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HEALTH & DISEASE

Page Index:

Infectious Diseases;
Non-Infectious Diseases;
Defence and the Immune System;
Prevention and Treatment;
Human Health Issues
Also see "Microbiology "

General Sites for Health and Disease

CDC-Disease Links: This site, part of the Centre for Disease Control website, contains a list of diseases, injuries and disabilities listed in alphabetical order, which makes what your looking for very easy.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: The Institute is a nonprofit medical research organization that employs hundreds of leading biomedical scientists.The Institute is one of the world's largest philanthropies, with labs across the US and grants programs throughout the world.
NIH: Science Education: This website is run by the National Institute of Health, and contains links to many health related educational resources, NIH news, careers and more.
NIH: Curriculum Supplements Grades 9-12: The NIH Curriculum Supplement Series are interactive teaching units from the National Institutes of Heal th.Each supplement is a teacher’s guide to two weeks’ of lessons on science and human health.
(NZ) Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Science: Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Science: This site provides contact details for the university departments and research groups. Health and study information is available at each of the further department links.
(NZ) Ministry of Health: Contact information for the New Zealand Ministry of Health and links to a wide variety of health related organisations.
(NZ) University of Auckland: Contacts: Contact listing for various enquiries to the University of Auckland.
(NZ) University of Otago: University of Otago provides this site which is a collection of biology pages for high school students, it provides career information, material for bursary study and the ability to question advisors about science problems.
WHO/ OMS: Health Topics: Find out more about diseases from the World Health Organisation website which has an extensive list of infectious and non infectious diseases, plus more.

Infectious Diseases

BBC NEWS | Bird flu 'will spread to the UK': Avian flu will inevitably spread to Britain through wild migrating birds, the president of the British Veterinary Association has warned. Water fowl, such as ducks and geese, would be most at risk, followed by free-range poultry.
CDC - Avian Influenza: This page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides links to further information and several articles under the topic headings of Overviews and Updates, Travel, and Professional Guidance.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Covers a wide range of infectious and non-infectious disease occurrences and prevention.
Cholera: A fact sheet on cholera, part of the WHO site, which contains much more information on communicable disease.
CJD Statistics: These figures show the number of suspect cases referred to the CJD surveillance unit in Edinburgh, and the number of deaths of definite and probable cases in the UK, up to 2nd December 2005
Communicable Disease Australia: The Australian government section which maintains this site manages and liaises with other communicable disease monitoring programs, providing advice and fostering collaboration on national strategies. Data on various programs is published on this website fortnightly.
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Emerging Infectious Diseases is a journal published by the CDC to provide information in 3 broad areas: factors that underlie disease emergence, summaries of specific diseases or syndromes, and brief lab or epidemiological reports.
Health Map: Global Disease Alert Map: An interactive map that makes notes of areas around the globe with a disease problem or concern.
Infectious Diseases: A comprehensive listing of infectious diseases, including vector-borne and non-vector borne.
Insect Vectors of Human Pathogens: An excellent site which brings together much information about the role of insects in the spread of diseases and pathogens into the human system, A great store of links and further related articles, it is categorised by insect type.
HIV Insite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge: From this site learn about medical information and latest research findings, prevention and education, and social issues relating to AIDS. Also read about the latest statistics and trends in HIV/AIDS epidemic, as well as links to other related sites.
Koch's Postulates: Robert Koch identified microorganisms as agents of disease. Wikipedia shows this brief summary of Koch's postulates.
Meningococcal Disease: Hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, this page provides an explanation of what Meningococcal Disease is, and other common questions, links to further information is also supplied.
(NZ) MOH FAQs: Meningococcal Disease: Part of the New Zealand Ministry of Health, This page lists some of the common questions about the disease, and provides links to the answers.
NIH: Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease: Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases—developed with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program, designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics
Prion Diseases: Concise summary of the relevant features of prion diseases: the types of diseases, mode of infection, and evidence of a protein as the infective agent. Also applies to noninfectious disease.
Public Health Laboratory Service: Provides factsheets on various infectious diseases. General information as well as data of notified incidences of infectious diseases for England and Wales.
SARS: Below are a list of various websites with abundant information on Severe Acute respiratory Syndrome.
Coronaviruses
SARS: from health Canada
SARS: from WHO
SARS quarantine: from CDC
Swine influenza: a zoonosis: A site detailing the path of the influenza virus from avian through swine to human. It contains excellent explanations, details, data and diagrams.
The Bad Bug Book: An introduction to foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins, plus guidelines for food hygiene.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Resource: Find out about HIV and AIDS, what AIDS is, symptoms, causes, treatments, plus the demography of the disease.
The International pandemic of HIV: This report which is part of the John Hopkins AIDS Service, provides information and statistics about the global HIV pandemic.
The Irish National Virus Reference Laboratory: This site provides links to other sites concerned with: virology, infectious disease, and epidemiology.
The Malaria Genome: In this sub-site Nature publishes the complete genome sequence of Plasmodium falciparum, the main cause of human malaria.
The Science of HIV: Examines the HIV retrovirus: its structure, life cycle, course of infection, the role of cytokines in fighting infections, treatments and vaccines against HIV, and the origins of the disease.
Traveler's Health - Diseases: Part of CDC website, this section lists diseases which are of particular concern to travelers. Learn more about these diseases which include cholera, Giardiasis, malaria, tuberculosis, plus more.
UNAIDS: This site, a joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, gives details on world AIDS campaign, publications and the latest HIV/AIDS statistics are available for download.
WHO: Avian influenza: WHO site on Avian influenza, which WHO is monitoring in collaboration with Member States. This page contains links to the latest information and news concerning this particular communicable disease.

