Consumer health

Books available in the library

The Life Sciences Library has a collection of consumer health books separate from its main collection. This collection is called the Wendy Patrick Health Information Collection.

You can browse the Wendy Patrick Health Collection in the catalogue or in its special section on the third floor, near the row of photocopiers.

Core and additional databases

• Medline Plus [español] - Consumer health database from the National Library of Medicine (US)
• Clinical Trials.gov - Registry of clinical trials conducted in the US and world
• Health Canada Healthy Living resources [français]
• Medbroadcast Canadian Drug Database [français] - database of medication information
• Montreal Children's Hospital Family Resource Library [français]
• Montreal Neurological Hospital Patient Resource Centre [français]
• McGill University Health Centre Health Education Collection [français] - Health information materials produced by and used in the MUHC
• New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) [español]
• Passeport Santé - resource for health information in French only
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (US) - Excellent resource for information on complementary and alternative therapies

Selected internet sites

Drug interactions

• Drug Interaction Checker from Drugs.com
• Drug Interaction Checker from Caremark.com

Women's health

• Women's Health Matters [français]
• Young Women's Health
• Heart Healthy Women

Men's health

• Men's Health from MedlinePlus
• Men's Health from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)

Disease-specific information

• The Arthritis Society |français|
• Canadian Cancer Society / Société canadienne du cancer |français|
• Canadian Liver Foundation |français|
• Canadian Lung Association |français|
• Diabetes Quebec |français|
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada |français|

Other topics of interest

• sexualityandu.ca [français]
• Go Ask Alice - Health information for University students produced by Columbia University in New York City
• Kids Health
• FamilyDoctor.org
• Lab Tests Online - Detailed information about various clinical lab tests that your doctor may request
• Guide to Less Toxic Products
• Health News Review - A review of medical topics in the US media