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  • ABC Sport Online
    The ABC sports site has regular coverage of major national and international sporting events including cricket, netball and football, through to swimming and athletics.
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  • AIDSinfo
    Resources and publications from the US Department of Health and Human Services about HIV/AIDS.AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment. It is the result of merging two previous ...
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  • ALTIS
    Resources on these topics selected for academic quality and subject relevance. Aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. ...
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  • Athletics Australia
    The official site of Athletics Australia has information on athletes, clubs and schools, news, meets, statistics, coaching and links.
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  • Atlas of the Body: Anatomy and Medical Illustrations
    An atlas of the human body by major section. Includes Anatomy and Medical Illustrations.
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  • Australian Sports Web
    Site contains information about the organization of sport in Australia, international sport, sport and athletes, topics and issues in sport and the National Sport Information Centre. Topics and issues in sport page gives good links to other sites. This website is arranged in ...
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  • Encylopedia of Sports Medicine and Science
    A Peer-Reviewed Site for Sport Research. Covers: Research Resources, Sports Medicine, Sport Nutrition, Statistics, Tests/Technology, Train/Perform.
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  • Gateway to the Summer Games
    A site for K-12 teachers and students that includes lesson plans, facts about the Olympics and Olympic sports; information about health and exercise, the 2004 Games in Athens, previous host countries, participation nations and the Paralympics. Includes links to related ...
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  • Kaz Cooke's Completely Gorgeous
    In this website, author Kaz Cooke encourages kids to resist advertising and media messages designed to harm their self-esteem. “completely Gorgeous”, the website, is an active, fun, and useful classroom resource for teachers and students from upper primary school to senior ...
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  • WWW.OLYMPIC.ORG
    Official website of the Olympic movement. Includes information on athletes, sports, games, and Olympic organisation.
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  • AAAS Policy Biref: Stem Cell Research
    Summary of the issue around stem cell research from the American Association forthe Advancement of Science.
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  • ActionBioscience.org
    The site includes peer-reviewed articles on the environment, evolution, biodiversity, science education, biotechnology, and genomics. Also provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, ...
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  • AIDSinfo
    Resources and publications from the US Department of Health and Human Services about HIV/AIDS.AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment. It is the result of merging two previous ...
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  • AllRefer Health
    "AllRefer Health has extensive information from trusted sources on over 4,000 topics including diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, surgeries, nutrition, poisons, and special topics. There is also focus on family and community health. AllRefer Health is updated daily."
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  • ALTIS
    Resources on these topics selected for academic quality and subject relevance. Aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. ...
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  • Atlas of the Body: Anatomy and Medical Illustrations
    An atlas of the human body by major section. Includes Anatomy and Medical Illustrations.
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  • Aussie Educator: Tertiary Links
    Links to sites covering all subjects arranged alphabetically.
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  • Bio Links
    This website run by Biozone International Ltd is aimed at helping senior biology students and their teachers, providing high interest, annually updated resources that keep pace with the dynamic nature of biology today. Core products, the Student Resource and Activity ...
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  • bio.com
    News and information resource for people working in the life sciences and its associated industries
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  • Bioethics.net
    Bioethics.net is the Internet's first and largest site on bioethics, visited (according to Medical Matrix) more than any other bioethics site on the Internet. bioethics.net is produced and supported by the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania
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  • BioethicsWeb
    BioethicsWeb offers free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources covering biomedical ethics. Browse by category - Biomedicine: Cloning | Genetics | Stem cells ... Clinical practice Clinical ethics committees | Codes of practice ... Countries & ...
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  • Biotechnology Australia
    A Commonwealth Government agency responsible for co-ordinating non-regulatory biotechnology issues for the Commonwealth Government, and for providing factual information on biotechnology to Australians.
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  • Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture
    Site from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations about the role and impact of biotechnology in food and agriculture in developing countries.
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  • BUBL - Life Sciences - Biology
    BUBL LINK is the name of a catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. All items are selected, evaluated, catalogued and described. The directory can be browsed or searched by subject or by Dewey classification number. The Life Sciences ...
