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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 :
. 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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Have a nice navigation and don't hesitate to contact me !
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