Journals and Books Received in February 2007:

New Journal Issues
The American journal of cardiology
-v.99, n.3

The American journal of medicine plus Supplement v.120 (2A)
-v.120, n.2

American medical news
-v. 50, n.4-7

Archives of internal medicine
-v. 167, n.3

Cardiology review
-v. 24, n. 2

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
-v. 74, n.2

Diabetes Journal Club
-v.3, n.3

Geriatrics
-v.62, n.1

Internal medicine news
-v.40, n.2-3

Internal medicine world report
-v.22, n.1

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
-v.297, n.5-7

Journal of clinical outcomes management : JCOM
-v.14, n.1

Mayo Clinic proceedings
-v.82, n.2

Medical economics
-v.84, n.2

Modern healthcare
-v.37, n.5 v.37, n.6 v.37, n.8

Monthly prescribing reference
-December 2006, February 2007

Patient care
-January 2007

PDR Monthly prescribing guide
-v.6, n.1

The Public’s Health
v.7, n.1

New Books
Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/ Management Vol 1 and Vol 2
-Sleisenger, Marvin H., Feldman, Mark,; 1947- , ed., Friedman, Lawrence S.; 1953- ; (Lawrence Samuel), ed., Brandt, Lawrence J., ed.

ACS surgery : principles & practice 2006
-Souba, Wiley W.


Filed under: Print Resources, Journals

Consumer Health: Rx Costs

The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) issued a report titled Shopping For Drugs: 2007 that examined ways in which consumers can save money on prescriptions. Some tips are fairly well-known, such as the tip on asking your doctor if the drug prescribed has a generic equivalent, while other tips include checking prescription prices at local pharmacies or via special websites, and more. These tips could save consumers anywhere from 10%-87% on their prescriptions.

As always, be sure to consult your physician -- he or she may be able to suggest the best generic or a cheaper OTC medication to substitute for the original prescription.

Compare pharmacy prices:
DestinationRx.com
PharmacyChecker.com
PillBot.com

Prescription assistance programs:
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Rx Outreach
TogetherRxAccess
Prescription Drug Discount Program for Medicare Recipients (for Medicare beneficiaries without drug coverage)

Read the NCPA report here. (Adobe Acrobat required)

With thanks to HealthLeaders Daily News (23 January 2007).


Filed under Consumer Health

New in the Library

Journals Received in January 2007:
The American journal of cardiology
-v.99, no.2 plus Supplement American medical news v.50, no.3

Archives of internal medicine
-v.167, n.1 & 2

Clinical geriatrics
-v.15, n.1

Consultant
-v.47, n.1

Cortlandt forum
-v.20, n.1

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
-v.297, n.3 & 4

The New England journal of medicine
-v.355, no.18, 20-21, 24-26 v.356, no.1 & 2

Filed under: Print Resources, Journals, A/V Resources

Featured Resources: DOAJ

Directory of Open Access Journals (http://www.doaj.org/)

The DOAJ is a directory of free, full text, journals covering a broad range of subjects and languages. At last check, the directory included 2529 journals with 125140 articles.

Users can browse by title or subject, and a portion of the journals are indexed to allow full-text article searches.

Biology and Life Sciences

• Biology – 97 journals
• Life Sciences – 41 journals

Health Sciences

• Dentistry -27 journals
• Medicine (General) - 220 journals
• Public Health - 80 journals

Filed under eResources, Online Journals, Free Resources

New Issue: Wellness Letter

The February 2007 issue of UC Berkeley's Wellness letter (0748-9234) is now available online. The newsletter covers nutrition, fitness, and other items involving consumer health.

• Non-subscribers can browse the Table of Contents (TOC) and read featured articles from the current issue here.
• Subscribers can access the complete current issue by logging in to the Subscribers Corner.

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Filed under: eResources, Consumer Health, eNewsletters

Resource profile: UCI's Online Books

Resource profile

Resource: Online Books @ Grunigen Medical Library
Website: http://medical.lib.uci.edu/ebooks.html
Overview: eBooks
Description: UC Irvine's Grunigen Medical Library has links to full-text books that are available online. Some titles are restricted to UCIrvine (either on-site, or off-site users with UC Irvine library privileges) - other are available to the public. Restricted titles include Williams Hematology, Harrisons, as well as Sabiston's and Schwartz's surgery texts. Public titles include biomedical texts, as well as classics (like Gray's Anatomy), and a small number of other texts including Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Clinical Management.
Audience: Medical library users, doctors, and other health professionals.
Of Note: The titles are organized alphabetically and icons denote which titles are restricted. Users can browse with a quick jump menu available at the top of the page or search by author, title, title keyword, or ISBN.
Related resources that may be of interest: FreeBooks4Doctors


Filed under: eResources, UC Irvine, eBooks

MD Consult Enhancements

On 29 October, MD Consult will be launching enhanced features like Book Image Searching, a new Home Page, enhanced search results, and drug information from Gold Standard.

For more information: see the online announcement.
To receive such notices direct in your email, sign up for MD Consult eNews.

Filed under MD Consult, eResources.