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  • BUBL Link - Public Health
    BUBL LINK is the name of a catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas and catalogued according to DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification). All items are selected, evaluated, catalogued and described. The directory can be browsed or searched by ...
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  • Centers for Disease Control - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
    The site provides advice for clinicians, health departments, and airline and airport workers as well as information on infection control, specimen collection and shipping, respiratory protections, exposure management, and quarantine.
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  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    News, background and supports for patients and families.
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  • Development Gateway
    The Development Gateway is an interactive site for information on sustainable development and poverty reduction, and a space for communities to share experiences on development efforts. The gateway offers: ♦ AiDA - The largest online source of information on ...
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  • Diabetes Public Health Resource
    Information site from the US Center for Disease Control.
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  • Dying to be Thin
    A companion Web site to "Dying to be Thin", broadcast in December 2000 on Nova (the documentary branch of PBS). The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia. ...
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  • Education Index
    The Education Index is a service of Hobsons, an international college and career publisher and provides learners and educators with access to the best educational Web sites in a variety of subjects and lifestages. Listed sites are by Subject and by Lifestage (so you can find ...
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  • Eldis
    The Eldis Gateway to Development Information is an internet based information service: filtering, structuring and presenting development information via the web and email. It maintains an ever-growing library of editorially selected and abstracted online documents, and an ...
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  • Encyclopedia of Psychology
    The site is intended to present information in all areas of psychology. Content: Careers, People and History , Environment Behavior Relationships, Paradigms and Theories ,Underlying Reductionistic Machinery , Resources , Publications etc.
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  • Encylopedia of Sports Medicine and Science
    A Peer-Reviewed Site for Sport Research. Covers: Research Resources, Sports Medicine, Sport Nutrition, Statistics, Tests/Technology, Train/Perform.
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  • Environmental Media Services
    A not-for-profit communications clearinghouse dedicated to providing the most current coverage of critical environmental and public health issues. Continuously updated environmental news, plus links to press releases and news sites. EMS Library - Backgrounders, links and ...
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  • Everest
    Take a virtual trip to the highest point on Earth and experience Everest with magnificent 360° photos up the north and south sides of the mountain; dispatches chronicling expeditions from '96, '97 and '99; audio from the summit; and much more. Includes a special feature on ...
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  • Food and Nutrition
    "THE FAO FOOD AND NUTRITION DIVISION AIMS TO: Create sustainable improvements in nutrition, especially among nutritionally vulnerable households and population groups; Raise awareness of the benefits of combating hunger and reducing malnutrition; Assist countries in ...
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  • Gene Technology in Australia
    This CSIRO site aims to provide scientific information about gene technology to the public.This site aims to explain the science of gene technology, and describe what Australian scientists are doing. It also covers some aspects of the public debate on gene technology.
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  • GeneTests
    GeneClinics is an expert-authored, peer-reviewed information resource, similar to a textbook, concerned with the use of genetic testing in the diagnosis, management, and counselling of patients and families with inherited diseases. GeneReviews: Expert-authored, ...
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  • Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects Information Center
    The Information Center serves as a guide and resource center for the complex world of genetics, genetic disorders and birth defects. On the side bar there are links to information and organisations for Parents and Expectant Parents, Physicians, Adults, Health Professionals, ...
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  • Genetics Home Reference: A Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions
    Consumer information about genetic conditions. The site allows browsing conditions by name and Category. The site allows browsing Genes by symbol, full nbame and category. There is also a "Help Me Understand Genetics" that presents basic information about genetics in ...
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  • Gray's Anatomy
    The 20th edition from 1918 of this text of human anatomy is now online. The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from ...
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  • Healthinfoquest
    Includes sets of pathfinders and practice questions dealing with common health and medical topics. HEALTHINFOQUEST pathfinders are designed for public librarians and health information specialists. The pathfinders cover topics: Cancer , Diseases, Disorders, Conditions , ...
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  • Healthy measures - key health statistics
    The Australian health sector has been the focus of intense policy debate. Health data is quoted with increasing frequency. Improved measures of the performance of the health system are critical to the development of health policy. A good grasp of the sources of health ...
