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Bandolier
- Journal on evidence based medicine from Oxford Anglia NHS region
BBC
Health News - Major health & medical news stories from the BBC
BBC News - UK TV &
radio service
BMJ
Publishing Group Journals - UK British Medical Journal & other titles
British
Jnl of Community Health Nursing - UK journal for community health &
district nurses
British
Jnl of Health Care Management - UK journal for NHS & health service
management news
British
Journal of Nursing - UK journal for nurses
British Medical Journal -
Key UK journal for medical & health service news
Catalogue
of Nursing & Healthcare Journals - Listings for over 400 journals in
clinical nursing, nursing education, nursing research & related healthcare
fields. Includes publication details and links to those journals which have a
Web site
Chest -
Publication for respiratory & cardiopulmonary disorders
Clinical Evidence
- EBM journal which identifies key clinical questions and reviews the evidence
around them
CONNECT
Pharma Ltd - Pharmaceutical industry news
Doctor - Weekly
news for UK GPs
dotPHARMACY
- Chemist & Druggist
Electronic Telegraph
- Online version of the UK Daily Telegraph
EQUIP magazine -
Education of General Practitioners in Essex
Evidence-Based
Nursing - New EBM journal from BMJ publishing group
Evidence-Based
Purchasing - Journal for EBM-based commissioning of healthcare services
Family
Practice - Journal for UK GPs/general practitioners
Financial Times Group -
Publisher of the FT newspaper & other business sources
Guardian - UK
daily newspaper
Gut - Key
journal for digestive & gastrointestinal disorders
Health Matters
magazine - UK consumers' views on the NHS & healthcare services
Health News -
Updates on medical and health stories from the Royal Society of Medicine &
the Media Medical Agency
Health Service Computing
- Publication for IT developments in primary and secondary care
Health Service Journal -
Key UK magazine for NHS & healthcare managers
Health-media-net
- News and info for health media and medical community. Health related news
releases.
Hospital
Medicine - UK/British journal for secondary care
Independent - UK
daily newspaper
JAMA
- Key US journal of the American Medical Association
Jnl
Allergy & Clinical Immunology - Key journal for allergic &
respiratory disorders including asthma
Jnl of Applied Physiology
- General medical journal
Journal of
Hypertension
Journal of
Informatics in Primary Care
Lancet -
Key UK medical journal
Medical Journal Finder -
Search for details of medical journals, including publisher, frequency &
price
Medical
journals on the Web - Comprehensive list of all medical journals that have
websites
Nature - Key
scientific journal
New England Journal of
Medicine - Key US/American medical journal
New Scientist -
Key UK scientific magazine
Newswatch UK -
Summary of the main business & political stories covered by UK/British
newspapers, plus sports & showbiz news
Nurse
Practitioner - Key UK/British journal for nurses & nursing
Nursing
Standard - Key UK/British journal for nurses
Pharmaceutical Journal
- Cover-to-cover content of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's official journal
Pharmacy Magazine
- Monthly news for pharmacists
Practice Nurse -
News for nurses & nursing in general practice/primary care
Practice
Nursing - News for nurses in general practice/primary care
Respiratory
Medicine - Journal for asthma, COPD and other chest & airways diseases
Reuters
Health News - Healthcare, pharmaceutical & medical news
Sunday Times -
UK Sunday newspaper
Teletext - UK news
service
Times - UK daily
newspaper
WebMedLit - Database
of citations from 22 medical journals including the BMJ, NEJM & JAMA, with
links to the article or abstract at the individual journal's Web site
WHICH?
Online Health
Yahoo News
- News service, mostly US/American
EBM
Centre for Evidence
Based Medicine - Key UK/British EBM organisation
Centre for
Evidence-Based Child Health (London) - UK/British EBM group for children/paediatircs
Cochrane
Collaboration - The International Cochrane Collaboration facilitates the
creation, review, maintenance and dissemination of high quality overviews of the
effects of health care
Controlled
Trials - Controlled trials database from Current Science promotes the
exchange of information about controlled trials in all areas of health &
social care. Includes a meta register of controlled trials plus links to other
controlled trials registers on the Web, trial protocols, journals &
databases
Critical
Appraisal - User guides to medical literature and evidence-based medicine
Effective
Health Care Bulletins - Journal on effectiveness of health care
interventions from the NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
Evidence Based
Medicine - Key EBM site
Evidence-Based
Medicine
Health
Care Evaluation Unit - Support unit for the NHS National R&D Initiative
with appraisal instruments for clinical guidelines, publications and relevant
links
Health
Economics Journal (York) - UK journal for economic evaluation in healthcare
Health
Economics Research Group (HERG Brunel Uni.) - UK centre for economic
evaluation in healthcare
Health Evidence Bulletins
- Updates on evidence-based health topics from the University of Wales College
of Medicine
Health
Information Research Unit, McMaster Univ. - Resources for evidence-based
medicine (EBM)
Health
Services Research Group - Organisation for the study of healthcare services
HEED - Health Economics
Evaluation Database - Information on the economic aspects of drugs &
medical treatments
IDEA
- Internet Database of Evidence-Based Abstracts and Articles from Oregon Health
Sciences University
Journal
of Evidence-Based Health Policy & Management - For best evidence
available about the financing, organisation and delivery of health care
National
Centre for Clinical Audit - Links to databases and libraries for clinical
audit and evidence based medicine (requires registration). Part of NICE.
