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Links to medical definitions and medical information:

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ National Library of Medicine (NIH) 
• http://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control.   Complements  Medline Plus. Has an up-to-date compilation of late-breaking news from medicine, without a spin, just facts.
• http://www.mayoclinic.org/, Mayo Clinic. Content tends to be academic but very detailed and well researched.  Good online search engine.
• http://www.hhs.gov/  Department of Health and Human Services
• http://www.drugs.com/  Fairly comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. Free, peer-reviewed, accurate and independent data on most prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products.
• http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp  Internet drug index  Similar to drugs.com, slightly less user friendly
• http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/  University of IA website with free to copy pictures and useful quality links organized by topic
• http://www.merckmanuals.com/    Great online compliment of what they publish in print
• http://www.nih.gov/  National Institute of Health
• http://www.biomedcentral.com/  Access to peer reviewed medical journals
• JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) http://jama.jamanetwork.com/journal.aspx   Current issue is always free
• http://www.nejm.org/  New England Journal of Medicine (one of the most established sources in the U.S. of authoritative med information), not free
• Medscape (WebMD) - Searchable medical information site
• For SSDI cases, ssa.gov is a must.  Listing of Impairments are at http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/AdultListings.htm
• MassHealth has links to provider manuals that must be read before taking up any prior approval case-  http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/laws-regs/masshealth/provider-library/provider-manual

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