Medical Links

• The United States National Library of Medicine:  The world's largest medical library. 
• Medline Plus,  the NLM's excellent search engine offers:
  • Medical terminology references.
  • Resources for checking the specialties and credentials of medical doctors, dentists and chiropractors.
  • Directory of hospital, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.
  • Directory of healthcare organizations, government healthcare agencies and support groups.
  • Directory of clearinghouses for health issues; these collect information on specific health-related topics and distribute it to the public.
  • Medline, the medical professional's search engine which provides references to more than 11 million articles published in 4300 biomedical journals.
  • Database directory. Includes the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Database, the Clinical Trials Database, and CANCERLIT (short for  "cancer literature", the National Cancer Institute's version of Medline).
  • Healthcare publications directory.
  • Medical library directory.
• American Cancer Society:   A wealth of information on types of cancer, as well as prevention and treatment options.

For More Information Contact:

Southern Illinois Heart Institute
211 South Third Street, Belleville, Il 62220
Tel: 1-800-676-SIHI (7444)
Internet: info@sihi.org