Searching Parents…Meet PubMed!
When you’re a parent searching for information about your child’s medical condition, it doesn’t take long to exhaust the online resources most readily available. MedlinePlus… Mayo Clinic… WebMD… But...
View ArticlePubMed: Refining Searches with MeSH
Our previous PubMed article described how you could search for journal articles using simple search terms, like you would on the Internet. However, if you want your search to be more targeted and...
View ArticlePubMed: Obtaining Full-Text Journal Articles
In our previous PubMed articles, we discussed finding free articles online and conducting more effective searches. In this PubMed post, we discuss ways to get full text articles that are not free...
View ArticleMedical Info on the Internet. Reliable?
When we or our loved ones are diagnosed with a condition, many of us turn to the Internet for information. Last year, 61 % of Americans used the Internet to research health topics. The question is, how...
View ArticleGenetically Modified Mosquitoes: The End of Malaria?
Every year on this planet, malaria kills roughly one million people, many of them children. Scientists are trying to change that number. Given that malaria is transmitted by the mosquito, which only...
View ArticleMedicine: Modern v. Ancient
As the number of Americans with no health insurance soars and more people use the emergency room as a primary care clinic, it is no wonder many Americans have the jitters about healthcare. With all the...
View ArticleKeep Your Illness to Yourself
It starts with a sneeze and a sniff over the cubicle wall. “Ugh!” you think as you slather yourself in hand sanitizer, “Why is that person at work while they’re sick? I have a vacation next week, I...
View ArticleDoes Vaccination Prevent Cancer?
Childhood vaccines may offer reduced odds of childhood cancer.
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