Natural Standard - New Database!

The Health Sciences Library has started a new subscription to the database, Natural Standard.

Natural Standard provides evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. A grading scale is used to indicate the level of scientific evidence available for a given therapy or indication. Written in varying reading levels to accommodate professionals and consumers in making informed therapeutic decisions.

A link to Natural Standard can be found on the Library's More Databases page.

A Student's Guide to Medical Literature

This site has been designed especially for medical students, but it can be used by anyone who wants a guide to the medical literature. If you are having trouble researching a medical question, or want an easy guide to critical appraisal of journal articles, this is the site for you!


http://grinch.uchsc.edu/sg/

Women's Health Resources

This resource was created in a partnership between the National Library of Medicine Office of Outreach and Special Populations and the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health. The purpose of this page is to present topics pertaining to women’s health collected by National Library of Medicine information products to support the mission of the Office of Research on Women’s Health to promote research in the field.

www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/womenshealthoverview.html

Wiley & Blackwell Online Journals Down June 27-29

Wiley has acquired Blackwell Publishing and is migrating all journals from the Blackwell Synergy site to Wiley Interscience. As of Monday, June 30th 2008, Blackwell journal content—including full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience.

Blackwell Synergy will close at the end of business (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday June 27th, and we anticipate that the migration will be completed by Monday June 30th. Over the weekend of June 28th and 29th, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience will be unavailable while the they transition and re-index data.

NIH Launches Undiagnosed Diseases Program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced a new clinical research program that will aim to provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis. Called the Undiagnosed Diseases Program, the trans-NIH initiative will focus on the most puzzling medical cases referred to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., by physicians across the nation.

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2008/nhgri-19.htm

Library Summer Hours

The Health Sciences Library will observe the following Summer Hours:

Monday, June 23 - Thursday, July 3, 2008:

Mon - Fri	8am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

The Library will be closed on Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

Why Don't We Do it in our Sleeves?

The Maine Medical Association, along with Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, created this entertaining video about coughing and sneezing into your sleeve rather than hands. It's funny and educational!

Google Video (flash):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8574515984097771637

Windows Media:
http://www.coughsafe.com/mplayer.html

Quicktime:
http://www.coughsafe.com/quick.html

NIH Drug Information Portal

The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies, including drug inserts. At the top of the page are links to individual resources with potential drug information, including summaries tailored to various audiences. Resources include the NLM search systems useful in searching for a drug, NLM research resources, resources organized by audience and class, and other NIH and government resources such as FDA and CDC.

http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp

Disaster Information Management Research Center

The National Library of Medicine® (NLM) is pleased to announce a new Website about its Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC). The DIMRC Website seeks to provide access to quality disaster health information at all stages of preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery.

DIMRC is tasked with the collection, organization, and dissemination of health information for natural, accidental, or deliberate disasters. The Center is committed to providing this information as part of the federal effort to help prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the adverse health effects of disasters. It will work with federal, state, and local government, private organizations, and local communities.

DIMRC will focus its efforts on providing disaster health information resources and informatics research that will be directly beneficial for public health officials, healthcare providers, special populations, and the public.

NLM Health Disparities Webpage

There is a new Health Disparities webpage from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus website. The webpage has links to specific disease conditions, statistics, journal articles, and more.

Hamilton Library Closed March 28th

Hamilton Library will not have electricity this Friday (March 28) because its
power line will be down to enable repairs to a leaking transformer at
Mid-Pacific Institute.  Therefore, Hamilton Library will be closed all day on
Friday.  It was scheduled to be  open from 8 am - 5 pm, but without
electricity, the Library cannot provide safe and secure facilities for users
and staff.

There is a possibility that the power outage will also disable the Library's
server, which would also shut down the Library web access to holdings and
electronic resources. Campus Services, Mid-Pacific Institute, and the Library
apologize for this inconvenience.

IF YOU ARE IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY (including the computer
lab), you will be able to access the following resources by clicking
on the links below:

PubMed MEDLINE
AccessMedicine
eMedicine
MDConsult
Stat!Ref
UpToDate

Soap & Water vs. Alcohol-based Hand Wash

The CDC has created an interactive Hand Hygiene website to review standard precautions and key concepts in hand hygiene when working with patients.

Do you know which is better? Soap and water or alcohol-based hand rubs? Visit the Hand Hygiene website to find out the answer and more!

TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network Fact Sheet

TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network Fact Sheet http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/toxnetfs.html

TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. It is managed by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) in the Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Intro to Health Services Research: A Self-Study Course

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is offering an online self-study course on Health Services Research.

This e-learning course is made up of seven modules and provides a description of several research scenarios to enlarge your health services research skills (case studies). The modules offer information on the content and history of health services issues, describe an introduction to the NLM health services research databases, and to literature analysis and study design.