Non - Infectious Diseases

Asthma: This site discusses the description, causes, diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other respiratory disorders. Well worth a look for a full coverage of this topic.
Chemicals and Human Health: This site at The Biology Project, allows the browser to learn about a topic of interest using a question and answer format. The associated tutorials and very informative, and provides additional activities and links to related sites.
Frequently Asked Questions about Diabetes: Part of the CDC web site, this web page provides information on what diabetes is, the symptoms, causes, and treatments.
MS Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Provides a good explanation of what multiple sclerosis is, who gets it, and what treatments are available.
Seasonal Affective Disorder: A synopsis of SAD, which is now regarded as a major depressive disorder. This site covers the symptoms and diagnosis of SAD as well as the epidemiology and treatment of the disorder.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): The SAD Association is a voluntary organisation and registered charity which informs the public and health professions about SAD and supports and advises sufferers of the illness.
Smoking and Your Digestive System: NIDDK have put together a fact sheet on the harmful effects of smoking on the digestive system.
The American Diabetes Association: Provides diabetes information, research initiatives and links to other diabetes sites.

Your Genes, Your Health: This site provides excellent information on a multitude of genetic disorders, ranging from Cystic Fibrosis to Polycystic Kidney Disease. requires Flash player.
Cancer related topics
American Cancer Society: Provides a good account of the various types of cancer (click on cancer Information).
BBC NEWS | Experts home in on cancer genes: Scientists are closing in on more genes linked to the development and progression of breast cancer. Several genes, which are either inherited or altered during a woman's lifetime, have already been identified.
Breast Cancer Screening: Breast cancer research and the role of genetic screening.
Cancer: Part of the University of Otago (NZ), this site looks at what cancer is, what causes it, treatments, and research in New Zealand.
Cancer Group Institute - Information Center: Provides background information on all major types of cancer.
Cancer News on the Net®: Provides a long list of links devoted to various kinds of cancer. For each section, there is background information on the cancer, diagnosis and possible treatments.
CanSearch Websites: The CanSearch site helps to guide people to reliable sources of information about cancer, on-line.
Cancer Research UK: A great source of current cancer information and statistics for the UK.
NCI's CancerNet: This site from the National Institute of Cancer (NCI) provides a wide range of information on cancer including: treatment, detection, prevention, genetics information, clinical trials information, and general information on cancer.
NIH: Cell Biology and Cancer: Cell Biology and Cancer—developed with the National Cancer Institute (NCI)—is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program, designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics
OncoLink: A comprehensive site including information on research and clinical trials, cancer causes, screening, prevention, and frequently asked questions about cancer.
Australian Prostate Cancer Website: This resource is a good place to turn to for information about prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and support.
Cardiovascular related topics
American Heart Association: A directory site that directs the user to a variety of web sites investigating various aspects of heart physiology including heart diseases and disorders.
Heart Diseases: Part of the 'Health Square' website, this article gives excellent broad coverage of Heart Disease. Consisting of several pages and titled with headings such as 'What can go wrong' and 'How to stave off Disease', it provides an excellent introduction to the topic.
NOVA Online: Cut to the Heart: This site looks at how the heart works, how blood flows through the heart, has a photo gallery of diseased hearts, and learn about the pioneers of heart surgery.

Defence and the Immune System

Blood Group Antigens

Examines the history behind the blood group of humans. Looks at the Rhesus system and RH incompatibility. Listed below are blood services which includes facts and figures for each of the countries listed.

Immune Defense against Microbial Pathogens

Part of Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology, this article provides a significant amount of information on Inducible defenses, Antibody-mediated Immunity and Cell-mediated Immunity.

Microbiology and Immunology

The Biology Project site allows the browser to learn about a topic of interest using a question and answer format, with very useful tutorials. Contains additional activities and links to other sites.

Autoimmune Diseases

This site, part of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, explains what what autoimmune diseases are, symptoms, treatments and research towards a cure.

Monoclonal Antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs for short) are an essential part of a molecular biologist's toolkit. But what exactly are these molecules? How and why are they used so extensively in molecular biology? The purpose of this web page is to answer these questions as best it can, and to direct you to further resources on the subject should you wish to research the topic more thoroughly.

