Health

NEW: A full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies. Learn how to create a search alert here.

Consumer-oriented information and articles on health conditions, medications and alternative treatments. Learn how to create a search alert here.

Reviews of health, wellness and nutritional products, based on test results published by an independent laboratory.

Consumer reviews of local services for home/construction, auto repair, medical services/hospitals and more. Includes consumer guides to help you with the decision-making process. (NOTE: Once on the homepage, use the "I'm looking for..." search box at upper right or the "Services We Rate" drop-down menu at upper left.)

Reference eBooks on biography, business, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations/world, religion, science, social science, and more. See also Access My Library app.

Reference, magazine and journal articles on medical conditions and medications.

From Gale eBooks. Dozens of medical reference books you can browse individually or search all at once.

Gives you a list of Medigap health insurance plans based on your age and location, and provides information about features, pricing and financial strength.

Index of medical research articles 1965-. Search PubMed for articles 1950-.

Comprehensive health and drug information for the layperson.

Information on the effectiveness of herbs, supplements, vitamins, minerals, diets, nutrition, and exercises. Includes a Continuing Education section for medical professionals and a "Colleagues Interact" discussion forum.

NEW: Especially for parents, ParentTV offers hundreds of on-demand videos to support the parenting and care of children from birth to teens.

Login note: Use your Arlington Heights barcode number for login. You do not need to enter a PIN in the second box.

NEW: A comprehensive mapping, analytics, and data visualization tool with 100,000+ variables. It includes US Census and ACS demographic data, Consumer Expenditure Survey insights, D&B's premium business directory (30 million profiles), and the premium MRI-SimmonsLOCAL dataset covering 8,000+ brands, 450 categories, and detailed psychographics. Users also have access to the Community Lifestages dataset based on Age, Income, and Family Status, along with Claritas PRIZM Premier for marketing segmentation data. Additionally, CDC PLACES health data with 27 diverse health measures is available. Users may log in as a Guest, or create an account to save their work.

Rates safety and financial stability of banks, credit unions, insurers, stocks and mutual funds. Includes a Medigap Plan selection tool. See their special Video Training Library with guides on investing, researching medigap plans, evaluating financial/insurance institutions and more.