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Dr John Stevenson's List of
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Anthropology
Biology
- Anatomy
- Basic
Anatomy: Radiology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
- The
Bone Box: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- The
eSkeletons project: an interactive environment in which to examine
and learn about skeletal anatomy, of both human and non-human primates
- Gray's Anatomy
on-line:
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 the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn
- Historical
Anatomies on the Web: NLM
- Human
Anatomy Online: see detailed human anatomy charts and gather in-depth
anatomy information
- Human
Dentition: identalhub
- The
Living Skeleton: a Tour of Human Bones
- LUMEN
Dissector: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
- Master
Muscle List: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
- QTVR
Library of Anatomical Objects: Wright State University School
of Medicine
- Virtual Body: MEDtropolis ®
- The
Visible Human Project®: NLM
- Upper & Lower
Extremity Muscle Atlas:
Radiology, University of Washington
- Biodiversity
- Biointeractive:
Biology animations and much more ... from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Biology Research:
USGS Biology Research
- Biology:
MIT OpenCourseWare
- Biology
Links: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard Univeristy
- The Biology
Project:
online interactive resource for learning biology, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biophysics, The University of Arizona
- Bioterrorism:
information available from NOVA
- BMC Biology: open access to peer-reviewed research and methodology articles
of special importance and broad interest in any area of biology and biomedical
sciences, as well as full reviews, opinion pieces, commentary and Q&As
on topics of special or topical interest
- Botany
- Botanical Society of America:
to: promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study
and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction,
evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere
- Botany: NMNH
- Botany / Plant
Biology: World-Wide Web Virtual Library
- Chocolate Around
the World: The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
- Kelp
Forests: thrive in water with lots of nutrients, sunlight, and cold
ocean swells, Monterey
Bay Aquarium
- Kelp
Forests: Marine Biology Web, Stony Brook University
- The New York Botanical
Garden: a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific
research organization
- Plant Pathology
- Vascular
Plant Type Catalog: New York Botanical Garden
- Wildflowers,
Arthropods (and More!) in Southwest Ohio: R. Hays Cummins, Miami University
- Cell Biology
- Developmental Biology
- BMC Developmental
Biology: open access journal publishing original
peer-reviewed research articles in the development, growth, differentiation
and regeneration of multicellular organisms
- DevBio.net:
a site devoted to education in the field of developmental biology, with
the goal of encouraging students to be active and independent learners;
University of Maine
- Developmental
Biology: MIT OpenCourseWare
- Society for Developmental Biology: to further the study of development
in all organisms and at all levels, to represent and promote communication
among students of development, and to promote the field of developmental
biology
- Ecology
- BMC Ecology: an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed
research articles in environmental, behavioral and population ecology
as well as biodiversity of plants, animals, and microbes; BioMed Central
- Conservation
Ecology Center (CEC): to find ways to restore and protect at-risk
wildlife species and their supporting ecosystems
- Descent
to Mid-Atlantic Ridge: reporting from the decks of the research ship
Atlantis, from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, we invite you to join
an international team of scientists as they spend almost four weeks exploring
an unusual mountain called the Atlantis Massif, which is part of the extensive
Mid-Atlantic Ridge; interactive media experience
- Earth
System Science Data and Services: NASA
- The Ecology Global Network:
Ecology News and Information for Residents of Planet Earth
- Ecosystems: USGS
- Kids do Ecology: NCEAS
- Microbe
Zoo: Microbial Diversity and Ecology stuff from the Digital
Learning Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State
University
- Microbes
in the News: Info from the Digital Learning Center for
Microbial Ecology
- Microbial
Ecology Research Activities: USGS
- National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS): to advance
the state of ecological knowledge, organize and synthesize ecological
information in a useful manner, and influence the way ecological research
is conducted by promoting a culture of synthesis, collaboration, and data
sharing
- National Wildlife Federation:
America's largest conservation organization
- Notes
from the Road: Notes about travels in various
environments in North and Central America
- Terrestrial, Freshwater,
and Marine Ecosystems Program: USGS
- Voyage
to the Deep: to search for new organisms that live in the chemical-rich,
super-hot water erupting from hydrothermal vents; interactive media
experience
- Endangered Species
- Environment
- Evolution and Diversity
- Genetics
- Human Biology Association: to advance the understanding human biological
variation, to enhance the training of professional human biologists, and
to foster a better comprehension of the scope of human biology among scientific
professionals and the public
- International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN): helps the world
find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development
challenges
- IUBio Archive:
archive of biology data and software
- Kimball's
Biology Pages: an online biology textbook
- Marine Biology
Web: an educational resource, Stony Brook University
- Microbiology
- Monterey
Bay Aquarium - Splash Zone: fun ways to help kids of any age
learn about the animals and ocean homes
- Mycology
- National Wildlife Federation:
to protect and restore wildlife habitat, confront global warming and connect
with nature
- Natural History
- American Museum of
Natural History: to discover, interpret, and disseminate—through
scientific research and education—knowledge about human cultures,
the natural world, and the universe
- The Field Museum: an educational institution concerned with the diversity
and relationships in nature and among cultures; Chicago, Illinois
- Florida Museum of Natural History:
dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity
and cultural heritage
- National
Museum of Natural History (NMNH): dedicated to inspiring curiosity,
discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled
research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs;
part of the Smithsonian Institution
- Paleontology
- Phylogenetics
- Population Biology
- Protozoology
- Spontaneous Generation
- Theoretical Biology
- The Tree of Life Web Project: provides information about biodiversity,
the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary
history
- Zoology
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology
Earth and Space Sciences
- Atmosphere
- Atmosphere
and Climate Data Websites: NASA Global Change Master Directory
- AtmosNews: NCAR/UCAR
- Geoscience Explorers
Outpost: UCAR
- Meteorology and Weather
- American Meteorological
Society: promotes the development and dissemination of information
and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic
sciences and the advancement of their professional applications
- Hazardous
Weather Fact Sheets: free registration is required to view
these fact sheets on the most common hazardous weather events
likely to occur in the United States were prepared for online
and classroom training of community managers and emergency responders;
UCAR's COMET Program
- Meteorology
Education and Training (MetEd): established to provide education
and training resources to benefit the operational forecaster community,
university atmospheric scientists and students, and anyone interested
in learning more deeply about meteorology and weather forecasting
