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1. Society
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http://www.gd-online.de @ http://www.invitroderm.com @ http://altweb.jhsph.edu @ http://www.forschung3r.ch |
On its website, the Society for Dermopharmacy (Gesellschaft für Dermopharmazie; GD) provides press releases on its three annual meetings under the heading “Information for the Media”. The third annual meeting was held in Berlin in June 1999. The following press releases (partly with photos) are available on this meeting: Is the treatment of skin diseases in a crisis? Why do dermatologists let every other prescription be prepared in the pharmacy? How to treat dry skin? May hair loss be stopped now? Under the “Departments” heading, the three expert groups of the Society for Dermopharmacy are described. They are as follows: Dermocosmetics, Extemperaneous Preparations and Dermatological Pharmacology. In June 1999, the Dermocosmetics Department adopted the guideline “dermocosmetics for dry skin”. In November 1998, the “Extemperaneous Preparations” Department established a guideline on dermatological formulations – dermatological extemperaneous preparations. Under the heading “News”, details about conferences, scientific symposiums and workshops held by the Society for Dermopharmacy are available. Also, publications are listed there.
The website in English is now available: http://www.gd-online.de
2. Alternatives to Animal Testing
On this website, Jane Huggins (Plainsboro, New Jersey) has compiled information about alternatives to skin irritation testing in animals. Currently, 245 abstracts, illustrated diagrams, photos and literature references, e.g. on the BUS model, are available. Furthermore, links to all major American and European in vitro databases are offered.
Another website on alternatives to animal testing has been developed by John Hopkins University. It offers the latest news on alternatives to animal testing such as developments in technology, upcoming conferences and seminars, grants, corporate-scientific collaborations and educational resources. 35 reports on workshops published by the European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) are available. On the website of John Hopkins University, the contents and summaries from 1988 to 1999 of ALTEX may be looked up. ALTEX is a publication issued by the Middle European Society for Alternatives to Testing in Animals (MEGAT), devoted to the publication of research on the development and promotion of alternatives to animal experiments according to the 3R concept of Russell und Burch (“Refine, Reduce and Replace”). ALTEX is publishing original articles, reviews, short communications and comments.
This website in English, French and German presents the Swiss 3R Foundation whose aim it is to promote alternative research methods to animal testing through grants for research projects. The Foundation’s aim, administrative organs and achievements are described.
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