What's New in gov info: health, taxes, Iran and more

What's New in INFOMINE's Government Information category.

Iran : Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities : National Intelligence Estimate
National Intelligence Estimate, issued December 2007, assessing the "status of Iran's nuclear program, and the program's outlook over the next 10 years." [Links to 130K PDF]

Kennewick Man Documents : U.S. National Park Service Archaeology Program
Background information and detailed reports on aspects of investigations undertaken by the U.S. Department of the Interior in the Kennewick Man case.

TreeSearch : U.S. Forest Service Research and Development Publications
Over 7,000 online full-text research and development publications (books, chapters, articles, papers, reports, etc.) written by U.S. Forest Service research scientists. Search by author, keyword, originating Forest Service station or date.

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
The NDDIC provides publications and patient information on digestive diseases (presented in an A to Z list), clinical trials listings and directories of digestive diseases organizations for patients and health professionals.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
Resources on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of celiac disease. Offers patient information, practice guidelines, examples of acceptable foods in a gluten-free diet, and a list of celiac disease organizations.

WIN : The Weight-control Information Network
"The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues."

SOI Tax Stats : Corporation Tax Statistics
"Numerous articles and data which provide statistics on income, deductions, tax, credits, and more as reported by corporations filing on Form 1120...returns and associated schedules...." Data is by industries in general, not specific companies.

Tax Statistics
This IRS site has data and tables on business, corporate, charitable and individual taxes. Statistics are aggregate, not specific companies, organizations or individuals.

SOI Tax Stats : International Individual Tax Statistics
This site contains "studies relating to individual taxpayers in an international context. For each of these areas, there are text articles and/or statistical tables that include both recent and historical data." Includes information on Foreign Recipients of U.S. Income, Foreign Trusts, Individual Foreign Earned Income, and Nonresident Alien Estate Tax Returns. This data is in the aggregate, not specific individuals.

IRS Data Book
The "IRS Data Book...contains statistical tables and organizational information on a fiscal year basis. The report provides data on collecting the revenue, enforcing the law, assisting the taxpayer, and managing the system, as well as lists of key officials and an organizational chart. The IRS Data Book also presents lists of principal officers and the IRS organization chart."

More What's New highlights

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USA.gov Tutorials : Help Finding Government Information Online
Tutorials for finding government information and services online using USA.gov, including government auctions, grants, and jobs. Referred by ResourceShelf.

Financial Aid Letter.com
An explanation and guide to costs of attending college and loans available. Sections include a glossary of financial aid terms, samples and explanations of financial aid award letters, how to estimate college costs and how to make college affordable.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics : Digital Video Library
Digital video library supporting K-12 science and math education. Videos are organized by American Association for the Advancement of Science benchmarks, National Science Education Standards, the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, state standards, and instructional methods. More than 1,000 videos.

British Museum : Collection Database Search
Search the catalog of the British Museum's pictorial art collections. More than 260,000 records with 98,000 images as of November 2007.

Sports-Reference.com
Sports statistics and resources on teams, leagues, players, coaches, records, and awards. Covers baseball, basketball, and football.

PDRhealth
Consumer web resource of the Physicians' Desk Reference offers information on drugs (prescription and OTC), dietary supplements, alternative medicine, diseases, health conditions, treatment options, and clinical trials.

Luminaries of the Chemical Sciences
PDF publications with overviews of the lives and scientific achievements of 20th century chemists.

Drugs and dietary supplements

This week: miniguide on consumer resources for drug and supplement safety. These resources were found in the INFOMINE database. INFOMINE also offers resources for nutrition, food safety, health conditions, preventive medicine, clinical trials, and practice guidelines. (Links in this paragraph direct you only to free resources. Customize your own search using INFOMINE Advanced Search.)

Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Ingredients and labels of more than 2,000 brands of dietary supplements.

Herbs and Supplements : MEDLINEplus
For each herb or supplement an evidence-based monograph gives the following: description, synonyms, tested and traditional uses in humans and animals, doses, safety, interactions with other herbs/supplements/drugs/foods, and bibliography.

Mayo Clinic : Drugs and Supplements
Look up information on prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and dietary supplements.

DailyMed : Current Medication Information
The National Library of Medicine provides the information from package inserts and drug labels of FDA approved prescription medications. Includes description, clinical pharmacology, indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage, and supplemental material.

Drugs@FDA : A Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products
Drugs@FDA, is a searchable database that offers information about most human drugs approved by the FDA since 1939. It contains information about approved prescription drugs, some over-the-counter drugs, and discontinued drugs. For each drug you'll find FDA application number(s), active ingredient, therapeutic equivalents, strength, dosage, marketing status, labels, approval history, and approval history documents.