MEDI INFO
The E-Mail News Letter of the Medical Informatics Subcommittee of the
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Vol 2: No 4: 1998 APRIL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IN THIS ISSUE
1.WHAT DO YOU WANT TO READ IN ON MEDI INFO ?
2.THIS MONTHS USEFUL LINKS
3.JOURNALS ON THE NET...NEW FEATURES
4.GENETICS ON THE INTERNET
5.SUBSCRIBER SUPPORT
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1. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO READ IN MEDI INFO ?
Medi Info completes one year in April 1998. Over the past year we tried to base our articles cater to the requests made by our readers. However, during the past few months we have not got more than a handful of emails. The initial enthusiasm has dried up.
Is no one reading mediinfo ?
We can't continue a one way conversation. We need YOU the readers to tell us what you want to read and contribute to keep the readers column alive. All of you, no matter who you are, have a place in Medi Info.
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2. THIS MONTHS USEFUL LINKS - BOOK STORES
http://amazon.com The largest bookstore in cyberspace.
http://www.lb.com/medscape/ Medscape Bookstore: The Largest Online Medical Bookstore.
http://www.docguide.com click the Medical Bookstore link. The Doctor's Guide Bookstore for a selection of thousands of medical publications and electronic media.
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3. JOURNALS ON THE NET...NEW FEATURES As more and more journals get on the internet they are competing to attract more readers by introducing more features.
Try out the newest features at http://www.bmj.com
eBMJ Customised @lerts: selected topics and specialties This feature lets you select topics and specialties you want to be kept updated on and register this information with them. So every week you get an email informing you whether any articles on the topics that you have selected have appeared in it.
eBMJ Customised @lerts: Table of Contents When you register for this feature you get an email copy of the table of contents.
What's more these emails are sent to you 2 days before the BMJ is out.
So try it out......and if you come across more such features at other sites let us know so that we can keep our readers informed.
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4. GENETICS ON THE INTERNET
The following is a list of the finest medical genetics sites on the Internet.
http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/ On-line Mendelian Inheritance In Man A catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere.
http://www.hslib.washington.edu/genline/ Geneline A knowledge base of expert-authored, up-to-date information relating genetic testing to the diagnosis, management, and counseling of individuals and families with inherited disorders.
http://members.aol.com/dnacutter/sgroup.htm Genetic Support Groups and Other Health-related WWW Sites Many links to Organizations and Special Interest Sites, Disability Sites, National Support Groups / Information Sites.
http://hermes.hslib.washington.edu/helix/ Helix Provides listings of clinical and/or research laboratories performing testing for heritable disorders.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~terisweb/ The Clinical Teratology Web A resource guide for clinicians and other health practitioners seeking a broader understanding of the effects of reproductive exposures on the developing embryo and fetus, and to assist them in counseling their pregnant patients.
http://linkage.rockefeller.edu/hum-molgen/hmg.html HUM-MOLGEN- Communication Forum in Human Molecular Genetics Join Geneticists, Molecular Biologists and Clinicians from more than 60 countries so that you are not alone.
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/prof/soclist.html Genetics Professional Societies: Addresses Resources Links to Societies in USA, Europe and the rest of the world.
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/geneinfo.html Clinical Genetics Home Page at Kensas University Gives many useful links. http://www.kumc.edu/GEC Genetics Education Center A site for educators with an interest in human genetics and the human genome project.
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/home.html Human Genome Project Information Hm....kind of self explanatory. This site probably has the most extensive collection of Genetics links on net.
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~terisweb/ Clinical Teratology Web A resource guide for clinicians.
http://www.execpc.com/~helberg/statistics.html Statistics on the Web Lines to many statistics resources on the web.
....and our own site Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Sri Lanka Collection. http://infolanka.com/org/genetics
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