The Research Medical Library announces the addition of ProQuest’s Nursing and Allied Health Source. This new database provides full text access to more than 500 journals including the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, Rehabilitation Oncology, and Cancer Nursing Practice. Search by keyword to retrieve articles and limit results by publication type or date. To access the database, look for the link to Nursing and Allied Health Source under the Biomedical Databases list: http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/databases/databases.html

If you have questions or would like one of the librarians to demonstrate this new database at your departmental or team meeting, contact Clara Fowler at cfowler@mdanderson.org or 713-745-1538.

The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) is now available in the TOXNET collection (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/) from the National Library of Medicine. Developed at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CPDB provides analyses of the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests. The CPDB enables easy access to the bioassay literature, with qualitative and quantitative analyses of both positive and negative experiments that have been published over the past 50 years. The CPDB standardizes the diverse literature of cancer bioassays that vary widely in protocol, histopathological examination and nomenclature, and in the published author’s choices of what information to provide in their papers. Results are reported in the CPDB for tests in rats, mice, hamsters, dogs, and nonhuman primates.

To access the Carcinogenic Potency Database, go to http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?CPDB.htm and select the chemical name to view its carcinogenic potency.

Questions about TOXNET or other National Library of Medicine databases should be directed to Stephanie Fulton at sfulton@mdanderson.org or 713-563-1722.

TheThe Research Medical Library has a new collection of DVDs titled Diagnostic Imaging Review: For Residents, Fellows and Radiologists. These 25 DVDs cover all the major radiologic areas in formal lectures by UCSF-affiliated faculty and with accompanying case sessions for each diagnostic specialty. To view a complete list of topics and presenters as well as information for CME, visit http://www.cmeinfo.com/store_temp/proddetails.asp?prodcat=154

To check out the DVDs from the Research Medical Library, ask at the Information Desk for call number WN 180 D536 2006 DVD. Questions about availability for this or another other resources should be directed to the Research Medical Library staff at 713-792-2282. To suggest other purchases, fill out the Collection Recommendation form available at http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/forms/index.cfm.

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