Wow! I had no idea we had such extensive health resources online! (I wish this had been available when I was raising my three kids. Could have been very helpful.)
In Health Source, I researched ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). There were a number of articles available. Although the listings tell the subjects discussed in the articles, there is not actually a synopsis of the articles which would be helpful and save time.
Next I went to Medline Plus. In the news column were these headlines: Head Injury, Pesticides Tied to Parkinson's Disease, Migraine _ Associated Brain Changes Not Related to Impaired Cognition, US Pre-term Birthrate Continues to Drop. (I went back next day to see if these had changed or were the same, and they were all different.) Under top searches were cancer, diabetes, polio, and vitamin D.
Drugs and Supplements: I looked up Advair. Nothing came up. Suggested that my search might be too specific. So I tried Salmeterol which is one of the active ingredients in Advair. This time I got some information about the uses of this drug, problems with patients not knowing how to take it effectively, etc.
Health topics: It is nice that it starts with a basic definition of the disease. This source seems more basic than and more aimed at the patient, while Medline seemed more aimed at the doctor/researcher.
Videos and Cool Tools: This is a very helpful resource. I watched a video on diabetes. It was informative and easy to follow. It was nice that you could go at your own pace, so that you could go over something a second time if you didn't take it in the first time.
I will definitely keep these sources in mind for patrons with medical questions.
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