MedlinePlus, with the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, is a website network containing health information from the world's largest medical library, the United States National Library of Medicine, in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health. Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution The United States National Library of Medicine ( NLM) operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest Medical library. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. [1] The website also contains an online medical dictionary, drug/herbal index, and a news service for medical news reports. [1] The site is intended to be used by health care providers and patients, and designed to provide up-to-date, authoritative information. A health care provider or health professional is an organization or person who delivers proper Health care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in A patient is any person who receives medical attention care or treatment. MedlinePlus is updated daily.
MedlinePlus provides:
- information from the National Institutes of Health and other sources on over 740 diseases and conditions
- interactive health tutorials
- lists of hospitals and physicians
- a medical encyclopedia (A. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly Academia In British academic parlance a tutorial is a small class of one or only a few Students in which the Tutor (a Lecturer A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge D. A. M. , Inc. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia)
- a medical dictionary (Merriam-Webster)
- health information in Spanish
- extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs
- health information from the media
- links to local health resources via the Go Local projects
- links to thousands of clinical trials
- links to pre-formulated searches of the MEDLINE/PubMed database for recent research articles on selected health topics
There is no advertising on the site and MedlinePlus does not endorse companies or products. A dictionary is a book of alphabetically listed Words in a specific language with definitions etymologies pronunciations and other information or a book of alphabetically A prescription (℞ is a health-care program implemented by a Physician or other medical practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the plan of care for an individual Over-the-counter (OTC drugs are medicines that may be sold without a prescription, in contrast to Prescription drugs The name "over-the-counter" Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis cure mitigation treatment or prevention of disease "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" In health care clinical trials are conducted to allow safety and Efficacy data to be collected for new drugs or devices MEDLINE ( Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online is a literature database of life sciences and biomedical information A Computer Database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
Notes
- ^ a b "MedlinePlus Health Information" (home page, overview), MedlinePlus website, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, and National Institutes of Health, USA, October 2007, webpage: MedlinePlus-Gov. The United States National Library of Medicine ( NLM) operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest Medical library. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation.
References
- "MedlinePlus Health Information" (home page, overview), MedlinePlus website, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, and National Institutes of Health, USA, October 2007, webpage: MedlinePlus-Gov. The United States National Library of Medicine ( NLM) operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest Medical library. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation.
- "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Basal cell carcinoma" (symptoms/treatment), MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, U. MedlinePlus, with the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, is a website network containing Health information from the world's largest medical Library S. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, and National Institutes of Health, USA, October 2007, webpage: BCC. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation.
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