MedlinePlus is an excellent service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, providing a wealth of authoritative, daily updated medical information. To ESL students, the site is particularly useful as a means of learning medical English.
Features:
• Over 750 health topics, grouped under 5 major categories: body location/systems, disorders and conditions, diagnosis and therapy, demographic groups, health and wellness
• Alphabetical indexes of generic drugs, herbs, and supplements
• Medical encyclopedia (over 4,000 articles plus photographs and illustrations)
• Medical dictionary (powered by Merriam-Webster)
• Health-related news from Reuters Health, HealthDay, and other medical organizations
• Directories of health professionals, services, and facilities
• Interactive health tutorials, which explain diseases and medical procedures in easy-to-read English
• Streaming videos of surgical procedures
Site URL: http://medlineplus.gov/
