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MEDICINA

 

	20 Years: AIDS And Photography
		2001. The Digital Journalist. «Twenty years ago this month, it began as a ripple, one that would soon become a tidal wave. On June 5, 1981, an odd but troubling reference appeared in a journal published by the Centers for Disease Control, describing a rare form of pneumonia afflicting five gay men. By year's end, their ailment would be known as AIDS, a disease which would go on to claim 21 million lives over the next two decades.» EEUU - inglés

	Abriendo un camino genético
		Instituto Médico Howard Hughes. «Cada una de las 100 billones de células del cuerpo humano (excepto los glóbulos rojos de la sangre) contiene el genoma humano completo; toda la información genética necesaria para construir un ser humano. Esta información se codifica en 6 mil millones de pares de bases, las subunidades de ADN (cada óvulo y espermatozoide contiene 3 mil millones de pares de bases de ADN).» EEUU - inglés

	Adler Museum of Medicine
		University of the Witwatersrand Medical School. «The Museum's rôle was to collect and preserve for posterity all material that would illustrate the History of medicine in general and of South Africa in particular.» Sudáfrica

	Anatomy
		The Hunterian. University of Glasgow. The Alimentary System. The Circulatory System. The Genito-Urinary System. The Ductless Glands. The Utero-Gestation. The Nervous System and Organs of the Senses. The Respiratory System. The Skeleton and Organs of Motion. The Tegumentary System. Reino Unido

	Anatomy Museum
		University of Aberdeen, Department of Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) at Marischal College. «The Anatomy Museum maintains a collection consisting of a wide range of historical and modern specimens covering all aspects of human anatomy.» Reino Unido

	Anatomy Museum
		University of Edinburgh. «Edinburgh’s Anatomy Museum, founded and developed by the Monro dynasty, flourished under Sir William Turner, Professor of Anatomy from 1867 to 1903, and thereafter Principal of the University till his death in 1917. Turner’s main interests were in comparative mammalian anatomy, anthropology and craniology, and Edinburgh was perhaps unusual in that these aspects of the study of evolution remained so firmly based in the Medical Faculty.» Reino Unido

	Arte e Ceroplastica
		Particolari sconosciuti della collezione settecentesca di cere anatomiche della Specola. «Il Museo della Specola viene inaugurato e aperto al pubblico nel lontano 1775 per volere del Granduca Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena, come Imperial Regio Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, nome ancora esistente sull'arcata del portone di via Romana 17.» «Unica al mondo per la quantità e la bellezza dei pezzi che la compongono, la collezione ceroplastica fu creata con lo scopo di insegnare l'anatomia anche senza l'osservazione diretta del cadavere. Dalla metà dell'800, per la separazione delle varie discipline, alla Specola restarono solamente le collezioni zoologiche e la raccolta di cere di anatomia umana e comparata.» Italia

	Asthma, Triggers, Treatments
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «Asthma -- a narrowing of airways in the lungs that causes coughing, wheezing and gasping for breath -- has probably been around since cave dwellers slept on furs coated with dust mites and cockroach crud. But why is it on a rampage today when, ironically, we know more than ever about its causes and treatment?» EEUU - inglés

	Athena's Heirs: Exploring Four Centuries of Canadian Science and Medicine
		Canada Museum of Science and Technology; Musée de la civilisation; Stewart Museum; Canadian Medical Hall of Fame; Museum of Health Care at Kingston; University Health Network Artifact Collection; University of Toronto Museum of Scientific Instruments; University of Toronto Museum Studies Program. Virtual Museum Canada. «The Greek goddess of practical reason and skill, Athena personifies our eternal quest for better tools. Trace Canada's technological progress through this remarkable selection of scientific and medical instruments.» Canadá

	Canada's Role in Fighting Tuberculosis
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. « Early History "Consumption" and "Phthisis" were terms historically used to describe tuberculosis. Because of its infectious nature and usually long chronic course, tuberculosis had a great impact on the health and lives of many families, both rich and poor, and was the cause of death for many.» Canadá

	Casa-Museu Abel Salazar
		«Património artístico, científico e literário de Abel Salazar (nasceu em Guimarães em 1889, doutorou-se na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, viveu durante 30 anos na casa hoje museu localizada em S. Mamede de Infesta e morreu em Lisboa em 1946).» Portugal

	Celebrating the Contributions of William Osler
		The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. «The exhibit presents a broad array of materials documenting the life and contributions of this epic figure in the history of medicine.» EEUU - inglés

