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Biology

Atlas of Medical Parasitology
           
             This site goes into some detail on all the areas that parasites wind up, including the eye, the heart and muscles, the liver, the lung, and the blood. The illustrations are generally images of the parasite in various stages of development.
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST)

Harvard BioLinks   DNA is an Instruction Manual


Genetic Science Learning Center   Children resemble their parents - genetics explained

Your Genome Beginner, intermediate and advanced versions offer information about the human genome.
I Can Do That ! - the fun science site              Cells Alive !                 The Heart

Canadian Medical Association Journal
The Canadian Medical Association Journal, a peer-reviewed international medical journal, provides free-online access to the complete editorial contents of the printed journal plus various extra online features.

DYING TO HAVE A BABY - THE HISTORY OF CHILDBIRTH
In developed countries, child mortality is now low, and maternal mortality a rare catastrophe -

Way Cool Surgery
The hospital that performed the most beating-heart surgeries in central Ohio in 2001. Students are allowed to observe actual surgeries, and ask questions of the surgical team during the procedures. At the site, users are walked through a coronary bypass surgery, illustrated with video clips. These are low-res, but it is quite obvious - to those of us not hardened to the sight of surgeries while young - what it is we are seeing.

Childrens' Illnesses     The Common Cold

Epilepsy Museum
- Produced by a German doctor, this site covers the history of the disease, diagnosis, therapies, epilepsy and art, famous epileptics, and recommended books.
SleepQuest
- The dangers of sleep apnea (more common than you think) and other sleep problems are discussed here, with advice about getting a better night's sleep.
Nutrition.gov
A comprehensive and reliable source of information on nutrition and dietary guides.
Altruis Biomedical Network
- If it's health and/or biomedical information you're after, this site promises more than 130 links from which to choose, such as e.kidneys. com and e-histology.net. Topics run the gamut from personal care products to fungal infections to proteomics, organized under headings of Infections, Cardiology, Hygiene, Research, Women's Health, Endocrinology, Cancer, and others.
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