This course is presented by the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

E-Resources Down 8 - 8:30am on Sat, March 1st

The Library has been informed that there will be a power outage at Hamilton Library on Saturday, March 1st, from 8am - 8:30am. Unfortunately, this means that remote access to the online resources will be unavailable during the power outage.

IF YOU ARE IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY (including the computer lab), you will be able to access the following resources by clicking on the links below:

PubMed MEDLINE

AccessMedicine

eMedicine

MDConsult

Stat!Ref

UptoDate

National Center for Health Statistics Data Briefs

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Briefs

Data briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics.  Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics that provide readers with  easily comprehensible information in a compact publication.  So far, four have been published:

No. 1. Obesity Among Adults in the United States—No Statistically Significant Change Since 2003–2004. 8 pp. November 2007.

No. 2. High Serum Total Cholesterol—An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005–2006.

No. 3. Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control—Continued Disparities in Adults: United States, 2005–2006.

No. 4. HIV Infection in the United States Household Population Aged 18–49 Years: Results from 1999–2006. 

Citation of the source is appreciated when using quotations from National Center for Health Statistics’ publications. Please see How to Cite NCHS Publications for examples.

New Books at the Health Sciences Library

Title	Edition	Location	Call Number
Basic atlas of sectional anatomy with correlated imaging	4th	Reserve	QS 17 B311 2007
Anatomy histology and cell biology : PreTest self assessment and review	3rd	Reserve	QS 18.2 A53603 2007
Pharmacology : PreTest self assessment and review	12th	Reserve	QV 18.2 P536 2007
Sanford Guide to antimicrobial therapy 2007	37th	Reserve	QV 250 S224 2007
A to Z drug facts	8th	Reserve	QV 39 A111 2007
Cancer epidemiology and prevention	3rd	Reserve	QZ 200 C215127 2006
Biology of cancer		Reserve	QZ 202 W423b 2007
Robbins and Cotran review of pathology	2nd	Reserve	QZ 4 K63r 2005
Rubins Pathology : clinicopathologic foundations of medicine	5th	Reserve	QZ 4 R896 2008
First aid for the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship	2nd	Reserve	W 18.2 F297f 2007
How to excel in medical school	3rd	Reserve	W 18.2 S159h 2007
Doctors communication handbook	5th	Reserve	W 62 T217d 2007
Delivering health care in America : a systems approach	4th	Reserve	W 84 AA1 S512d 2008
Wallace Maxcy Rosenau Last public health and preventive medicine	15th	Reserve	WA 100 M4635 2008
Oxford textbook of public health	4th	Reserve	WA 100 O98 2002
Introduction to public health	2nd	Reserve	WA 100 S359i 2006
Health change in the Asia Pacific region : biocultural and epidemiological approaches		Reserve	WA 105 H4342 2007
Health matters : a pocket guide to working with diverse cultures and underserved populations		Reserve	WA 300 Y43h 2005
Culture health and illness	5th	Reserve	WA 31 H478c 2007
Using and interpreting statistics : a practical text for the health behavioral and social sciences		Reserve	WA 950 C831u 2007
Behavioral sciences and health care	2nd revised and updated	Reserve	WB 103 B419 2007
Mayo Clinic internal medicine review 2006-2007	7th	Reserve	WB 18.2 M473 2006
Blood banking and transfusion medicine : basic principles and practice	2nd	Reserve	WB 356 B7873 2007
Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook : basic consumer health information about complementary and alternative medical therapies including acupuncture ayurveda ...	3rd	Reserve	WB 39 C73752 2006
Little black book of primary care	5th	Reserve	WB 39 O58L 2006
Oxford handbook of clinical examination and practical skills		Reserve	WB 39 O9865 2007
Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine	6th	Reserve	WB 60 J81c 2006
Dr Rosenfelds guide to alternative medicine : what works what doesnt and whats right for you		Reserve	WB 890 R813d 1997
Samoan herbal medicine : o laau ma vai fofo o Samoa		Reserve	WB 925 W576s 1996
Principles of pulmonary medicine	4th	Reserve	WF 600 W423p 2004
ECG in 10 days	2nd	Reserve	WG 18.2 F399b 2007
Essential haematology	5th	Reserve	WH 120 H698e 2006
Lymphomas	2nd	Reserve	WH 525 L9852 2006
Brady urology manual		Reserve	WJ 39 B812 2006
Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications	3rd	Reserve	WL 101 F981 2006
Essential neuroscience		Reserve	WL 102 S571e 2006
Current diagnosis and treatment in neurology		Reserve	WL 140 C976 2007
Neuroanatomy through clinical cases		Reserve	WL 141 B658n 2002
Neurology and neurosurgery illustrated	4th	Reserve	WL 141 L748n 2004
Neuroanatomy : an atlas of structures sections and systems	7th	Reserve	WL 17 H153n 2008
High yield neuroanatomy	3rd	Reserve	WL 18.2 F566h 2005
Neurology	2nd	Reserve	WL 18.2 J83b 2007
Intensive neurosurgery board review : neurological surgery Q and A		Reserve	WL 18.2 P474i 2006
Handbook of neurosurgery	6th	Reserve	WL 39 G789h 2006
Blueprints radiology	2nd	Reserve	WN 18.2 D264b 2006
Obstetric anesthesia handbook	4th	Reserve	WO 231 D234o 2006
Atlas of pelvic anatomy and gynecologic surgery	2nd	Reserve	WP 17 B144a 2006
Lewiss child and adolescent psychiatry : a comprehensive textbook	4th	Reserve	WS 350 C53502 2007
Fundamentals of geriatric medicine : a case based approach		Reserve	WT 100 F9812 2007
Principles of ambulatory medicine	7th	Reserve	WX 205 P957 2007
Culture and clinical care		Reserve	WY 107 C967 2005
How to report statistics in medicine : annotated guidelines for authors editors and reviewers	2nd	Reserve	WZ 345 L271h 2006
Health care regulation in America : complexity confrontation and compromise		Main	W 32.5 AA1 F4566h 2007
How doctors think		Main	W 61 G876h 2007
Silent victories : the history and practice of public health in twentieth century America		Main	WA 11 AA1 S582 2007
Public health ethics : theory policy and practice		Main	WA 21 P9752 2007
How everyday products make people sick : toxins at home and in the workplace		Main	WA 30.5 B638h 2007
Healthier societies : from analysis to action		Main	WA 31 H442 2006
Narrative matters : the power of the personal essay in health policy		Main	WA 540 AA1 N106 2006
Clinical epidemiology : the study of the outcome of illness	3rd	Main	WA 950 W431c 2006
HIV	3rd	Main	WC 503.6 H6755 2007
Immunology and immunopathogenesis of malaria		Main	WC 750 I33 2005
Molecular approaches to malaria		Main	WC 750 M7178 2005
Injury epidemiology : research and control strategies	3rd	Main	WO 700 R651i 2007
Global health and global aging		Main	WT 104 G5615 2007
Health professions : career and education directory 2007-2008	35th	Reference	W 22 AA1 A436 2007-2008
State medical licensure requirements and statistics : 2008	2008	Reference	W 40 AA1 U58 2008

