Teacher Resources & General Health/Medicine Links

• applesforhealth.com (health news, articles, links)
• healthindex.org ("A Safe Harbor for Health Information: A common site with common navigation employing materials which have already been developed by recognized expert organizations and which are compliant with the AMA's proposed Internet standards, in order to give consumers a source for health care information of the highest quality, and unimpeachable validity and authority. ... Healthindex.org adheres to the AMA Principles for Health Information on the Internet")
• AMA Health Insight (basic information and links)
• About.com: Health and Fitness (lots of links for medicine, allied health, disabilities, diseases/conditions, fitness/wellness, recovery/addiction, mental health and women's health)
• Academic Info: Biological Studies (annotated educational links)
• Access Excellence: Health Focus
• Access Excellence: Biology Teaching and Learning (teaching materials, discussions, links)
• allHealth.com (a lot of information)
• AMA: American Medical Association (tons of info, recipes, health, diseases, ethics, drugs, tobacco, etc., links)
• Ayden Elementary School: Physical Education (lesson plans, health & PE links)
• BIODIDAC: Bank of Digital Resources for Teaching Biology (images, info, links)
• CATCH: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (The CATCH program is an elementary school-based program that incorporates educational, behavioral, and school environment components)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (health and safety manuals)
• CESDP: Science Standards & Benchmarks (downloadable curriculum materials, lessons, links)
• Department of Health and Human Services (lots of links to health pages and links to other teacher resources)
• Dr.Koop's Community (health info, first aid, encyclopedias, links)
• DRUG InfoNET (drugs, diseases, health news, health info, medical reference, medial libraries, etc.)
• Education World (tons of links ... search for Physical Education, Tobacco, Fitness, Drugs, etc.)
• Federal Resources for Education: Subject Index (free materials & links)
• FitLife ("the most current scientifically accurate material, information and services in the fields of physical fitness, health promotion, wellness and lifestyle")
• Galaxy's Biology Links
• Health Explorer (3,000+ health links)
• healthfinder: consumer health and human services info (lot of links)
• HealthGate - Building a better understanding of Health on the web... (interactive health information)
• HealthLinks @ U of Washington (excellent, thorough collection of health materials)
• HealthTeacher.com ("provided as an alternative approach to improving school-based health education ... a comprehensive, sequential K-12 health education curriculum that consists of almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards and provide skills-based assessment methods ... designed to address the significant health and behavioral issues facing today's youth -- and their classroom teachers")
• HealthWorld Online ("over 30,000 pages of free information .. by recognized experts in the fields of nutrition, fitness, medical self-care, wellness, natural health and alternative and complementary medicine ... the most comprehensive global health network on the Internet ... the only Internet health network that integrates both alternative and conventional health information into a synergistic whole" ... search page)
• Internet Health Library ("World's Biggest Library" ... categorized health links)
• Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links: Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco, Anatomy, Consumer Information, Disabilities, Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes, Exercise & Fitness, First Aid, Men's Health, Mental Health, Medications & Pharmaceuticals, Non-Traditional Medical Practices, Nutrition & Diet, Occupational Health & Safety, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality, Specializations, Women's Health.
• iVillage.com: technologies tailored for women ("Whether you need to lose weight, manage your money, find a job, or find a man, our directory offers hundreds of tools and quizzes that will help you manage your life and get things done. ")
• InteliHealth:Harvard Medical School: (dictionary, studies, drug search)
• Karolinska Institutet: Biomedical Information Resources (extensive medical links arranged by subject, educational resources, etc.)
