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Health Resources

EBSCO's Health Source - Consumer Edition

This database provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets

 Video tutorials on using EBSCOhost

EBSCO's Consumer Health Complete

This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

Health Resources from Salem Press

This collection includes:

  • Magill's Medical Guide, 9th edition
  • Pandemics: the Invisible Enemy, which covers pandemics from the Black Plague to COVID-19
  • The Cardiovascular Disease Handbook & Resource Guide
  • Complete Resource Guide for People with Chronic Illness, 2021/2022
  • Complete Learning Disabilities Resource Guide, 2023

*Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Portsmouth Regional Hospital access to healthcare websites using the links in the library section

*MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

*National Institutes of Health

The NIH is the United States' federal medical research agency, and this page provides consumer information on many different medical topics

*National Insititute of Mental Health

NIMH is the division of the NIH that focuses on mental health and wellness, and is the lead federal agency for mental health research

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

This division of the NIH focuses on scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine

*Labtests Online from the AACC

This site provides information on various medical tests, and indicates what tests might be used to diagnose different conditions

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Friday – Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Sunday (September - May): 1 PM – 5 PM

Sunday (June - August): CLOSED

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