Internet Health 2003;1:3

URL: http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov 

By Vinod Scaria
VirtualMed

Correspondence: vinodscaria@yahoo.co.in 

Tox Town describes itself as the Interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances.Tox Town is the US National Library of Medicine's brand new venture aiming at educating people on the effects of toxic substances.

ScreenShot of the ToxTown Homepage Click on Image to Enlarge http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

The Tox Town website, unlike other NLM websites, which are built on a policy of access even at low bandwidth, toning down on images, boasts of a very professionally designed homepage, lush in sky blue and uses Macromedia Flash.

Apart from the Flash website, the site also offers a text version.The website also hosts a comprehensive Help utility that would effectively guide through the website.

The websites provides a truly interactive experience as promised in the homepage, and is full of graphics and animations all over. The website is useful for lay people and Medical professionals and students alike.

The only shortcoming is perhaps that you need Macromedia Flash Player [Of course available free to download]

Although there is an equally informative Text Version of the whole website, the text version lacks the essential interactivity and charm of the Flash website.

This is a 'Must See' website for Medical Students, Professionals and people interested in knowing more on Toxicology.So sit back and point your browser to http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov and enjoy the experience.

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