Health Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope of this guide: find books, articles, and other resources on general health. 

Browse TCC library shelves in these areas:

Popular medicine RC81

Women's health RA778

Men's health RA777.75

Alternative medicine R733 & RA776

Keywords to search: health, medicine, symptoms, diseases, nutrition, fitness

Health Databases (use MyTCC ID to login from off-campus)

For statistical information, try the Health Statistics Subject Guide.

For other health-related subject guides, see the Health Portal.

Selected resources from the Web:
All Refer: Health includes encyclopedia, pictures, diseases, symptoms, tests, surgery, diet, nutrition, poisons, alternative medicine and other special topics.

American Medical Association provides up-to-date medical news for healthcare professionals.

Complete Home Medical Guide Columbia University.

Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics Resources on Internet for health care professionals and researchers.

FreeMedicalJournals.com 990 free online journals.

Healthfinder U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. 

Healthweb Provides links to specific evaluated information resources on the web, selected by librarians at leading medical centers in the midwest. 

KidsHealth For parents, teens, and kids. 

Medical Journals Index Master index to online journals, some with no subscription costs.

MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.

National Safety Council Includes fact sheets on many safety, health, and environmental topics. 

PubMed Free, public access to MEDLINE from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Rank results by relevance using ReleMed Search Engine.

WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation to bring you the best health information possible.