Identifying Journal Articles
- PubMed
Refer to PubMed at the UW help page. - Search PubMed
Limited to English, last 5 years, RCT's
- EMBASE
(Ovid) EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmacological database indexing 5,000 journals from over 70 countries. - Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
Locating Journal Articles
- eJournal Browse Page
Browse or search for an electronic journal.
To find a print journal, use the "Search for Journals in the UW Libraries Catalog" search box on this page.
- Order copies of articles or books
Finding Practice Guidelines
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by AHRQ in partnership with the AMA and the American Association of Health Plans - UpToDate
- Google Find websites of organizations that might have publications outlining their guidelines, ex. Amercan Diabetes Association.
Keeping Up with the Literature
- My NCBI Register for a My NCBI account.
Run your search.
Click on Save Search next to the Search Box.
Name your search and click on Yes for "Would you like to receive email updates of new search results?"
Select your preferences for email update options. - Create an alert in EMBASE
Create your best search, then click on the "Save Search/Alert" icon.
You will be asked to log in to a Personal Account before going further.
Enter your Personal Account Name and Password (or create one if this is your first time) and click on the "Login" button.
Select "AutoAlert (SDI)" under the pulldown menu for "Type."
Make your selections from the menu presented and click on the "Save" button.
If you would like to create additional searches to save, clear (delete) the previous one(s) before creating a new search.
To manage (edit or delete) your AutoAlerts, simply log onto any Ovid database, click on the "Personal Account" button, login and then click on the "Saved Searches/Alerts" button.
Synthesized Literature (Structured Abstracts, Critically Appraised Topics)
- ACP Journal Club
1996-
(American College of Physicians) - POEMs
(Wiley) - TRIP Database
Evidence-based sources meta-search engine.
Miscellaneous
- ADRs to antibiotics estimated to account for 140,000 ER visits per year in US
...according to a study by the CDC. Article to appear in Clin Infect Dis Sept 15, 2008 issue....
- Trasylol limited to investigational use
Read the FDA statement May 14, 2008 Read the article: Aprotinin versus Lysine Analogues in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery In patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery, aprotinin was somewhat more effective than either aminocaproic acid or tranexamic acid in reducing massive perioperative...
- Pharmaceuticals in drinking water
From the NY Times, Mar 10, 2008 Drug Traces Common in Tap Water "A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41...
- Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
A student brought it to my attention that Consumer Reports was now including drug reviews. After the initial eyebrow raising, I went to the public library and had a look. Turns out that they have a new 'health' section with...
- ACCORD Study Halted
From Medscape (must register for free account): The Day After: Experts Puzzled Over Increased Death Rate in ACCORD Experts within and outside of the ACCORD trial are equally flummoxed by the finding that the group receiving intensive glucose lowering showed...
MedWatch Feed
- Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride): Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review
FDA is reviewing preliminary data from a recent study suggesting that patients using sibutramine have a higher number of cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or death) than patients using a placebo.
- Cardiac Science Corp. Powerheart and CardioVive Automated External Defibrillators: Initial Communication
Defective components may cause affected devices to not deliver electric shocks, and the device's self-test may not detect the defect in advance of use.
- Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray - Recall
Product found containing the bacteria B. cepacia.
- RockHard Weekend - product contains undeclared drug ingredient
Recall of product, sold as a dietary supplement, containing undeclared sulfoaildenafil.
- Cardiovascular Systems ViperSheath Sheath Introducer - Recall
Nationwide recall due to stretching or fracture of the sheath during use.

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