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Health Information Is Just aCLICK AWAYIt’s free and easy at the Health Library at www.mgh.netBY RANDY DEFFENBAUGHIt is possibly the best-kept educationalsecret at MGH, but we want to changethat! A FREE Health Library resourceis quickly available to you, only a clickaway, at www.mgh.net.Access the no-cost resource by clicking oneof three buttons on the home page: the HealthLibrary link on the left side, the Health Libraryheader at the top, or the Health Library banneron the right.In an instant, you will have access to 4,000health and wellness articles that cover 1,500medical topics. You can use this resource to findinformation about disease, injury, nutrition,poison control, surgery, symptoms, etc.Articles on general subjects can be searchedby keyword or by using the reference index orinteractive tools. Another great feature is theability to look up information about various hospitaltests and procedures.>> Need to know the symptoms of exposureto poison ivy, oak or sumac? It’s available at theHealth Library at www.mgh.net.>> Think you may have bronchiolitis? Click tosee the symptoms.ONLINEFind YourAnswers OnlineFree, easy to access and only amoment away. Marion GeneralHospital’s Health Library has youcovered. Visit www.mgh.net.>> Need to know what causes scabies or thesigns of an abdominal aortic aneurysm? TheHealth Library covers that, too!>> Want to know how to treat a burn? TheHealth Library will tell you.>> Time to brush up on your CPR? The HealthLibrary gives you access to a step-by-step guide.>> Having an abdominal CT scan or a bariumenema? The Health Library will tell you howthe test is performed, what you should do toprepare for it, how it will feel, and why it is usuallyperformed.“The Health Library is a fantastic resourcewritten in simple, easy-to-understand language,”says Ann Vermilion, administrative directorof community outreach programs. “MGH ishappy to provide it at no cost to our HealthcareCommunity.”Access MGH’s HealthLibrary from one ofthree locations at thehome page.Vim & Vigor · FALL 2011 49