) NOTE: limited concurrent users per book.
- IBM Micromedex (formerly Micromedex Healthcare Resources)
(IBM Watson Health) A wide range of clinical databases, including information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.- Micromedex Drug Reference App
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- Micromedex Drug Interactions App
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- Micromedex IV Compatibility App
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- Micromedex Drug Reference App
- Nursing Reference Center Plus
(EBSCO) Provides evidence-based point-of-care resources to quickly answers nurses’ clinical questions. This expanded resource includes multimedia (e.g. videos and images), nursing management topics, care plans, leadership and management continuing education modules, additional skills, and more. - Credo Reference
(Credo) Includes materials from over 650 reference books on a variety of topics in higher education, including art, business, history, languages, literature, science, criminal justice, and political science. - eBook Collection
(EBSCO) E-books on a full range of topics. Visit EBSCO's instructions on how to read on a mobile device. Create a free account to download to your device.
Download books to your device using Adobe Digital Editions. - Ebook Central
(ProQuest) Over 100,000 e-book titles covering a full range of academic topics. General reference works are also included. Mobile-friendly site.
Download books to your device using Adobe Digital Editions. - Plumb's Veterinary Drugs (LSC-Tomball)
(Brief Media) Provides up-to-date veterinary drug information that includes continual updates on dosing, drug interactions, adverse effects, and more.
Clinical Care
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. Cochrane Reviews are updated to reflect the findings of new evidence when it becomes available because the results of new studies can change the conclusions of a review. - IBM Micromedex Healthcare Resources
(IBM Watson Health) Reference for drugs and drug interactions, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine; includes patient information- Micromedex Drug Reference App
Open the app on your device. Use this link to get the password for the app.
- Micromedex Drug Interactions App
Open the app on your device. Use this link to get the password for the app.
- Micromedex IV Compatibility App
Open the app on your device. Use this link to get the password for the app.
- Micromedex Drug Reference App
- IBM Micromedex CareNotes
(IBM Watson Health) Provides evidence-based patient education materials written at a 4th-7th grade level covering conditions, lab tests, follow-up care, and more. - Lexicomp Online for Dentistry (LSC-Kingwood)
(Wolters Kluwer) A collection of clinical databases and clinical decision support tools that provides users with an extensive dental and medical reference library. It includes drug alerts and interactions, drug identification, drug dosage calculators, and patient after-care information. - Nursing Reference Center Plus
(EBSCO) Provides evidence-based point-of-care resources to quickly answers nurses’ clinical questions. This expanded resource includes multimedia (e.g. videos and images), nursing management topics, care plans, leadership and management continuing education modules, additional skills, and more.
Videos & Models
- Academic Video Online
(Alexander Street Press) Nursing Education in Video - available through ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health (see below) - Films on Demand
(Films Media Group) Educational streaming videos on a wide range of subjects; contact a librarian to recommend videos. - International Clinical Educators Learning Center (LSC-Tomball only)
(ICE) Video library featuring actual patients and clinicians demonstrating practical and effective treatments; contact LSC-Tomball or LSC-HSB Library for login information. - Kanopy
(Kanopy) Classic cinema, independent films, and top documentaries in streaming video. Includes Media Education Foundation Collection.
- Nursing and Allied Health
(ProQuest) This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more. Includes the Nursing Education in Video collection: Videos created by Medcom-Trainex specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. - Nursing Reference Center Plus
(EBSCO) Provides evidence-based point-of-care resources to quickly answers nurses’ clinical questions. This expanded resource includes multimedia (e.g. videos and images), nursing management topics, care plans, leadership and management continuing education modules, additional skills, and more.
Internet
- PubMed - free web
(National Library of Medicine) Comprises more than 32 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and published web sites. - MedlinePlus (also en español; National Library of Medicine) free web
Online health information resource for patients and their families. - Merck Veterinary Manual - free web
(Merck & Co., Inc.) Concise and authoritative information on diseases and management of food-producing, companion, laboratory, and exotic animals. - TRIP Medical Database - free web
(TRIP) Evidence-based search engine retrieves research article references, clinical guidelines from major countries, clinical trials, eTextbooks, and more; create an account for more features, including links to full-text from LSC databases when you select Lone Star College in your profile. - PubChem - free web
(National Institute of Health - NIH) PubChem is an open chemistry database at NIH. Since the launch in 2004, PubChem has become a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public. - Public Library of Science (PLoS) - free web
(Public Library of Science) PLoS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in scinece and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.
Consumer Health Topics and Alternative Treatments
- Health Source: Consumer Edition
(EBSCO) Popular health topics and sources. - Alt HealthWatch
(EBSCO) Peer-reviewed journals, reports, and additional resources on alternative medicine. - Natural & Alternative Treatments
(EBSCO) Over 200 articles on medical conditions, presenting evidence-based information on alternative therapies proposed for their treatment.
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