GNED 008 GNED 008 Class 12Class 12

Medical and Health InformationMedical and Health Information

30 April 200830 April 2008

Kitman CHANLibrary Referencelbkitman@ust.hkExt. 6763

1. Sources of information

2. Types of information

3. Selected Internet Resources on Different Health Topics

Have better understanding on health status Search and use health and medical information Be a smart health care consumer Make evidence-based decisions if your work dealt

with medical issues Use the statistical information

GovernmentHong Kong: Department of Health, Hospital Authority, Census and Statistics Department, Centre for Health Protection

China: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

International health organizationsWorld Health Organization

Professional associationsChinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong,

The Medical Council of Hong Kong Medical publishers

Dictionarieso Doctors and other medical personnel often use special words and

language. Dictionaries can help you understand what they are talking and make sensible decision.

o Concise medical dictionary (Online R121 .C66 2003)o An A-Z of medicinal drugs (Online RS51 .H396 2003)o 網上英漢漢英醫學辭典 Medical dictionary On-Line for Chinese (

Online R121 .W352)o Melloni's illustrated medical dictionary (

Reference R121 .D76 2002)o 外硏社英汉医学词典 = English-Chinese medical dictionary (

Reference R121 .W32 2002)

Encyclopaedias o Useful resources to give you background on different medical subjects.

o The Gale encyclopedia of medicine (Reference RC41 .G35 1999)o Medicinal plants of the world : chemical constituents,

traditional, and modern medicinal uses (Reference RS164 .R676) 

o Encyclopaedia of food science, food technology, and nutrition (Reference TX349 .E47 1993 v.1 - v.8)

Handbooks and Manualso Offer you short descriptions of diseases and treatments that

may be useful to you.

o PDR for herbal medicines (Reference RS51 .P37 1998)o The patient's guide to medical tests (Online RC71 .P38 1997)o Physicians' desk reference for nonprescription drugs and

dietary supplements (Reference RM671.A1 P48 2008)o O.T.C. products at a glance / The Pharmaceutical Society of

Hong Kong 普通零售藥品手册 / 香港藥學會 (RM671.5.C6 P8 )

Directorieso How can one tell whether a person is qualified doctors,

dentists?

Hong Kongo List of Registered Doctors o List of Registered Chinese Medicine Practitionerso List of Listed Chinese Medicine Practitionerso List of Registered Dentists

E-journalso The Library subscribes to different journals on Health

and Medicine.

Library Subscription Databases

Chinese:o 中國醫療健康庫 (China Infobank)English:o ProQuest Medical Libraryo Pharmaceutical News Indexo PubMed

HKUST Library Catalog: Subject SearchDiet Medicine, Preventive

Diet therapy – China Mental health

Exercise Nutrition

Exercise – Physiological aspects Physical fitness

Food – Safety measures Qi gong

Hatha Yoga Sleep

Health Self-care, Health

Herbs – Therapeutic use Tai Chi

Medicine, Chinese Travel – Health aspects

Medicine, Chinese – Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Yearbooks / Numeric / Statisticso Provide you current and historical data & statistics.

o Hong Kong: Census and Statistics Department > Hong Kong Statistics > Statistical Tables

o Health status of Hong Kong residents, doctor consultation, hospitalization, dental consultation ; Provision of medical benefits by employers/companies and coverage of medical insurance purchased by individuals ; Health status of institutional residents and their utilization of medical services (Reference RA407.5.C6 X536 2007)

o Hospital Authority Annual Statistical Reporto World health statistics annual (Online RA407.A1 W67)

CLASS EXERCISE

Local Important Websites Western Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine Food Safety Health, Exercise and Diet Travel Health Alternative Medicine

o Hong Kong Department of Health o Execute health care policies, oversees

Centre for Health Protection, family health service, student health service, elderly health service, dental service, Chinese Medicine, pharmaceutical service, registration of healthcare professionals, registration of hospitals and medical clinics,

o HealthyHK – major health behavioral factors,

major health-related environmental factors

Hong Kongo Department of Health , Centre for Health Protection, Hospital Authority

Overseas:o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US government-Department of Health and Human Serviceso MayoClinic.com

Provides medical information and tools for healthy living from more than 2,500 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, US.

o Familydoctor.org

Health information for the whole family by the American Academy of Family Physicians

o Virtual Hospital - Patient information on different medical topics

China:o Chinese Virtual Herbarium - 中國數字植物標本館o State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of th

e PRC - 國家中醫藥管理局

Hong Kong:o Easily Confused Chinese Medicines in Hong Kong - 香港容

易混淆中藥o Traditional Chinese Medicine & Health Keeping - 中藥萬

用資料庫Overseas:

o Acupuncture.com – Gateway to Chinese Medicine, Health and Wellness in English

Hong Kong Centre for Food Safetyo Information on Food Alerts, Food Allergen, Food

Laws, Food Labeling, GM Food, Trans Fat, Pesticide Residues in Food, Seasonal Food Safety Tips

Men’s health Healthy sex life -

The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong In addition to providing information on contraception and other topics, the Association runs birth control clinics, and provides services on sub-fertility and infertility, pre-pregnancy, and other health issues for women and men.

Health calculators (Body Mass Index, Waist Hip Ratio) Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety > Nutrient

Information Enquiry

Hong Kong Travel Health Serviceo provide information on:

- travel health advice

- travel health risks

- disease outbreak alert at specific destinations

- destination travel health news digests

- recommended vaccinations

Medline Plus: Herbal Medicine About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products

Provides information about herbs, botanicals and other products, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems.

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