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Reviewed Resources:
21.MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
This site provides provisional data from the weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a publication that is based on reports made to the CDC by state health departments. The publication's CD-ROM hosts an archive of all 1991-1997 publications of the MMWR Series (The weekly MMWR, MMWR Recommendations and Reports, CDC Surveillance Summaries, and the annual Summary of Notifiable Diseases ). It also archives issues of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Purchasing information is available via this website, as is the content of the current edition of the MMWR and a link that allows users to receive a free subscription by e-mail. Site is very well designed.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:2861
Price:130.0000
URL:http://www2.cdc.gov/mmwr/
22.VIRTUAL FAMILY VISIT - You are visiting Mr.JagdishRao
This site represents the modern, health service of future: possibility to virtual visit relatives in hospital and monitor their health from abroad, doctor¦s report and much more. This hospital shows how to use the Net to add value to customer satisfaction. Excellent site , excellent ideas add value to customer-service and enhance their health.
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Patients.
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.whhi.com/index.html
23.WHO/OMS: World Health Organization
Official Web site of the World Health Organization
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors.
Reference index:49827
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.who.int/
24.Wichtig Publisher
Wichtig Editore Medical Publisher is an Italian publishing company that publishes online and print journals. Online journals discuss hip surgery, ophthalmology, artificial organs, nephrology, and more. Print journals deal with basic and clinical research on biological response regulators and homeostatic agents, parental and enteral nutrition, geriatrics, and nephrology and dialysis techniques. Site allows access only to online journal order information and contents.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:150
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.wichtig-publisher.com/
25.Kluwer Academic Publishers
Kluwer is a publishing company that produces over 750 print journals (600 of which are available online) and 1300 books each year. Fields covered include: technology, biology, agriculture, environmental sciences, medicine, business and economics, humanities, and social sciences. Excellent search feature gives you a quick and helpful orientation to titles of publications and subject headings.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:26854
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.wkap.nl/
26.Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society, is a frequently cited scientific publication of special interest to internists, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and behavioral scientists. Authoritative reports on the latest developments in basic and applied behavioral biology help to strengthen the understanding of mind, brain, and body interactions. Site contains journal subscription information, instructions for authors, and a link to the APS home page.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:39
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.wwilkins.com/PSY/
27.Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, offers an overview of the programs and research opportunities available under the tutelage of its Faculty of Health Services. Detailed information about each department is offered, along with content of use to alumni, admissions information on its programs (which include midwifery, occupational therapy, nursing, and an undergraduate M.D. program), and library information. Site is comprehensive, offering all sorts of information to current and prospective students of the division.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Students.
Reference index:18
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www-fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca/
28.The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
This electronic resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:245
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html#MENU
29.The Gene School 99
This is a comprehensive, educational site exploring the fascinating innovations and discoveries of genetic science.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:73
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://library.advanced.org/28599/
30.MCPHU Libraries: Find it on the Internet
MCP Hahnemann University Libraries provides the domestic and
international health review and abstracts categorized by disease and
specialty
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:9
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://library.mcphu.edu/resources/internet.html
31.Link
LINK is a visionary information service created for the Internet by the science publisher Springer. Many of the international Springer publishing group's 400 journals that appear in printed form are already available online.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:262556
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://link.springer.de/
32.Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
This is the site of Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. Excellent search site tool offers a quick access to abstracts, titles, authors. Simple but effective design.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:202
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00432/
33.LINK Springer
LINK is an information service created for the Internet by the Springer scientific publishing company. It is mainly a nexus of journal articles from the company's collection of over 400 journals; generally, only subscribers to the hard copies of individual journals can access them online. This service is complemented by online data, CD-ROM publications, software products, and catalogs published by the Springer publishing group.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:3
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://link.springer-ny.com/whatlink.htm
34.Praxis.MD
Praxis.MD is an online source for practical answers. It has three resources: Best Practice of Medicine - comprehensive, continually updated reference articles on primary care medical conditions and symptoms; Best Health Guide which provides educational answers to patient¦s specific concerns; Praxis Post - the online magazine with regular columns feature news and views, debates, profiles, diaries, reviews, poetry and art. Every article provides a link to the referent abstracts. Excellent layout, clear and comprehensive, this site is one of the best medical gate.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:491
Price:9.9500
URL:http://praxis.md/
35.SORAHSN Web Site
How to use Internet as a tool for interactive learning, you can see in some cases on trauma, heartburn, shortness of breath and emergency and try these test modals. Also, you can join to online discussion forums and Critical Appraisals, or follow one of links to health related sites.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:400
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://ahsn.lhsc.on.ca/
36.Kretztechnik Ultrasound - Austria
Kretztechnik AG is a company that has been developing and manufacturing diagnostic ultrasound systems for four decades. It specializes in supplying solutions for today's medical needs. Kretztechnik has provided not only conventional 2-D imaging systems, but has also had 3-D imaging technology available since 1989. The site has a collection of diagnostic images that demonstrate the large range of uses for their ultrasound systems.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:22
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://boss.kretz.co.at/
Order CD-ROM URL:http://www.redwingbooks.com/html/catalog/order/index.cfm/action_Add/key_ComAcuCDROM/cfid_3537/cftoken_3709777
37.OncoLink: A University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
OncoLink is a multimedia oncology information resource that was founded by cancer specialists affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Medical and Cancer Centers in order to disseminate comprehensive cancer-related information to cancer patients, their families, and healthcare professionals. Details about different cancers, updates on cancer treatments, and news about research advances can be found at this site, which also has sections for cancer FAQs, coping with cancer, symptom management, screening and prevention, current news, clinical trials, global resources, financial issues, book reviews, a virtual classroom, and more. Site is highly informative and very easy to navigate.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:6125
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/
38.PDQ - Physician Data Query
This site is PDQ, a computer service of the National Cancer Institute for people with cancer and their families and for doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. Gives up-to-date information on cancer and its prevention, detection, treatment and supportive care.
Provides information about research on new treatments, doctors who treat cancer and hospitals with cancer programs.
PDQ is useful either for learning about current treatments (their risks, and how well they do or do not work) of different kinds of cancer or as provider of additional health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with cancer.
Offers current listing of clinical trials and many cancer doctors who take part in clinical trials are listed.
NCI materials may be ordered online from the NCI Publications Locator Service at http://publications.nci.nih.gov or from the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:129
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/pdq.html
39.What You Need To Know About Breast Cancer
This site offers comprehensive text on breast cancer. Contains information on causes, types, risk factors, screening and early detection, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and their side effects and follow-up care. Provides information to help patients cope with breast cancer and educates general public in this disease. Excellent dictionary of related terms.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:2
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/wyntk_pubs/breast.htm#1
40.Functional Cardiac Imaging Multimedia
This CD-ROM provides an in-depth review regarding general applications of electron beam computed tomography (EBT) and specific applications to patients with a variety of diseases of the heart, pericardium, and great vessels.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://cardiacimaging.silverplatter.com/cdsum.htm
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