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Featured Links
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Genomics Imprinting Website
http://www.geneimprint.com/introduction/
Gene imprinting, and its promise in unmasking the origins of disease, is captivating researchers eager to understand how genes program development and affect lifelong health. Technical information pertinent to this quest is available from the Genomics Imprinting Website. Geared to researchers and students, the site is chock full of imprinting data, published research papers, links to other resources, and audio and video symposium presentations all dating back to the mid to late 1990s. Users can search chromosomes to find imprinted human and lab animal genes, which parental copy is used, and what kind of genetic imprinting is at work. Several kinds of imprinting affect the genome but genes carrying a molecular tag, usually a methyl group, are receiving the most attention. The tags are inherited from mom and dad and guide development by silencing, or turning off, one of the identical parental genes. Environmental factors, such as chemicals or lifestyle, can permanently alter the tag and contribute to ailments such as cancer, diabetes, and mental illness. Duke University¹s Randy Jirtle oversees the site, and a special section highlights his laboratory's accomplishments. |
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Household Products Database
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
Ever wonder what's in the hair spray, toilet bowl cleaner, or other household product you frequently use? The Household Products Database provides an easy way to find the chemical components. Search the database by product, ingredient, or the manufacturers' Material Safety Data Sheets. Each search provides the contents, health effects, and safety information on a wide range of household products used with cars, in homes, on yards, and for personal and pet care. Database information is compiled from labels and company safety sheets. Other links to PubMed, TOXNET databases, and ChemIDplus provide more about published research and clinical studies, health effects and toxicity information, and chemical descriptions. |
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Environmental Health Science Education
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/science-education/home.htm
A whole lot of teaching resources are only a click away at the Environmental Health Science Education web site. Areas for students, teachers, and scientists supply links to abundant, age-specific materials that help explain connections between the environment and human health to elementary, high school, and college students. Students can solve puzzles, read online books, or explore current news to better understand the interplay among medicine, environment, and toxicology. Teachers can tap into lesson plans, web-based science activities, and real-life exercises to aid classroom discussions of disease, risk, and other topics. Scientists can find presentation materials to bolster teaching. Jobs, training, and other opportunities are also listed on this National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences site. |
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Featured Books
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Best Choices from the People's Pharmacy
edited by Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon
Rodale Books
(2006)
We can read the newspaper for candid restaurant or movie reviews or consult Consumer Reports for an impartial analysis of the best buys on toasters or automobiles. But where can we find objective evaluations of popular treatments for conditions like arthritis, high cholesterol, and migraines? Joe and Teresa Graedon, the best-selling authors of The Peoples Pharmacy, will fill the void with a comprehensive new reference that presents all the information readers need to become savvy health-care consumers. JOE GRAEDON, MS, pharmacologist, and TERESA GRAEDON, PhD, medical anthropologist, are authors of the nationally syndicated newspaper column "The People’s Pharmacy." Between them, they have written many books, including the New York Times bestseller The People’s Pharmacy. They also host a syndicated radio show of the same name. They reside in Durham, North Carolina.
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Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health
(Harvard Medical School Guides)
edited by JoAnn E. Manson, Shari S. Bassuk
McGraw-Hill
(2006)
What you should know about menopausal hormone therapy--from the renowned Harvard doctor who is one of the pioneers conducting the latest research in the field Recent news stories on the safety of menopausal hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) have raised public awareness and sparked a national debate. Now learn the facts about this controversial treatment for menopause--from the field's go-to expert. Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health explains the changes that occur during menopause. It also provides you with state-of-the-art information to help you make informed decisions about hormone therapy and other options for treating symptoms of menopause. The cutting-edge research and advice presented in this book will help you determine whether to start hormone therapy, or, if you are already taking hormones, whether you should continue to do so. This book will help you work more effectively with your health care provider to make the best decisions about your medical care. If you have taken hormones in the past, Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health will also be useful in understanding the overall health effects of this treatment.
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