topics; free registration is required; UCAR
- Meteorology
Guide: Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS), University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- National Weather
Service: NOAA
- Noctilucent Clouds
- Radar
and Severe Weather: R. Hays Cummins , Western Program, Miami
University
- World
Meteorological Organization: UN system's authoritative voice
on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction
with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution
of water resources
- National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR): to understand the behavior of the
atmosphere and related physical, biological and social systems; to
support, enhance and extend the capabilities of the university community
and the broader scientific community – nationally and internationally;
and to foster transfer of knowledge and technology for the betterment
of life on Earth
- University Corporation
for Atmospheric Research (UCAR): serves as a hub for research,
education, and public outreach for the atmospheric and Earth system
science community
- Climatology and Climate Change (Global
Warming)
- Background on Weather & Climate: for journalists, decision makers,
and the public; UCAR
- Climate Central:
to create a bridge between the scientific community and the public,
providing clear, honest, nonpartisan, and up-to-date information to
help people make sound decisions about climate and energy
- Climate
change and human health: WHO
- Climate
Change and Public Health: CDC
- Climate Choices:
Union of Concerned Scientists
- Climate Services: NOAA
- Climate Data Online: NOAA
- Climate Prediction Center: NOAA
- Climate
Watch: NOAA Climate Services
- Ecological Effects
of Climate Change: to examine effects of climate
change on plants and animals, and on important ecological processes
like the flow of nutrients and gases through ecosystems; NCEAS
- Energy Security
and Climate Change: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
- Gateway
to the UN System's Work on Climate Change: United Nations System
- Global Change
Master Directory (GCMD): Earth Science data and services to assist
researchers, policy makers, and the public in the discovery of and
access to data, related services, and ancillary information (which
includes descriptions of instruments and platforms) relevant to global
change and Earth science research; NASA
- Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP): coordinates and integrates federal
research on changes in the global environment and their implications
for society
- Global Climate Change
Indicators: NOAA
- Global
Warming Frequently Asked Questions: NCDC
- Goddard Institute
for Space Studies (GISS): NASA
- Interagency
Cross-Cutting Group on Climate Change and Human Health (CCHHG):
U.S. Global Change Research Program
- Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- National Climatic
Data Center (NCDC)
- NOAA Regional Climate Centers
- Science Directorate: devoted to finding out how the earth and its
atmosphere are interacting and changing -- and what that means for the
health of our planet and our quality of life; Langley Research
Center, NASA
- Two
Wrongs from the Right: Seed Magazine, August 21,2010
- Understanding
Climate Change: UCAR's global warming primer
- United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- United
States Climate Extremes Index: NCDC
- United States
Global Change Research Program
- United
States Hazards Assessment: Climate Prediction Center, NOAA/National
Weather Service
- What's
the Difference Between Weather and Climate?: NASA
- Energy
- Environment
- Air Pollution & Respiratory Health: CDC
- Collaborative
on Health and the Environment (CHE): a diverse partnership of individuals
and organizations working collectively to advance knowledge and effective
action to address growing concerns about the links between human health
and environmental factors
- Earth
System Science Data and Services: NASA
- EarthTrends:
comprehensive online database that focuses on the environmental, social,
and economic trends that shape our world, WRI
- Ecology
- Environmental
Health: healthfinder.gov
- Environmental
Health Services: CDC
- Environmental Health &
Toxicology: Specialized Information Services,
National Library ofMedicine, HHS
- Environmental
Investigation Agency (EIA): independent campaigning organisation
committed to bringing about change that protects the natural world
from environmental crime and abuse
- Environmental Protection
Agency, United States (EPA): to protect human health and to safeguard
the natural environment -- air, water and land -- upon which life depends
- Environmental
Toxins / Hazardous Materials: CDC
- Harmful Substances
and Hazardous Waste: UNEP
- Health
and Environment: USGS-ERP
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Infectious Agents in the Environment (Charles P. Gerba, Soil,
Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona)
- Invasive Species
- Lead Poisoning:
CDC
- Light Pollution
- Blinded
by the Light: October 11, 2009, Miller-McCune.com
- Dark
nights: the global effort to tackle light pollution: 31st
August, 2010, The Ecologist
- Dark
Skies Awareness:
the ongoing loss of a dark night sky for much of the world’s
population is a serious and growing issue that not only impacts astronomical
research, but also human health, ecology, safety, security, economics
and energy conservation
- Dark Skies
Initiative: McDonald Observatory
- Dissecting
Light Pollution: SkyandTelescope.com
- Energy
Savings 101:
Starry Night Lights blog
- EPA
2008 Report on the Environment - Failure to Recognize Light as
Pollution at Odds with Science: Effects on Wildlife Continue: American
Bird Conservancy
- Good
Neighbor Outdoor Lighting: New England Light Pollution Advisory
Group (NELPAG) and Sky & Telescope magazine
- International Dark-Sky
Association: improve the nighttime environment by reducing light
pollution through better lighting practices
- Is light pollution
killing our birds?: LightPollution.org.uk
- Light
Pollution: National Geographic Society
- Light Pollution: Utah Skies
- New England
Light Pollution Advisory Group (NELPAG): educating
the public on the virtues of efficient, glare-free outdoor night
lighting
- Saving
Dark Skies: articles about problems associated with light
pollution; SkyandTelescope.com
- U.S.
Physicians Join Light-Pollution Fight: June 22, 2009, SkyandTelescope.com
- Wasted
Light means Wasted Energy: LightPollution.org.uk
- What is light
pollution: SavetheNight.eu
- Microbiology and the Environment: USGS
- Mold
and Environmental Health:
CDC
- National Center
for Environmental Health: CDC
- National Centers for Environmental
Prediction (NCEP): NWS
- National Environmental
Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS): dedicated to
providing timely access to global environmental data from satellites
and other sources to promote, protect, & enhance the Nation's economy,
security, environment, & quality of life
- National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): NOAA
- National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): to reduce the
burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment
influences the development and progression of human disease
- National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): reaches from the surface of
the sun to the depths of the ocean floor to keep citizens informed
of the changing environment around them
- Public
Health Impacts of the Environment: NIEHS
- Resource Conservation
- United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
- Water:
CDC
- World Resources Institute
(WRI): environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find
practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives
- Geology
- Maps
- Oceanography
- Ozone
- Space Sciences
Education/Teaching
- Atmospheric Science Explorers:
to increase middle school science teacher knowledge of and interest in the
atmospheric sciences
- Biology Links: Instructional Resources in Biology, Harvard University
- Classroom Resources: NSF
- Education & Professional Training: NCAR & UCAR
- Education at AMNH: American Museum of Natural History
- Educational games and simulations: based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements,
will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN
- Educator's Resources: 4Teachers
- Encyclopædia
Britannica
Online: provider of learning and knowledge products
- Environmental
Health Science Education: NIEHS
- Exploratorium:
a museum of science, art, and human perception
- Genetic Education Resources for
Teachers: NHGRI
- GLOBIO: to engage
children in cross-cultural dialogue and understanding, inspiring them to
protect the diversity of all life on earth
- Google Books:
Browse books online
- Hazardous
Substances and Hazardous Waste: Superfund for Students and
Teachers; US EPA
- Infectious
Diseases - Understanding Emerging and Re-emerging: Teacher's Guide,
NIH
- Institute of Education Sciences
(IES):
to provide rigorous and relevant evidence on which to ground education practice
and policy and share this information broadly; U.S. Department of Education
- K-12
Resources: ProQuest
- K-12
Science Education Resources: ACS
- K-12 Teacher -
Opportunities and Resources: Biological Sciences Initiative,
University of Colorado at Boulder
- K-12
Plant Path-Ways to Science: to assist
science and biology teachers in the K-12 grades interested in developing
interactive laboratories and demonstrations that teach the basic principles
of science and the scientific method
- MadSciNet: the 24-hour exploding laboratory
- Mathematics,
History of : information for teachers of mathematics
- Microbe Library:
image-rich ASM educational resource site
- Microbiology
Resources for Educators: American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Microbiology
resources: PBS Teachers
- Microscopy-UK:
microscopy and microscopes on the web
- NASA Education
- National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES): the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing
data related to education, IES
- National Science Digital Library (NSDL): the nation's online portal for
education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics
- NIH
Curriculum Supplement Series: OSE
- Normal
Flora: K-12 Teachers Activities, Biological Sciences Initiative, University
of Colorado, Boulder
- Normal Flora Project: science informs visual arts
- NSF
Graduate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Fellows
in K-12 Education (GK-12): National Science Foundation
- Office
of Science Education (OSE): NIH
- On-Line
Dictionaries: AlphaDictionary.com
- Plagiarism
- Resources for Educators: American Dental Association
- SciCentral
metadirectory for science news
- Science
and Technology - Social Dimensions - Public Attitudes and Understanding:
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), NSF
- Science Learning
Resources: The Franklin Institute
- Science
News: New York Times
- Science
of Mental Illness: NIH Curriculum Supplement Series for Middle
School
- Scientific Method and History of Science
- Spark - UCAR Science Education: Building a bridge between scientific research
and education
- Student Aid on the Web:
U.S. Department of Education
- Textbook purchases online
- Ultimate
Writer's Guide: Amsterdam Printing
- U.S. Department of Education
- Weather: NOAA Education
- Weather & Climate Basics: for students and teachers; NCAR Education & Outreach
Images
- Analytical Sciences Digital Library
- Arachnid
Photo Gallery: The American Arachnological Society
- Biology Image Library:
an online collection of images, movies, illustrations and animations across
biology and biomedicine
- CELLS alive!:
represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living
cells and organisms for education and medical research
- Clendening
Library Portrait Collection: Kansas University Medical Center
- The Cornell Plant
Pathology Herbarium Photograph Collection: historical
images of agriculture, fungi, and plant diseases
- DermAtlas: Dermatology Image Atlas, Johns Hopkins University
- Digital
Pathology @ Brown Medical School
- DPDx
Parasite Image Library: CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases
- Earth Science World
Image Bank: American Geological Institute
- Hardin MD
- Medical Picture Gallery: Hardin Library for the Health
- Galaxy of Images: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Images
of Bacteria: Virtual Museum of Bacteria
- Invasive
Species Image Galleries: National Agriculture Library
- Mammal Image
Libray: American Society of Mammalogists
- MicrobeLibrary.org: American Society for Microbiology
- Mycology
Image Gallery: Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital
- Nobel
Prize Recipients: sorted by date and prize type, click on the links
to see photos of recipients; Nobelprize.org
- Noctilucent
Cloud Photo Gallery: SpaceWeather.com
- Images,
History of Medicine (IHM): U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Science Digital Library (NSDL):
NSF
- Photo
Galleries: National Geographic
- Photo
Gallery: National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)
- Pathology and Lab Medicine: flickr
- Public Health
Image Library (PHIL): CDC
- UCAR
Atmospheric Visuals & Multimedia Libraries: gateway to our photos,
videos, illustrations, and animations
- U.S. Antarctic
Program Images: NSF
- Virtual Hospital
Home Page: Lots of images of diseases, etc., University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics
- WebPath,
Internet Pathology Laboratory: University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences
Library
Immunology and Immune System Disorders
- Antibodies
(Immunoglobulin)
- Biology of
the Immune System: Merck
- CD Markers CD1
to CD49: PathologyOutlines.com
- Cytokine Storm
- Cytokines and Disease: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology
- Cytokines
Web: provides leading-edge scientific information about cytokines
and their receptors, including 3-D structural information and topological
and evolutionary relationships
- Effects of
Aging: Merck
- History of Immunology
- Images
- Immune Disorders
- Immune Response
- Immune System
- Immunology:
Microbiology and Immunology On-line, Department of Pathology, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
- Immunology Links: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
- Inflammation
Index: with images and text for pathology education, WebPath, University
of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library
- Inflammation
and Repair: Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist
- Immune
Reactions and Insect bites and stings: MedlinePlus
- Lymphatic
system: MedlinePlus
- National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): HHS
- The
Biology Project - Immunology: University of Arizona
- Timeline
of immunology: Wikipedia
- Vaccines and Immunization
- Adult
Immunization Schedule: CDC
- Cervical
dysplasia & HPV: American Social Health Association
- Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules: CDC
- Diphtheria
Vaccination: Vaccines
and Preventable Diseases, CDC
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
- Hepatitis
A Vaccination: CDC
- Hepatitis
B Vaccination: CDC
- HPV Vaccination,
Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Vaccines
and Preventable Diseases, CDC
- Immunization:
Microbiology and Immunology On-line
- Immunization Action
Coalition: Vaccination Information for Healthcare Professionals
- International Vaccine
Institute
- National HPV and
Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center: American
Social Health Association
- National Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
- Pertussis
(Whooping Cough) Vaccination: Vaccines and Preventable Diseases,
CDC
- Pneumococcal
Vaccination: Vaccines and Preventable Diseases, CDC
- Seasonal
Influenza (Flu) Vaccination: Vaccines and Preventable Diseases,
CDC
- Shingles
(Herpes Zoster) Vaccination: Vaccines and Preventable Diseases,
CDC
- Tetanus
(Lockjaw) Vaccination: Vaccines and Preventable Diseases,
CDC
- Vaccines: WHO
- Vaccines & Immunizations: CDC
- Vaccines & Preventable Diseases: CDC
- Vaccines
for Children Program (VFC): CDC
- Vaccination
Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella:
CDC
- Your
Child's Immunizations: KidsHealth
- Vaccine Safety
Infectious Diseases
(diseases caused by microorganisms)
- NOTE: A good way to find out about a particular infectious disease is
to go to Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov,
and type the name of the disease into the search box.
