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Visit the Winter Olympics Exhibit at the LibraryThrough March, the HAM-TMC Library is hosting an historical exhibiton the Winter Olympics to recognize the games being held in Torino,Italy from February 10th to 26th, 2006. This exciting exhibit includestorches from the 1994 Lillehammer and 2002 Salt Lake City Games,participatory medals from the 1980 Lake Placid and the 1984 SarajevoGames, and various tickets, programs and promotional items datingfrom the first Winter Olympic Games in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.The exhibit is on loan from John P. (Jack) Kelly of the Greater HoustonConvention and Visitors Bureau. Jack is also Secretary General ofUSA Baseball and sits on an Olympic Committee. Free seminars willhighlight various aspects of the Winter Olympics and sports medicine.All seminars will take place in the Street Level Conference Room of the HAM-TMC Library from 11:30 – 12:30.Conversations with . . .February 14 – John Elliot, PhD, Rice University Department of KinesiologyThe Mindset of OlympiansMarch 2 – John P. (Jack) Kelly, Greater Houston Convention and Visitors BureauWhat Makes Olympians Different: A Personal Olympic Odyssey from 1984 to TorinoMarch 10 – Peter Weyand, PhD, Rice University Department of KinesiologyAnimals and Olympians: From the Biology of Performance Limits to the Ominous Future ofCompetitive AthleticsAll Conversations are free, and will be held in the Library's Street Level Conference Room.Light lunch will be provided to the first 30 attendees.More information available at: http://192.168.168.238/reference/promotions.phpDo you have a story idea? Would youlike to contact the editor? Email us at:beatrizv@library.tmc.edutheInsiderVo l u m e I V,  N u m b e r  1J a n u a r y  –  F e b r u a r y  2 0 0 6theInsiderLibrary HoursMonday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. – MidnightFriday 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Circulation PoliciesAudiovisual materials: 7 days, 2 renewalsBooks: 2 weeks, 2 renewalsBound journals: Same day, non-renewableNursing journals: In-house use onlyUnbound journals: 2 hoursRenewals: Call  713.799.7147OverduesOverdue charges are $1.25 per item per day. Unpaidfines result in the suspension of borrowing privileges.Telephone NumbersLocation and Hours 713.795.4200Dr. Elizabeth K. Eaton’s office 799.7108Circulation Desk (renewals, fines) 799.7147Computer Lab 799.7106Giving/Development 799.7153Information Services 799.7161Education and Training 799.7170McGovern Historical Center 799.7139Photocopy/Interlibrary Loan 799.7179Regional Medical Library 799.7880Fax NumbersAdministration 713.790.7052Information Services 797.0163Photocopy/Interlibrary Loan 790.7056Regional Medical Library 790.7030LibraryLinesEditor in Chief:Beatriz Varman, MLISEditorial Board:Pam Cornell, MEd, Dell Davis, MLS,Zina Hayes, BSBM, Elizabeth Hickman,Laurel Sanders, MLIS, Aimée Postell, MLAExecutive Director:Elizabeth K. Eaton, PhDWORLD WIDE WEB ACCESShttp://www.library.tmc.edutheInsiderinsider_jan_feb_2006  3/3/06  8:01 AM  Page 1Access to Backfiles of Neuroscience, Nursing, OrganicChemistry and Social Science Journals via Science DirectEducational users’ archival access to content in Science Direct has been expanded.Thanks to special funding through The University of Texas Digital Library in Austin,4 more subject-based backfile collections are available.• Neuroscience (80 titles)• Nursing and Health (17 titles)• Organic Chemistry (14 titles)• Social Science (131 titles)For a complete list of the Neuroscience and Nursing journal backfiles, with dateranges indicated, visit the Library webpage at:http://resource.library.tmc.edu/resources/alcepbackfiles2006.phpNews in HealthThe February issue of News inHealth, a publication that includespractical health news and tipsbased on the latest NIH research, is now available at: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/As the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research,NIH produces content that is not copyrighted. Copies can be downloaded anddisplayed free of charge.Featured Stories:• The Future of Genetic Testing: Telling Science Fact from Science Fiction. Areyou likely to get heart disease? Is obesity in your future? Your risk of developingmany diseases and health conditions is partly written in your genes.• Genes or Environment? Epigenetics Sheds Light on Debate – Which is moreimportant in shaping who we are and what we will become – our genes or theenvironment around us?Health Capsules:• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Up in Winter• Risky Teen Behavior – Three of the leading causes of preventable death inthe U.S. are smoking, being overweight or obese, and abusing alcohol. A newstudy shows that a large proportion of American youth are already involved inthese risky health behaviors.Featured Website: www.smokefree.govtheInsiderinsider_jan_feb_2006  3/3/06  8:01 AM  Page 2New Clinical AlertInternational HIV/AIDS Trial Finds Continuous AntiretroviralTherapy Superior to Episodic TherapyThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of theNational Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced that enrollment into alarge international HIV/AIDS trial comparing continuous antiretroviral therapywith episodic drug treatment guided by levels of CD4+ cells has been stopped.Enrollment was stopped because those patients receiving episodic therapy had twice the risk of disease progression (the development of clinical AIDS or death), the major outcome of the study.For more information go to:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/aids_smart.htmlLibrary Class ScheduleAttend one or more free classes offered by the Library:Basic HTML: March 14CINAHL: February 21EndNote: February 16, March 22Library Research for Office Assistants: February 28For a complete class schedule and registration visit: http://resource.library.tmc.edu/class/schedule.phpClasses are offered in the Street Level Classroom.theInsiderinsider_jan_feb_2006  3/3/06  8:01 AM  Page 3

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