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600's Technology
- Technology
- NASA
- This site has the style and content one would expect from the people who
brought you the space program. It includes breaking news, information
about the organization, planetary exploration, life on Mars, space
photography and links to NASA centers around the U.S.
- BioTech
Life Science Dictionary
- The dictionary contains 8300+ terms mainly from biochemistry,
biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics, but also from ecology,
limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.
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- Automotive
- Beyond the
Basics - An Automotive Encyclopedia
- This is a really useful site which is packed with information on
automobile maintenance. While it is not geared to specific makes and models,
comprehensive overviews are supplied for many different areas, including
cooling systems, fuel pumps, breaks, steering, air conditioning and more.
All of the areas are conveniently accessible from the main page.
- Kelley Blue Book
- One of the oldest names in the world of automotive pricing. Here, one
can find pricing information for new cars, used car retail and trade-in
values, as well as motorcycles. , trucks, vans and sport utility
vehicles over the course of the past twenty years. The new car section
has excellent photographs as well as lots of pertinent information for
the potential buyer. There are also links to the history of the Blue
Book and to other good automotive sites. Highly recommended!
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- Food and Nutrition
- Recipe Archive
- A great place to stop if you get hungry on your Internet travels! Access
hundreds of interesting recipes from appetizers and desserts to pasta and
shellfish.
- Food and Nutrition Information
Center
- Well, if you have fully utilized the previous recipe links it is now time
to go on a guilt trip! You can find all the dietary guideline information
here.
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- Home Improvement
- Better
Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia
- This site has the kind of quality one would expect from Better
Homes and Gardens. There are general headings for Home Improvement
Basics, House Structure, Decks, Plumbing, Electrical and Phone, Yard
Structures and Landscape. There is also a Tool Dictionary and
a link to Project Calculators.
- How Stuff Works
- Here is a really useful site. The 'stuff' referred to is articles on
engines and motors, electronics, basic technologies, computers and the
Internet, and much more. The articles are clearly and concisely written and
copiously illustrated. This is a really excellent site. It is extremely
attracive and is easy to navigate. Be sure to check it out.
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- Medical Information
- New England Journal of Medicine
- The official site of the famous medical journal. No full text articles
unfortunately, but it does supply detailed abstracts of most articles. You
can search by title, topic or author from 1990 to the present.
- The Merck Manual of
Medical Information - Home Edition
- The authoritative medical reference geared down for the lay reader.
There is a comprehensive contents page and term searching.
- Drug Information
- More than 7000 prescription and over the counter drugs in a searchable
database. The information provided includes the generic name of the drug
in question, common uses, usage, cautions, side effects, advice before
taking the medication, what to do in case of overdose, and additional
information.
- Vitamins, minerals, and more
- Visit the link above to find information on vitamins, minerals, and
herbs.
- Internet Mental Health
- This is a significant resource in the field of mental health. It
includes diagnosis and treatment of many mental disorders, descriptions
of psychiatric medications and numerous links to other Internet sites of
interest.
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- Family and Relationships
- Family.com
- This link used to be to the excellent Parents' Resource Directory.
This replacement is a worthy alternative. There are numerous good
articles on everything you might need to know about parenting. These
range from selecting computer software and educational materials for
your child to sleep problems, adoption and so on. Worth a look!
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