Netting
the Evidence - A ScHARR introduction to evidence based practice on the
Internet
NHS
Centre For Reviews and Dissemination - Key UK/British centre for
evidence-based medicine/EBM
ORION -
Over 500 pages of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research information from
Hoechst Marion Roussel
ScHARR
School of Health & Related Research - EBM publications & links from
University of Sheffield
Scottish
Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - Develops and publishes evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines for use by the health service in Scotland.
Suffolk Medical
Audit group - Clinical audit activity and links to EBM/evidence-based
medicine sites
Swedish
Council on Technology Assessment in Health - Reports on evaluation of
medical treatments and details of ongoing projects
The
Wisdom Centre - Resource Pack for Clinical Governance - educational
resources, training organisations & core references
Medicine
& Patient Groups on the Web
Action on Smoking and Health - London-based
charity providing information on all aspects of tobacco and campaigning to
reduce the addiction, disease and premature death caused by smoking
AEGIS
- Aids Education Global Information System with sections for patients on HIV
& AIDS, treatment issues and news on drug trials
AIDS/HIV:
Terence Higgins Trust - UK charity for AIDS/HIV patients
AIDSmap
- All aspects of AIDS and HIV treatment for health professionals, patients and
carers, from the National AIDS Manual & the British HIV Association
AIR - Allergy Internet
Resources
Alcohol Concern
Alzheimer's
Disease Society - UK organisation for sufferers of dementia and their carers
American
College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Anaesthesia - Educational site from Zeneca
for anaesthesiology & critical care professionals.
Anthony
Nolan Trust - UK organisation for leukaemia & bone marrow transplant
patients
Arthritis and
Rheumatism Council - information on inflammatory diseases of the joints
Asthma
& Allergy Information & Research - information on respiratory
disease & treatments
Asthma
Information Centre - JAMA
Asthma Management - NHS Executive
National Research & Development Programme
Asthma Under Control - information
for patients with respiratory disease
Asthmaweb - Educational & information
resource tool for healthcare professionals in respiratory medicine (from 3M)
BACUP
- Aims to help people live with cancer by providing information, emotional
support and counselling
Benign
Prostactic Hypertrophy
Breast Cancer On-line - Journals, conference
reports, links to related databases & news sites (content is peer-reviewed
by breast cancer experts)
British
Diabetic Association - UK organisation for diabetes patients
British Epilepsy
Assoc. - UK organisation for patients with epilepsy
British Lung Foundation
- Funds research into all lung diseases, provides information and support for
lung disease and promotes lung health
British
Medical Acupuncture Society - Information about the society and lists of
qualified acupuncture practitioners by area.
