Nixing the Need for the Needle

Even glimpsing a syringe strikes fear into many people and makes children cry. Scientists have developed alternative delivery methods for drugs, but it's hard to beat the efficiency of the old-fashioned needle. By Kristen Philipkoski. PLUS: He and His CEO Inhaled
Source: Wired News

World's 10 Best-Selling Drugs

International demand is reshaping the pharmaceutical market in a big way, but biotech drugs are missing from top global sales. From Forbes.com.
Source: Wired News

New Searchable Online Database of Asian Language Cancer Materials

Press release: "A searchable online database of Asian-language cancer materials has been launched by the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART) and the American Cancer Society."
Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool
Source: beSpacific

65+ in the United States: 2005

This U.S. Census Bureau report "[provides] a picture of the health and socioeconomic status of the aging population." It features data on population size and growth, changes in age composition, housing, income, poverty rates, life expectancy, diseases, states with the highest aging population, patterns of migration, and many other topics. Opens directly into a PDF file. Commissioned by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)."
Source: Librarians' Internet Index

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body

"Companion to a 2006-2008 exhibition that teaches about the history of forensic medicine, items in a forensic laboratory, and recent developments in forensic science. Features galleries of significant cases (such as the autopsy of President Lincoln), technologies, biographies of prominent scientists, and artifacts. Also includes lesson plans and other material for educators. Many of the descriptions are not for the faint-hearted. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH)."