	Centro de Interpretación Santiago Ramón y Cajal
		«Instalado en la modesta casa donde la familia Ramón y Cajal vivió durante estos años, el centro de interpretación supone una atractiva forma de conocer la vida y la obra de este premio Nobel. En la exposición se combinan las fotografías antiguas con las piezas de época y las reproducciones, los textos impresos con los audiovisuales. Siguiendo el hilo conductor de las páginas autobiográficas que Cajal dejó escritas, el centro nos conduce desde las aventuras del niño que en Ayerbe saltaba por la noche las tapias del cementerio a esa otra aventura del joven científico que, con unos medios limitados, se asomó al complejo interior del cerebro humano y elaboró teorías e interpretaciones que hoy siguen vigentes.» España

	Coma
		PBS NOVA Online. «Head trauma is the number one cause of death and disability among people between the ages of one and 44 -- but it doesn't take a miracle for patients to come out of a coma and do well -- it takes the application of good science. There's a revolution in the making in the treatment of coma patients.» EEUU - inglés

	Cut to the Heart
		PBS NOVA Online. «Learn how military doctors working during World War II pioneered advances in antibiotics, anesthesia, and blood transfusions that ushered in the age of modern surgery.» EEUU - inglés

	El Cervell creador
		Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Biblioteca de Humanidades. «Resulta un exercici ben interessant submergir-se, encara que sigui sols lleugerament en el que podríem anomenar la història de la interpretació que la humanitat ha fet durant els últims anys del sistema nerviós i més concretament del cervell.» España

	Endocrine Disrupters
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «In July, an EPA committee met in Chicago. Their problem: are synthetic chemicals causing hormonal chaos?» EEUU - inglés

	Flu Season
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «To understand flu, you've got to know something about viruses. First off, they're weird. Unlike all other forms of life, they don't have cells -- they're basically chains of genetic material lumped inside a protein coat.» EEUU - inglés

	Hot Docs! Heroes of Medicine: The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
		«The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, The Canadian Medical Association and The Canadian Medical Foundation aim to advance the knowledge and appreciation of medical developments in Canada by commemorating those who have made significant contributions.» Canadá

	Interactive Investigator
		Canadian Heritage Information Network; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Carleton University; Musée de la civilisation; Musée de la Police de Montréal de l'île Bizard; Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale de Montréal; Vancouver Police Centennial Museum; Vancouver Police Department. Virtual Museum Canada. «Forensic science is a crucial tool in any police force's crime solving arsenal. Enter the intriguing world of murder scenes, autopsies and scientific evidence.» Canadá

	John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
		«The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science is Houston's only interactive science center and a member institution of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. Located in the heart of the city's rich and varied Museum District at 1515 Hermann Drive, the museum offers an exciting "inner body experience."» EEUU - inglés

	La cirugía y la constitución de las especialidades médico-quirúrgicas en Valencia (XIX-XX)
		Universitat de València. Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero. «Esta exposición pretende mostrar la historia de la cirugía y de la constitución de las especialidades médicoquirúrgicas en Valencia. Contiene varias secciones: cirugía (Revolución quirúrgica), oftalmología, otorrinolaringología, tocoginecología y urología. Pone a disposición de los que estén interesados, parte de los materiales que en la actualidad se exhiben en la Biblioteca y Museo Historicomédicos de la Universitat de València, dedicados a mostrar una de las páginas más brillantes de la historia de la medicina, analizados desde la óptica de cómo se vivieron estos acontecimientos en Valencia y cuáles fueron sus protagonistas.» España

	Medi-Centre
		Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Virtual Museum Canada. «Medi-Centre is a showcase of Canada's greatest medical heroes - the men and women whose contributions have made a significant mark in the world of medicine.» Canadá

	Medicine and Madison Avenue
		Duke University. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. «This website explores the complex relationships between modern medicine and modern advertising, or "Madison Avenue," as the latter is colloquially termed. The Medicine and Madison Avenue Project presents images and database information for approximately 600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s. The collection represents a wide range of products such as cough and cold remedies, laxatives and indigestion aids, and vitamins and tonics, among others. In addition to the advertisements themselves, the MMA website includes historical material -- non-graphical text-only documents -- that put health-related advertising into a broader perspective.» EEUU - hispano

	Memory
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «More than 40 new exhibits grouped into six broad areas guided visitors through the labyrinth of memory from personal, social, cultural, psychological, and neurological perspectives. To provide a better understanding of the exhibition, descriptions of the thematic sections follow. Memory was made possible by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by Bank of America.» EEUU - inglés

