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).
