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Jan
28
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently developed resource lists for three public health emergencies affecting both local and global communities. An incident Web page was created to gather resources on the emerging health issues arising from the Zika Virus. Two PDF documents on recent chemical incidents have been updated. Links to these lists are… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM, Public Health
Jan
22
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From the Friends of the National Library of Medicine: The Friends of the National Library of Medicine (http://fnlm.org/) seek your nominations for this year’s Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award. NOMINATIONS: Nominees must be currently employed as a health sciences librarian and have worked in such a position for at least five years immediately… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM
Jan
21
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For some of us the Zika virus is something new. However, it was actually identified in the 1940’s in Uganda. The Zika virus was considered a rare disease primarily located in African countries with a smattering of occurrences in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. In May 2015 the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Jan
20
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Date: Thursday, January 28 Time: 1:00 pm PT, Noon Alaska Time, 2:00 pm MT Join us to hear from two of our recipients who each received PNR Health Disparities Information Outreach funding. In, Somali Cultural Profile Project: Collaborating to Update Information about Culture and Health Disparities in the Somali Community, Christine Wilson Owens will describe the partnership… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, News from Network Members, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
Jan
19
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This specialized class will help improve your effectiveness in searching PubMed and related NLM and NIH databases for information on chemicals, drugs and genetics. The course beings with searching PubMed for drug information with MeSH terms, Supplementary Concept Records (SCR), and Pharmacologic Actions (PA). Additional topics include searching related databases for drug information (e.g. ClincalTrials.gov… Read More »
Posted in: Technology, Training & Education