	Mosquito Bytes
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «Mosquitoes have spread West Nile virus over the Eastern United States in just three years. The little bloodsuckers also carry malaria, encephalitis and dengue.» EEUU - inglés

	Museo Anatómico
		Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Medicina. «Este Museo es fruto de la dilatada labor docente del Departamento Anatómico vallisoletano que a lo largo de varios siglos ha ido coleccionando modelos y preparaciones anatómicas para la enseñanza. Desde finales del S. XIX hasta nuestros días están recogidas todas las formas y tendencias representativas del cuerpo humano y de la anatomía en general. Los primeros pasos de este Museo como tal, datan de 1917, año en el que se creó el Instituto Anatómico Sierra, fundado por el ilustre anatómico D. Salvino Sierra y Val, quien a la vuelta de sus viajes por los principales departamentos anatómicos europeos, quiso que nuestra ciudad no tuviese nada que envidiar a las visitadas por él.» España

	Museo Vasco de Historia de la Medicina y de las Ciencias
		Universidad del País Vasco. «El Museo Vasco de Historia de la Medicina y de las Ciencias "José Luis Goti" inició su andadura en 1974, en la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao, tras la recogida de los primeros objetos aportados por unos pocos médicos y académicos. Después de un comienzo dificil y con la ayuda de la comunidad universitaria, logró inaugurar la primera sala en 1979, en la Facultad de Medicina de Leioa y su inauguración oficial data del 25 de Mayo de 1982...» «Está concebido como un Museo de Historia de la Medicina, pero también como Museo de Tecnología y Ciencias Naturales». «Su actividad es preferentemente científica, docente, cultural y museística, pero además realiza una labor editorial, bibliográfica, informática y de intercambio de documentación con otros museos.» España

	Museo de Anatomía Humana
		Universidad Omar Jorge Bovarin. Facultad de Medicina. Bolivia

	Museo de Oftalmología "Doctor Saracíbar"
		Universidad de Valladolid. «Gran parte de estas publicaciones albergadas en el museo, están ilustradas con grabados que además de su significado en la historia de las técnicas de ilustración gráfica, constituyen una fuente para el estudio de diferentes aspectos de la historia de esta especialidad: anatomía patológica, técnicas quirúrgicas, etc. Igual consideración merecen los dibujos originales de Ramón y Cajal realizados por él mismo para ilustrar una de sus numerosas obras científicas.» «Cajas de instrumental cauterios, electroimanes, material de sutura, etc. Un mayor conocimiento de la anatomía y patología ocular y la introducción de las técnicas anestésicas y antisépticas permitieron perfeccionar los métodos y procedimientos operatorios mediante el diseño de nuevos instrumentos.» España

	Museo de la Medicina Mexicana
		Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina. «El museo fue inaugurado el 22 de diciembre de 1980, con el compromiso de difundir la historia de la Medicina Mexicana para responder a la necesidad de confirmar los valores culturales de esta especialidad. Surgió de la inquietud de un grupo de universitarios que consideraron su realización como una de las metas inmediatas para preservar el patrimonio universitario. El museo en la actualidad esta conformado por 24 salas que contemplan desde la época prehispánica hasta el siglo XX las que se han dividido en: México antiguo, herbolaria, Siglo XVI, Siglo XVII-XVIII, Siglo XIX y XX., así como las salas de especialidades, botica esesarte, otorrinolaringología, radiología, y la sala del desarrollo humano, así como un gran espacio para actividades múltiples.» México

	Museo per la Storia dell'Università di Pavia
		«Oggi la sezione di Fisica è articolata in due sale: il Gabinetto di Fisica di Alessandro Volta, inaugurato in occasione della giornata di apertura delle celebrazioni per il bicentenario dell’invenzione della pila (20 marzo 1999), e il Gabinetto di Fisica dell’Università che raccoglie gli strumenti ideati o acquistati dai successori di Volta sulla cattedra di Fisica.» «La sezione di medicina si articola in tre sale intitolate a grandi maestri della Medicina: l’anatomico Antonio Scarpa, il patologo chirurgo Luigi Porta, l’istologo e patologo Camillo Golgi.» Italia

	Museu Virtual da Saúde
		INSA. Instituto Nacional da Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge «O Museu da Saúde, enquanto património virtual de natureza artística, fotográfica, instrumental e bibliográfica, pretende, através da mensagem histórico-cultural, científica e tecnológica, sensibilizar quer os profissionais de saúde, quer a sociedade em geral, para o importante papel da arte médica e sanitária portuguesas, ao serviço do bem-estar individual e colectivo» Portugal