• KidsHealth.org ("has trainloads of information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games and animations!")
• Long-Term Care Quote ("we believe in educating the consumer .. we'll send you -- free of charge and without obligation -- a detailed comparison of the three best policies selected especially for your personal circumstances. Your customized analysis will include a review of each company's financial stability, a thorough side-by-side comparison of each policy's provisions and personalized premium quotes. Plus, you'll receive a free copy of the Consumer's Guide to Long-Term Care.")
• MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (information about their programs and sources for help, links, hot issues, etc.)
• Martindale's Health Science Guide (LOTS of excellent links)
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
• McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• MCW HealthLink ("published by Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians & Clinics as a service to our patients and to the community at large. ... goals of MCW HealthLink are to: Promote the health and well-being of our community.  Empower our patients with accurate, timely, impartial, and authoritative medical information.")
• Medical Alliances @ MedSource.com (educational resources, health links, etc.)
• Medical Matrix (database of medical practices, diseases, educational resources, etc.)
• MEDscape ("The #1 Free Internet Medical Site")
• My Virtual Reference Desk (tons of excellent links - many, many subjects)
• MedicineNet (dictionary, etc.)
• MedWorld! (basic science, clinical, news, patient resources, research)
• National Library of Medicine (access to 9 million medical research citations ... medical history to biotechnology)
• NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K-12 teacher materials, kids page, research)
• organ donation: Coalition on Donation ("a not-for-profit alliance .. to promote organ and tissue donation ... dedicated to educating the public about organ and tissue donation, correcting misconceptions about donation and creating a greater willingness to donate") 
• Oregon Partnership ("a statewide non-profit organization and one of the first substance abuse prevention, education and treatment referral services" ... resource and teacher links)
• PE Central: Ultimate Web Site for Health & PE Teachers (lesson plans, equipment, news, teaching tips, etc.)
• Prevention's Healthy Ideas ("Health & Healing: cutting-edge information on medical care, natural remedies, specific ailments and children's health ... Weight Loss & Fitness: healthy, empowering weight management techniques ... Cooking & Nutrition: quick, low-fat recipes, meal makeovers or the latest nutrition news")
• PREVLINE: Prevention Online (excellent site ... "The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information" ... "drugs, alcohol, drug abuse, prevention, treatment, education, resources")
• RAD: Race Against Drugs ("a nationwide drug prevention education program aimed at educating today's youth about the dangers of substance abuse ... free materials)
• Scientific American: Ask the Experts (Biology)
• Sympatico - HealthyWay ("Health Links Directory of 9,844 Sites & Reviews: Addictions, Alternative Medicine, Conditions & Diseases, Disabilities, Family Living, General Resources, Head to Toe, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Life Stages, Mental Health, Oral Health, Sex & Sexuality, Sports & Fitness, Visit the Specialist, Body Human)
• Vanderbilt Medical Center: Health News
• WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education ("This electronic resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.")
• wNetSchool: Original Lesson Plans
• World Health Organization (WHO) (reports, links, health topics and infor)
• Wright Center Classroom Activities (downloadable PDF files)
• WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences: Medicine @ Ohio Health Sciences U (large library of links)
• Virtual Hospital @ U of Iowa ("a digital health sciences library created .. to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients ... to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients ... contains hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients")
• Yahoo's Biology Links
• Yahoo's health links
• Yale Image Processing and Analysis Group - Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Electrical Engineering @ Yale School of Medicine (multimedia, research, text, etc.)

