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National Library of Medicine — NLM has joined with the popular Hispanic television host Don Francisco to increase public awareness of and promote the Spanish-language version of MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov/salud). That Spanish-speaking communities are an important ...More…

MICHIGAN GO LOCAL medlineplus.gov/mi

National Library of Medicine — Locate health services in your area - by CITY, COUNTY or ZIP CODE. Looking for a PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME or PHYSICIAN? Start here. Here's a list of specific topics from ALLERGY to WEIGHT CONTROL. February is National ...More…

New Consumer Health Web Site "MedlinePlus" Launched

National Library of Medicine — Has Answers, will evaluate the degree to which public libraries and the Internet can help meet the health informational needs of the public. Dr. Lindberg said, "This project will help us to determine the feasibility of mounting these programs in ...More…

NLM releases new version of MedlinePlus

National Library of Medicine — On September 23, NLM released its latest version of MedlinePlus. We listened to our users through direct comments, a formal usability study, and site statistics and made changes to help the public find the health information they need the most. ...More…

National Institutes of Health Launches "ClinicalTrials.gov"

National Library of Medicine — Clinical trials are medical research studies that seek to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, medical procedures, or other means of treating, diagnosing, or preventing diseases. This type of research helps investigators learn how ...More…

NLM's MedlinePlus Adds Medical Encyclopedia

National Library of Medicine — On April 4, 2000, NLM released a major enhancement to its web-based consumer health resource, MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov). In addition to nearly 400 medical topic pages, MedlinePlus now includes over 4,000 articles from the adam.com ...More…

Extensive Drug Information Added to MedlinePlus

National Library of Medicine — Recognizing the public's concern for good information about available medicines, the National Library of Medicine has enhanced its consumer health Web site, MedlinePlus, with extensive information about more than 9,000 brand name and generic ...More…

NLM's MedlinePlus Features New Look

National Library of Medicine — The August 24, 2000 release of MedlinePlus introduces a new design and modified organizational structure. These changes are a result of extensive usability testing and consumer feedback. The new design retains many elements of the current site, ...More…

NLM Archives

National Library of Medicine — Every weekday morning the home page of medlineplus.gov (that's the complete address) will be updated with health-related articles selected from the Associated Press, New York Times Syndicate, and United Press International. The Library has made ...More…

MedlinePlus Adds Interactive Health Tutorials

National Library of Medicine — MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information, has added a series of interactive modules for patient education. Each module, which takes about 10 minutes to review, uses animated graphics and explains a ...More…

Happy Birthday MEDLINE, Happy Birthday MedlinePlus

National Library of Medicine — It's certainly true that the phrase, "You've come a long way, baby," can be applied to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database of references to 4,500 biomedical journals published in the United ...More…

MedlinePlus Receives Recognition

National Library of Medicine — 25 April 2007 29 April 2002 Permanence Not Guaranteed The American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (URAC) has made MedlinePlus its first government-accredited health care site. URAC, which cites the "stellar reputation" of MedlinePlus, ...More…