Vol.50  No.2 Summer 2008

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National Library of Medicine (link removed) News

Drug Information Portal (link removed) was launched in late February; it "gives the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers a gateway to current, accurate and understandable drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies." (from the official press release (link removed)) There are over 12,000 records with links to MedlinePlus, PubMed, and other NLM databases.


MedlinePlus.gov (link removed),a consumer-oriented, free website, debuted a multilingual feature, providing access to high quality health information in languages other than English and Spanish in May. "The new collection contains over 2,500 links to information in more than 40 languages and covers nearly 250 Health Topics. Continuous growth is expected."


NLM and the Office of Research on Women's Health (link removed) announced a new web resource in March. Women's Health Resources (link removed) aims to be a one-stop location for "consumers, health care providers, and researchers [who] will be able to more quickly access the latest information available on scientific developments for important issues related to women."