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Reference Materials

• doctor search: American Medical Association's Physician Select ("Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources.")
• hospitals: Hospital Select ("Hospital Select is a hospital locator, providing information on virtually every hospital in the United States. Hospital Select provided in cooperation with the American Medical Association.")
• Biology Teachers_Unplugged (med dictionary)
• CancerWEB: This cancer resource site has information available on many different aspects of cancer, investigation and treatment.
• Drug InfoNet (drug, disease & health info; Ask the Experts; reference & health guides, etc.)
• Emory U: Med Web (search Internet for health/medical information)
• inteliHealth:Harvard Medical School(dictionary, studies, etc.)
• List and Glossary of Medical Terms in Nine European Languages
• MedicineNet (dictionary, etc.)
• Merck Manual ("Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition uses everyday language to present information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment ... Merck Manual of Geriatrics Online! focuses on the medical problems of the elderly, providing clinical information to all physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals involved in the care of elderly patients")
• National Library of Medicine (access to 10 million medical research citations ... medical history to biotechnology)
• PubMed ("the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals")
• Smithsonian Institute: History of Medicine & Society

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Medicine & Health Science

• about.com: Health (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Anesthesiology (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Family Medicine (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Surgery (searcher & lots of links)
• AFPA: American Fitness Professionals & Associates (lots of info and links)
• AMA: American Medical Association (tons of info, recipes, health, diseases, ethics, drugs, tobacco, etc., links)
• Arizona U: Biology Project (human biology)
• Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health (problem sets and tutorials)
• Bluestem @ U of Kansas ("a database of health related world wide web sites of particular interest to patients and consumers of health care")
• CDC: Center for Disease Control (health issues: occupational, teen, travel, injuries, environment, women's, etc.)
• CESDP: The Center for the Education and Study of Deverse Populations.
• CHORUS: Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology (for physicians and medical students )
• Cyber Active: Physical Education Resource (PE, adaptive PE, gross motor development, education links)
• Drug InfoNet (drug, disease & health info; Ask the Experts; reference & health guides, etc.)
• Eric Chudler: Neuroscience Education (excellent educational links and resources)
• Eric Chudler: Neuroscience for Kids ("created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system ... enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord")
• History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers: Leisure / Fun / Health (tons of links, sports, seniors, health, literature & books, games, puzzles, etc.)
• Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links)
• iSleuth: Health (tons of search engines & links on nutrition, diseases, news, dentistry, etc.)
• Medical Matrix (tons of links to diseases, treatment, studies, healthcare, journals, etc.)
• MEDscape ("The #1 Free Internet Medical Site")
• PE Central: Ultimate Web Site for Health & PE Teachers (lesson plans, equipment, news, teaching tips, etc.)
• RSNA.link ("Radiological Society of North America is to promote and develop the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research" ... sample images, research, etc.)
• Scientific American: (News)
• Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World (clear, well-illustrated series of features about the human senses, the brain, and sensory defects)
• Stayhealthy.com ("Your premier health and wellness portal ...  designed to meet your needs by offering diverse and comprehensive Internet health and wellness resources that are updated and maintained daily by a dedicated staff")
• TransWeb ("Resource for people who have transplanted organs or who are awaiting a transplant, as well as for the health professionals who care for them. Includes personal accounts of the transplant experience, lifestyle information for transplant patients, FAQs, details about organ donations, and news concerning transplant-related research and health policy for both patients and professionals. Provides an extensive index of links to transplant centers, organ-sharing networks, government agencies, procurement organizations and tissue banks, registries, support groups and newsgroups, and professional and research organizations.")
• Wellness Web (conventional medicine, alternative medicine, nutrition & fitness)

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Alternative Medicine

• about.com: Alternative Healing (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Alternative Healing / Herbs (searcher & lots of links)
• Achoo Healthcare On-line - Human Health & Disease (alternative medicine)
• GeoCities: Alternative Medicine (tons of info & links)
• Health World Online: Diseases / Conditions (alternative, complementary & natural medicines)
• Stayhealthy.com ("Your premier health and wellness portal ...  designed to meet your needs by offering diverse and comprehensive Internet health and wellness resources that are updated and maintained daily by a dedicated staff")
• Wellness Web (conventional medicine, alternative medicine, nutrition & fitness)
• Wiley: Journal of Gene Therapy (info on gene therapy in humans for fighting diseases)

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Parenting, Babycare, Childcare, Teens   ... click on link to switch to  Parent & Family links

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Elderly Health, Geriatrics & Aging

• about.com: Death & Dying (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Senior Health (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Senior Living (searcher & lots of links)
• ALZ: Alzheimer's Association (facts, care, medical issues, research)
• Digestioninfo.com ("Do you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Heartburn, Acid Reflux Disease, or symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, or any other digestion related disorder?  This web site may help you to gain a better understanding of digestion and it's problems.")
• Fitness Partner Connection (exercise past 50)
• Health World Online: Family Health (elder health)
• History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers: Leisure / Fun / Health (tons of links, sports, seniors, health, literature & books, games, puzzles, etc.)
• NIA: National Institute on Aging (educational materials related to health and aging, specific diseases & health conditions, treatments)
• Stayhealthy.com ("Your premier health and wellness portal ...  designed to meet your needs by offering diverse and comprehensive Internet health and wellness resources that are updated and maintained daily by a dedicated staff")
• Whole Brain Atlas (structure, disease, aging)

