Consumer Reports free through library database

Not that I want to discourage anyone from coming to the library, but did you know you can get the full text of Consumer Reports through the library system's EBSCO database? Go to www.bccls.org and click on Magazines, Newspapers and Reference Sources . At this point you will enter your library card number for access. Then choose EBSCO, then EBSCOhost web, then MasterFILE Premier. At this point enter your search terms and limit the search to Consumer Reports. If your first search term doesn't work, try another. If you don't limit to Consumer Reports you will pull up other articles as well. Click the Full Text box so all your results will have the full text of the articles. Good luck and don't be afraid to experiment and play.

Lab Tests Online

Do you think you spend too much time looking for medical information? Lab Tests Online has answers when you're researching medical tests. To catch your interest the first story is about Michael Jackson's toxicology report. It's followed by other "Topics in the News." But the real info is on the left - one can search by tests, conditions/diseases or screenings or through a search box. Here's a quick, comprehensive and up-to-date medical test reference!