Resource Guides: Health and Medicine

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Alt HealthWatch
Full text for more than 180 international (often peer-reviewed journals and reports) on alternative, complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Consumer Health Complete  
Designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Access to consumer health information with nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines such as Fit Pregnancy, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Shape, Vegetarian Times.
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The U.S. National Library of Medicine's premiere search system for health information with over 24 million citations.

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	Books in Erickson Library The Gene: An Intimate History Harvard Medical School Health Topics A-Z (eBook) Harvard Medial School Special Health Reports (eBook) Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement A Primer for Women's Health: Learn About Your Body in 52 Weeks The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom
	Streaming Media [Off-campus access via authentication process.] A Dangerous Future: Years of Living Dangerously (2014, 58:12) Eat, Fast, and Live Longer (2012, 51:59) Fighting Pandemics (2015, 44:12) 54321+8 Countdown to Your Health (2012, 24:39) Influences on Health and Wellbeing: Lifestyle Factors (2013, 22:59) Modern Life: How It Affects Our Health and Well-Being--Predict My Future: The Dunedin Longitudinal Study (2015, 44:29) Pills, Powders, and Balms: The Cultural History of Medicines (2012, 51:24) Science of Fasting (2011, 56:15) Secrets of a Long Life (2013, 56:09)
	Websites CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Drugs.com (A-Z Drug List, Interactions Checker, Side Effects) Healthfinder.gov (Health Topics A-Z) Healthy People 2020 (ODPHP) Mayo Clinic Patient Care and Health Information Public Health Corps WebMD

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General
Age Becomes Us: Bodies and Gender in Time (eBook)
Age of Aging (streaming media, 2015, 44:14)
Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America (eBook)
Aging Networks: A Guide to Programs and Services (eBook)
Aging, Society, and the Life Course (eBook)
Communication and Aging: Creative Approaches to Improving the Quality of Life (eBook)
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (eBook)
Handbook of Minority Aging (eBook)
How to Stay Young: Episode 1 (streaming media, 2016, 48:36)
How to Stay Young: Episode 2 (streaming media, 2016, 49:40)
Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement (book)
Our Aging Bodies (eBook)
Psychology of Aging 101 (eBook)
We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying (book)
Websites:
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
Minnesota Board on Aging
National Council on Aging
National Institute on Aging (NIH)

Alzheimer's Disease | Dementia
Aging Networks: A Guide to Programs and Services (eBook)
Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts (DVD)
Curing Alzheimer's (streaming media, 2016, 50:13)
Emotional Journey of the Alzheimer's Family (eBook)
Halting Dementia: Medical Revolution (2015, 48:58)
Handbook of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease (eBook)
Preventing Dementia: Medical Revolution (streaming media, 2015, 49:05)
Still Alice (DVD)
Truth About Dementia (streaming media, 2016, 50:34)
Understanding Brain Aging and Dementia: A Life Course Approach (eBook)
Website:
Alzheimer's Association

Parkinson's Disease
Optimal Health with Parkinson's Disease: A Guide to Integrating Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine (eBook)
Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders (eBook)
Websites:
American Parkinson Disease Association
National Parkinson Foundation

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	Books in Erickson Library Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop?: New Knowledge, New Treatments, New Hope Alcoholism Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse Getting High: Marijuana Through the Ages Loss of Innocence: A Family's Journey with Meth Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth About the World's Most Popular Weed Medicating Modern America: Prescription Drugs in History The Methamphetamine Crisis: Strategies to Save Addicts, Families, and Communities Methamphetamine Industry in America: Transnational Cartels and Local Entrepreneurs (eBook) No Speed Limit: The Highs and Lows of Meth Pot Politics: Marijuana and the Costs of Prohibition Substance Abuse Treatment: Options, Challenges, and Effectiveness (eBook) Thirteenth Step: Addiction in the Age of Brain Science (eBook)
	Streaming Media [Off-campus access via authentication process. Use StarID and password] Bath Salts and Other Synthetic Drugs: Think About It (2014, 17:24) Chasing Heroin (2016, 1:09:32) Depressants, Hallucinogens and Stimulants (2015, 10:19) Hooked on Painkillers (2015, 29:21) Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad (2015, 50:17) Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016, 59:20) Opium: Addicted to Pleasure (2012, 48:02) Oxyana (2014, 1:22:06) Risky Drinking (2016, 1:25:01) Sensitive Souls (2015, 58:35) Tobacco: Addicted to Pleasure (2012, 49:24) Truth About Alcohol (2016, 58:18) Warning: This Drug May Kill You (2017, 59:10) Whiskey: Addicted to Pleasure (2012, 48:09)
	Websites NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

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	Books in Erickson Library Anorexia Nervosa: Symptoms, Treatment, and Neurobiology (eBook) Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence Eating disorders: prevalence, risk factors and treatment options (eBook) Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women Perfect girls, starving daughters: the frightening new normalcy of hating your body Self-help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders Treatment and Recovery of Eating Disorders (eBook)
	Streaming Media [Off-campus access via authentication process.] FEMMEfille (2015, 1:20:40) Nutrition and Eating Disorders (2011, 24:04) Recovering Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa (2012, 27:13)
	Websites EDHope (Eating Disorder Hope) The Emily Program (UMN) NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association)

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	Books in Erickson Library Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5 Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia Soul Healing Miracles: ancient and new sacred wisdom, knowledge, and practical techniques for healing the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical bodies Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin What We Know about Emotional Intelligence: How It Affects Learning, Work, Relationships, and Our Mental Health
	Streaming Media [Off-campus access via authentication process. Use StarID and password] Anxiety Disorders (2011, 22:01) Bipolar: Life Between Two Extremes (2010, 43:19) Dark Days: Shedding Light on Depression (2011, 21:47) Faceless: Inside a Psychiatric Ward (2012, 49:30) Happy (2012, 1:14:08) Inside My Mind: Inside Mental Illness (2013, 51:22) Mental Health: The Basics (2012, 18:51) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (2015, 49:04)
	Websites Mental Health Center (WebMD) MentalHealth.gov (U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services) NAMI NAMI Duluth Area National Institute of Mental Health

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