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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Office of Applied Studies

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:56:10 -0500

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies collects and reports on national and State data to assist policymakers, treatment providers and patients make informed decisions regarding the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.

AAMC - Minorities in Medicine

Wed, 21 May 2008 17:25:28 -0500

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is committed to increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in medical education. Our resources can help as you pursue a career in medicine. This site provides information related to minority medical student preparation, the medical education pipeline, and financial aid opportunities.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [NCCAM] - nccam.nih.gov Home Page

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:42:05 -0500

"The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). We are 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:33:42 -0500

Citing Medicine from the National Library of Medicine provides assistance to authors in compiling lists of references for their publications, to editors in revising such lists, to publishers in setting reference standards for their authors and editors, and to librarians and others in formatting bibliographic citations.

Citing Medicine updates and supersedes two previous National Library of Medicine publications:

Drug Information Pathfinder

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:30:26 -0500

This pathfinder from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration includes links to information about drug approvals, drug safety, drug availability, the drug review process, drug development and more.

United Nations: Model Life Table for Developing Countries

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:25:05 -0500

This United Nations report from 1982 presents model life tables for developing countries. It gives sets of age-sex patterns of mortality which are based on reliably documented developing country data, thus supplementing the Coale-Demeny model life tables extracted mainly from historical European experience.

UNData

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:02:37 -0500

"The new UN data access system (UNdata) will improve the dissemination of statistics by UNSD to the widest possible audience. An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD’s vision of providing an integrated information resource with current, relevant and reliable statistics free of charge to the global community."

Drug Information Portal - U.S. National Library of Medicine - Access to over 12,000 drugs

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:50:24 -0600

The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. 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.

Native Health Databases: UNM HSC

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:05:42 -0600

The Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. The databases provide information for the benefit, use, and education of organizations and individuals with an interest in health-r

Injury Fact Sheets and Topics - NCIPC

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:29:43 -0600

Fact sheets about injuries from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) of the CDC. Broad topics include: General Injury and Acute Care, Unintentional Injury and Violence.

Databases on the FDA Website

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:18:32 -0600

Extensive list of databases available online from the FDA. Includes the following general topics: Animal Feed and Drugs, Biological Products, Drugs, Foods and Dietary Supplements, Medical Devices, Imports, Publications and Other FDA Documents.

Medical Device Approvals

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:13:53 -0600

The products listed on this page include some of the newest medical technology available. Each product listing contains information about what medical uses the device is approved for, when it can be used, and when it should not be used. From the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

New government requirement for public access to NIH-funded research articles

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:14:31 -0600

On January 11, the National Institutes of Health announced its Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research, placing a new reporting requirement on NIH-funded researchers taking effect on April 7, 2008. The final, peer-reviewed manuscripts of all articles arising from NIH-funded research which are accepted for publication on or after April 7th will need be submitted to PubMed Central, NIH's digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature, where they will be freely accessible to all so that they might better advance science and improve health.

NIH Public Access: News & Updates, Help

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:49:03 -0600

This page includes features News & Updates regarding the National Institutes of Health Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS). It also includes links to various pages regarding the NIHMS, including the following:

NIHMS FAQ
Publisher FAQ
Contact information for the Help Desk
Log in access to the NIHMS System to submit a manuscript
Grants Lookup Tool for the NIHMS grant database

NIH Public Access Help Slides

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:31:14 -0600

This page offers a set of online tutorials regarding the National Institutes of Health Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS). The NIHMS System Slide Shows demonstrate how to perform various actions in a step-by-step fashion and are illustrated with screen captures. There are three versions available for each help topic: a hyperlinked HTML display, a QuickTime movie, and a PDF file.

Tutorials are available on the following topics: