Health & Medical

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library: Medicine Collection

    A collection of e-books covering disease, medicine, nutrition, and all kids of health related topics.

    From the Library and Home

  • Health Source: Consumer Edition

    Consumer health information providing access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books, including searchable full text for current health pamphlets. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics. Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women’s health, children’s health and more.

    From the Library & Home (Avon cardholders)

    From Home (non-Avon cardholders)

  • Medline Plus

    Medical encyclopedia & dictionary, health information in Spanish, prescription & nonprescription drug information, links to clinical trials, including information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other health-related agencies.

    Website

  • UConn Healthnet

    Research service for consumers with personal medical questions. For Connecticut residents only. Also provides resource guides and helpful tips for doing your own research.

    From the Library and Home