ADC Online [Archives of Disease in Childhood]
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
bmj.com [British Medical Journal Online]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
CMAJ - Canadian Medical Association Journal
Cancer Control Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
CDC - Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
Current Psychiatry Online
Emergency Medicine Journal
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Nursing
The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JCI - Journal of Clinical Investigation
JCN Online - Journal of Community Nursing
JECH Online - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JME - Journal of Medical Ethics
JMIR - Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine
Pan American Journal of Public Health / Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica
Pharmaceutical Journal
Physical Therapy (Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association)
Postgraduate Medical Journal
PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science [USA]
Quality & Safety in Health Care
Radiographics
Royal College of Physicians - Clinical Medicine
The Surgeon (formerly Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) / UK
STI Online [Sexually Transmitted Infections]
The Lancet - Interactive
U.S. Pharmacist
Video Journal Orthopaedics
West Indian Medical Journal
Tobago Emergency Management Agency
Includes statistics, reports, news, community training sessions, programmes, and activities for disaster prevention, preparation and mitigation; as well as contacts for emergency response in Tobago. (Formerly National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Tobago)
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) / Trinidad & Tobago
Provides emergency information, directory for Emergency Services, and contact information for shelters throughout Trinidad & Tobago. Also includes links to the Ministry of National Security, NEMA, and other National and Regional emergency organizations.
Violence & Injuries Prevention
Web-site for WHO's VIP (Violence and Injuries Prevention) Department. Provides information on worldwide injury and violence issues; injury surveillance; and trauma care. Also provides links to online UN publications, including the "World Report on Violence and Health".
Safety Topics
Links to information on all aspects of safety, including CPR and first-aid; and guidelines for proper use of equipment and vehicles.
Domestic Violence
Includes an overview of domestic violence, as well as the symptoms; prevention; law and policy; and issues for male and female victims.
Disaster & Emergency
Includes the latest news from the U.S. on prevention and management of disasters and emergencies. Includes links to disaster organisations; information on coping for different age groups; screening potential hazard sites; and law and policy.
Injury Control Resource Information Network
Information on poisonings, drownings, violence, fire and burns, transport and occupational safety. Also includes information on prevention of violence and unintentional injuries as well as a global map for Internet resources for injury control.
National Minority Aids Council
Links to information on AIDS/HIV programs, virtual conferences and online publications. Also includes online audiovisual presentations by AIDS/HIV experts.
AIDS dot ORG
A world- wide aids organization providing fact sheets; the latest information on treatment alternatives and natural products for aids; as well as links to conferences and the aids site of the month.
AVAC (Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition)Â A non-profit organization that uses public education, policy analysis, advocacy and community mobilization to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of AIDS vaccines and other HIV prevention options. Includes links to organizational reports and activities, and up-to-date information about aids vaccines.
UNAIDS
Worldwide coverage of AIDS/HIV. Includes the latest news/press releases, speeches, video-clips, statistics, publications, upcoming events and what's new from the UN.
CancerCare
With the use of a search engine, this site offers detailed information on a range of cancers such as prostate, ovarian, brain and skin.
American Cancer Society
Comprehensive information on all types of cancer, including prevention, treatment options, chemotherapy, alternative treatment methods and . Also includes the latest news, breakthroughs and links to other web-sites.
Breast Cancer
In-depth information on diagnosis, management and treatment of breast cancer; with links to videos, patient experiences and celebrity stories. Provided by the NHS - National Health Service (U.K.)
TRHA Information On Diabetes Risk
WHO Diabetes Fact Sheet
Information by the World Health Organization on diabetes including symptoms diagnosis, treatment, prevention, prevalence and complications (such as heart disease, neuropathy, retinopathy and kidney failure).
Diabetes
A wealth of information on all aspects of diabetes provided by the National Institute of Diabetes Digestive & Kidney Diseases (USA). Includes links to the Diabetes Dictionary and full-text booklets on nutrition, medications and prevention of diabetes.
Diabetes Public Health Resource
Answers provided to questions on symptoms, risk factors, treatment, causes, and prevention. Links to other web-sites for additional information.
Complementary And Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
Current insights on alternative therapies and herbs. Information provided by the National Diabetes Intervention Clearinghouse (U.S. Government)
American Diabetes Association
A wealth of information on diabetes, including on-line self-tests and results. Provides a special section on the African American Program for diabetes.
The Diabetes Mall
News and alerts on the latest developments on diabetes as well as control tips and alternative therapies. Includes fun sites, and an online bookstore.
Doctor's Guide to Hypertension Information & Resources
"The latest medical news and information for patients... with hypertension". Includes access to discussion groups and links to other web-sites.
Life Clinic Guide to Blood Pressure
Basic facts about hypertension, lifestyle issues, home monitoring, risk factors and treatment. Includes a hypertension dictionary and access to discussion groups.
Ministry of Health / Trinidad & Tobago
Health Sector Reform Programme of Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Health Sciences Initiative / TTHSI
CAREC (Caribbean Epidemiology Centre)
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC--U.S.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
National Library of Medicine (USA)
Comparitech Guide to Search Engines for Academic Research
A free online service with access to web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Includes country profiles, publications, information for the public and links to other web-sites.
PAHO-CPC: Pan American Office of Caribbean Program Coordination-Barbados
Includes events, projects, fellowships and documents.
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine-NCCAM (U.S.A.)
Links to the NCCAM clinical trials, alerts and advisories, treatment information, training, and research on the use of complementary and alternative therapies. Also links to the NCCAM newsletter and publications.
MedWeb Plus
Provides links to resources in Homeopathy, Holistic Health, and Alternative / Traditional Medicine.
Local Cures - Trinidad & Tobago / Bibliography of Common Medicinal Plants of Trinidad & Tobago
Listing of selected books and remedies. Compiled by the Heritage Library of the National Library and Information System Authority for Trinidad & Tobago
The Visible Human
The Online Medical Dictionary
Electronic Biomedical Journals--A-Z
Biotech's Life Science Dictionary
Glossary of Technical & Medical Terms in Nine Languages
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy 17th edition
Merck Manual - Home Edition
Martindale's Health Science Guide & Virtual Medical Center
CDC Wonder (reports and documents from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
MedHunt (Health on the Net Foundation)
Provides access to various medical information and databases, including medical conferences, medical images and movies, and consumer health information. Information also available in French.
Free Medical Journals
Dynamed (Free Journal listing)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
HighWire Press / Stanford University (U.S.)
Check fulltext availability to the right of each journal you are interested in.
PubMed Central Free Fulltext
BioMed Central
PLoS (Public Library of Science)
HIRC
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