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Dec
12
PubMed/MEDLINE citations, the MeSH database, and the NLM Catalog were updated to reflect 2013 MeSH on December 10, 2013. The MeSH translation tables were also updated. Now that end-of-year activities are complete, MEDLINE/PubMed may be searched using 2013 MeSH vocabulary. For details on the data changes, go to MEDLINE Data Changes — 2013. On December… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, NLM Resources, PubMed
Dec
10
MeSH uploaded the disease portion of the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database available in the Unified Medical Language System. OMIM is a database that catalogues human diseases with genetic components. Although OMIM disease names are available for searches in PubMed, it is often difficult to index and search for the articles on rare… Read More »
Posted in: PubMed, Rare Diseases
Dec
10
The December 2012 issue of NIH News in Health is now available online! NIH News in Health is a monthly newsletter from the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plays a major role in finding better ways to diagnose, treat, cure… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Non-NLM Resources
Dec
10
In order to keep pace with the continuing advances in web technology, PMC has launched PubReader, an alternative web presentation that offers another, more reader-friendly view of the articles in the PMC archive. Designed particularly for enhancing the readability of PMC journal articles on tablet and other small screen devices, PubReader can also be used… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, PubMed
Nov
26
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services (SIS) has released Especially for Toxicologists, a guide to NLM resources on environmental health, toxicology, and chemical information for toxicologists. Also announced is a new Enviro-Health Links page, Laboratory Safety, which offers links to information for clinical, academic and school laboratories, including resources for handling chemical,… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Environmental Health and Toxicology, NLM Resources, Public Health