This report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project includes statistics on how often people go online to look for health information, the topics they are searching for, and if they check the source and date of the information online.

MedPix is a peer reviewed teaching file and imaging atlas. This database was provided by the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. The site includes a case of the week, a link to a brain lesion locator, and continuing medical and nursing education. Best of all, it’s free! MedPix works best with the FireFox web browser.

Thomson Pharma has announced the deposit of 2.2 million chemical structures into PubChem, the freely accessible database that provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. PubChem is a component of NIH’s Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative.

The addition of Thomson Pharma’s extensive collection of biologically active and pharmacologically active structures, derived from worldwide patent and literature sources, significantly enhances the value of this research tool to the scientific and medical community.

PubChem is organized as three linked databases within the NCBI’s Entrez information retrieval system. These are PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay. PubChem also provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool.

PubChem is available at http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

NeuroLogic Exam is a free, interactive website which provides anatomical views of neurological examinations. Each exam has movies involving anatomy, views of normal and abnormal exams, quizzes, and media resources. This website was developed by Dr. Paul D. Larsen, M.D. from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine and Suzanne S. Stensaas, PhD from the University of Utah School of Medicine. Since the website’s content is composed of movies and graphics, Quick Time must be installed on a computer. There is also a link to PediNeuroLogic Exam which has a neurodevelopmental approach.

The following editions have been added to the Health Sciences Ebooks by Subject or Title Pages:

From Access Medicine:

Cardiovascular Physiology, 6th ed.
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 2007 ed.
Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 18th ed.
Endocrine Physiology, 2nd ed. (New title!)

From MD Consult:

Conn’s Current Therapy 2006, 58th ed.
Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology, 10th ed.

From StatRef:

Mosby’s Drug Consult, 16th ed.

Two exciting features are now available through RefWorks: RefGrab-it and Importing EndNote X references into RefWorks!

1. RefGrab-it — a new tool available from RefWorks is easy to install on your computer.

From RefWorks website:

RefGrab-It works with your browser to capture bibliographic information from web pages giving you the option to import that data into your RefWorks account.

If an ISBN number, PubMed ID or DOI exist on the web page, RefGrab-It will automatically search various web resources to get supplemental information that may be of interest to you. RefWorks may also locate RSS feeds related to that web page.

When you use RefGrab-It on a web page, it automatically opens a “temporary results page” in a new window. You can view the information and additional resources first, then decide if you want to import the data.

Go to RefWorks to learn how to install RefGrab-It.

2. References from End Note X can now be imported into RefWorks. To learn how to import EndNote versions and other bibliographic management programs into RefWorks, look under EndNote in the RefWorks help section.

The organizations promoting November’s health observances usually have promotional materials which are great for patient education. Some of the materials can be printed directly from the websites and are available in color.

American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association
Great American Smokeout Month American Cancer Society
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association
National Epilepsy Awareness Month Epilepsy Foundation of America
National Home Care Month National Association for Health Care
National Hospice Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Hahnemann Education Librarian Gary Childs will be one of three speakers at Drexel’s Higher Education and Student Affairs Sympoisum on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 1-4PM in the North Hall Multipurpose Road (33rd and Race St.) He is scheduled to speak from 3-4PM and will highlight research tips, including database selection, citation management software, etc., for those interested in or involved in careers in higher education. Other speakers are Don McCabe (1-2PM), a Rutgers University professor and expert on academic integrity, and Kristen Betts (2-3PM), director of the higher education program and assistant professor in Drexel’s School of Education. Everyone is welcome- please consider attending.

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

The World Trade Center Health Registry was created so health professionals could keep track of the health of individuals directly affected by the World Trade Center Attack. Those enrolled in this confidential registry were not required to take a blood test or medical exam. Follow ups will be conducted over a 20 year period to track any changes in health. The registry’s features include the full text of abstracts and quarterly reports and a link to sign up for email updates. Organizations that have partnered together for this registry include the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the CDC, Fire Department of New York City, and several universities.