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Issues Databases

These are great resources for many of your topics, particularly the topics that are social issues such as euthanasia, cloning, etc.

SIRS Leading Issues
A browsable list of researchable issues to help you find and narrow your topic. Each topic has overview articles, viewpoint articles, multimedia in a student-friendly package. **WILL NEED TO ADD ACCESS DATE FOR CITATION**
Issue & Controversies Research Topics
Comprehensive overview articles on a variety of "controversial" issues. A great place to start your search because it provides background knowledge and the main arguments both for and against each of their covered issues. Oops. The ID and PW have been changed for this resource. The correct information:ID:kennettpa PW: facts
Opposing Viewpoints Issues
Click on Browse Issues for topic listing. Similar to SIRS, an A-Z listing of topics for which pages have been created discussing all aspects of the topics including overviews, multimedia, and viewpoint articles.

Make sure you are using reputable, reliable sources.

Gale Health and Wellness Portal
A wide variety of resources on all sorts of health related topics. Includes ebooks, magazine, newspapers, and multimedia.
Health Information National Institutes of Health
Great information on a variety of health topics, lots of diseases, conditions, and disorders.
Teen Health Medline Plus
Teen Health
Planned Parenthood
Sexuality information.
Mayo Clinic
Diseases and conditions.
Center for Disease Control
Above the Influence Drug Facts
CLick on Know the Facts; Scroll down for list of drugs.
NAMI Mental Illness
Trusted reliable mental health information.
APA Psychology Topics
Fitness & Exercise from Web MD