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Physician Lifestyle
Clinical Practice
Postgraduate Education
FunStuff

Today's News and Sports

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Physician Lifestyle

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Clinical Practice

  • The New England Journal of Medicine
  • JAMA...The AMA's website with abstracts ofJAMA papers, material from American Medical News, and other AMA-stuff.
  • British Medical Journal
  • Current Clinical Trials
  • Association of Teachersof Preventive Medicine
  • PEDINFO...all about pediatricsincluding parenting resources.
  • PharmInfoCom Type in a drug's trade name andget gobs of information about it -- sort of an on-line PDR. This site also has selected articlesfrom the Medical Sciences Bulletin, a drugs newsletter.
  • Physician's GenRx drug compendium ison-line by subscription.
  • NIH Clinical Alerts
  • CancerNet...The NationalCancer Institute's on-line resource
  • HSTAT...NIH's Health Services/TechnologyAssessment Text presenting AHCPR Clinical Practice Guidelines, NIH Consensus Statements,NIH Technology Assessments, and the US Preventive Services Task Force Guide to ClinicalPreventive Services.
  • Primary Care Teaching Modules, written by experts from academic medicine on UTIs,hypertension, HIV, obesity and weight loss and several others...includes some self-tests.
  • MMWR...the latest andarchived data
  • AIDSNewsletter from Harvard's AIDS Institute
  • AIDS Information from the NationalInstitutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease.
  • Hospital Weballthe hospitals on the Web.

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    Postgraduate Education


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    FunStuff

  • On-line Museums and Art Exhibits
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame PlusMuseum...Good Golly Miss Molly!, this site has everything related to this venerable art formincluding audio clips and a list of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. (An appeal from theMuseum-folk: "Send selections and comments via the on line ballot box before "Mandy" gets on. Please.").
  • Jazz Net...all about...
  • Remember recreational reading?. That's something you had time for before youbecame a doctor. If you're nostalgic for the reading experience, check out Book Stacks Unlimited for news and info on thingsliterary and the "Book Cafe, a place to chat about them (sorry, BYO latte). ChrisBerman's nicknames for baseball players.
  • The Internet Movie Database... whenyou can't decide which video to rent, go here to find hundreds of US and foreign films searchableby title, actor, genre, country of origin, and year of release. Also provides top 100 and bottom100 films, and quality ratings by users of the data-base. Who said, "It seemed like a good idea atthe time?" Search this database for the answer (and other quotes, too).
  • Fodor's Worldview TravelUpdates. The famous guidebook-folks offer a bundle of information on travel destinationsall over the world. The site includes a feedback form so you can customize your trip: you getinformation on "what's going on in the cities you're visiting, keyed to the days when you're there,customized for your interests (art, theater, music, festivals, shopping, fitness etc.), and sent (orFAXed) to you before you leave home."
  • City.Net lists goings-on in cities all over the world.
  • Hawaii listsactivities, calendar of events, accommodations, swimming, dining, scuba, riding, hiking, andcamping.
  • Paris
  • Outside Online...the on-linemagazine for outdoor adventurers (hiking, mountaineering, biking, kayaking, skiing, windsurfing,road running)... lists events and websites of outdoor organizations.
  • Foreign CurrencyExchange Rate
  • Mama's Cucina...a highly entertaining site from theRagu Spaghetti folks. Besides recipes and such, there's an audio tutorial to learn a few Italiansentences (nearly all pizza-related, but who cares?) and the BBS for favorite restaurants inItaly.
  • Hot!Hot!Hot!... forserious chiliheads, an on-line emporium of international chili sauces...great for gifts.
  • The Real Beer Page
  • The Electronic Gourmet Guide...theelectronic magazine of good food and wine.
  • Napa Valley WineInformation...visitor services, winery news, tastings, tours, restaurants

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