Diagnosaurus is used for assistance with quick, informed medical decisions. Users can select from more than 500 symptoms and signs to view a prioritized list of potential causes, or they can search Diagnosaurus’ database of more than 700 diseases to review etiology and discover alternate diagnoses.
The latest version , Diagnosaurus 2.0, offers updates to symptoms, diseases and disorders as well as platform enhancements for the PDA.
A web-based version of Diagnosaurus 2.0 is available. Use the Find Databases/Journal Articles link on the Drexel University Libraries web page. Or link directly from here: AccessMedicine
A PDA version can be downloaded for free at:
Diagnosaurus PDA
The AIDS Poster collection, is an online exhibit of 609 posters from 44 different countries. Contained in the UCLA Library’s Digital Collections, the collection can be searched by subject or by keyword in the poster title.
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resource Guide has been updated with new databases, electronic journals, ebooks, and associations.
National Institutes of Health Radio is a free, 24 hour service which contains archives of broadcasts over the past two years. It also has a Podcast or NIHcast updated every other Friday. NIH Radio’s goal is to:
“…provide radio stations with the latest information about NIH research findings, highlights of press conferences, and health campaigns. The NIH Radio News Service has been accessed by approximately 630 radio stations on a weekly basis, which represents a potential audience of 1.5 million listeners per week…. Survey information indicates that while the vast majority of subscribers are smaller and mid-market radio stations, several stations in large markets (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, etc.) also utilize the service.”
http://www.nih.gov/news/radio/about.htm
Browse new books added to the Hahnemann and Queen Lane Libraries’ catalog in November 2006. http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/hsbooklist.html
NationMaster is designed to compare statistics from different countries on topics like natural disasters, education, government, health, and labor. The site uses data from sources like the CIA World Factbook, the UN, and OECD. A “stats in the news” section is also available.
A companion website for the United States called StateMaster, allows users to compare data from all 50 states. Data comes from sources like the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics.
The Mouse Atlas Project (MAP) was created by UCLA to “empower researchers with the ability to compare gene expression patterns with a conveniently accessible inventory of digital brain maps.” Users must create a username and password to download the Mouse Atlas. They must also download the SHIVA software application to properly view the 3D images. The Mouse Atlas Project also has links to its database partners, the LONI database from UCLA and the Brain Architecture Management System.
The Mouse Atlas Project (MAP) aims to develop a dynamic, probabilistic atlas of the adult and developing C57BL/6J mouse.
The framework, in the form of a digital atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain, is composed of volumes of data acquired from uMRI, blockface imaging, histology, and immunohistochemistry and a set of visualization, database, mapping and measurement tools. Users can import their own data into the atlas and use the same tools to visualize, compare and measure domains of gene expression in normal, gene-targeted knock-out, or transgenic mice.
