Medical webwatch.Visit Harvard's Digital Journal of Ophthalmology (http://www.djo.harvard.edu) "Grand Rounds" for cases described under "History," "Examination," "Ancillary Testing," "Treatment," and "Diagnosis." The cases are liberally illustrated with intraocular photographs, gross appearance, visual field charts, CT scans, blood tests, etc. Cases are submitted from institutions around the world and are archived back to 1996. There is a menu tab for "Original Articles" that presents selected articles from the Digital Journal of Ophthalmology, and the "Knowledge Review" tab leads to quizzes, where answers to set questions can be revealed after perusing the clinical data. Developed by the Center for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. information at the University of California, San Francisco HIV InSite (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=Medical) was launched in 1997 and says that its "mission is to be a source for comprehensive, in-depth HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome information and knowledge." The top menu offers "Knowledge Base," a comprehensive online textbook of HIV disease: "Medical" has subcategories covering "Antiretroviral Management" and "Treatment Guidelines"; and "Prevention," which includes "Program Tools." The other top menu tabs cover "Policy Analysis" and "Country Profiles." At the very top of this entry page there are links to a wide range of audio presentations, and the "New and Noteworthy" section, which presents new additions to the site and new HIV information in the media. This web site is a rich and comprehensive source for HIV information. The major resources on Virology virology, study of viruses and their role in disease. Many viruses, such as animal RNA viruses and viruses that infect bacteria, or bacteriophages, have become useful laboratory tools in genetic studies and in work on the cellular metabolic control of gene expression (http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html) by Dr. David Sanders at Tulane University are: "Picture Book" where electron microscopic images of viral taxonomy are cataloged under name, structure/genome, host, disease. Also "Courses Notes" offers four online courses: Introduction to Microbiology; Microbiology II that covers virology, mycology mycology Study of fungi (see fungus), including mushrooms and yeasts. Many fungi are useful in medicine and industry. Mycological research has led to the development of such antibiotic drugs as penicillin, streptomycin, and tetracycline. , and parasitology Parasitology The scientific study of parasites and of parasitism. Parasitism is a subdivision of symbiosis and is defined as an intimate association between an organism (parasite) and another, larger species of organism (host) upon which the parasite is ; Infection and Immunity Infection and Immunity is an academic journal published by the American Society for Microbiology. The title is commonly abbreviated IAI and the ISSN is 0019-9567 for the print version, and 1098-5522 for the electronic version. ; and Virology. The site also carries a large number of links to other virology web sites. The Merck Manuals may be well known to many of you, but they deserve another mention here. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp) is a comprehensive yet succinct manual of disorders, covering their etiology, pathology, signs and symptoms, investigations, diagnosis, and treatment. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mm_geriatrics/contents.jsp) has 16 sections comprising 134 chapters and is a comprehensive treatise on geriatric disorders, including: "Basics of Geriatric Care," "Injuries, Surgery and Rehabilitation," "Musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. ," "Pulmonary," "Psychiatric Disorders," etc. Both are ideal reference manuals. At a time when molecular biology is underpinning an increasing number of diagnostic moieties with concomitant opportunities for counseling, and with its potential for treatment interventions yet to be fully realized, it is interesting to remember the debt we owe to the scientists who discovered the double helix structure of DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. and started the modern approach to genetics. Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA (http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/dna/index.html) recounts the saga of the discovery from the largely unknown viewpoint of the major "loser" in the race--Linus Pauling. The web site offers "over 800 scanned documents, photographs, audio clips, and video excerpts and narrates the breathless details of the pursuit of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Scattered throughout the project are images of a number of very important and extremely rare items, all of which are held within The Valley Library's Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, and many of which have not been previously displayed." The site can be navigated via "Narrative," "All Documents and Media" or via "Linus Pauling Day by Day." I hope this will prove to be a pertinent sinecure SINECURE. In the ecclesiastical law, this term is used to signify that an ecclesiastical officer is without a charge or cure. 2. In common parlance it means the receipt of a salary for an office when there are no duties to be performed. from your daily clinical workload. El Salvador Atlas of Gastrointestinal Video Endoscopy endoscopy Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the (http://www.gastrointestinalatlas.com/English/english.html) will take you on an endoscopic journey from the esophagus and the colon. At each of the 50 stopping off points, you will be presented with a sequence of video presentations illustrating localized pathology. In total there are 1409 videos on this web site. Email jimnet49-smjyahoo.co.uk with your favorite web sites. |
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