Where has the time gone.... late again. Oh well! couldn't be helped.  On to discovering the consumer health resources.

I was very impressed with the wide selection of publications in Health Source: Consumer Edition ranging from health reports, letters, magazine, books - lots of resources to tap into - many offering full text. I decided to search Diabetes which my husband has in hopes of sharing new information with him. I sorted my results date descending and narrowed it to 2010 - 2012 dates with 1082 results. I read the article "Go Nuts for Health!"   Authors: Palmer, Sharon  Source: Environmental Nutrition; Nov2012, Vol. 35 Issue 11, p1-6, 2p.
It was a very interesting article, written in layman's terms. I was excited to share the information discovered with my husband - learned about the healthy benefits of tree nuts - eating nuts can help manage and prevent type 2 diabetes - new studies found a protective link between nut consumption and cognitive health.

Medline Plus is another great resource. The What's in the News for today were: Cartoons may ease anxiety for kids facing surgery; Hearing loss tied to diabetes in study; Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores. Some of the top searches are Aspirin, Diabetes, hypertension.

Under Drugs and Supplements, I wanted to check out Vitamin D,  I was recently told to increase my intact of this. Unfortunately it was not listed - surprising? So I then chose Glipizide, a medication my husband takes. A great deal of information is included such as Why medication is subscribed; How medicine is to be used; precautions; Special dietary instructions; Side effects; Brand names plus much more.

When I searched for diabetes under "Health Topics"  found an extensive amount of information, a medical encyclopedia in comparison to Health Source which presents current findings, studies, etc. Under diabetes there was an introduction (overview), guide to type 1 & 2 as well as latest news, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment prevention, alternative therapy, nutrition, coping, etc. Very impressive. This is a great database to direct our patrons to for accurate information on health topics.

The videos are a great asset, clearly presenting information visually for the visual learner. I watched the video on Macular Degeneration and found it very clear, informative, helped me better understand the condition my mother deals with.

Again, great databases to explore and share with our patrons - really impressed with MedlinePlus. That's all for now, till next time digging through my ancestry .....what will I discover?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cheryl
         So many resources, so little time!