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  • HealthyComputing.com
    Advice on computer and office ergonomics to minimise neck, back, eye and wrist strain. Also covers PDAs, mobile phones and other equipment. Positioning or using your computer improperly can lead to various injuries, from the short term discomfort of headaches to potentially ...
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  • Herbal Safety
    The website has two primary purposes: To disseminate information about research findings related to herbal use in our region, as well as to provide information about the safety of herbal product use in both English and Spanish. Factsheets include: The common names of the ...
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  • HireWire Press
    One of the two largest free full text science archives on the internet. The journals HighWire supports correspondingly focus on science, technology, and medicine (STM) and are preponderantly among the highest-impact journals in the literature. Also, as a research ...
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  • HIV Prevention Fact Sheets
    A collection of nearly fifty fact sheets created by the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California. Includes Intervention Curricula information.
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  • Howstuffworks
    Our mission is to explore all sorts of interesting subjects with clear, fun explanations. We get into everything from advanced technology, such as GPS receivers, to historical figures, such as Nostradamus.
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  • Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry
    Report from the US Council on Bioethics - The Council's Report: "Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002)
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  • Human Genome Project Information
    This site offers a wealth of general research information on genetics and bioethics. Contains links to a glossary of terms, list of acronyms, FAQs, journal articles and web pages. The site includes information on Research, Goals, History, Benefits, Budget, FAQs, ELSI, ...
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  • Inchem
    Provides access to documents on chemical safety from organisations worldwide - IPCS INCHEM is a means of rapid access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and ...
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  • Infoaging.org
    Provides research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news. Includes information on the biology of aging and healthy aging. Diseases covered: Alzheimer's Disease, Breast Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, ...
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  • Intelihealth: promoting good health
    A database of medical information, containing disease/condition profiles. An A-Z index helps you to find topics. Health information for the layperson. Information on diseases and conditions, healthy lifestyle, your health (children's, senior's, teen's, men's, women's ...
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  • Internet Stroke Center
    Online stroke information for patients and health care professionals. Includes information on symptoms, statistics, rehabilitation, types of strokes.
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  • Intute: Health and Life Sciences
    A guide to quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences that offers free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources. BIOME can be searched for Internet resources in the whole of the health and life sciences, or by choosing one of the five ...
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  • Kaz Cooke's Completely Gorgeous
    In this website, author Kaz Cooke encourages kids to resist advertising and media messages designed to harm their self-esteem. “completely Gorgeous”, the website, is an active, fun, and useful classroom resource for teachers and students from upper primary school to senior ...
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  • Lesson Plans - Health and Physical Education
    Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) has created links to high quality lesson plans and activities for use in the classroom from a variety of sources. There are also links to other resources that are helpful for curriculum planning. McREL was ...
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  • Measure 4 Measure
    A collection of interactive sites that estimate, calculate and convert. They actually perform the calculations for you.
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  • MedHist
    A guide to evaluated Web sites about the history of medicine and of medical knowledge resources. Browse by category: Diseases, Electronic publications (including images), Locality or country, Miscellany relating to medicine (including Folklore | Quackery | Witchcraft ), ...
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  • medicdirect
    An interactive website hosted by leading UK medical consultants providing comprehensive health information online. Topics include Clinics - What's your problem? Virtual Body Tour, Understanding your body, Diseases - A-Z, most common, Lifestyle -Exercise, diet, screening, ...
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  • MEDLINEplus Health Topics
    MEDLINEplus - good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the ...
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  • MerckSource
    Comprehensive medical site from Merck, including a dictionary, encyclopaedia, the Merck Manual home edition, patient information, a visual tour of the human body and links to other reputable medical sources.
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  • Microbes.info
    A microbiology information portal.
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  • Mill Hill Essays
    The Mill Hill Essays are published annually to promote the public understanding of Science, and are designed to be accessible to anyone with an interest in science and the natural world. Originally inspired by a series of BBC Radio lectures given by eminent scientists in the ...
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  • Nanotechnology Now
    A nanotechnology information portal. Reporting on disruptive technologies such as MEMS, NEMS, Nanoscale Materials, Molecular Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Nanomedicine, Nanoelectronics, Nanotubes, Self Assembly, and Molecular Biology.
