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Search for U.S. Government Publications and Websites
Selected Websites
| Department of Agriculture | |
| National Agricultural Library | |
| Data for >6,000 foods and 113 nutrients. | |
| Vast amount of information and links about food, food safety, the human life cycle, health management. Includes reports, speeches, statistics. etc. | |
| Food and Drug Administration - Drug Information | Search or browse by drug name or active ingredient. Information includes approval history, consumer information, active ingredients. |
| Department of Health and Human Services. | Links to Healthfinder, a health and human services information web site from the United States government. |
| AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers. | |
| Data, reports, surveys, news, etc. related to improving the qualtiy of healthcare. | |
| Country information and statistics, information about global health topics, reports and publications, speeches, travel advisories, etc. | |
| Links to indices, publications, reports, statistics, etc. | |
| Data and statistics related to substance abuse and mental disorders. Also publications, reports, data sheets, etc. | |
| Centers For Disease Control and Prevention | Health information, data, statistics, news, and more. |
| Health alerts and advisories, Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, papers, public health assessments, links (under Science Corner), FAQs, etc. | |
| This site includes information about symptoms, conditions, and possible causes of Autism. From the the CDC. | |
| Information about specific diseases, including anthrax. | |
| Information (short articles to exhaustive reports) about public-health related diseases and many health topics. | |
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| >27 million pages of tobacco industry documents. Also, Surgeon Generals' Reports, tobacco-related news, research reports, educational materials, guides on how to quit smoking cigarettes, and links to organizations. Tobacco Control Highlights displays statistics selected by state. More. |
| Information about NCEH publications; training; events; programs and the subjects that are the focus of those programs, e.g., fetal alcohol syndrome, breast cancer, lead poisoning, etc. | |
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| Text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains 153 detailed data tables. The two main components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index. |
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| Information about the identification and diagnosis of specific parasites and parasitic diseases; discussion of laboratory procedures for diagnosis and appropriate treatments; images of parasites; etc. Searchable using Boolean terms and by affected body part. |
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| Current information on specific strains of flu virus found in the United States and worldwide, and describes the current vaccine being used to combat the disease. Gives recommendations on which individuals should get a shot and when vaccination should occur. Also a brief discussion on the viruses responsible for the three influenza pandemics of the 20th century. |
| Healthfinder | U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Links to more than 550 sites and 500 documents. Links to news, databases, journals, dictionaries, hot topics, etc. |
| National Institutes of Health | Click link for more detail |
| National Library of Medicine | Click link for more detail |
| Access the text of books and manuscripts, and images, as well as catalogs. |