Research Guides : Factual Research: Medical

Free online sources

Healthfinder
Health news and searchable list of health topics
Food & Drug Administration
Includes sections on drugs, medical devices, and vaccines.
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
PDRHealth
A consumer site from the publishers of Physician's desk reference.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Mayo Clinic
Links to diseases & conditions, and drugs & supplements
CancerNet
Searchable by type of cancer. Provides
Aids.gov
Cancer.gov
Flu.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov
RxList
A-Z list of drugs.
MedLine Plus Drug information
Medicines in Development

National Library of Medicine Gateway
Mostly abstracts and citations only, not full text. Includes a term finder for definitions and discovering related terms.
PubMed
Some full text articles available
Medscape
Requires free registration
Free medical journals