Monoclonal Antibodies

Humans (and mice) have the ability to make antibodies able to recognize (by binding to) virtually any antigenic determinant (epitope) and to discriminate between even similar epitopes. Not only does this provide the basis for protection against disease organisms, but it makes antibodies attractive candidates to target other types of molecules found in the body

The Immune System - An Overview

A fact sheet on the organs and cells of the human immune system, as well as a synopsis of the immune response.

The Mouse in Science: Monoclonal Antibodies

In 1975, Kohler and Milstein first fused lymphocytes to produce a cell line which was both immortal and a producer of specific antibodies. The two scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1984 for the development of this "hybridoma." The value of hybridomas to the field was not truly appreciated until about 1987, when MAbs were regularly produced in rodents for diagnostics

Constitutive Defences Against Pathogens

Part of Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology, this article provides a significant amount of information on Constitutive defenses, including Anitomical Defenses, Microbial Antagonism, Antimicrobial Substances in Host Tissues and more.

Understanding the Immune System

Slide show on the immune system. Includes self and non-self, the lymphatic system, antibodies, disorders and therapies, plus more.

Prevention and Treatment

Antibiotic resistance: Overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them. But could use of household disinfectants cause the same problem? That's what a New Jersey high school student suspects.
Antimicrobial Agents: Hotlinked from the Bacteriology Homepage, this site examines the nature of antimicrobial agents: how they work and what they can and can not be used for.
Food and Drug Administration: The Food and Drug Administration in the USA monitors food quality, ensures that medicines and medical devices are safe and effective, and that radiation emitting products are safe.
How severe is antibiotic resistance?: This article looks at today's society of usage of antibiotics and the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Includes a case study on antibiotic resistance in tuberculosis.
Immune Defense against Microbial Pathogens: Part of Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology, this article provides a significant amount of information on Inducible defenses, Antibody-mediated Immunity and Cell-mediated Immunity.
Monoclonal Antibodies: An introduction to monoclonal antibodies, the procedure, the uses and problems associated with monoclonal therapy.
Monoclonal Antibody Technology: Part of the Access Excellence site, this page gives a brief introduction to what monoclonal antibody technology is, and how this technology can be used in the prevention of diseases.
Resistance to Antibiotics: Hotlinked from the excellent Bacteriology Homepage, this site examines the nature and extent of bacteria resistance to antibiotics, including a history of antibiotic use.

Human Health Issues

Ask the Dietitian: An excellent site dealing with many aspects of nutrition, including vitamins, minerals, healthy body weight, diabetes and more.
British Nutrition Foundation: Go to Food and Nutrition information from the homepage, and explore topics such as diet and health, energy and nutrition requirements, foods and food science technology.
Eat Well, Eat Safe: This Canadian site endeavours to provide evidence-based information on food safety and make it easily accessible to the community. Major subjects covered are Illness, In the Home, Outside the Home, Choose your Pathogen and further Links.
Eating Disorders: A site looking at many aspects of eating disorders including definitions and symptoms.
Food Additives Guide: Extensively lists the various forms of food additives and what they are used for. Includes preservatives, antioxidants, emulsifiers, plus more.
Food Safety and Nutrition Information: A comprehensive site covering many aspects of food biotechnology, including: What is Food Biotechnology, Nutrition and Health , Food Allergens, Food Safety and Nutrition.
Food Safety Information Council(Australia): This website displays the goals,data and events relevant to the prevention and awareness of food poisoning in Australia. Containing such topics as: Fact sheets, Media Releases and Educational material.
Food Science Central: A gateway to information relating to the world of food science, food technology and food related human nutrition.
Institute of Crop and Food Research (NZ): Crop and Food Research provides research, technologies and services to support the development of products in the following areas - Arable Foods, Vegetable Foods, Seafood, Ornamentals, Animal Feed, Plant Products and Forestry.
National Eating Disorder Association: Provides general information on eating disorders. Lists danger signs associated with Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge eating. May take a while to load.
NIH: Sleep Disorders: The National Institute on Chemical Dependency (NCID) provides information on alcoholism, drug addiction/addictions and addresses in depth many related issues, including self help, interventions, prevention, teen problems and many more.
NIH: Study of Addiction: The National Institute on Chemical Dependency (NCID) provides information on alcoholism, drug addiction/addictions and addresses in depth many related issues, including self help, interventions, prevention, teen problems and many more.
National Institute on Chemical Dependency: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms—developed with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)—is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics.
The Effects of Drugs on the Brain: Here are summaries of the effect of select street drugs on the brain. Some of the introductory information is derived from About.com.
The Food Guide Pyramid: A guide to daily food choices. The pyramid allows you to create a balanced diet to suit your own needs and preferences.
What Shape is Your Pyramid?: A fun way to determine the number of servings you consume each day and work out your own your own food pyramid and see if you are on target.

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