McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.com Launches Renowned Williams Hematology Reference

McGraw-Hill Professional, a leading global provider of reference works for the scientific, technical and medical communities, announces major enhancements to AccessMedicine, an innovative online service that provides instant answers from trusted content for medical students, researchers, and physicians worldwide.

  The enhancements include:

  * Williams Hematology Online, a world renowned reference in the field.

  * A databank of test information, providing descriptions of 350 common
    diagnostic tests, detailing test-selection criteria, interpretation
    notes, costs, and more.

  * Quick AccessMedicine, a feature that allows users to quickly access
    concise information on diagnoses and treatments for more than 800 common
    disorders.

Williams Hematology Online, widely recognized as the leading reference in the field, provides instant access to cutting-edge research with an easy-to- understand, cell-by-cell approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders. This richly illustrated resource offers contextual images, tables, and illustrations, as well as 25 color plates that refer to blood, marrow, and lymph node pathology, cytogenetics, gene expression profiles, and patient clinical findings that are best illustrated in color. In addition, a full-color, online-only Hematology Atlas will be launched in late 2006 with approximately 2,000 annotated images.

AccessMedicine's databank of test information presents encyclopedic descriptions of common diagnostic tests including most blood and urine tests, diagnostic imaging exams and tests for infectious diseases. Users can select tests, interpret results, and choose a diagnosis based on abnormal results. In just one click, users can select 350 common lab tests and diagnostic imaging exams, or view the disease index for all tests that relate to a single condition.

The Quick AccessMedicine feature allows users to quickly access the diagnosis and treatment information for more than 800 common disorders. Each topic, from acne vulgaris to aortic stenosis, includes practical information including diagnostic steps (including signs and symptoms), treatment options, drug regimens, and practice guidelines. Based on the annually updated Current Consult Medicine, Quick AccessMedicine, in a bulleted format, delivers concise information for quick decision support -- providing a fast referral on diagnostic testing, drug dosing and more.

"One reason why AccessMedicine.com is widely used by healthcare professionals is that the medical information is updated with new tools and content," said Michael Hays, vice president of McGraw-Hill Digital. "These latest enhancements are part of McGraw-Hill's ongoing effort to augment our digital reference library and make the service more accessible and practical for practitioners."

  For more information, visit http://www.accessmedicine.com/.

  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 and Treatment, the Lange educational library, and much more. The premier resource for medical information, AccessMedicine includes special features including 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 Professional

McGraw-Hill Professional is a leading global provider of general interest, business, multimedia and computer titles and reference works that include materials for the scientific, technical and medical communities. It is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Professional

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