Advanced Search

Enter search term(s) below (Search tips)

Helpful Hints on Using Advanced Search

The Johns Hopkins Health Alerts search engine uses most of the standard search techniques. Here are the most common ones you may want to use:

Search for exact phrases using quotation marks (" ")
Typing "prostate" or "cancer" will find items with those exact words in sequence.
Use the minus sign (-) to narrow your search
Entering prostate-cancer, tells the search engine to include the word prostate but not cancer. Don't forget - there's no space after the sign (e.g. -, -cancer).
Use a wildcard (*) for multiple endings
By typing an * (asterisk symbol) at the end of a word, you can search for items with multiple endings. For example: Prostate C* would return items such as Prostate Cancer, Prostate Conditions

Here is a summary of the advanced search commands available to you:

To search for:	Use the Command:	Example:
One word AND another	Use space between words	prostate cancer Returns articles with the words prostate and cancer in the story
One word OR another	(word 1,word 2) Attention: No spaces after the comma!	(prostate,cancer) Returns all articles with the words prostate or cancer in the story
One word BUT NOT another	-NotWord (minus symbol) Notice: No spaces after the minus sign!	prostate -cancer Returns items containing the word prostate but will exclude all items containing the word cancer in the story

More Help:

Also feel free to navigate the site using the Health Topic pages on the right hand side of the Health Alerts website.

If you require technical assistance with the site, please contact us: customerservice@johnshopkinshealthalerts.com

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