- Acne
- AIDS
- African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)
- Anthrax:
CDC
- Antibiotic
and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Bacterial
Diseases in History: The Virtual Museum of Bacteria
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Bad
Bug Book: Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook,
FDA
- Bioterrorism:
CDC website with a really cool set of online videos about bioterrorism
- Boils
and Carbuncles
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (Mad Cow Disease)
- Bronchitis:
eMedicineHealth
- Candidiasis
- Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC): to collaborate to create the expertise, information,
and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through
health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness
for new health threats
- Chickenpox
- Chlamydia
- Cholera
- Communicable
Diseases
(infectious diseases transmitted directly from person to person)
- Cryptosporidiosis:
(also known as "Crypto"), CDC
- Dengue Fever
- Ecology of Infectious
Disease: many disease organisms that threaten humans
worldwide have complex life histories that are affected by both human and
non-human attributes of the ecosystems in which they occur; NCEAS
- eMedicineHealth:
a consumer health information site
- Emerging and Re-emerging
Infectious Diseases
- Encephalitis
(Arboviral): CDC
- Enteric Infectious Diseases
- Environment
- Epidemiology
- Eukaryotic Pathogen Database Resources (EuPathDB): The NIAID Bioinformatics
Resource Centers
- Flesh-Eating Disease
- Food and Drinking Water Safety
- Foodborne Infections
- Gastroenteritis
- Genital Warts (HPV infection)
- Germs:
What are germs? KidsHealth
- Giardiasis
- Gonorrhea: CDC
- Group A Streptococcus
- Group B Streptococcus
- Hantavirus
- Healthcare-associated infections (HAI),
Nosocomial
- HAI:
AHRQ
- HAI:
CDC
- HAI:
eMedicine
- HAI: Encyclopedia of Surgery
- HAI:
HHS
- HAI:
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- HAI:
Safe Patient Project, Consumers Union
- HAI: SHEA
- Hepatitis (Viral)
- Herpes
- History of Infectious Diseases
- HIV/AIDS
- Images
- Impetigo
- Infections
among persons who use drugs: substance abuse, CDC
- Infectious
Diseases: Microbiology and Immunology Online
- Infectious Diseases
Society of America (IDSA)
- Influenza
- International
Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID): committed to improving the care of
patients with infectious diseases
- Invasive
microbes: introduced animal and plant pathogenic microorganisms which
are usually single-celled, or too small for the unaided eye to see, including
bacteria, viruses, protists, and fungi
- Journal Watch - Infectious
Diseases
- Leprosy
- Listeria
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- MDRO (Multiple-Drug-Resistant Oganisms)
- Measles (Rubeola)
- MedicineNet.com: Infectious
Disease Center
- Medscape Reference:
all sorts of diseases & conditions information
- Merck Manual
Professionals - Infectious Diseases
- Microbes
and infectious disease: NIAID
- Microbiology
and Infectious Disease: Hardin MD, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences,
University of Iowa
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
(MMWR): Disease statistics from CDC
- MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
- Mumps
- Mycotic Diseases (caused by fungal infections)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases: CDC
- National Center
for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention: maximizes public
health and safety nationally and internationally through the elimination,
prevention, and control of disease, disability, and death caused by HIV/AIDS,
viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis
(TB)
- National Center for Immunization
and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD): CDC
- National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases: non-profit organization dedicated to educating
the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and
prevention of infectious diseases
- Nature
of Infectious Diseases: Overview, NIH
- Necrotizing
Fasciitis
(Flesh-Eating Bacteria)
- Neglected
Diseases
- Neonatal
Infections: KidsHealth
- Normal Flora
- Paleopathology
- Parasitic Diseases: CDC
- PathogenPortal:
a repository linked to the Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) sponsored
by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and
maintained by The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
- Pathosystems Resource
Integration Center (PATRIC): NIAID Bioinformatics
Resource Centers
- PathWeb:
virtual Pathology Museum, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University
of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Periodontal
Disease
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Pinworms
- Plague
- Pneumonia
- Polio
- Protozoa
- Public Health
Image Library: CDC
- PubMed
Health Diseases and Conditions: U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Ringworm:
MedicineNet.com
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)
- RMSF:
healthelinks, Medical Library of
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport (LSUHSC-S Medical
Library)
- RMSF:
CDC
- RMSF:
eMedicine
- RMSF:
NYSDH
- RMSF:
PetEducation.com
- RMSF:
WebMD
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Rubeola Measles
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Shingles: CDC
- Sporotrichosis
- Streptococcal, Group A (GAS) Disease (strep throat, necrotizing fasciitis,
impetigo)
- Streptococcal, Group B Disease
- Syphilis: CDC
- Tetanus (Lockjaw): CDC
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Travel Health
- Thichinosis, Trichiniasis, Trichinellosis
- Trichomoniasis
- Tropical Diseases
- Tropical
diseases: WHO
- Tropical
Diseases: (diseases discussed on this
web page: Malaria, Cholera, Dysentery, Intestinal Worms,
Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, Schistosomiasis, Leprosy,
Filariasis, Trypanosomiasis, Hepatitis, Chlamydia
Trachomatis)
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid
Fever: CDC
- Ulcers
(Peptic)
- Helicobacter
pylori: dedicated to providing you with the latest information
about Helicobacter pylori, its diagnosis, treatment and clinical perspectives
- Helicobacter
Pylori and Peptic Ulcer: A systematic review of effectiveness
and an overview of the economic benefits of implementing what is known
to be effective, Bandolier, "Evidence based thinking about health
care"
- Helicobacter
pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease, The Key to Cure: Division
of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), CDC
- Helicobacter
pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease: Ulcer Facts, CDC
- History of Ulcer Diagnosis
and Treatment: Division of Bacterial Diseases
(DBD), CDC
- Gastroenteritis
and Transmission of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Households: Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC
- Pictures
of ulcers: Endoscopic images
- Peptic
Ulcer Disease: Jackson Siegelbaum Gastroenterology
- Stomach
Ulcers: Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University
of Iowa
- Stomach and Duodenal
Ulcers: Gastroenterology Consultants
- What
I need to know about Peptic Ulcers: National Digestive Diseases Information
Clearinghouse (NDDIC), NIH
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Vaccine-preventable Diseases
- Vaccines
- Vaccine Safety
- Vaginitis and Vulvovaginitis (inflammation and irritation)
- Vaginosis
- Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
- Viral and Rickettsial
Diseases: CDC
- Virus Pathogen Resource
(ViPR): NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Centers
- Water
and sanitation related diseases fact sheets: WHO
- Water-related
Diseases, Contaminants, & Injuries: CDC
- WebMD: All kinds of cool
stuff about health and disease
- WebPath:
The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
- Yellow Fever
- Zoonosis
Libraries
- Library of Congress
(LOC): the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves
as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the
world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts
in its collections
- American Library Association
(ALA): Founded on October 6, 1876, created to provide
leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and
information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance
learning and ensure access to information for all
- Clendening History
of Medicine Library and Museum: University of Kansas Medical Center
- Digital
Library for Earth System Education (DLESE): geoscience community resource
that supports teaching and learning about the Earth system; NSF funded
- Google books:
An enhanced card catalog of the world's books
- Hardin Library
for the Health Sciences: The University of Iowa Libraries
- International Vaccine Institute Library
- Internet Public Library (ipl2):
public service organization and a learning/teaching environment, Drexel University's
College of Information Science & Technology, and a consortium of colleges
and universities with programs in information science
- Maternal and Child
Health Library: Georgetown University
- MathDL: MMA Mathematical
Sciences Digital Library
- Mathematics
WWW Virtual Library: Florida State University
- Medical Library:
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport (LSUHSC-S
Medical Library)
- Medical Library Association
- National Library of Medicine, U.S.
