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About Medline Plus
MEDLINEplus,
a service of the National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of
Health, provides resources on common diseases and conditions, a
medical encyclopedia and dictionary, directories for locating
hospitals and doctors, information on prescription and
non-prescription drugs, and more information of interest to the
public.
Content Includes:
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Health Topics:
search by broad group, including disorders and conditions by
body location and system, diagnosis and therapy, demographic
groups, and health and wellness.
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Drug, Supplements, and Herbal
Information: browse
medication information provided by
American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists, the
United
States Pharmacopoeia, and the
Food and Drug Administration
for details about drugs,
supplements, and herbs.
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Medical Encyclopedia:
The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia
includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms,
injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library
of medical photographs and illustrations.
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Medical
Dictionary: Spellings and definitions of medical terms.
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News: Health
news from the past 30 days.
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Directories:
Find by location general and specialized doctors, dentists, and
hospitals.
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