MORE 'HEALTH-AND-MEDICAL-DATABASES' POSTS
From a WHO Announcement: The NOPA database has been created in close collaboration with health ministries and with support from the European Commission. It includes details on more than 300 national and sub-national policies that address nutrition, physical activity or obesity. Most of these policy documents have been developed in the past six years and […]
Database provided by the Environmental Working Group. Check radiation levels by phone name, phone provider, and manufacturer. Direct to Database A list of the best and worst phones by radiation level is included. More info and another interface to the data can be found in this Computeworld article.
From the Denver Business Journal: To the dismay of the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released an exhaustive list of medical errors occurring at the nation’s 4,700 hospitals. The CMS database of eight categories of “hospital-acquired conditions” includes leaving a foreign object in the body after surgery, urinary tract […]
100% Impressive: New: Health Datasets and Visulizations From the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx)
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Journal Articles, Maps, Resources
|Direct to Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) A new “must have” resource for health researchers, journalists, educators, and others. 100% impressive! Even if you’re not a health researcher many of the concepts that when into developing the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) and the design of the platform are applicable to many types of data. […]
From a U.S. Department of Transportation Announcement: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has launched an online database of hazardous materials incident summary reports. The annual and 10-year summary reports include the number of incidents related to specific causes, the number of injuries or fatalities, as well the cost of […]
From DevInfo News The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recently launched MDG 5b+ Info, an online database system designed to track global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other related indicators of maternal health at the country level. Adapted from the UN-endorsed DevInfo database system, MDG 5b+ Info compiles the latest […]
From NLM Tech Bulletin: The PubMed Mobile Beta provides a simplified mobile friendly Web interface to access PubMed. PubMed Mobile includes the same basic search functionality and content as Standard PubMed; that is, all search terms and fields work similarly. You can access the PubMed Mobile Web interface from the National Library of Medicine web […]
NLM 175: Upcoming Events and Milestones at National Library of Medicine
Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, News, Preservation, Reports
|As many of you know the National Library of Medicine (the world’s largest library of library of the health sciences and collections) in Bethesda, MD is celebrating their 175th anniversary in 2011 with many events, a special web site, a couple of contests and more. An recent announcement reminded us of two special events taking […]
Conference Presentation: Dr. Thomas C. Rindflesch from NLM Discusses "Semantic MEDLINE An Advanced Information Management Application for Biomedicine:
Libraries, Management and Leadership, National Libraries, Resources
|Dr. Rindflesch is an Information Research Specialist at the National Library of Medicine. He spoke at the 2011 NFAIS (National Federation of Advanced Information Services) annual conference at the end of February in Philadelphia, PA. Title: “Semantic MEDLINE: An Advanced Information Management Application for Biomedicine“ Direct to 23 PowerPoint Slides See Also: Direct to Semantic […]
E-Journals: NLM Revises Indexing Policy for Medline; Seeks to Ensure Full Text Access Will Always Be Available For Indexed Articles
Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing, Resources
|From the NLM Technical Bulletin: The revised NLM® MEDLINE® Policy on Indexing Electronic Journals is available at www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/policy/ejournals.html. This policy concerns electronic journals that are indexed in the MEDLINE/PubMed® database. The revised policy applies only to the MEDLINE indexing of electronic journals. As journal publishing evolves, the journal of record for many publications is the […]