	Museu de Medicina
		Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina «O Museu de Medicina, como consta na sua filosofia e objectivos, constituir-se-á como uma moderna interface cultural, um centro de inovação e gestão cultural dotado de grande versatilidade e dinamismo, que possibilitará organizar e gerir interactivamente o valioso património histórico da Faculdade, reunido ao longo de quase um século de existência.» Portugal

	Museu do Instituto de Anatomia Patológica
		Universidade de Coimbra. Faculdade de Medicina «Caracterização geral das espécies : 1. Espécimes de lesões em patologia humana e animal. 2. Modelos de patologia humana em cêra. 3. Equipamento usado em Anatomia Patológica. Épocas representadas : Séculos XIX e XX» Portugal

	Museum Boerhaave. National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine
		Leiden. Holanda

	Not Fade Away
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «What happens to the eye during retinitis pigmentosa?» EEUU - inglés

	On Mice and Men. Of positive signs for cancer treatment
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «Endostatin, the naturally occurring chemical that inhibits the growth of blood vessels, not only shrank the mouse tumors -- it also caused them to become "dormant," so that even after the researchers withdrew treatment, the tumors sat idle.» EEUU - inglés

	Pasteur in Australia
		Australian Science Archives Project (ASAP), University of Melbourne. «The Pasteur Institute undertook significant work in Australia during the late 1800s. Pasteur and his colleagues attempted to curb the growing rabbit population (unsuccessfully). However, they were successful in developing several other vaccines, including one for the dreaded disease Anthrax. Rodd Island, in Sydney, NSW, was the base of their operations.» Australia Francia

	Pathology & Forensic Medicine Collection
		University of Aberdeen. «The primary purpose of the Pathology and Forensic Medicine Collection is the instruction of undergraduate and postgraduate students from the health professions in the appearance and manifestations of human pathology and forensic medicine.» Reino Unido

	Pathology Museum
		University of Queensland. «The Pathology Museum's collection of about 3500 specimens plays a central role in teaching pathology to medical students, postgraduates and other health professionals. It is updated continually to demonstrate changing disease patterns and students can see first-hand how disease processes affect body tissues.» Australia

	Radiation Reassessed
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «The end of the Cold War may have eased the threat of atomic holocaust, but it didn't squelch the controversy about the health effects of ionizing radiation. Some scientists say there's no safe level, others vehemently disagree. Billions of dollars, and thousands of lives, hang in the balance. What do we know about the health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation?» EEUU - inglés

	Revealing Bodies
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology is considered by many in the medical profession to be the gold standard for imaging the human body. It certainly has improved the ability to resolve human anatomy to a new standard, which enables more timely treatments.» EEUU - inglés

	Speaking of DNA
		Life at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), located in Long Island, New York, is considered by scientists to be one of the most important places for cutting-edge genetics research and for the free exchange of ideas.» EEUU - inglés

	Superman?
		University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. «When Christopher Reeve promises he'll walk away from his wheelchair one day, you might think he's talking comic-book reality. But the fact is that scientists are learning how to help the central nervous system repair itself.» EEUU - inglés

	Surviving AIDS
		PBS NOVA Online. «...AIDS research, and what scientists are learning about preserving the immune system and marshalling the body's natural defenses against HIV to keep infected people from progressing to AIDS.» EEUU - inglés

	The Blue Baby Operation
		Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. «On November 29, 1944, a small, frail child was wheeled into an operating room at the Johns Hopkins Hospital for the first attempt to treat tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart malformation that robs the blood of oxygen. This life-threatening condition is often signaled by a bluish or "cyanotic" cast to the skin, hence the term, blue baby. The procedure joined an artery leaving the heart to an artery leading to the lungs, in an attempt to give the blood a second chance at oxygenation. It was the first blue baby operation and came to be known as the Blalock-Taussig Shunt.» EEUU - inglés

	The Brain Eater
		PBS NOVA Online. «...retraces the scientific sleuthing that linked mad cow disease in cattle to a related brain disease in humans.» EEUU - inglés

	The Heart: An Online Exploration
		The Franklin Institute. «From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest. Like a pumping machine, the heart provides the power needed for life.» EEUU - inglés

	The Steno Museum
		The Danish Museum for the History of Science and Medicine. «The Steno Museum holds exhibitions on the history of science and the history of medicine. It also operates a planetarium and a medical herb garden. The exhibitions, which are based on original objects as well as reconstructions, models, posters and hands-on exhibits, give a view of the development of science and medicine from ancient times until today. This development is described as a part of the general history of civilization.» Dinamarca

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