MedlinePlus: FAQ - MedlinePlus and MEDLINE/PubMed

MedlinePlus:
- contains pages of carefully selected links to Web resources with authoritative health information, including dictionaries, directories, organizations, news sources and 650 health topics.
- provides access to medical information via:
  - the adam.com medical encyclopedia
  - the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  - drug information on prescription and non-prescription drugs
  - interactive health tutorials
- contains links to pre-formulated searches of the MEDLINE/PubMed database, allowing you to find references to latest health professional articles on your topic.
MEDLINE/PubMed:
- is a Web-based, searchable database of over 14 million article references published in more than 4800 biomedical journals and magazines.
- can be searched for FREE.
- provides links to some full-text journal articles via publishers' Web pages.
  - Publisher access to articles varies by publisher--some provide access free, others charge for the article or require a subscription.