Interesting websites

CISMeF: Catalogue and Index of the French medical websites : the search engine of the CHU of Rouen.
An excellent database except for one point : "CISMef only index-links to institutional websites."

BIAM Short lexicon of medical terms by the BIAM (Automatized Database on Medications).

To consult in case of trouble with some specialized vocabulary that escaped our attention :-)

PubMed access to MEDLINE and scientific papers. In English.
"PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources."

DGSPSP The site of the General Direction of Public Health and Population in Canada.
Overseas medical information in French.

Santé.gouv.fr

DGS General Direction of Health in France.
The website of the new « Youth, Health and Sports Department (France) ».
General information, (heat wave, avian flu), research and statistics ...

Mcgill Canada

Le Cerveau McGill "The brain at all levels". An excellent education website hosted by the server of the University of MacGill and supported by the Institute for Health Research of Canada (IRSC) and the Canadian Institute for Neuroscience.
The site contents 125 subjects on 12 themes (Pleasure and Pain, Mind Disorders, Dreams, etc.), structured in 3 levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced).
This website has been mentioned by the prestigious review Science and was referedto recently by "Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching".

The Circle of Zetetics : The "science of doubt" and scientific research on paranormal phenomenons. ("The right to dream has, as a counterpart, the duty of vigilance").
The truth on pyramids, turning tables, and many other things...

Pseudo sciences

Science and "pseudo science" A critical website: French Association for Scientific Information (AFIS).
"AFIS aims to promote science against those who deny its cultural values, hijack it for harmful purposes or, even, use its name to cover charlatanry."

Esculape

Esculape, a large site of general medicine, very eclectic, designed for professionals as well as the general public.
Numerous practical information and useful links (but, alas, some ad banners).
"Aesculapius was the Roman god of medicine, identified with Asclepios, from the Greek mythology".

Ouvaton

Ouvaton.coop is a very nice webhosting cooperating business.
"Sleep and General Medicine" is part of the many sites that subscribe to its « spirit of cooperation ».
"Straightaway registered as a cooperative limited company, Ouvaton contrasts with a market where profit is the rule. Beyond the idea of « sharing a piece of common harddisk », the aim is to experience a pre-existing economical model, yet till then never applied to new technologies... We try to build different (economic) relations, based on the search for Common Good"

Tatoufaux

Tatoufaux.com: The "grave of received ideas".
The full moon ..., Vitamin C don’t cause insomnia;
Antibiotics aren’t tiring ...;
Tablets don’t cause stomach pain ...
Pink Floyd doesn’t mean flamingo (Can’t be translated, sorry ;-)
"The assertions that you will find are classified by level of proof. The level « proven » being the highest. In that case, what we say is about engraved in marble. On « Tatoufaux » (You’re completely wrong », everything is true!"

G.R.A.S.

Le G.R.A.S.Groupe for Research and Action for Health (Belgium, in French).

Long life to the Belgians ! : a visibly critical and independant continued training website like one would like to find more of on the Web.
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Donation Lou Salomé

The Lou Salomé Donation.
Non-profit organization for the help of children who suffer of cancer or are gravely ill.
Help for the children and support for the relatives.
A shattering yet light hearted website (« The cheerful recover quickly », said Rabelais) where one measures the « somnotoxic » importance of certain events of life.
A very moving proof of resilience abilities.

"Passion terre cuite".
A potter friend’s website.
information about the technique of Raku and pictures of his magnificent pieces of work.
("M. B." is a far too modest artist...).

"Defoly.org.
Pierre’s website. Pierre is the "coal-trimmer" of this site, an excellent webmaster and a true friend.
His website is mainly dedicated to Nicole’s memory.
There, you will also find tricks and tips for linux users and a lot of gems and exquisites for the mind : "If 6 cats kill 6 rats in 6 minutes, how many rats will it require to kill 100 rats in 50 minutes ? " ...

"Pascal Ihler.org".
Franco-Brazilian site of an old friend.
Pictures of Brazil ...
Bank data on wine here and there.
Links and lots of information for computer hackers.
a page (still under construction) to pass Ads

"Animated figures for Physics" (English version).
Geneviève Tulloue, the Blue Fairy of "Sommeil et médecine générale", who brought the double pendulum of sleep to life thanks to her magic powers.
She created two websites for the physics and geometry lovers:
"Animated figures for physics and its little brother "Figures and 3D macros with Cabri".
Fascinating Java and Flash Player animations no matter if you are 7 or 77. :-)