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"Life: the ability to
communicate."
"The essence of life science
is informatics."
"Because humans are living
longer than evolutionarily designed, and in larger numbers, the odds are
increased for disease"
"A vision without a task
is a dream. A task without a vision is drudgery. A vision with a task is
the hope of the world"
"All truth goes through
three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally,
it is accepted as self-evident."
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state
of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity".
Medicine is defined as the art and science of the diagnosis
and treatment of disease and the maintenance of human health : it
is mainly a part of applied biology.
Recent technology progress and consequent discoveries let biology evolve
from a descriptive to an analytical subject, and so molecular approaches
to physiology and pathology, the two main branches of medicine,
arose.
So, in order to better understand molecular medicine, a physician should
also know physics and chemistry !
Computer networks are inherently social networks, linking people, organizations,
and knowledge. They are social institutions that should not be studied
in isolation but as integrated into everyday lives. The proliferation of
computer networks has facilitated a deemphasis on group solidarities at
work and in the community and afforded a turn to networked societies that
are loosely bounded and sparsely knit. The Internet increases people's
social capital, increasing contact with friends and relatives who live
nearby and far away. New tools must be developed to help people navigate
and find knowledge in complex, fragmented, networked societiesref.
Worksite health promotion programs were associated with reductions in health
risks and costsref1,
ref2.
However, traditional worksite health programs are labor intensive and costly
to implement. In contrast, email and Web-based programs have the potential
to reach a broad employee population with minimal delivery costs after
the initial message development. By design, the Internet spans geographic
and time differences, sustains relationships based on interests, and provides
links between people and information. In addition, email and Web access
is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and information can be customized
to serve the individual characteristics of the userref.
In 2005, a total of 74% of US adults reported having Web access, including
66% with home access and 36% with work accessref
[4]. As well, 41% of employers report that they are “likely” to use Web-based
education as a component of a health care utilization management program,
and an additional 47% reported they were “somewhat likely”ref.
The rate of enrollment and sustained participation document the feasibility,
broad reach, employee acceptance, and potential value of using electronic
communications for health promotion in the workplaceref
The world wide web is a sea of plenty regarding molecular medicine-related
subjects : so why this further site ?
As probably you have already experienced, looking for subjects using
available search-engines
is often time-wasting and fruitless, while most of specialized sites are
often quite ununderstable : so I have decided to create this half-way site,
a sort of compass card for beginners !
I have always thought culture should be spread as more as possible.
My one is not a great contribute, but I have always appreciated people
(like Horst Ibelgaufts,
John
Kimball, and many others) that create something for the mere purpose
of spreading scientific informations, keeping it away from personal profits.
So I would like you to appreciate this site is now and will remain in future
completely freeware : I fund my site by myself and it is hosted for free.
All the above stated guarantees are certificated by signature to the
Health
on the Net Code of Conduct.
Please look at :
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For a complete list of them look at the site map cascading menu in the
header (you need to access the /sitemap.html webpage).
As you can see many sections are still under construction :
At the bottom of every page in this site you find (apart from the 
button for returning to Molecular Medicine home page) a "positive" 
button for let me know your comments : your suggestions are ever welcome,
even just for signaling a broken link !
What about the success of this site ?
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