Online
Mendelian Inheritance in Man. The single best source for detailed
information on human genetic diseases. Search with key words.
Documents can be e-mailed to your account, but beware - some are
quite long. Also, this site is a central repository for all nucleotide
and amino acid sequences of nucleic acids and proteins, respectively
that have been published. These are available through Entrez,
a search system that provides interconncetions between MEDLINE
sources, literature citations, the text of the sequences themselves
and much more.
MEDLINE.
This site at the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides FREE
access to the MEDLINE database of biomedical literature.
Medscape.
Provides access to a large number of full text articles from biomedical
journals, including CDC publications (MMWR [Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report], and EID {Emerging Infectious Deseases]). Free
access to MEDLINE is also available. Many other journals in areas
of infectious diseases and medicine are available. You must register
(password, etc.) on first usage, but there is no cost. There are
a number of very nice features that relate specifically to the
medical profession. Includes ability to SEARCH by keyword.
Scientific
American online. Includes ability to interactively ask questions
in matters related to science.
Centers
for Disease Control. Includes material from CDC publications
(EID and MMWR - see medscape.com above); the SEARCH feature is
very useful, especially for current information on infectious
diseases.
World
Health Organization - Geneva. Current information on world
health matters, including recommendations for immunizations by
country, ability to SEARCH by keywords, infectious disease bulletins
by country, etc.
Bocklabs.
Information on viruses and diseases they cause; includes newly
emergent viral pathogens.
National
Center for Genome Resources. Includes secstion on Genetics
and Public Issues (GPI).
Biology