National Library of Medicine (NLM) Haiti earthquake page

A new page of Haiti earthquake health information links is now available at http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/haitiearthquake.html

The page lists new Web pages about the Haiti earthquake situation from both government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There is also a section on Haitian Creole and French-language materials. Links to background information on earthquakes and subsequent health issues, such as public health assessments, emergency surgical care, and management of dead bodies, are included.

More information on the NLM exhibit is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/.

NLM launches ToxLearn - a new online resource

ToxLearn is a multi-module online learning tool that provides an introduction to toxicology fundamentals and concepts. No prerequisites are required beyond a basic understanding of biology and chemistry. It can be used as an ancillary curriculum to a first-level undergraduate toxicology course, and can provide users of NLM’s toxicology databases with a working knowledge of basic toxicology principles. See ToxLearn at http://toxlearn.nlm.nih.gov/

PillBox Beta Version Released

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), with support from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has released a beta version of Pillbox, a resource intended to enhance patient safety via an identification and reference system for solid dosage medications. http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov