MMWR's home page is the most useful. Outbreak news - indices by disease. Background information about ProMED is posted on a new Internet site . The 17th edition that was released in late 1999 is available in its usual paper back form. Medscape is an online service on the Internet that has been designed to provide clinicians with timely information that is directly applicable to their patients and practice.
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Information in Medscape is arranged by specialty. Very timely articles on infectious diseases, with emphasis on patient care, are online. MedWebPlus is a comprehensive listing and linkage service of Biomedical Internet Resources that was initially compiled by Emory University Sciences Center Library as MedWeb. MedWebPlus membership is free and available to anyone within the scope of the MedWebPlus code of conduct. Hyperlinks are provided for access to clinical updates, news, and information on a broad range of social and policy issues.