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HEADS ON! for Healthy Living ... a 92-page guide of critical and creative thinking activities on health & science topics. Topics are -- Infectious Disease - Aging - Diabetes - AIDS & Feline Leukemia -Dental Health – Heart Disease - Poison Control & Product Safety - Biodiversity & the Environment - Mental Health & Substance Abuse - Body Organs & Transplantation - The Five Senses & the Brain - and Nutrition. Designed to accompany the People & Animals: United for Health elementary calendar, but may be used as a stand-alone piece. For elementary schools. Produced by: Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, Inc. Cost: free digital version download here.

Human and Animal Disease Fact Sheets ... a series of fact sheets on human and animal diseases and conditions. Fact sheets provide statistics about the disease or condition; describe the history of research on those diseases; and outline some of the treatments and advances that have resulted from that research. Explains the specific role animals have played in research on these topics. For high schools and colleges. Produced by: Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, Inc. Cost: Single copies free to New England educators, $ 0.25 (18 total) each to others. be sure to check out our new Monograph series of high-end fact sheets, available only on-line at:
http://www.msmr.org/MSMRMonographSeries.html

The Importance of Animals in the Science of Toxicology... a pamphlet explaining why animals are studied in toxicology research. For high school and college. Produced by: Society of Toxicology. Cost: Free.

Killers Poster ... a 17 x 22” color poster illustrating the impact of biomedical research using animals on our health and well-being. States: “If we stop animal research, who’ll stop the real killers?” Produced by: Foundation for Biomedical Research. Cost: Free to educators in the Northeastern U.S.

LAB Notes: Toxicology ... a newsletter for teachers and students. This issue introduces the science of toxicology and risk assessment. Includes “A Primer in Toxicology,” “Risk Assessment,” “The Use of Animals in Toxicology,” “Alternatives,” and more. Accompanied by classroom activities. For middle and high schools. Produced by: Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, Inc. Cost: Single copies free to New England educators, $1.25 to others. Or download it free by clicking here.

Little Girl Poster ... a 17 x 22” color poster illustrating the impact of biomedical research using animals on our health and wellbeing. States: “It’s the animals you don’t see that really helped her recover.” Produced by: Foundation for Biomedical Research. Cost: Free to educators in the Northeastern U.S.