Nursing: Diseases

Provides a guide for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) which is the classification used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Browse or search for diseases by name. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

WHO has multiple websites, reports and research with health information and data including the World Health Report, Data Repository, Country Statistics, Maps and more.

Research-oriented medical and health indexing and abstracting service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medline records are indexed with NLM's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) using these subject headings adds accuracy to a search. This is the consumer help version (also available in Spanish).

Resources documenting global progress in achieving country set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support and to halt and reverse the spread of HIV.

From the U.S. National Library of Medicine

Information on how to the gene expression profiles of normal, precancer, and cancer cells, will help improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment for the patient.

Provides access to statistical tables, graphs, and maps from various data sources.

SEER Data, 1973-2012

The National Library of Medicine's guide to sexually transmitted diseases.

Browse by topic or use the tools section.

An important forum for independent orthopaedic sports medicine research and education, allowing clinical practitioners the ability to make decisions based on sound scientific information.

Features online discussion of issues in bioethics that span the spectrum of medicine, science, and technology.

Information mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) for improved animal care and use in research, testing, and teaching.

Created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond.

Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more.

A scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide. Their drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, and these standards are used in more than 140 countries.

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.