(NLM) :
NIH
- National Science Digital Library (NSDL):
NSF
- PublicLibraries.com:
to promote public libraries
- Public Library of Science (PLoS):
a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making
the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource
- Social
Sciences Virtual Library: in cooperation with the World Wide Web Virtual
Library
- Smithsonian
Institution Libraries: participates in the advancement of science and
the arts
- Statistics
WWW Virtual Library: The University of Florida's Department of Statistics
- The Free (online) Library: offers free, full-text versions of classic
literary works from hundreds of celebrated authors, whose biographies, images,
and famous quotations can also be found on the site, and
has been expanded to include a massive collection of periodicals
Mathematics and Statistics
Medicine and Health
- Accidental Injuries (see also, Violence)
- Addiction
- Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ): health services
research arm of HHS,
complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the
National Institutes of Health
- Aging
- Alcohol Drinking
- All Refer Health
- American
Association of Suicidology (AAS)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- American Medical Association
(AMA):
to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public
health
- American
Psychiatric Association
- American Social Health
Association (ASHA): non-profit organization to develop and deliver
accurate, medically reliable information about STIs
- Antibiotic Resistant Organisms
- Association
of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
- Arthritis
(see also Chronic Diseases)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Birth Defects
- Blood Chemistry Diagnostic Tests
- Blood
Disorders: CDC
- BMC Medicine:
open access to original research articles, commentaries and reviews in all
areas of medical science and clinical practice, BioMed Central Ltd
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular
Disease
- Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC):
to collaborate to create the expertise, information,
and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through
health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness
for new health threats
- Chronic Diseases
- Climate Change and Health
- Clinical
Laboratory Sciences Internet Resources: Tarleton State Universities Libraries
- Dentistry and Oral Health
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- DIRLINE®:
directory of organizations and other resources in health and biomedicine,
NLM
- Directors
of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE): to strengthen public health
capacity in policy and in systems change to improve the health of all and
achieve health equity
- Disabilities
- Diseases & Conditions Listings
- Doctor's Guide to the
Internet
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- eMedicineHealth:
consumer health information, WebMD
- Emergency and Disaster Response Information
- Environment and Health
- Food & Drug
Administration (FDA): responsible for protecting the public health
by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary
drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply,
cosmetics, and products that emit radiation
- Food
and Drinking Water Safety (see also Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene)
- Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN): division of FDA which
regulates all domestic and imported food except some meat, poultry and
egg products regulated by FSIS
- Drinking
Water: CDC
- Drinking
water quality: WHO
- Food
safety: overview, Wikipedia
- Food
Safety: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
- FoodSafety.gov:
gateway to federal food safety information
- Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS): division of USDA which regulates
most meats, poultry, and eggs
- Food Safety
Office (FSO): division of CDC for the prevention of illness,
disability, and death due to foodborne diseases
- Food
Safety : MedlinePlus, HHS
- Food Safety:
WHO
- FoodSafety.com:
online educational programs and related information to improve employee
performance, reduce business risk, and protect public health
- Food
Safety Music: Dr. Carl Winter's hilarious and educational food safety
music parodies
- Ground
Water & Drinking Water: EPA
- Healthy Water:
CDC
- Home
Food Safety: American Dietetic Association
- Hunt
for Hazards in Drinking Water
- Partnership for Food
Safety Education: not-for-profit organization to save lives and improve
public health through research-based, actionable consumer food safety
initiatives that reduce food borne illness
- President's
Food Safety Working Group: a new Food Safety Working Group to advise
President Obama on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system
- United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S.
Government contacts related to food safety
- Genetic Diseases
- Global Health
- Hardin Library
for the Health Sciences: The University of Iowa Libraries
- Health and Human Services,
Department of (HHS): the principal agency for protecting the health
of all Americans
- health elinks:
Medical Library of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
(LSUHSC-S Medical Library)
- HealthFinder.gov:
consumer health information; National Health Information Center, HHS
- Health News
- Healthopedia.com:
health encyclopedia
- Health
Promotion (HPR): WHO
- Major
Health Sites Links:
complied by healthelinks
- Health
Statistics: Library, University of Michigan
- Health Statistics, National
Center for (NCHS): CDC
- HealthyPeople.gov:
challenges individuals, communities, and professionals, indeed all of us
to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life,
are enjoyed by all.
- Healthy Youth:
CDC
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- HelpGuide.org:
supportive, ad-free resources to help people resolve health challenges
- History
of the Health Sciences Web Links: MLA
- Homicide
- Hospice Care - a type and philosophy of
end-of-life care which focuses on maximizing comfort and relieving symptoms
for terminally ill patients
- Hospice:
for patients and families facing life-threatening illness, HospiceNet
- Hospice
Care : MedlinePlus
- Hospice
care: Comforting the terminally ill, MayoClinic.com
- Hypertension
- Illinois Department
of Public Health: Lots of stuff about various diseases
- Images
- Immunology
- Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR): the apex body in India for the
formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of
the oldest medical research bodies in the world
- Indoor Air Quality:
- Infectious Diseases
- Johns
Hopkins Health Alerts!: free public service from Johns Hopkins Medicine
helps keep you up to date on the latest breakthroughs for the most common
medical conditions which prevent healthy aging
- Journal Watch: to
help physicians and allied heath professionals save time and stay informed
by providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the
medical developments that affect practice
- Learning Disabilities
- Maternal and Child Health
- MedicineNet.com:
an online, healthcare media publishing company which provides easy-to-read,
in-depth, authoritative medical information for consumers via its robust,
user-friendly, interactive website
- MedlinePlus:
Consumer Health Information from U.S. National Library of Medicine,
National Institutes of Health
- MedScape: offers
specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals robust
and integrated medical information and educational tools
- MEDtropolis®: health information that will educate and entertain kids
and adults alike
- Mental Health (see also,
Psychology and Substance
Abuse and Addiction and Learning Disabilities)
- National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call toll-free 1-800-273-TALK. Or Click
for Lifeline Chat. Provides confidential support by trained
counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Veterans
Crisis Line | Hotline, Online Chat, or Text, hotline call toll-free
1-800-273-8255, Veterans Press 1. Text to 838255. Or Click
for Veterans Chat. Provides caring, qualified VA professionals
for confidential support 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Mental
Disorders Statictics: NIMH
- Mental
Health:
MedlinePlus
- Mental
Health: WebMD
- Mental Health America:
a nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives
- Mental
Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health: FamilyDoctor.org
- Mental
Health Topics: NIMH
- Mental Health
Overview: CDC
- Mental Health
Basics: CDC
- Mental Health America
(MHA): the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL
people live mentally healthier lives
- Mental
Disorders: healthfinder.gov, HHS
- Mental
Illness: APA
- Mental
Illness Basics: MedicineNet.com
- Mental
Illness in Children: MedicineNet.com
- National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH): NIH
- Psych Central:
an independent mental health social network run by mental health professionals
- Psychological
Disorders: Psychology Department, Indiana University–Purdue University
Fort Wayne (IPFW)
- List
and Descriptions of the Categories of Psychological Disorders:
About.com
- Resources:
APA
- Thinking
About Suicide?: AAS
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA):
to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's
communities
- Veterans
- Mental Health: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Women's
Mental Health: APA
- Migrane
Info: MedlinePlus
- Minority Health
Office: HHS
- Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report (MMWR): CDC
- National Center
for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): advances science and health
by providing access to biomedical and genomic information from U.S. National
Library of Medicine
- National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS): CDC
- National Domestic
Violence Hotline:
1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224,
anomymous and confidential help 24/7
- National Early
Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC): University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
- National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases: non-profit organization dedicated
to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment
and prevention of infectious diseases
- National Healthcare
Safety Network (NHSN) is a voluntary, secure, internet-based
surveillance system that integrates and expands legacy patient and healthcare
personnel safety surveillance systems managed by the Division of Healthcare
Quality Promotion (DHQP) at CDC
- National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): CDC
- National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): NIH
- National
Institute on Aging (NIA): NIH
- National
Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental
knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application
of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens
of illness and disability
- National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Library of
Medicine, U.S. (NLM), National Institutes of Health
- National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, provides access to
trained telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- National Women's Health
Network: to give women a greater voice within the healthcare system
- Natural Disasters & Severe
Weather: CDC
- New York State
Department of Health (NYSDH)
- Nine
Childhood Illnesses: Get the Facts: WebMD
-
Nutrition
- Nutrition.gov:
from the staff at the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) and
the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in cooperation with a panel of
food and nutrition expert advisors from agencies within United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
- ChooseMyPlate:
healthy eating guide; USDA
- Team Nutrition:
an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child
Nutrition Programs
- Health
and Nutrition: USA.gov
- Nutrition
for Health and Development: World Health Organization Evidence-based
Guidelines in Nutrition for Health and Development
- The
Nutrition Source: Harvard School of Public Health
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Office of Public Health
and Science (OPHS): Mobilizing Leadership
in Science and Prevention for a Healthier Nation, U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services
- Office of the
Surgeon General (OSG): to protect and advance the health
of the nation, OPHS
- Pain Management
- American Academy of Pain Management: to advance the field of pain
management using an integrative model of patient-centered care by providing
evidence-based education for pain practitioners, as well as credentialing
and advocacy for its members
- American Chronic Pain Association:
To facilitate peer support and education for individuals with chronic
pain and their families so that these individuals may live more fully
in spite of their pain, and to raise awareness among
the health care community, policy makers, and the public at large about
issues of living with chronic pain
- American Pain Society: a multidisciplinary
community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians
and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform
public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering
- Treatments for
Managing Pain: American
Society of Anesthesiologists
- Pain
Management: MedicineNet.com
- Pain
Management Techniques: spine-health
- Pain
Management Health Center: WebMD
- Palliative care - symptom relief for
people of any age, and at any stage in an illness, whether that illness is
curable, chronic or life-threatening, and is offered in conjunction with
curative and all other appropriate forms of medical treatment
- Pathology (study and diagnosis of disease)
- Pet Health
- Pharmacology
- Psychological Disorders
- Public Health
Image Library: CDC
- Public Health Institute:
independent, nonprofit, generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships
for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices
- Public Health
Preparedness Programs: Johns Hopkins University
- PubMed:
more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life
science journals, and online books, from U.S. National Library of Medicine
- PubMed
Health - Diseases and Conditions: U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Race and Health
- Safe Patient
Project: campaign focused on eliminating
medical harm, improving FDA oversight of prescription drugs and promoting
disclosure laws that give information to consumers about health care safety
and quality, Consumers Union
- Sanitation and Hygiene
- School
Health Programs: CDC
- Specialized Information
Services: National Library of Medicine, HHS
- Substance Abuse and Addiction (see
also Mental Health)
- Addictions:
HelpGuide.org
- Alcohol Drinking
- Cigarette & drug trends among American teens:
Monitoring the Future
- Drug
addiction: MayoClinic.com
- Infections
among persons who use drugs: substance abuse, CDC
- National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): NIH
- Nicotine Addiction, Smoking, and Tobacco Use
- Office of Applied Studies
(OAS): serves as SAMHSA's focal point for
data collection, analysis, and dissemination of critical public health
data to assist policymakers, providers, and the public in making informed
decisions regarding the prevention and treatment of mental and substance
use disorders
- Persons Who Use
Drugs (PWUD): CDC
- Science
of Addiction: NIDA
- Substance
Abuse: eMedicineHealth
- Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA): initiative of the
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), HHS
- Substance Abuse & Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
:
to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's
communities, HHS
- Veterans
Resources: SAMHSA
- Surgeon Generals'
Reports: just what it sounds like, and covers the years
from 1964 on
- Terminal Patient Care
- Travel Health
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Vaccine-preventable Diseases
- Vaccines
- Vaccine Safety
- Veterans Health
- Veterans Crisis
Line | Hotline, Online Chat, or Text: Hotline call 1-800-273-8255,
Veterans Press 1. Text to 838255. Click
for Veterans Chat. Provides caring, qualified VA professionals for
confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Veterinary Medicine
- Violence
- Domestic Violence
- Assault and Homicide
- Virtual Hospital
Home Page: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Vital
Statistics: Monthly reports on deaths, etc. from National Center for
Health Statistics
- Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene (see
also Food
and Drinking Water Safety)
- Water-related
Diseases, Contaminants, & Injuries: CDC
- Germs,
Hands and Your Health: HandlerUSA
- Global
Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH): CDC
- How
to Clean an Office Refrigerator: eHow
- Rural
water, sanitation, and hygiene: International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
- Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene: WHO
- Water, Sanitation,
and Hygiene: UNICEF
- Our Waters: EPA
- The History of Sanitary
Sewers: extensive site covering a variety of aspects of sewer history,
including images and articles, as well as links to other sites
- WebMD: provides
health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those
who seek information
- WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
- Women's Health
- World Health Organization
(WHO)
Microbiology (study of Archaea, Bacteria,
Fungi, Protista, and Viruses)
- Actinomycetes:
these organisms are higher bacteria, but were thought
to be fungi for many years because they have filamentous forms, which appear
to branch, Microbiology
and Immunology On-line
- Actinomycetes:
Virtual Museum of Bacteria
- AlgaeBase: a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial,
marine and freshwater organisms
- American Society For Microbiology (ASM)
- definition: Microbiologists study microbes--bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae,
mycoplasma, fungi, algae and protozoa--some of which cause diseases,
but many of which contribute to the balance of nature or are otherwise
beneficial
- Antibiotics
and Antibiotic Resistance: U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Antibiotic
Resistance and the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture:
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Promoting
the Development of Antibiotics and Ensuring Judicious Use in Humans:
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Archaea
- Bacteriology
- Beneath the
Sea - Scientific American Frontiers TV show information
- BIOSCI/Bionet Newsgroups:
a set of electronic communication forums - the bionet USENET newsgroups
and parallel e-mail lists - used by biological scientists worldwide. No
fees are charged for the service.
