The College of Physicians has redesigned its consumer health website, Philly Health Info.org. Website visitors can now view local services in the Delaware Valley by county and will have better access to the Health Events Calendar.

The Anesthesia History Calendar is a fascinating look at the historical progression of anesthesia and pain management through medicine, literature, and even television. The calendar includes images of physicians and other well-known people with interesting connections to anesthesia such as Sigmund Freud and H.G. Wells. This website was created by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Anesthesiology.

You asked for it! You got it! Starting Wednesday, October 18, hours at the Hahenemann Library will be extended–the Library will open at 7:45am instead of 8am on a trial basis until December 31st. Many students asked us to open earlier so they could use the printers before class. We’ll see if people take advantage of the extra time during the next few months–if so, the change in hours will be permanent.
BTW, remember, there is a printer in the 24-hour room you can use anytime!

In honor of National Medical Librarians Month, profiles of the Health Sciences Librarians have been posted. Enjoy.

Drexel Libraries has a long-term trial to DynaMed, a clinical decision making database–it has many of the features of FirstConsult and to some extent, Dxplain. Since it’s being offered to the Library at a much lower subscription price than FirstConsult, we’d like to switch to DynaMed in July 2007. We need to hear from users about their preferences, tho.
Try it out by clicking on Databases by Title (D) and select DynaMed.

Then send feedback to me: Hardy@drexel.edu or comment to the blog.

A Forensic Science Research Guide has been added to the Health Sciences website. It includes the following resources:

• Suggested Databases-MEDLINE, National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database (NCJRS), and Toxline.
• Electronic Journals-Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Modern Pathology
• Ebooks-File System Forensic Analysis, Handbook of Forensic Services, Use of Statistics in Forensic Science
• Instructional Resources-Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Tutorial, FirearmsID.com, Virtual Autopsy

Please email Rebecca Raszewski, Hahnemann Library’s Reference Librarian, if you have any comments or suggestions.

The Dance Movement Research Guide has been updated with additional resources and sections featuring recommendations by Dance-Movement Therapy Director Dr. Ellen Schelly Hill and Creative Arts in Therapy Associate Professor and Interim Director, Dr. Sharon Goodill. New additions include an Electronic Texts and Reference Resources section, and links to resources like the Dance Notation Bureau, Integrated Movement Studies, and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies.

Browse new books added to the Hahnemann and Queen Lane Libraries’ catalog in Septemer 2006. http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/hsbooklist.html

Here are selected Health Observances for October with links to the sponsoring organizations. Some organizations provide free promotional materials.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Liver Awareness Month American Liver Foundation
National Physical Therapy Month American Physical Therapy Association