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 fourth floor.
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - consumer health, patient education, etc.
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. pregnan? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words pregnancies, pregnancy, pregnant, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "post-polio syndrome" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase post-polio syndrome |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. vegetarian AND (diet OR nutrition) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word vegetarian AND either diet OR nutrition |
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]
- Quebec Health Guide on Drugs [français] - medication information from the Government of Quebec
- 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
- Health Guide [français] - Basic health information from the Government of Québec
- 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
Women's Health
Men's Health
- Men's Health from MedlinePlus
- Men's Health from Family Doctor.org
- 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
- Healthy Ontario
- Kids Health
- FamilyDoctor.org
- Lab Tests Online - Detailed information about various clinical lab tests that your doctor may request
- Guide to Less Toxic Products
- Media Doctor - A review of medical topics in the Canadian media
- Health News Review - A review of medical topics in the US media