McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine Launches Leading Online Neurology Resource

PRNewswire
NEW YORK
Feb 27, 2006

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, a leading provider of print and digital reference and educational content for the healthcare industry, today announced the online release of Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology on its AccessMedicine.com platform. Special features include continuous updates to the text, concise articles highlighting the importance of new research findings and their impact on neurological care.

Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology is considered by medical professionals worldwide as a leading reference in its field, covering a full spectrum of neurology topics. The information includes a comprehensive and accessible approach to treatment and clinical management strategies. With this reference, neurologists, medical students and other healthcare professionals have the information on the latest findings in the rapidly changing field of neurology, providing an outstanding reference in an easy-to-use format.

"At McGraw-Hill, we are constantly creating and expanding our rich and easily accessible digital content and resources, providing physicians, students and other healthcare professionals with the tools they need to make critical patient care decisions," said Michael Hays, vice president of McGraw- Hill Digital. "The addition of Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology Online to McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com is the latest example of how our authoritative content is helping to advance diagnosis, treatment and medical education worldwide."

This acclaimed neurological resource is now better than ever online, with updates on medical advances from world-renowned clinicians and researchers. Reflecting the current clinical and theoretical aspects of modern neurology, it provides physicians with essential basic background, historical information, and current issues.

Continuously updated for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases, Adams and Victor's Neurology Online features new research findings that affect neurological care, expanded coverage of neuro-imaging, and crucial new material on molecular mechanisms of disease. Signs and symptoms sections are integrated throughout the online resource. In addition, drug names are linked to drug monographs in the continuously-updated Gold Standardâ„¢ Clinical Pharmacology database, to speed diagnoses and treatments. Adams and Victor's Neurology Online includes more than 800 images.

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About McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com is an innovative online service that provides instant answers from trusted content for researchers, students, residents, practitioners, and allied health professionals. Updated daily, AccessMedicine provides access to world-renowned medical references including Harrison's Online, Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, a LANGE educational library, and much more. The premier resource for medical information, AccessMedicine includes such special features as content updates, the Gold Standard Clinical Pharmacology drug database, an innovative search platform, the ability to download content to a mobile device, and much more. For more information, visit http://www.accessmedicine.com/.

About McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing is a leading global provider of print and digital reference and educational content for the healthcare industry. It is a unit of McGraw-Hill Professional, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. Founded in 1888, the Corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing

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