Science & Technology

Lab Tests Online

Has been designed to help you, as a patient or family caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. If you are a medical professional, this site can serve as a quick reference tool or as a resource for keeping up with advances in laboratory science.
Provider: American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Full Text
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=232

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text

Indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This database also contains full text for more than 330 journals and nearly 30 full-text monographs. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Full Text, Bibliographic
Additional Information: Alphabetical and Subject Titles Lists | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=275

MayoClinic.com

Offers health information, self-improvement and disease management tools to empower people to manage their health. Produced by a team of Web professionals and medical experts, it gives users access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 3,400 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic. MayoClinic.com offers users intuitive, easy-to-access tools for fast answers about health conditions ranging from common to complex; as well as more in-depth sections on more than 25 common diseases and conditions, a wealth of healthy living articles, videos, animations and features.
Provider: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=173

MedlinePlus

Has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 750 diseases and conditions. There are directories, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, easy-to-understand tutorials on common conditions, tests, and treatments, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily.
Provider: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=133

Merck Manual Home Edition

Provides online access to most of the content of the print version of The Merck Manual of Medical Information-Second Home Edition.
Provider: Merck & Co., Inc.
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Full Text
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=231

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Offers free, credible, current, comprehensive online information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, statistics, research, clinical trials, and news, as well as links to other NCI Web sites.
Provider: National Cancer Institute
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=230

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

Is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
Provider: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=238

National Institute of Mental Health

Has a mission to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.
Provider: National Institute of Mental Health
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=236

NC Health Info

Is an online guide to Web sites of quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina. Designed to meet the needs and interests of North Carolinians, NC Health Info leads users to resources that are reliable and easy to understand. Links on NC Health Info are selected and maintained by North Carolina librarians.
Provider: Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=179

NIH Senior Health

Features authoritative and up-to-date health information from Institutes and Centers at NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides expert and independent review of some of the material found on this web site. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs). New topics are added to the site on a regular basis.
Provider: National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=234

North Carolina Agricultural Statistics

Brings together current and historic data relating to North Carolina agriculture.
Provider: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Statistics
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=163

North Carolina Public Health

Provides you with information about public health in North Carolina, including current issues, news about programs, and other resources.
Provider: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Website
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=181

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

Is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports, and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics.
Provider: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Statistics
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=162

PubMed

Comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher web sites.
Provider: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Bibliographic
Additional Information: Journals Database | Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=120

Salud en Espanol (CHI)

Provides translated articles about common medical conditions and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition to keyword searching, CHI offers an interactive body map that assists the user in locating full text articles about health-related topics for all areas of the body. All of the evidence-based content included in Consumer Health Information is written by experienced medical writers and independently reviewed by medically-credentialed experts.
Provider: EBSCO
Subject Coverage: Science & Technology
Content Type : Full Text
Additional Information: Help
Database Link: http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=285