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Biological Science
Resources
Updated 05/03
Alcohol
& Drug Studies
Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Web Links
http://lib.adai.washington.edu/linksearch.htm
A searchable database containing links to over 600
organizations and resources on the web. Links are also
categorized: organizations, professional societies,
treatment, training, etc.
Drug
Descriptions
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm
Provides information about the effects, use, and abuse
of individual drugs. Also includes statistics on illicit
drug use in the United States.
National Institute of
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
From the National Institutes of Health.
Office
of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Extensive reports on the state of drug enforcement and
awareness in the United States. Includes links to state and
local agencies. |
Biological
Science
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The
Biology Project: An Interactive Online Resource for
Learning Biology
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
National
Biological Information Infrastructure
http://www.nbii.gov/
Gateway to biological data maintained by federal, state
and local agencies.
National
Center for Biotechnology Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Center for molecular biology, including genomic data.
National
Library for the Environment
http://www.cnie.org/nle/
A huge repository of research reports, environmental laws
and treaties, news, career information, climate data, and
more.
Scott's
Botanical Links
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/
From Prof. Scott Russell, University of Oklahoma; search by
keyword or browse by subject area (cell biology, dendrology,
etc.). Sites are carefully chosen and annotated. |
Dental
Resources
The American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org/
The officical site of the American Dental Association.The
American Dental Hygienists' Association
http://www.adha.org/
Site offers information on oral health, career
resources, professional issues and student membership in the
ADHA.
Centers
for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
The leading federal agency for protecting the health and
safety of people in the U.S. and abroad. Provides
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) summaries
and a health topics index.
The Cochrane Collaboration
http://www.cochrane.de/
Systematic reviews of health care interventions.
Dental
Hygiene and Dental Technology
http://www.lib.siu.edu/hp/divisions/sci/health/dental.html
Contains web sites of interest
to dental hygiene and dental technology
students. Provides links to associations and organizations,
careers and certification information, occupational health,
and general information. From the Morris Library at Southern
Illinois University Carbondale.
Herbmed
http://www.herbmed.org/
HerbMed®
- a project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. is an
interactive, electronic herbal database – provides hyperlinked
access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for
health.
International Association of
Dental Research
http://www.iadr.com/
Site of the International and National Associations of
Dental Research.
Journal of Periodontology
http://www.perio.org/
Site of the American Academy of Periodontology and their
publications including the Journal of Periodontology.
National Center
for Dental Hygiene
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/dhnet/
Site offers an online library and research forum, clinical
practice guides, information on grants and funding
opportunities and other resources.
Perio Reports
http://www.perioreports.com/
Site for subscription newsletter, PerioReports. Research
articles are reviewed and other resources provided.
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Access to PubMed database via the National Center for
Biotechnology Research.
RxList
http://www.rxlist.com/
Commercial portal for drug and
prescription information. Includes link to Taber's
Medical Encyclopedia. RxList was founded and is maintained by
Neil Sandow, Pharm.D. a licensed California Pharmacist.
Simple
Steps to Better Dental Health
http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.31819/t.31819/pr.3.html
Provides information on prevention, conditions, tests,
and treatments. Includes illustrations, interactive tools, a
Parent’s Guide and a Fun For Kids section. Find
professional responses to oral health questions in the
“Ask The Dentist” feature. Content created and reviewed
by the faculty of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
The
Wisdom Tooth Home Page
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/
Information about brushing, flossing, and dental care.
Offers tips for parents, discusses the care of infants'
teeth, oral hygiene for diabetics and pregnant women.
Maintained by the School of Dental Hygiene, University of
Manitoba, Canada. |
Health
Science
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Centers
for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
The leading federal agency for protecting the health and
safety of people in the U.S. and abroad. Provides
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) summaries
and a health topics index.
Complete
Home Medical Guide
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/
A comprehensive home reference by the Columbia University
College of Physicians & Surgeons. Browse by part or
chapter. The appendixes include a glossary of common terms,
an updated directory of health organizations and resources,
and a listing of regional poison control centers.
Health
on the Net Foundation
http://www.hon.ch/
Non-profit organization with the "mission to guide lay
persons or non-medical users and medical practitioners to
useful and reliable online medical and health
information." (Quote from web site 5/2003) Search for
information by keyword in MedHunt,
read Daily News or
access Surveys.
HealthWeb
http://healthweb.org/
Searchable index to health-related internet resources.
Provided by the health sciences librarians and information
professionals from the Big Ten universities and the
University of Chicago.
HealthWorld
http://www.healthy.net/index.html
Natural health, wellness, self-care and alternative
medicine.
KidsHealth
http://kidshealth.org/
Children's health & parenting information. Nemours
Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media. Parent, kid
and teenager sections. Browse sections or search by keyword.
Mayo Clinic: Tools for
Healthier Lives
http://www.mayoclinic.com
Health information and tools such as calculators for BMI,
calorie, heart disease risk self-assessment tests.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp
Standard manual of diagnosis of human disorders is
searachable by keyword or by table of contents sections. National
Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/
The nation's principal health statistics agency. Compiles
statistical data to guide policies to improve the health of
the American people. Browse Health Topics A-Z, Information
Showcase for statistics and New releases by date for current
trends.
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Access to PubMed database via the National Center for
Biotechnology Research. Rx
List: Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com/
Search for manufacturer's information on brand name and
generic drugs. Browse the disease index or by medical
condition. |
Horticulture
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Cal
Photos
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/flowers/
Nearly 35,000 images of plants from the Berkeley Digital
Library Project. Browse common and scientific names, or
search by names, plant types, places or photographer.
Arboriculture
On-line
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/publications/publications.html
Developed to assist tree care professionals in developing
and maintaining effective plant health car programs. It is
produced by The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
and the University of Illinois.
Plant
Dictionary
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/plants.html
Includes "History of Horticulture", it's
biology and technology. Search for plants or pests and
diseases. From Ohio State University's Department of
Horticulture.
PLANTS
National Database
http://plants.usda.gov/
The national plant database. Search by common and scientific
name or browse by characteristics; culturally significant;
invasive and noxious; threatened and endangered plants. |
Nutrition
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/index.html
Provides links to information on dietary supplements and
guidelines, food safety, and food guide pyramids. Also
includes an alphabetical index to food and nutrition topics.
Food
and Nutrition Library
http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=fnl
Contains 260 publications addressing ideas, experiences
and solutions in the fields of Food and Nutrition, Food
Policy, and Nutrition Research. Search by keywords or access
publications by title, subject or organization.
Food Safe Program
http://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/homepage.html
A collection of U.S. based food safety links and
contacts. safety, pesticide and food industry information.
From the University of California, Davis.
Nutrition
Analysis Tool
http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/
The Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT) is a web based program
that allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various
different nutrients.
The
Nutrition Source
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
Explores current research about healthy eating. Find the
latest information on dietary fats, popular diets, vitamins
and minerals, obesity, and more. Maintained by the
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health.
The
Virtual Nutrition Center
http://sun2.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Nutrition.html
Produced by Martindale's Health Science Guide.
Contains Cooking, food science, food management, safety, and
over 40,000 recipes.
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Oceanography
NOAA's
State of the Coast Report
http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/default.html
From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ocean
World
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/
Links to Real Time Data for various oceanographic
topics. Provides information about various aspects of oceanography:
fisheries, coral reefs, currents, El Niño, icebergs,
weather, waves, and more. From Texas A&M University.
Scripps
Institution of Oceanography Library
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/
Points to oceanographic information resources on the Net.
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