Historical Anatomies
Historical Anatomies on the Web is a neat reference site that gives Internet users access to some very impressive high quality images from important anatomical atlases. The project emphasizes only the images from the collection, not the entire books. Many of them are quite beautiful.
Health database POPLINE removes term “abortion”
http://jezebel.com/376691/ From the page: “Once again, librarians save the day! As reported last week, a reproductive health database run by John Hopkins University called POPLINE had removed the term “abortion” as a recognized search query in February.”
Examining X-Rays
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1719207_1543571,00.html Cool shots of x-rays
http://www.caiuk.org/publications/index.htm Articles, CDs, Books and Lectures resulting from the international child health work of CAI
Breast Cancer Awareness – Send Two Girls to School in Afghanistan
https://shop.thehungersite.com/store/item.do?itemId=29377&siteId=224&sourceId=398&sourceClass=Category&index=1 $20.00 will outfit two girls with school uniforms and the necessary supplies for a year of school, affecting their lives profoundly by giving them an opportunity that so many of us take for granted — the opportunity to learn and build towards a better life.
Life Without Faith
http://lifewithoutfaith.com/index.php?/archives/11-The-Stem-Cell-Battle-Continues….html From the page: “A blastocyst is a three day old embryo. It only contains about 150 cells. This is much less than the skin cells you destroy every time you scratch an itch. It contains no circulatory system, no nervous systems, no respiratory system, no heart, and no brain.”
Drug War Prisoners: 86-Year-Old Alva Mae Groves Dies Behind Bars | StoptheDrugWar.org
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/499/alva_mae_groves_dies_in_prison From the page: “Alva Mae “Granny” Groves, the 86-year-old North Carolina grandmother sentenced to 24 years behind bars after refusing to testify against her children, died last week at a federal prison hospital in Texas. “
Just In Case You Ever Want to Do Something Stupid
… Like cocaine: I mean, it's your body, so do what you want to it… Just sayin. I have seen more to this video, but cannot find the full length video anymore. Next, they add either alcohol or acetone to this pasta base to remove some impurities then strain it, press it, and then melted with hydrochloric acid to get
The Kevorkian Verdict | FRONTLINE | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/ We do it for our pets and say it’s “humane” so why is it so wrong to do it for ourselves?
Emergency Room – Alabama Medical Center
http://www.keithwhite.us/alabamaer.html This was tagged as humor by someone on SU. I don’t think it’s funny, but I sure think it’s interesting… maybe that’s because I currently live in Flint Michigan and racial tension in this city is getting worse and worse. Hmmm, really causes you to think about shit. The Hippocratic Oath may be stronger than any religion, but this
Johnny Got His Gun
Below is a movie in two parts, Johnny Got His Gun, based on the book by the same title by Dalton Trumbo. The book was previously banned in the US, but it is definitely a mandatory read (or watch) in this day and age. This classic movie is a chilling, haunting, yet thought-provoking tale of a young man who goes