site URL - http://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/cigar8-8-00.cfm
Site description: Summary of recent scientific findings concludes cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, and that both cause addiction, cancer, and secondhand smoke.
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| Previous 10 | Active and Passive Tobacco Exposure: A Serious Pediatric Health Problem | http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1213 Active and Passive Tobacco Exposure: A Serious Pediatric Health Problem | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Report from the American Heart Association covers effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, and smokeless tobacco on young people. Effects include cardiovascular and respiratory disease, low birth weight, infant mortality, and problems in the oral cavity. |
| Previous | Tobacco & Nicotine & Dental Health | http://www.ada.org/public/faq/tobacco.html Tobacco & Nicotine & Dental Health | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Mouth_and_Throat Information and resources on tobacco and dental health from ADA ONLINE, the American Dental Association's Web site. |
| Random 1 | A Complete Guide to IUI | http://sharedjourney.com/iui.html A Complete Guide to IUI | Top/Health/Reproductive_Health/Infertility/Treatment/Assisted_Reproductive_Technologies Information such as what to expect,costs involved and drugs and hormone levels involved. Also find support through our forums. |
| Random 2 | CFSResearch.org Discussion Forum on CFS | http://www.cfsresearch.org/forum/ CFSResearch.org Discussion Forum on CFS | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome/Support_Groups Discussion forum for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Posting is anonymous, registration is free. |
| Random 3 | Huntsville Alabama Anime Society | http://flaminganimesociety.tripod.com Huntsville Alabama Anime Society | Top/Arts/Animation/Anime/Clubs_and_Organizations (Huntsville Alabama) Fan works, links, events and member list. |
| Random 4 | Herbert Louis Kruse Blunck Architecture | http://www.hlkb.com/ Herbert Louis Kruse Blunck Architecture | Top/Business/Construction_and_Maintenance/Design/Architects/Regional/North_America/United_States/Iowa Full service firm specializing in commercial, retail, industrial, medical and educational environments; historical restorations, urban planning and adaptive reuse. Des Moines. |
| Random 5 | Northeast Pediatric Cardiology Nurses Association | http://npcna.org/ Northeast Pediatric Cardiology Nurses Association | Top/Health/Nursing/Organizations/North_America/United_States An organization promoting the health and welfare of infants and young adults with acquired or congenital heart disease by enhancing the art and science of pediatric cardiovascular nursing. |
| Next | Effect of Cigar Smoking on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cancer in Men | http://www.oncolink.com/library/article.cfm?c=2&s=34&id=474 Effect of Cigar Smoking on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cancer in Men | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking Summary of June 1999 article in the New England Journal of Medicine covers what cigars do to the heart, lungs, and throat. |
| Next 10 | Oral Health America: Smokeless Not A Safe Alternative | http://www.oralhealthamerica.org/pr09.htm Oral Health America: Smokeless Not A Safe Alternative | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco The tacts on spit tobacco, in response to an attempt by U.S. Tobacco to promote its tobacco product as a safe alternative to cigarettes. |
| Random 1 | Cabaret - A Fans Site | http://www.cabaret.8m.com/ Cabaret - A Fans Site | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Musicals/C/Cabaret Site is dedicated to cabaret past & present. |
| Random 4 | Center Stage Dance Company | http://www.tapjazz.com Center Stage Dance Company | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Education/Studios/United_States Dance instruction for youth ages 4 yrs old to high school in Bedford, IN. Dance styles include jazz, tap, hip-hop, and creative movement. |
| Random 4 | Iowa Eye Prosthetics*Board Certified Ocularist*Plastic Artificial Eye*Human | http://iowaeye.tripod.com/ Iowa Eye Prosthetics*Board Certified Ocularist*Plastic Artificial Eye*Human | Top/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Prosthetics Creator of custom plastic, (not glass) artificial eyes (ophthalmic, ocular prosthesis) fitted to the shape of your eyesocket tissues by our exacting Modified Impression Method for best possible comfort. |
| Next 70 | 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, August 6-11, 2000 | http://www.wctoh.com/ 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, August 6-11, 2000 | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences Papers, slides, abstracts, conference videocasts, conference information. |
| Previous 70 | Medical Condition Monographs | http://rxinsider.com/monographs/monograph.htm Medical Condition Monographs | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Patient consultation medical condition monographs, acne to yeast infections, from RxInsider. |
| Next 170 | National Health Information's Managed Care Library | http://www.nhionline.net/ National Health Information's Managed Care Library | Top/Health/News_and_Media/Publications Publisher of specialized, targeted information for health care executives on a variety of topics, from capitation to disease management. |
| Previous 170 | American Medical Publishers' Association | http://www.ampaonline.org/ American Medical Publishers' Association | Top/Health/Organizations Provides for the exchange of information among its members, hosts continuing education seminars, publishes a newsletter, and represents the industry for important issues facing medical publishers today. |
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| Previous 270 | The Holistic Dairy Veterinarian | http://members.aol.com/rjhdvm/holvet.html The Holistic Dairy Veterinarian | Top/Health/Animal/Mammals/Goats Articles about holistic health therapies and medicine, related to livestock. |
| Other resource N0 | PigHealth.com | http://www.pighealth.com PigHealth.com | Top/Health/Animal/Mammals/Swine Provides information on Pig Health, Swine Diseases, Hog Welfare and Pork Safety. Has nearly 1000 articles and links on the subject matter and has a comprehensive book shop on pig topics. |
| Other resource N1 | Youth Health | http://www.cyh.com/cyh/youth/index.stm Youth Health | Top/Health/Teen_Health Offers a wide selection of articles and useful information on for young adults age 12-25. |
