Especially for Health Professionals
Starting Points
- TOXLINE - TOXicology Literature OnLINE
- Over three million references from the toxicology literature, including MEDLINE/PubMed, research in progress, and meeting abstracts.
- HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank
- Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicological data for over 5000 chemicals
Excerpts from published literature on:- Human Health Effects
- Emergency Medical Treatment
- Chemical/Physical Properties
- Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacology
- Laboratory Methods
- Haz-Map
- Links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms
- ChemIDplus - Chemical Identification Plus
- Dictionary of over 380,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, structures)
- Includes links to NLM databases and other resources
- ATSDR Medical Management Guidelines and Public Health Statements
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ChemIDplus Advanced
- Includes structure search and display for over 276,000 chemicals
- Household Products Database
- Potential health effects of chemicals for over 6000 common household products
More NLM Resources for Health Professionals
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Contains information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
Drug Information Portal
Gateway to drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. Covers 15,000+ drugs from entry into clinical trials through entry in the market place.
Enviro-Health Links
Evaluated links to Internet resources on selected toxicology and enviromental health issues
Radiation Event Medical Management
Easy to follow algorithms for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure.
NLM Resources for Your Patients
MedlinePlusConsumer health resource with information on over 700 health topics, including toxicology and environmental health | |
Household Products DatabasePotential health effects of chemicals in 6000 common household products | |
Tox TownInteractive guide to toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places |