There is now an extensive range of books available to read online at no charge including many on subjects concerning health and medicine. We list the websites that provide this resource below - this is clearly a fast-developing area so please contact us here to suggest additions to this list. Free registration is required at some of these websites.

Health/medicine

• Infectious Disease Philip M. Polgreen University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook
  4th edition

• Infectious Diseases 2002 - eMedicine, Inc.
  

• The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew (2002, 344 pp.) Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

• Infectious Diseases, in: Merck Manual 2000

• Allergic Skin Disease
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.

• Mayo Clinic On Digestive Health
  Published by Rochester, Minn. : Mayo Clinic Health Information, 2000.

• Extending Medicare Coverage for Preventive and Other Services (2000, 412 pp.)
  Marilyn J. Field, Robert L. Lawrence, and Lee Zwanziger, Editors; Committee on Medicare Coverage Extensions, Division of Health Care Services

• Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures (2000, 456 pp.)
  Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

• Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces: Force Protection and Decontamination (2000, 262 pp.)
  Michael A. Wartell, Michael T. Kleinman, Beverly M. Huey, and Laura M. Duffy, Editors; Division of Military Science and Technology, National Research Council

• Angiogenesis In Health And Disease
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.

• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.

• Safety of Silicone Breast Implants (2000, 560 pp.)
  Stuart Bondurant, Virginia Ernster, and Roger Herdman, Editors; Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, Institute of Medicine

• Periodontal Medicine
  Published by Hamilton, Ont. ; London : B.C. Decker, Inc., 2000.

• Physiological Theory Of Fermentation
  by Pasteur, Louis.
  Published by Hoboken, N.J. : BiblioBytes,, .
  

• Advanced Therapy Of Prostate Disease
  Published by Hamilton [Ont.] : Lewiston, NY : B.C. Decker, Inc., 2000.

• AIDS-related Cancers And Their Treatment
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.

• Tickborne Infectious Diseases
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.

• Safety Of Silicone Breast Implants
  Published by Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000.

• Organ Transplants
  by Finn, Robert.
  Published by Beijing ; Sebastopol, Calif. : O'Reilly and Associates, 2000.
  

• Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base (1999, 288 pp.) Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A. Benson, Jr., Editors; Institute of Medicine

• Medicinal Plants Of The World
  by Ross, Ivan A.
  Published by Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, 1999.

• Medical Management Of Liver Disease
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Marijuana And Medicine
  Published by Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

• Lung Biology In Health And Disease.
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Molecular And Cellular Basis Of Inflammation
  Published by Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, 1999.

• Supportive Care In Cancer
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.
  

• Asthma In The Workplace
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Lung Tumors
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Handbook Of Drug Metabolism
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Rhinitis
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Air Pollutants And The Respiratory Tract
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Paediatric Oncology
  Published by London : Whurr Publishing, 1999.

• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
  by Johnston, Lorraine.
  Published by Beijing ; Cambridge [Mass.] : O'Reilly and Associates, 1999.

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  by Waltz, Mitzi.
  Published by Beijing ; Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly and Associates, 1999.
  

• The Back Pain Bible
  by Cichoke, Anthony J.
  Published by Los Angeles : NTC Contemporary, 1999.

• Immunotherapy In Asthma
  Published by New York, NY : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Emergency Asthma
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1999.

• Treatment Of The Hospitalized Cystic Fibrosis Patient
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Inflammatory Mechanisms In Asthma
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Spinal Cord Diseases
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Monoclonal Antibody-based Therapy Of Cancer
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Conquering Childhood Asthma
  by Rubin, Bruce K.
  Published by Hamilton, Ont. : B.C. Decker, Inc., 1998.

• Psoriasis
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Taking Charge Of Asthma
  by Wray, Betty B.
  Published by New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US), 1998.

• Home Care Management Of The Blood Cell Transplant Patient
  Published by Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1998.

• Medical Management Of Hematological Malignant Diseases
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Introduction To Medical Immunology Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Understanding Cystic Fibrosis
  by Hopkin, Karen.
  Published by Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 1998.

• Asthma
  by Casler, Kristin.
  Published by Allentown, Pa. : People's Medical Society, 1998.

• Encyclopedia Of AIDS
  Published by Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.

• Diagnostic Neuropathology
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Biomarkers: Medical and Workplace Applications (1998, 464 pp.) by Mortimer L. Mendelsohn, Lawrence C. Mohr, and John P. Peeters, Editors

• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• A Clinical Guide To Cancer Nursing
  Published by Boston, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1998.

• The Patient's Guide To Medical Tests
  Published by Boston : Houghton-Mifflin Trade and Reference, 1997.

• Inhalation Delivery Of Therapeutic Peptides And Proteins
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997.

• Introduction To Human Disease
  by Crowley, Leonard V.
  Published by Boston, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1997.

• Brain Imaging In Clinical Psychiatry
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997.

• Allergies
  by Hay, Jennifer.
  Published by Allentown, Pa. : People's Medical Society, 1997.

• Catheter-related Infections
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997.

• Blood And Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
  Published by Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1997.

• Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life (1997, 456 pp.) Marilyn J. Field and Christine K. Cassel, Editors; Committee on Care at the End of Life, Institute of Medicine

• Toxicologic Assessment of the Army's Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Dispersion Tests: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions (1997, 28 pp.) Committee on Toxicology, National Research Council

• Arsenic: Medical and Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants (1997, 340 pp.) Committee on Medical and Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants, National Research Council

• Toxicologic Assessment of the Army's Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Dispersion Tests (1997, 380 pp.) Subcommittee on Zinc Cadmium Sulfide, National Research Council

• Orphans and Incentives: Developing Technology to Address Emerging Infections (1997, 112 pp.) Polly F. Harrison and Joshua Lederberg, Editors; Forum on Emerging Infections, Institute of Medicine

• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997.

• What To Eat If You Have Cancer
  by Keane, Maureen.
  Published by Chicago, Ill. : NTC Contemporary, 1996.
  

• Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet: A Comparison of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Substances (1996, 436 pp.)
  Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, National Research Council

• Drug Prescribing In Anaesthesia And Intensive Care
  by Paw, Henry G. W.
  Published by London : [New York] : Greenwich Medical Media Limited, 1996.

• No Germs Allowed!
  by Weinberg, Winkler G.
  Published by New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1996.

• Environmental Medicine: Integrating a Missing Element into Medical Education (1995, 992 pp.) Andrew M. Pope and David P. Rall, Editors; Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine, Institute of Medicine

• Indoor Allergens: Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects (1993, 350 pp.)
  Andrew M. Pope, Roy Patterson, and Harriet Burge, Editors; Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens, National Research Council

• Neem: A Tree for Solving Global Problems (1992, 152 pp.)
  Report of an Ad Hoc Panel of the Board of Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council

• Environmental Epidemiology, Volume 1: Public Health and Hazardous Wastes (1991, 296 pp.) Committee on Environmental Epidemiology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

• Drinking Water and Health, Volume 9 Selected Issues in Risk Assessment (1989, 284 pp.) Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council

• Drinking Water and Health, Volume 7 Disinfectants and Disinfectant By-Products (1987, 212 pp.) Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council

• Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer (1982, 496 pp.) Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, National Research Council

Food industry/Veterinary

• Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle: Seventh Revised Edition, 2001 (2001, 408 pp.)
  Subcommittee on Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council

• Mycotoxins In Agriculture And Food Safety Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998.

• Nutrient Requirements of Swine: 10th Revised Edition (1998, 210 pp.)
  Subcommittee on Swine Nutrition, Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council

• Food Lipids And Health
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1996.

• Handbook Of Antioxidants
  Published by New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1996.

• Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production (1996, 192 pp.) Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption, National Research Council

• Nutrient Requirements of Poultry: Ninth Revised Edition, 1994 Ninth Revised Edition, 1994 (1994, 176 pp.)
  Subcommittee on Poultry Nutrition, National Research Council

• Agricultural Crop Issues and Policies (1993, 480 pp.) Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives, National Research Council

• Nutrient Requirements of Horses, Fifth Revised Edition, 1989 (1989, 112 pp.) Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council

• Poultry Inspection: The Basis for a Risk-Assessment Approach (1987, 178 pp.) Committee on Public Health Risk Assessment of Poultry Inspection Programs, Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council

• An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods and Food Ingredients (1985, 456 pp.) Subcommittee on Microbiological Criteria, Committee on Food Protection, National Research Council

• Underutilized Resources as Animal Feedstuffs (1983, 253 pp.)
  Subcommittee on Underutilized Resources as Animal Feedstuffs, Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council

Science

• Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n' Roll (2000, 320 pp.)
  by May R. Berenbaum; a Joseph Henry Press Book

• Beginner's Guide to Molecular Biology, IACR, Rothamsted Experimental Station, UK

• Essential Genetics by Hartl, Daniel L. Published by Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1999.

Space travel

• Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions (2001, 318 pp.)
  John R. Ball and Charles H. Evans, Jr., Editors, Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine

• Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 4 (2000, 386 pp.)
  Subcommittee on Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations National Research Council

• Life Sciences (1988, 160 pp.) Task Group on Life Sciences, Space Science Board, National Research Council

Plant Pathology

• Virulence and Defense in Host--Pathogen Interactions: Common Features Between Plants and Animals (124 pp.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Miscellaneous

• Cells and Surveys: Should Biological Measures Be Included in Social Science Research? (2001, 392 pp.)
  Caleb E. Finch, James W. Vaupel, and Kevin Kinsella, Editors; Committee on Population, National Research Council

• Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities (1999, 162 pp.) Committee on Biobased Industrial Products, National Research Council

• Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World (1999, 644 pp.)Peter H. Raven and Tania Williams, Editors; Committee for the Second Forum on Biodiversity, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council

• Biographical Memoirs V.60 (1991, 432 pp.)
  Office of the Home Secretary, National Academy of Sciences

• Biotechnology in China (1989, 116 pp.) Dean H. Hamer and Shain-dow Kung, Editors; Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences