An extensive index to reference material on the Web, including 'information centers' on subjects in science.
MD Consult
USA
MD Consult is the most comprehensive online medical information service available for health professionals. (A paid-for service - A password is required to enter the site)
Our integrated collection of trusted resources simplifies the way you find and use clinical information. It all works together in one, continuously updated tool designed to help you answer clinical questions and stay up-to-date in medicine -- efficiently.
The three founding publisher-partners of MD Consult have long set the standard for excellence in medical publishing: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Mosby-Year Book and W.B. Saunders Company.
Reference Books: 37 renowned medical texts online give you just the right resources to answer clinical questions. Search the entire collection at the same time, then pinpoint the information you need within the consummate text on the subject.
In Allergy the following book is available online:
Middleton: Allergy: Principles and
Practice, 5th ed.
Journal Search - Don't settle for abstracts. Retrieve the complete text of articles from 48 trusted medical journals and Clinics of North America online. Search MEDLINE plus other key databases simultaneously to find full-text articles. Our search engine can even find articles so recent that they are not yet listed in MEDLINE.
Practice Guidelines - The concise guide to accepted practice. Over 600 peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines contributed by more than 25 medical societies and government agencies.
MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
USA
Citation Guidelines - guidelines for citing Web pages and other Internet files.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
USA
New Jersey, Agricultural Experiment station offering plant images, in particular the Ragweed which is the worst hay-fever perpetrator. Harmful Plants Gallery, a collection of photos and descriptions of plants harmful to humans.
Structural Database of Allergenic Proteins
USA
SDAP is a Web server that integrates a database of allergenic proteins with various bioinformatics tools for performing structural studies related to allergens and characterization of their epitopes. Using this Internet service through a browser, it is possible to retrieve information related to an allergen from the most common protein sequence and structure databases (SwissProt, PIR, NCBI, PDB), to find structural neighbors for an allergen and to search for the presence of an epitope other the whole collection of allergens.
The Human Gene Map - National Center for Biotechnology Information
USA
The most current map resulting from the Human Genome Project.
The Human Genome Project is entering its climactic phase that will result, as early as 2003, in a complete and accurate DNA sequence representing the genetic blueprint and evolutionary history of the human species.
TIGR Database
USA
From the Institute of Genomic Research; a collection of curated databases containing DNA and protein sequences, gene expression, etc., for microbes, plants and humans.
TIGR Database (TDB) is a collection of curated databases containing DNA and protein sequence, gene expression, cellular role, protein family, and taxonomic data for microbes, plants and humans. Anonymous FTP access to sequence data is also provided.
The TIGR Microbial Database provides links to world-wide genome sequencing projects completed and underway, including the completed TIGR genomes.
The TIGR Parasites Database provides links to world-wide genome sequencing projects completed and underway, including the TIGR projects.
United States National Library of Medicine
USA
United States National Library of Medicine has the following services to offer from their website: HealthInformation:Medline, MedlinePlus and other resources, Library Services: Catalog, Databases, Publications, Training and Grants, Research Programs: Computational molecular biology, Medical Informatics
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Switzerland
The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. In support of it's main objective, the organization has a wide range of functions, including the following:
To act as the directing and co-ordinating authority on international health work
To promote technical co-operation
To assist governments, on request, in strengthening health services
To furnish appropriate technical assistance and in emergecies, necessary aid, upon the request or acceptance of the government etc
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