British
Orthopeadic Association
Bristol Urological Institute
Cancerhelp UK -
From the CRC Institute for Cancer Studies, Birmingham University
CancerLit -
Bibliographic database of cancer information covering specialist journals,
conference abstracts, books, reports & doctoral theses
CancerWeb - Database of
peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention &
supportive care
Cardio.net - Information on cardiovascular
disease including diabetes complications, supported by a grant from Zeneca
CDC NPIN - The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's National Prevention Information Network
Cerebral Palsy Action
Colds and Influenza Monitor -
Charlotte Street.com - cold and 'flu monitoring system launched by SKB
Dermatology Online Atlas
Diabetes
- Adults - Information for adult diabetics
Diabetes -
Children - Information for diabetic children
Diabetes
Self-Management - Self-help information for diabetics
Digestive
Disorders Foundation - UK organisation for patients with gastrointestinal
& digestive system disorders
DrugInfoZone
- drug information for effective healthcare
European Academy of Allerology and Clinical
Immunology
European Centre for
the Epidemiological Monitoring
ERIC - Enuresis Resource and
Information Centre
Food Allergy
Foundation
for the Study of Infant Deaths - Organisation for research in to cot deaths
and other causes of neonatal & paediatric mortality
Fractures
- Hope University Hospital, Manchester
GASNet - Global Anesthesiology Server
Network with journal abstracts, book reviews & reference materails and other
Internet resources for anesthesiology professionals
Gastrosite - Information on ulcer
disease and other gastrointestinal disorders, for US healthcare professionals
(sponsored by GW)
GI on the net - An educational service on
gastrointestinal disease & related topics (sponsored by GW)
Glaxo Neurological Centre -
Information centre for people with neurological conditions
GlaxoWellcome Institute for Digestive Health
- (GIDH) - GW-sponsored site for research in digestive & gastrointestinal
disorders
Good
Allergy Practice - combined Royal College of Physicians & Royal College
Pathologists site
GPs in Asthma
- Discussion group for general practitioners interested in asthma &
respiratory disease
Health Index UK - Healthcare
information, news, views and discussion
HeartInfo - Information for patients and
healthcare professionals on cardiovascular disease, treatment and prevention
HELIX - Healthcare Education, Learning and
Information Exchange GW Inc.
Hepatitis
Network - Information on symptoms & treatments for liver disease
HerpesHelp
- US Consumer site selling Valtrex direct to patients
HerpesWeb - Information on genital
herpes for patients & healthcare professionals (development funded by GW)
HIV and AIDS in the
BMJ and the Lancet - Information on HIV & AIDS as published in key
medical journals
HIV Care - Glaxo Wellcome HIV web site
HIV/AIDS treatment directory - Directory
of AIDS drugs from the American Foundation for AIDS Research with links to
abstracts of original research and listing of current clinical trials
Institute
of Psychiatry - Organisation for study of mental health and psychiatric
problems
Interactive
Patient Home Page - Information for patients on diseases, disorders &
their treatment
International
Union Against Cancer - Information about UICC programs & publications,
plus details of oncology conferences & meetings
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Patient
information on IBS and the treatment Colpermin (from Pharmacia & Upjohn)
JAMA HIV/AIDS
Information Center - HIV/AIDS information from the Journal of the American
Medical Association, supported by Glaxo Wellcome
JAMA Migraine
Information Center - Migraine & headache information from the Joumal of
the American Medical Association
Managing Your Diabetes home
page - Information for diabetic patients
Marie Curie Cancer Care - Information
for patients with cancer/tumours & their treatment
Mental
Health Foundation - Organisation for psychiatric disorders
Migraine
Resource Center - Dedicated to the better understanding and treatment of
migraine
Multiple
Sclerosis - Organisation for patients with MS/multiple sclerosis
National
AIDS Trust - Independent UK AIDS charity
National Osteoporosis Society
North American Menopause
Society
Oxford
Pain internet site - Evidence-based appraisals of pain intervention
therapies
Patient
Support Centre - The Patient Support Trust is one of the UK's leading
providers of patient advice and information
PharmInfoNet
DiseaseCenters - Links organised by medical specialty and specific diseases
& medical conditions
Positive
Action - GlaxoWellcome's page on HIV/AIDS
Prostate
Help Association - Information for patients with BPH & other prostate
disorders
Prostatehealth
Psoriasis Association
Relenza - Glaxo Wellcome Inc influenza site
Roche HIV website - Information on AIDS
& treatments from Roche
Self Help UK - Details of over 1,000
self-help organisations and support groups
Stroke Association
Stroke booklet
UNAIDS - The Joint United Nations Programme
on HIV/AIDS hosts the Global HIV/AIDS & STD Surveillance Working Group.
The Global Report on HIV/AIDS Epidemic-June 1998, and a range of Epidemiological
Fact Sheets by country are now available
Medical
Achoo - A search engine for medical
information
BioMedNet - Evaluated database of
biological & medical Internet resources plus full text journals
BMJ Publishing Conference
listing - Conference details from UK British Medical Journal
CiteLine - Search engine for health &
medical sources, covering over 6,000 evaluated sites
CliniWeb - Index and table of
contents to clinical information
Compliance to Concordance website -
Website targeted at anyone involved in patient centered prescribing
Diagnostic Procedure Handbook -
Quick reference on 294 clinical procedures
DocLinks UK - Links
to Web sites of interest to medical professionals in the United Kingdom
Doctor's Guide to Medical
Conferences & Meetings - Forthcoming international medical meetings
Doctor's Guide to the Internet -
Health & medical sites
Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Handbook - Links to medical current awareness services, medical databases
& consumer health information
DoctorsNet - Databases, reference
material,research and forums
Drs Desk - Guidelines for management
of clinical conditions, medical journals, patient information and links to other
medical resources
Family
Practice Handbook - Quick reference for common problems in general practice
General
Complementary Medicine References - Links to alternative medicine sites eg
chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy etc
General Practice On-Line -
Information & useful links for GPs & family practitioners
Hardin Meta Directory
of Internet Health Sources - A gateway to internet medical gateways
Health Communication Network - Biomedical
& health information for medical professionals & patients
Health on the Net Foundation - Medical papers,
healthcare conference details and searchable database of medical images.
