Health Source

There seem to be a wide range of popular and medical titles in the publications list. I was surprised to see Ladies' Home Journal among the titles available since I wouldn't think about that as a health source.

I searched for Osteogenesis Imperfecta which is a fairly rare disease. I found several general articles which were quite easy to understand. There were articles from professional medial journals which were more technical, so less useful to the average person. I do like that there was a mix of both professional and more accessible types or sources.

The main page for Medline plus is very appealing. I remember having used it years ago and only a medical person would have wanted to use it. The links and news are all about smoking, diabetes and weight loss which are certainly mainstream topics. I like the way the links are set up with tabs for various populations and then topics that might be of interest to certain groups rather than a general population. When I clicked on women and then weight control there was quite a bit of basic useful information. It was definitely written for the average person just looking for some basics.

The "Drugs and Supplements" search also seems to be useful. It gives good readable information about the drug you search. It seems like it would be a good place to suggest to patrons who have questions about medications they are on.

Doing a search for osteogenesis imperfecta on Medline also yields a number of results. Much of the information here is also fairly readable and understandable by the average person.

The videos certainly provide plenty of options to watch surgeries and procedures. I'm not sure if I'd want to sit through an entire video of whatever procedure or surgery I'd be about to have, but I think some people might like to see that.

I like Medline. I feel like it's a bit more user friendly that Health Source Consumer Edition but I think Health Source has the potential for more in depth information. I guess I would recommend either or both to a patron depending on the individual and their needs.