The World Health Organization Web site provides up-to-date information about health care topics around the world. Nurses researching worldwide health issues will find this reference useful. 

The site, which can be accessed in English, Spanish or French, covers a host of health topics from A to Z, and posts updates on worldwide disease outbreaks and information on emergencies by country, as well as archives of historical data by year and disease. 

Also provided is detailed information on vaccination requirements and health advice for travelers. It also lists links to the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, World Health Report, International Statistical Classifications of Disease and Related Health Problems and the Weekly Epidemiological Record.

PDA Medical Reference Sites 

PDR.net is a medical and health care Web site created by Medical Economics Company Inc., a publisher of health care magazines and directories, including the Physicians' Desk Reference. 

PDR.net is customized for specific audiences including consumers, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and pharmacists. PDR.net's contents and services are free for nurses who register with the site. 
The Nurse's PDR Resource Center allows nurses to search the 2001 drug database, browse clinical drug headlines and find out what's new in drugs. 

Drug information on the site is presented in the same format as the PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook, which includes classification, action, uses, contraindications, side effects, overdose management, interactions and dosage.

PalmGear.com (the link is on the Links page) Check out the platforms that the programs run on and which programs you are interested in. All of them listed run on Palm OS (of course), but many also run on other platforms.

Also under PalmGear.com, you will find the 2000 Guide listed below. The cost is $5.00 to download it, but it is well worth it. It has a comprehensive selection of health care software for PDAs.