New Look for ClinicalTrials.gov

In September 2007, NLM's ClinicalTrials.gov launched a new web interface http://ClinicalTrials.gov/beta , which represents the first significant change to the interface since February 2000. A live link to the beta site (http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/home) is available from the clinicaltrials.gov site. The new interface will run in parallel with the previous version, and after appropriate testing, the new user interface will permanently replace the previous version, approximately two to four weeks after launch.

A Technical Bulletin article describing the features and improvements included in the new interface is available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/so07/so07_clinical_trials.html. To summarize, the new features include the ability to highlight search terms, more display options, and additional capabilities for viewing studies and search results by topic. Also, improvements were made to "Advanced Search" mode and the display by location on the world map.

ClinicalTrials.gov is the NLM(r)-developed Web-based registry of clinical research studies. It provides patients, clinicians, researchers, and members of the general public with access to information about interventional and observational studies including clinical trials of drugs, devices and other interventions. As of August 2007, ClinicalTrials.gov contained over 44,000 clinical research studies in all fifty states and in 150 countries.

What Does this Journal Abbreviation Stand for?

1. Click on the JOURNALS DATABASE in PubMed Medline.
2. Type the abbreviation you have into the search box.

3. Choose the journal from a list of titles that appear. Note the list of other suggested titles.

If the journal title abbreviation is not indexed in PubMed it might be found at the University of British Columbia’s Journal Title and Abbreviation List.

New Books available at the Health Sciences Library

New Books in the Reserve Collection
Advanced cardiovascular life support: provider manual ©2006
Compendium of selected publications ©2006
First aid for the USMLE step 1 ©2007
Geriatrics at your fingertips ©2006
Interpretation of diagnostic tests ©2007
Langmans medical embryology ©2006
Lookingbill and Marks principles of dermatology ©2006
MKSAP for students 3 : medical knowledge self assessment program ©2005
Pediatrics : PreTest self assessment and review ©2006
Psychiatry : PreTest self assessment and review ©2006
Resolving ethical dilemmas : a guide for clinicians ©2005
Robbins and Cotran atlas of pathology ©2006
Surgery : PreTest self assessment and review ©2006
Textbook of medical physiology ©2006

New Books in the Reference Collection
AMA manual of style: a guide for authors and editors ©2007
Medical and health care books in serials and print ©2007

New Books in the Main Collection
Edible medicines: an ethnopharmacology of food ©2006