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You wrote: > >To list readers: MEDLINE is the national medical database at Bethesda, MD, >which indexes thousands of journal abstracts by author, title, keyword, etc. >I have used it in the past by visiting the medical library at UCLA, which >has a bank of free terminals, but it is a chore to get there and lug my >notes around. Does anyone know if MEDLINE is accessible to a home PC like >mine and if so, detailed guidance how to do it (I'm a novice on the 'net). >Thanks! >J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 >3527 Cody Road >Sherman Oaks, CA > MEDLINE is available through Knowledge Index on CompuServe; and I think that it may also be available on AOL. The CompuServe access is expensive, as they charge you by the abstract. There is software called Dialog which is a DOS-based (command line) program which also has a subscription fee. There is a Windows program called "Physicians On Line" which is sponsored by some drug companies and is free to physicians only (because only they can *prescribe* medication); and, finally, there is "Grateful Med" a program available through the NIH. If one has access to the NIH Gopher, one can get info on Grateful Med (available in DOS, Windows, and Mac) and the cost of the subscription is reasonable. Go to the medical library nearest you; and I am sure that they will have info on Grateful Med and you can then order it. Hope this helps. Best, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************