- Bugs in
the News from the University of Kansas
- Caulobacter -
ideal model system for the mechanisms of asymmetric cell division, from Microbe
Wiki
- CELLS alive!:
represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living
cells and organisms for education and medical research
- Cool T-Shirts with
Microbiologically Relevant Designs
- Cyanosite:
dedicated to information transfer within the cyanobacterial research community;
Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University
- Bacterial
(Prokaryotic) Phylogeny Webpages
- Ebola
Reading List
- E. coli Genome
Project:
University of Wisconsin - Madison
- E. coli
Reference Center: info on E. coli outbreaks and
detection kits
- Epidemic:
information on diseases and the environment from the American
Museum of Natural History
- Fungi
- Germs,
what are?: KidsHealth
- GIANTmicrobes!®:
stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes — only a million times
actual size! They're humorous, educational, and fun!
- How Big
is a ... ?: Use this animation to compare the relative sizes of cells
and organisms sitting on a pinhead. Nearly invisible without magnification,
dust mites dwarf pollen grains and human cells. In turn, bacteria and
viruses are even smaller
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV): CDC
- Images
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Intimate
Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth: NSF, DOE, and ASM
- Introduction
to the Bacteria
- Introduction
to the Cyanobacteria
- Introduction to Lichens
- Institute for Molecular
Virology, University of Wisconsin
- Introduction to the Viruses
- Lichenology
- Lichens
- Lichens of
North America
- Lichenland: Oregon State University
- Microbial
Ecology: Virtual Museum of Bacteria
- Microbial
Mergers: MicrobeWorld
- Microbiology and
Immunology On-line: Department of Pathology,
Microbiology and Immunology at the University of South Carolina School of
Medicine
- Microbiology
and Infectious Disease
- Microbiology
and Molecular Biology Gateway: resources from Horizon Scientific Press,
the leading specialist publishers of microbiology and molecular biology books
- MicrobiologyBytes:
blog news about microbiology
- Microbes,
types of: MicrobeWorld
- Microbes,
what are they?: NIAID
- Microbe Library:
ASM educational resource site
- MicrobeWorld:
Information about microbes from ASM
- MicrobeWorld Resources for Science Educators
- Microbe
Zoo: Microbial Diversity and Ecology stuff from the Digital
Learning Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State
University
- Microbes
in the News: Info from the Digital Learning Center for
Microbial Ecology
- Microbial
Biorealm: A microbial diversity resource generated by the students
of Joan
Slonczewski and her students at Kenyon College
- Microbiology
Education Resources: from American Society of Microbiology
- Microbiology
Gateway: interesting microbiology resources
- Microbiology
Web Page: interesting goodies compiled by Joe Carlin
at Miami University
- Microscopic Experiments & Labs
- Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Reports: CDC
- Murray's
Page: Murray the bacterium and his identity crisis
- Mycology
- Myxobacteria
Web Page: info about some very interesting bacteria
- Parasitology: Microbiology and Immunology On-line, University of South
Carolina School of Medicine
- Plasmodium
Cell Biology: Mark F. Wiser, Tulane University
- Protista (Algae, Protozoa, Slime Molds, and Water Molds)
- Protozoa
with flagellae
- Scotcal: dedicated
to microbiology learning and teaching
- Trichinella
- Trichinella:
Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia
University
- Trichinella
Biology: Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School
of Public Health, Columbia University
- Virology
- Virology
on the WWW: Just what it says ... lots of cool stuff about
viruses
- Virology:
Microbiology and Immunology On-line, University of South Carolina School
of Medicine
- Virus
Ultra Structure: from University of Capetown, South
Africa
- Viruses:
MicrobeWorld
- VirOligo:
oligonucleotide database to facilitiate finding viruses in tissues
- Virtual Museum of
Bacteria: provides a collection of links about bacteria, that are
embedded in informative texts
Paleontology
- How
does paleontology differ from anthropology and archaeology?: UCMP
- The Virtual Fossil Museum: Fossils
Across Geological Time and Evolution
- Oldest
Fossils On Earth Discovered (3.4 billion years old): Science Daily
- Oldest
Fossilized Forest: Entire Fossil Forest Dating Back 385 Million Years Unearthed: Science Daily
- Museum of the Earth: Paleontological Research Institution
- Paleoanthropology
Society: an international nonprofit organization devoted exclusively
to the advancement of the science of paleontology
- Paleobiology:
NMNH
- The Paleobiology
Database:
public resource for the global scientific community
- The Paleonet
Pages: a system of listservers, web pages, and ftp sites designed
to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists
- The Paleontology Portal:
for anyone interested in paleontology, from the professional in the lab to
the interested amateur scouting for fossils to the student in any classroom
- Dinosaurs
- Dinobase:
dinosaur database; University of Bristol
- Paleopathology
- Taphonomy
- Taphonomy: the study of the transition of remains, parts, or products of
organisms, from the biosphere, to the lithosphere, i.e. the creation of fossil
assemblages; Wikipedia
- Taphonomy: definitions,
descriptions, and explanations
- University of California
Museum of Paleontology (UCMP): to investigate and promote
the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's
biota through research and education
- What
is paleontology?: UCMP
Philosophy of Science and Ethics
- About
Ethics: Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
- Carnegie Council
for Ethics in International Affairs
- Center for Ethics in Science and Technology
- Ethics and
Science: case studies, teaching
strategies and links on ethics and science, from the University of Minnesota
- Ethics
in Science: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
- Information
Quality: NOAA
- Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy (IEP): to provide open access to detailed, scholarly
information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy
- Online Ethics Center:
essays,
articles, case studies and discussion on ethics in science and engineering
practice, employment, research, and education, from the National Academy
of Engineering
- Philosophy
of science: Wikipedia
- Philosophy of Science
Association
- PhilSci Archive:
electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science
- Plagiarism
- Office
of Science Quality and Integrity: USGS
- Rock Ethics Institute:
dedicated to ethics education, research and outreach with emphasis on climate
change and bioethics. Includes directory of recorded lectures and additional
online resources.
- Science
Ethics: Scientific American
- Scientific
Integrity: AAAS
- Scientific Integrity: Union of Concerned Scientists
- The Hastings
Center: a bioethics research institution that publishes reports, books,
and a bimonthly journal on issues such as genetic testing, synthetic biology,
etc.
- Pseudoscience debunking info:
Photos of Famous Scientists and Physicians
Physics
Psychology (see also Mental Health)
Research Report Preparation
Science Information Search Sites
- BioMed Central:
all original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely
and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication
- Fedstats: making statistics
from more than 100 government agencies available to citizens everywhere
- Library of Congress
(LOC): the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves
as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the
world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts
in its collections
- National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES): NSF
- National Science Digital
Library (NSDL): an extensive online library for locating and accessing
educational materials and resources for science, technology, engineering
and math education, for educators at the K-16 levels; National Science
Foundation
- Public Library of Science
(PLoS): a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed
to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available
public resource
- Science Accelerator:
searches information resources of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office
of Scientific and Technical Information, including the results and descriptions
of DOE research and development projects, and recent research of interest
to the DOE
- Science.gov:
gateway to government science information and research results, searches
over 40 databases and over 2000 selected websites - a federated search engine;
USA.gov for Science
- ScienceResearch.com:
a free, publicly available deep web search engine
- Scirus: includes journal
content, scientists' homepages, course materials, pre-print server material,
patents, etc. and links to limited group of library partners
- Scitopia: searches
content provided by 21 scholarly organizations, predominantly in the physical
sciences, math and engineering, including journal articles, conference papers,
patents, and government documents
- TechXtra: for
engineering, math and computing, searches articles, websites, books, industry
news, job announcements, technical reports, dissertations, etc
- U.S. National Library
of Medicine (NLM): world's largest biomedical sciences library, has
more than 6 million items. Its largest database, MEDLINE, contains 12 million
references and abstracts to medical journal articles. MEDLINEplus is a
Web-based service with extensive consumer health information. The Visible
Human Project is one of many programs NLM supports to apply the benefits
of modern technologies to medical research, education, and health care.
- Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia - a multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia
project based on an openly-editable model (use at your own risk!)
- World Lecture
Hall: entry point to free online course materials from around the world
- WorldWideScience -
global science gateway, a federated search engine
- WWW Virtual Library:
a collection of web directories and resources by topic, maintained on a volunteer
basis by various organizations.
Science Museums
- American Museum of Natural
History: to discover, interpret, and disseminate—through scientific
research and education—knowledge about human cultures, the natural
world, and the universe
- Cornell
University Natural History Collections
- Exploratorium:
a museum of science, art, and human perception
- The Field Museum:
an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships
in nature and among cultures; Chicago, Illinois
- Florida Museum of Natural
History: dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological
diversity and cultural heritage
- Marian Koshland Science
Museum: to engage the general public in current
scientific issues that impact their lives
- Museo
Galileo: Institute and Museum of the History of Science
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
- National Museum
of American History (NMAH): to inspire a broader understanding of
our nation and its many peoples
- National Museum
of Dentistry:
smile-inspiring exhibitions and innovative programs make a national impact
to educate the public about the importance of good oral health to a healthy
life
- National Museum of Health and
Medicine (NMHM): inspires interest in and
promotes the understanding of medicine -- past, present, and future -- with
a special emphasis on tri-service American military medicine
- National Museum
of Natural History (NMNH): dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery,
and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research,
collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs; part of the
Smithsonian Institution
- Science
centers in the United States: a list on Wikipedia
- Science
museums worldwide: a list on Wikipedia
- The Tech Museum:
to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in science and technology experiences
that educate, inform, provoke thought and inspire action
- University of California
Museum of Paleontology (UCMP): to investigate and promote the understanding
of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research
and education
- University of
Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): develops and maintains excellent
zoological collections explicitly for use in research and education benefiting
science, society, and the university
- Virtual Museum
of Bacteria:
brings together many links on bacteria, bacteriology, and related topics
available on the web; The Foundation of Bacteriology and the Society for
Applied Microbiology
Science News Sites
- AtmosNews:
NCAR/UCAR news center
- Breaking News:
has links to many science news sources, SciTech Daily Review
- e! Science News:
latest science news articles updated by automated e! news engine
- EurekaAlert!: AAAS, the science society
- Health
headlines: Google news
- Health news: New York Times
- International
Science News Headlines (Samachar): IndiaBook.com
- LiveScience: launched in 2004, is the trusted and provocative source for
highly accessible science, health and technology news for people who are
curious about their minds, bodies, and the world around them
- Medical News
Today: hourly health news from well-regarded sources
- National Geographic
News: daily nature and science news and headlines
- National Weather Service (NWS):
provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the
United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the
protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy
- NatureNews: Nature Publishing Group
- NewScientist:
science magazine for everyone
- PhysOrg.com: web-based science, research and technology news service
- Popular Science: new technology and science news
- Science/AAAS News: Up to the minute news and features from Science
- SciCentral: gateway to science news sources
- ScienceDaily: breaking news about the latest scientific discoveries
- ScienceNews:
Society for Science & the Public
- Science news: Miller-McMune Online
- Science
news: New York Times
- Science news: NIMH
- Science
news: NPR
- Sci/Tech
headlines:
Google news
- Spaceweather.com:
news and information about the Sun-Earth environment
- Space Weather Prediction Center: NWS
- Top science news
articles & headlines: Yahoo! News
- Weather Underground:
committed to delivering the most reliable, accurate weather information possible
- WebMD Health News Center: latest breaking health news and alerts
Science TV Programs
Scientific Organizations and Societies
Scientific Publications - Journals and Magazines
Scientists of Note
Technology
Textbook purchases online
Veterinary Medicine and Pet Health
Web and Internet
- Internet safety
- Website Design
- Web Search Engines
and Strategies
- About Web Search -
Learn How To Search The Web at About Web Search
- Ask.com Search Engine
- Better Web Search
- DeepPeep: helps
you discover the entry points to content in Deep Web (aka Hidden Web) sites,
including online databases and Web services - a National Science Foundation
supported project based at the University of Utah
- Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
(FAIR)
- Federated
search engine (simultaneous search of multiple online databases or
web resources) - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Finding
Information on the Internet - UC Berkeley tutorial
- Finding It Online -
Web Search Strategies
- Link
Rot on the Web ... Broken Links: Just How Rapidly Do Science Education
Hyperlinks Go Extinct?
- List
of search engines - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- MadSci
Network: interactive science teaching and community outreach tool,
staffed and maintained by volunteer scientists and engineers from around
the world
- MetaCrawler:
A great cross-referencing metasearch engine
- Metasearch
engines - About meta-search engines, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Google.com (of
course!)
- Public
Data Explorer: makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize
and communicate
- Googlescholar.com (especially
good for science journals)
- Google News -
automated news aggregator which uses an algorithm where no person is
involved in the altering of the front page or story promotion
- Open sourced Search Toolkit -
Build your own federated search engine
- Search
Strategies- Search with Peripheral Vision
- Web
search engines - About search engines, including history, from Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia
- Yahoo! Search -
Search Engine
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Please email questions and comments to: StevenJR@MUOhio.edu
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R. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
USA
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