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Dental Health

• FBHC: Foundation for Better Health Care (arthritis, asthma, breast cancer, depression, headache, menopause, smoking, potassium loss, links, tests)
• Karolinska Institutet: Dentistry (link by link ...)
• about.com: Dentistry (searcher & lots of links)
• smiledoc (dental software, info, links)
• tooth.net: dental education site (pictures, info, links)

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Ear Health, Deafness

• about.com: Deafness / Hard of Hearing (searcher & lots of links)
• Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia): Deafness

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Diseases, Conditions, Immunology, Disorders, Illnesses

• about.com: AIDS (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Arthritis (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Asthma (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Cancer (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Cardiology (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Diabetes (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Disabilities (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Heart Disease (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Thyroid Diseases (searcher & lots of links)
• Academic Info: Microbiology (educational links)
• Access Excellence: Chemical Methods of Control (disinfectants, antiseptics, antimicrobial agents)
• AIDS: AIDS Memorial Quilt ("the largest on-going community arts project in the world. Each of the over 41,000 colorful panels in the Quilt was made to remember the life of a person lost to AIDS" ... AIDS/HIV info & related links)
• AEGIS ("The largest HIV knowledgebase in the world ... updated hourly")
• AllAllergy.Net ("your Gateway to All Asthma, Allergy and Intolerance Information on the Web ... Everything intolerance, allergy, and hypersensitivity sufferers and health-care professionals need to know about this complex and rapidly-developing field")
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association (heart & stroke guide, family health, links)
• American Lung Association (asthma, tobacco control, air quality, diseases A to Z, research)
• Antibodies & Therapy (info and links)
• Antibody Resource Page ("a multi-disciplinary resource on antibodies for both beginners and experts" ... imunology gallery, educational links, etc.)
• Arthritis Foundation
• Arizona U: Biology Project (human health)
• Arizona U: Biology Project (immunology)
• Arizona U: Biology Project (sexually transmitted diseases problem set)
• Avert: Aids Education & Research Trust (HIV, sex ed, drug use, aids history, etc.)
• Biology Project: Immunology (problem sets and tutorials)
• Biology Project: Microbiology & Immunology (problem sets and tutorials)
• Cancer Guide (info, research, links)
• CDC: Center for Disease Control (health issues: occupational, teen, travel, injuries, environment, women's, etc.)
• Children's Health Information Network: Congenital Heart Disease ("Our goal is to provide information and resources to families of children with congenital and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital heart defects, and the professionals who work with them.")
• (Mike) Clark's Pathology Page (immunoglobulin molecules & pictures)
• CELLS alive! (viruses, bacteria, infection, parasites, etc.)
• Diabetes.com ("inspired by the American Diabetes Association, and dedicated to the health and longevity of people with diabetes")
• Drug InfoNet (drug, disease & health info; Ask the Experts; reference & health guides, etc.)
• HealingWell.com  ("an online health resource guide to medical news, information and articles, message boards and chat, books, newsletters, disease - related web sites, and more for patients, caregivers and family coping with disabling diseases, disorders, or chronic illnesses" ... AIDS - HIV, Allergies, Alzheimer's Disease, Anxiety & Panic, Disorders, Arthritis, Breast Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Headaches, Hepatitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lupus, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease. Prostate Cancer)
• HealthGate - Building a better understanding of Health on the web... (interactive health information)
• Health World Online: Diseases / Conditions (info and links)
• Health World Online: Family Health (vaccinations)
• Heart Surgery Forum (a cardio-thoracic multimedia journal)
• Immune Web ("for people .. with various immune-system related ailments such as: chronic fatigue syndrome, candida, lupus, fibromyalgia, Epstein-Barr, multiple allergies, environmental illness, chemical sensitivity, etc., and the symptoms that result from any of the above, including learning disabilities, migraines, asthma, hypoglycemia, etc.")
• Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links: Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco, Anatomy, Consumer Information, Disabilities, Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes, Exercise & Fitness, First Aid, Men's Health, Mental Health, Medications & Pharmaceuticals, Non-Traditional Medical Practices, Nutrition & Diet, Occupational Health & Safety, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality, Specializations, Professional Resources)
• Inteli Health (Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information)
• Karolinska Institutet: Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics (link by link ...)
• Lung Cancer Online ("Finding the Best Care, Finding Services & Support, Lung Cancer Information, Treatment Options, Complications of Lung Cancer & Its Treatment, Tests & Procedures, Websites & Organizations, Researching the Medical Literature")
• Medical Matrix (tons of links to diseases, treatment, studies, healthcare, journals, etc.)
• MedicineNet (diseases, treatments, pharmacy, etc.)
• Medicine Online ("offers medical information and education in oncology, Medline literature searches, Daily Oncology News Digest, Cancer Forums discussion groups, and reports from medical meetings in Conrad Notes for health care professionals, patients, and other interested consumers.")
• Muscular Dystrophy Association of Australia (history of MD, general and specific MD info, research, links)
• National Cancer Institute (cancer fact sheets)
• National Library of Medicine (clinical care, toxicology, environmental health and basic biomedical research)
• PoinTIS @ U of Miami School of Medicine ("provides comprehensive information on spinal cord injury rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for health care providers, patients and patients families")
• Stayhealthy.com ("Your premier health and wellness portal ...  designed to meet your needs by offering diverse and comprehensive Internet health and wellness resources that are updated and maintained daily by a dedicated staff")
• Whole Brain Atlas (structure, disease)

