Medicine OnLine

The Information Libraries provide comprehensive information and education on the following:Colon Cancer and its treatment with Camptosar (irinotecan HCl)Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and its treatment with Idamycin (idarubicin hydrochloride)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Immunotherapy, a continuing medical education program on tumor immunology, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines and cancer therapies, and vaccine approaches against cancer.The Hepatitis Learning Center provides access to in-depth information on Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C for both patients and healthcare professionals. "Management of Hepatitis B: A Case-Based Approach" is a comprehensive learning program with interactive case studies for healthcare professionals.The Consumer Cancer Treatment Forum is an unmoderated ListServ Discussion Group. Registered members communicate via e-mail to other registered members — asking questions and obtaining e-mail responses on cancer-related subjects.DoseCalc OnLine is a fully-referenced database with over 120 standard chemotherapeutic regimens and an online dosage calculator for oncology professionals. Enter a patient's height and weight and the software calculates the individual drug dosages for the chemotherapeutic protocol you select.In partnership with Moreover.com, the Daily Medical News Digest provides news stories in oncology/hematology each weekday.Free Medline Search provides keyword search of titles, authors, and topics in medical journals in the database of the National Library of Medicine PubMed service.CancerLinks provides quick-links to a thorough and frequently-updated list of cancer and oncology services on the Internet, including cancer centers in the US. It also provides disease-specific lists of articles on cancer on the Internet for oncology professionals and cancer patients.The Cancer Glossary, designed especially for cancer patients, provides definitions for over 150 technical terms used in diagnosis and management of cancer.Conrad Notes, written by Eugene Conrad, provides succinct reports on presentations made at recent medical meetings.Search, allows search of the entire Medicine OnLine site by keyword or concept.