Cancer information from the National Cancer Institute.
Description:
Offers free, credible, current, comprehensive online information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, statistics, research, clinical trials, and news, as well as links to other NCI websites
Main content areas include: cancer topics, clinical trials, cancer statistics, and research and funding
Information in Spanish is also available
Producer
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FRIEDA)
Provides information on approximately 8,200 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and 200 combined specialty programs
Compare training environment of different specialties
Searchable by specialty or location
Career plans of graduates, as reported by their program directors
An international compilation of HIV prevalence and incidence data resources from various sources for countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania
Provides users with information on HIV/AIDS and is helpful as both a reference tool and a resource for policy, research, and evaluation
The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base contains studies appearing in the medical and scientific literature, presented at international conferences, reports, and appearing in the press
Any use of data contained in the Data Base can be referenced from the original source citation
Health and safety information on household products, including MSDS.
Description:
Links over 7,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients
Find information on household products, household ingredients, and health effects of products
Producer
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Demography, population size and growth, projections and predictions; 1986-2000.
Description:
Demography, including fertility, mortality, population size and growth, migration, nuptiality and the family, research methodology, projections and predictions, historical demography, and demographic and economic interrelations
Allows searches by geographical limits
Covers 1986-2000
Producer
Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
Description:
TOXNET has three areas:
Toxicology Data Search provides access to HSDB (Hazardous Substance Data Bank); CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System); GENE-TOX (Genetic Toxicology); IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System)
Toxic Release Information (TRI) provides access to the EPA's TRI (Toxic Chemical Release Inventory).
Toxicology Literature Search provides access to DART (Development and Reproductive Toxicology), EMIC (Environmental Mutagen Information Center), and TOXLINE
Producer
Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, National Library of Medicine