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Visual / Eye Health, Blindness

• ACB: American Council of the Blind (info, Braille, safety, links)
• AFB: American Foundation for the Blind (info, Braille, links)
• eyesight: Macular Degeneration Reports (genetics, treatments, FAQs, links)
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind (info on and FAQs about guide dogs)
• about.com: Ophthalmology (searcher & lots of links)
• NFB: American Federation for the Blind (info, Braille, dogs, diabetes, links)

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Mental Health

• about.com: Bipolar Disorder (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Depression (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Mental Health Resources (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Panic / Anxiety Disorder (searcher & lots of links)
• ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line (guide to info on adolescent issues)
• Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary ("Recovery information. Ask the Dr., articles by professionals in the field, newsletter, bulletin boards, family support, suicide intervention, resources and more." ... bipolar disorder sanctuary and Ask the Doctor)
• FBHC: Foundation for Better Health Care (geriatrics, depression, headache, menopause, nutrition, links, tests)
• GeoCities: Mental Health (tons of info & links)
• Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links: Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco, Anatomy, Consumer Information, Disabilities, Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes, Exercise & Fitness, First Aid, Men's Health, Mental Health, Medications & Pharmaceuticals, Non-Traditional Medical Practices, Nutrition & Diet, Occupational Health & Safety, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality, Specializations, Women's Health, Professional Resources)
• Karolinska Institutet: Behavioral and Mental Disorders (link by link ...)
• SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (documents, prevention, treatment, news, statistics, etc.)
• Stayhealthy.com ("Your premier health and wellness portal ...  designed to meet your needs by offering diverse and comprehensive Internet health and wellness resources that are updated and maintained daily by a dedicated staff")

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Poisons, First Aid, Environmental Health, Toxins, Sports Injuries

• about.com: Back / Neck Injury (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Sports Medicine (searcher & lots of links)
• Arizona U: Biology Project (chemicals and human health)
• CDC: Center for Disease Control (health issues: occupational, teen, travel, injuries, environment, women's, etc.)
• FDA: Food and Drug Administration (drugs, nutrition, toxicology, food, cosmetics, tobacco, etc.)
• Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links: Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco, Anatomy, Consumer Information, Disabilities, Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes, Exercise & Fitness, First Aid, Men's Health, Mental Health, Medications & Pharmaceuticals, Non-Traditional Medical Practices, Nutrition & Diet, Occupational Health & Safety, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality, Specializations, Women's Health, Professional Resources)
• MedicineNet (treatments, poisons, pharmacy, etc.)
• PoinTIS @ U of Miami School of Medicine ("provides comprehensive information on spinal cord injury rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for health care providers, patients and patients families")

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