Growth and Development

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
This site has excellent search engines and links to databases such as Medline, Genbank, OMIM and Clinical Trials.

Center for Disease control: Reproductive Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/
This is a large site with subsections of maternal health, infant health, infant morbidity etc.

Clinical trials
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/r
A searchable site for trials in the US

Human Growth Foundation
http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/en/
HGF features information on growth-related disorders, including bone disorders, and nutrition. There are full publications, such as Patterns of Growth.

WHO Global Database on Malnutrition
http://www.who.int/whosis/cgrowth/bulletin.htm
WHO data on wasting and malnutrition

Human Longevity
http://longevity-science.org

Embryonic development

Bill Wasserman’s Developmental Biology Page
http://www.luc.edu/depts/biology/dev.htm
Pictures and movies of human and non-human development

Morphing Embryos
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/clips/
Pictures of developing embryos

The Virtual Embryo
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/virtualembryo/
A picture and text site for human and non-human development

Adaptability

Human Biological Adaptability

Guide to High Altitude Acclimatisation and Illness
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html

Associations

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/about.html
Although created for the association, this site has access to several excellent literature search engines and links to many specialty areas of pediatrics. It also features current events in pediatrics.

International Society on Infant Studies
http://www.isisweb.org/

Journals

International Society on Infant Studies
http://www.isisweb.org/
This site has links to several journals focusing on childhood development and psychology.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0169-3816