Teratology-Related Links
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Society and others interested in teratology. No endorsement of any of the sites or their sponsoring organizations
is intended or implied.
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| Developmental Biology Courses and Information |
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| Transgenic Animal Databases and Vendors |
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- March of Dimes
Resource Center
This center
provides accurate, timely information and referral services
to the public.
- National Society of
Genetic Counselors
This page of
the NSGC site has been developed to assist consumers in locating
genetic counseling services and for students curious about the
profession. Genetic Counselors are listed by state and city.
- Center for
the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)
The NTP and
NIEHS recently established this web site. The CERHR web site
is a useful resource for the latest information about potentially
hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.
- Thalidomide Victims Association
of Canada (TVAC)
A non-profit,
charitable organisation that was formed in order to provide
peer support and advocacy for Canadian Thalidomiders. Also contains
the history and recent information about thalidomide, one of
the world's most notorious teratogens.
- Motherisk
The
web site of The Motherisk Program at the Hospital for Sick Children
in Toronto, built in collaboration with the Society of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC). Highlights important findings
in maternal-fetal health, treatment and care, and presents findings
in maternal-fetal toxicology.
- The Fetal Centre
at The Hospital for Sick Children
The goal of
The Fetal Centre is to improve collaboration and communication
among obstetricians, perinatologists, radiologists, geneticists,
nurses, neonatologists, paediatric sub-specialists and surgeons
in high-risk perinatal centres and community physicians. By
improving the interaction between antenatal and postnatal specialists,
prospective parents who face a high-risk pregnancy or the possibility
of a child with a birth defect will receive better care.
- National Center for Education
in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
NCEMCH is dedicated to improving the health of children and families
through national leadership in three key areas: state-of-the-art
knowledge, program development, and policy analysis and education.
- National Information Center
for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related
issues for families, educators, and other professionals. The
focus is on children and youth from birth to age 22.
- Organization of Teratology
Information Specialists (OTIS)
The
OTIS web site provides information about prescriptive and non-prescriptive
drugs, street drugs, alcohol, chemicals, infectious diseases
and any other physical agents which may be harmful to an unborn
child. OTIS also provides a state-by-state listing of Teratology
Information Services, which are comprehensive and multidisciplinary
resources for medical consultation on prenatal exposures.
| Resources
for medical professionals |
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- OBGYN.Net
- Clinical Teratology
Web Site
A resource
guide for clinicians and other health practitioners. Site includes
TERIS
(TERatogen Information System) and Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic
Agents (fee required).
- Frontiers
in Fetal Health - An informative on-line journal edited
by Dr. Anne Pastuszak
- REPROTOX ¬
This web site
provides current assessments on the potentially harmful effects
of environmental exposure to drugs, chemicals, and physical
agents on human pregnancy, reproduction, and development (fee
required).
| Societies
and Organizations |
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Cerebral Palsy Organizations
Cleft Palate Organizations
Down Syndrome
Organizations
March of Dimes
Spina Bifida Organizations
Other
| Toxicology and Teratology Databases and Literature |
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- Texts in
Teratology, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
12 recommended
books.
- EPA's CRS
The Chemical Registry
System (CRS) provides information on chemical substances and
how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) regulations and data systems.
- National Toxicology
Program (NTP)
Tested chemicals
are listed under Teratology
study, Short-term
Reproductive & Developmental Toxicity (RDGT) Study, and/or
Reproductive Assessment by Continuous Breeding (RACB) Study.
- Federal Register
Search the
Federal Register for rules, regulations, and notices since 1994.
- Envirofacts
Master Chemical Integrator (EMCI) An EPA web
site, the EMCI uses an internal identification system that is
based on CAS numbers and names as a cross-reference to link
chemicals in Air, Water, and Hazardous Waste, Superfund, and
Toxics Release Inventories.
- National Library of Medicine
Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET)
A cluster of
databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
Select and search any of the following databases for factual
information related to the toxicity and other hazards of chemicals:
- DART/ETIC Teratology and other aspects of developmental and reproductive
toxicology
- As well as:
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank
- Chemical
Carcinogenesis Research Information System
- Genetic
Toxicology/Mutagenicity Data Bank
- Integrated
Risk Information System
- MEDLINE (MEDLARS Online)
Contains over
8.8 million references to the biomedical literature published
since 1966. MEDLINE is available free of charge via two WWW
search interfaces:
- International
Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)
A database
of human health risk values and supporting information. This
is a test version with 118 chemical files.
- MedWeb
A
list of toxicology databases maintained by Emory University
Health Sciences Central Library.
- The
Carcinogenic Potency Project
This database
is a widely used resource on the results of chronic, long-term
animal cancer tests.
- HealthWeb
A
listing of data sources maintained by the Health Sciences Librarians
of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region.
- Industrial
Toxics Database
The World of
Italian Clinical Toxicology on the Internet
- The EXtension TOXicology
NETwork (EXTOXNET)
An effort of
University of California, Davis, Oregon State University, Michigan
State University, Cornell University, and the University of
Idaho. Some of the goals of EXTOXNET are to stimulate dialog
on toxicology issues, develop and make available information
relevant to extension toxicology, and facilitate the exchange
of toxicology-related information.
- Chemical
Scorecard
This Environmental
Defense Fund site lists recognized and suspected reproductive
toxicants, taken mostly from CA EPA's Proposition 65 list.
- REPROTOX ¬
An information
system developed by the Reproductive Toxicology Center, Columbia
Hospital for Women Medical Center. This web site provides current
assessments on the potentially harmful effects of environmental
exposure to chemicals and physical agents on human pregnancy,
reproduction, and development (fee required).
- TERIS
[TERatogen Information System] and Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic
Agents (fee required)
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