HONselect search engine works across 5 different types of database to focus and
accelerate queries
Healthfinder - US government's
directory of health information, with links to online journals, medical
dictionaries, disease prevention & self-care
HealthGate - The Wellness Center offers
consumers and patients health information on conditions from Alzheimer's Disease
to skin cancer, plus explanations of 295 diagnostic procedures
HealthinFocus - Evaluated health
and medical information for UK consumers and health professionals
Healthworks online - Health &
medical journals, UK organisations, Web links to healthcare sites
InPharm - New, views and info in the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
Internet Medicine -
Links to 250 medical sites, grouped by medical specialty
Martindale's
Health Science Guide - A multimedia specialised information resource
Mayo Clinic - Medical information for
patients & healthcare professionals on a wide range of topics, updated daily
Medem (Medical Empowerment) - High quality
health information for doctors and their patients, reviewed and endorsed by 7 US
medical associations
Medexplorer - Links to medical
resources including complementary medicine, self-help and support groups
Medic Direct - Interactive site
hosted by UK medical consultants providing comprehensive health information
Medical Conferences - Details of
more than 7,000 major international medical conferences, searchable by topic,
location and date
Medical World Search - Allows searches
over a range of high quality medical sites, using a medical thesaurus and
ranking results on relevance
Medicine Online - Interactive
multimedia service for information on cancer and soon other diseases such as
diabetes, depression & headaches. Also links to other healthcare information
services
MedicineNet.com - Health news &
medical resources produced by doctors, with a database covering 400 diseases
& treatments
Medidesk - Medical and healthcare
information for GPs, including local and national guidelines, best practice in
primary care, plus tools for managing the business side of general practice
Medisearch - UK medical search engine
and site for healthcare professionals looking for authoritative medical info
MEDLINE+
- Free access to search 7 biomedical databases - AIDS, CancerLit, Bioethnicsline,
HealthSTAR etc
Medscape - Online resource for better
patient care
Merck Manual - Medical reference
site including sections on sports medicine & hospice medicine
NetDoctor - UK medical information on
illnesses, drug treatments, expert advice, Q&A sessions, support groups and
interactive 'self-testing'. Edited by leading doctors and medical specialists
New Medical Sites - Latest
pages on medicine
Omni - Searchable medical information from
quality-controlled sources, funded by organisations such as the Wellcome Trust
Online Medical Dictionary -
Searchable medical dictionary with entries in alphabetical sequence or by
subject area
Patient
Education Resources - Comprehensive collection of reports and patient
leaflets covering symptoms & treatment options for many diseases
Patient UK - Health information for the
public on diseases, self-help and support groups plus links to professional
organisations
PharmInfoNet Disease
Centers - Links organised by medical specialty and specific diseases &
medical conditions
Royal College of Physicians CME database -
Searchable listing of continuing medical education courses
Society for the Internet
in Medicine - Applications of the Internet in the fields of medical sciences
and healthcare practice & management
SOS Health - Health information for
Southend-on Sea area, with details of GP practices, NHS trusts, self-help groups
& patient associations
Surgerydoor - Comprehensive
information about health, treatments and NHS services from patient groups, the
Doctor Patient Partnership, the former Health Education Authority and edited by
a team led by TV doc Dr Mark Porter. Contains an electronic version of the NHS
Home Healthcare Guide, listings of local health services & maps and
health-related weather forecasts
TRIP database - A searchable database
which includes:- Bandolier, ARIF, Effective Healthcare, Scottish Health
Purchasing Information Centre, Oxamweb, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
and others
UK Bodywork Links
- Index of complementary therapy/alternative medicine sites eg iridology,
holistic medicine, osteopathy
UK Health Centre - Links to
healthcare & medical sites in the UK/worldwide, with resources for health
professionals and patients
UKMedW3 - The
gateway to medicine on the Web
Virtual Hospital - 350 peer-reviewed books and
booklets, including colour slides
Webdoctor - Comprehensive
library of documents & websites divided into specialties & diseases with
links to online journals, image databases, case studies etc
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