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  • National Chemical Information Gateway
    Topics cover: Household Chemicals - I would like to know more about chemicals in my home; Exposure & Safety - Where can I find information if exposed to a chemical? Chemicals by Name - Where can I find information about a particular chemical? Chemicals and Environment - How ...
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  • National Statistics
    This is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level. Summary stories and detailed data releases are published here free of charge. Categories covered are: Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry , Commerce, ...
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  • NetAlert
    "NetAlert Limited (NetAlert) is Australia's Internet safety advisory body. NetAlert is a not-for-profit community organisation established in late 1999 by the Australian government to provide independent advice and education on managing access to online content. NetAlert's ...
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  • Neuroscience Tutorial
    An illustrated tutorial on clinical neuroscience.
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  • New Gene Map of the Human Genome
    This gene map includes the locations of more than 30,000 genes.
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  • Nova: Science in the News
    Published by the Australian Academy of Science
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  • Nutrition.gov
    US government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety, easily accessible in one place for many Americans. Providing accurate scientific information on nutrition and dietary guidance is critical to the public's ability to make the right ...
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  • Population Reference Bureau
    Includes Population Data Sheets for 2001 and 2000 World Population Data Sheet contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for all geographic entities with populations of 150,000 or more and all members of the United Nations. Provides ...
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  • Preventing HIV infection, promoting reproductive health
    Strategic guidance on HIV prevention. Includes regional HIV/AIDS Statistics and Features, End of 2001.
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  • Ready.gov
    A new US Government site that explains how to make an emergency kit, how to decide a plan of action and advises on potential kinds of threat, e.g.chemical, biological, nuclear blasts, radiation and explosions. Assembling a supply kit and developing a family communications ...
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  • Reproline: Reproductive Health Online
    The Reproductive Health Online (ReproLine®) website is tailored to the daily needs of reproductive healthcare providers, trainers and faculty. ReproLine supports providers, trainers and faculty by providing the tools, information and communication forums they need to perform ...
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  • SciCentral
    An easy to navigate gateway to scientific resources and news. Resources are grouped by science area, eg. biological, health, physical and chemical, policy and ethics, earth and space and engineering. In addition it offers links to resources of research highlights in each ...
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  • SciTechResources.gov
    Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. It includes selected authoritative science Web sites, and databases of technical reports, journal ...
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  • Surviving AIDS
    Meet some of the world's leading AIDS researchers, see HIV in action as it attacks a cell, take a look at the worldwide magnitude of this disease, and learn how the immune system succeeds in warding off attacks against a less sophisticated virus.
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  • The Comprehensive Microbial Resource
    This resource provides access to data from all genome sequences completed to date. The Comprehensive Microbial Resource (CMR) is a tool that allows the researcher to access all of the bacterial genome sequences completed to date. For each genome not sequenced at TIGR two ...
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  • The eSkeletons Project
    The eSkeletons Project website is an interactive site devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information. The user can navigate ...
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  • The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General
    U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Published 40 years after the surgeon general's first report on smoking -- ...
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  • The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating
    A source of scholarly material on nutrition and healthy eating. Information on: Interpreting news on diet; Food pyramids; Fats and Cholesterol; Carbohydrates; Protein; Fiber; Fruits & vegetables; Calcium and milk; Alcohol; Vitamins; Healthy weight; Diabetes
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  • The President's Council on Bioethics
    Provides advice to the US President on the ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology. Includes reports and background material.
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  • Virus World
    Includes images of human, animal, and plant viruses, created from X-ray and Cryo-electron microscopy data.
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  • Women's Issues
    Annotated and searchable directory of sites on women's issues, such as female genital mutilation, child marriage and honour customs, in Third World countries. Topic areas: Abortion, Activist Tools, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Ethnic Issues, Famous ...
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  • Young Carers
    The resource has been developed in response to the growing number of children or young people who have additional responsibility for a high level of care in their home because of a family member's disability, illness, mental health status or alcohol or drug dependence. ...
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