Article Databases
Start with one or more of these article databases. Each database contains a variety of resources, including academic journals, professional/trade magazines, news articles, videos, and more.
Nutrition & Food Science Databases
- PEN (Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition) This link opens in a new window
Up to 5 users at a time Articles providing current and authoritative guidance on food and nutrition for practitioners.
- Food Science Source This link opens in a new windowProvides journals and trade magazines that cover food science, nutrition, and other related topics.
- eNCPT - Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual This link opens in a new window
Up to 8 users at a time
A guide to the standardized language used for the Nutrition Care Process. Gives clear explanations of all terms, including indicators, evaluation criteria, etiologies, signs and symptoms.
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Health & Medicine Databases
- Alt Health Watch This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals and magazines on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health.
Learn to Use Alt Health Watch - CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowContains academic journals for nursing and allied health.
Learn to search CINAHL using a concept-by-concept approach. (PDF)
- Health Source – Consumer Edition This link opens in a new windowContains magazines, books, and pamphlets on various consumer health topics.
Learn to Use Health Source - Consumer Edition - MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowIncludes academic journals in the field of medicine and medical science.
Learn to Use MEDLINE - MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowIncludes academic journals in the field of medicine and medical science. Contains the same content as Medline (EBSCOhost), but the look and functionality are different.
- Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard) This link opens in a new windowEvidence-based information on the use of complementary and alternative therapies, including foods and supplements.
- Nursing and Allied Health Premium This link opens in a new windowNursing and allied health academic journals and magazines.
Learn to use Nursing and Allied Health - Ovid - Journals This link opens in a new windowContains a number of nutrition and dietetic journals.
- PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals in the field of psychology.
Learn to Use PsycARTICLES - Psychology eCollection This link opens in a new windowAcademic Journals and magazines related to psychology.
Learn to use Psychology eCollection - PubMed This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals related to medicine. Note: Use the "Full-Text" rather than the "Free Full Text" search results filter to access articles through Conestoga databases, where available.
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowWiley's entire collection of currently published academic journals. Includes access from 1997 to current date.
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Online Medical Reference
Look up drug information, symptoms, medical topics, and more in these online reference texts.
- CPS Full Access (formerly RxTx) This link opens in a new windowA professional drug and conditions reference guide. Search for drugs by brand or generic name for indications, interactions, warnings, etc. Also use this tool to find therapeutic choices for various medical conditions.
- MedlinePlusAuthoritative source containing information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other health organizations. Categories include a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, health topics and drugs & supplements.
- Merck Manual: Consumer VersionProvides free, full text access to the Merck Manuals, which includes information about digestive disorders and disorders of nutrition.
- Merck Manual: Professional VersionProvides free, full text access to the Merck Manuals, including information about gastrointestinal disorders and nutritional disorders.
- Medical Dictionary from thefreedictionary.comThis free online medical dictionary is based on Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2nd ed.) and Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Care Consumers.
- Merriam-Webster Medical DictionaryMedical definitions from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster.
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Image Collections
- Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new windowContains millions of rights-cleared photos, graphics and images for educational use. Images may be used in PowerPoint presentations for class or posted on eConestoga.
- SMART Image Base - Scientific and Medical Art This link opens in a new windowContains thousands of medical images, illustrations and animations, including images of the digestive system. Images may be used in PowerPoint presentations for class or posted on eConestoga.
- Gale Interactive Human Anatomy This link opens in a new windowLearn human anatomy functions and concepts through examination of virtual 3D dissections and accompanying self-assessments.
After logging with your Conestoga credentials, you will be prompted to enter the following access code: conestoga. Learn to use Gale Interactive Human Anatomy
- Inner BodyProvides hundreds of interactive anatomy images.
Video Collections
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowContains educational streamed videos on a variety of academic, professional and technical topics, including a Health & Medicine collection.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowKanopy allows you to browse streaming videos listed by subjects such as Health, Medicine, Nursing, and so on, or you can search for topics such as Nutrition.
- Medcom Video Training Programs CollectionPart of the Nursing & Allied Health database, Medcom contains valuable skill-training videos covering health and medicine topics. Displays as an alphabetical list of video titles - to search within this list, use Ctrl + F.
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