Hormones

Endocrine Web

Over 120 very detailed but easy to understand pages on endocrine diseases, conditions, hormone problems, and treatment options.

The Endocrine System

Physiology and pathophysiology by Colorado State University.

Discovery and Development of Insulin

This site documents the initial period of the discovery and development of insulin, 1920-1925, by presenting over seven thousand page images reproducing original documents ranging from laboratory notebooks and charts, correspondence, writings, and published papers to photographs, awards, clippings, scrapbooks, printed ephemera and artifacts. Drawing mainly on the Banting, Best and related collections housed at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and the Archives and Records Management Services a

US National Instiute of Diabetes

Basic facts, diet suggestions, tips for living with diabetes.

Diabetes Online Course

Narrated introduction to diabetes.

Your Thyroid

Overview of location, function, regulation of hormone production, disorders.

Control of the Thyroid Gland

Flash movie to illustrate the negative feedback mechanism.

Robert Wadlow

The tallest person in history.