| Other resource N2 | Teen Health Connection | http://www.teenhealthconnection.org/ Teen Health Connection | Top/Health/Teen_Health Provides health and mental health services to young men and women, ages 11-21, general health information, support and advice for the young adult and their family. |
| Other resource N3 | Teen Health Issues | http://www.teenhealthissues.org/ Teen Health Issues | Top/Health/Teen_Health Find information about health issues important to teens and health services available from many health and social service agencies in the Mahoning Valley. |
| Other resource N4 | OBGYN.net Young Woman | http://www.obgyn.net/yw/yw.asp OBGYN.net Young Woman | Top/Health/Teen_Health Physician reviewed site offering Medical Professionals, young women and teens worldwide, the latest information and news in obstetrics and gynecology for the young woman. |
| Other resource N5 | Adolescent Health Transition Project | http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/ Adolescent Health Transition Project | Top/Health/Teen_Health Designed to help the transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. This site is a resource for information, materials, and links. |
| Other resource N6 | 4girls Health | http://www.4girls.gov/index2.htm 4girls Health | Top/Health/Teen_Health Gives adolescent girls reliable, current health information. The site focuses on adolescent girls' health concerns and motivates girls to choose healthy behaviors. |
| Other resource N7 | TeensHealth | http://kidshealth.org/teen/ TeensHealth | Top/Health/Teen_Health Created by doctors, has honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up. |
| Other resource N8 | AboutHealth.com | http://www.abouthealth.com/ AboutHealth.com | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Advice Young people learn everything they need to know about growing up, and families learn how to talk about it. |
| Other resource N9 | Willow Tree, Inc. | http://www.willowtree.org/ Willow Tree, Inc. | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol A prevention and wellness agency that provides workshops, conferences and programs empowering youth and adults and to create a kinder, more caring and drug-safe world. |
| Other resource N10 | How Stuff Works: How Alcohol Works | http://www.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm How Stuff Works: How Alcohol Works | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol In-depth partial graphic tutorial about alcohol examines all the ways in which alcohol affects the human body. |
| Other resource N11 | Drugs Bite | http://DrugsBite.com/ Drugs Bite | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol Stephen Arrington is an anti-drug and motivational speaker that has spoken at over 500 schools. |
| Other resource N12 | What's Your Anti-Drug? | http://www.whatsyourantidrug.com/ What's Your Anti-Drug? | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol Interactive site focusing on ideas to keep teens from using drugs. Includes polls and e-cards. |
| Other resource N13 | Parents & Adolescents Recovering Together Successfully | http://www.teendrughelp.org/ Parents & Adolescents Recovering Together Successfully | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol Fighting the teen alcohol and drug epidemic one family at a time. |
| Other resource N14 | National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: For Kids Only | http://www.health.org/features/kidsarea/ National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: For Kids Only | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol Learn about the brain's response to marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, stimulants and steroids. Information on how to help someone with a drug or alcohol problem. |
| Other resource N15 | European Good Templar Youth Federation | http://egtyf.org European Good Templar Youth Federation | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Drugs_and_Alcohol A non-governmental federation for national abstainer organisations in Europe. |
| Other resource N16 | The Nemours Foundation - Having a Healthy Pregnancy | http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/pregnancy.html The Nemours Foundation - Having a Healthy Pregnancy | Top/Health/Teen_Health/Teen_Pregnancy Overview of prenatal care, changes to expect, taking care of yourself, emotional health, and planning for the future. |
| Other resource N17 | American Preventive Medical Association | http://www.apma.net/ American Preventive Medical Association | Top/Health/Organizations The political voice for health care practitioners who use nutritional and other complementary therapies in patient care. |
| Other resource N18 | Association of Air Medical Services | http://www.aams.org Association of Air Medical Services | Top/Health/Organizations An international association which serves providers of air and surface medical transport systems. |
| Other resource N19 | American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology | http://www.amsect.org/ American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology | Top/Health/Organizations Nonprofit association providing continuing medical education services and professional support to perfusionists and extracorporeal technologists. |
| Other resource N20 | International Organization for Medical Physics | http://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/~empw/iomp.html International Organization for Medical Physics | Top/Health/Organizations Organizes international cooperation in medical physics and allied subjects, and contributes to its advancement, especially in developing countries. |
| Other resource N21 | National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) | http://www.nahuc.org National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) | Top/Health/Organizations NAHUC is dedicated to promoting Health Unit Coordinating as a profession through education and certification. |
| Other resource N22 | Association of Medicine and Psychiatry | http://www.amedpsych.com Association of Medicine and Psychiatry | Top/Health/Organizations Founded by primary care physicians and psychiatrists interested in improving the health of patients with concurrent physical and psychiatric issues. |
| Other resource N23 | Center For Medical Consumers | http://www.medicalconsumers.org/ Center For Medical Consumers | Top/Health/Organizations The Center is a unique not for profit, independent organization whose only agenda is informing and helping to protect members of the public in their encounters with the medical care system. |
| Other resource N24 | International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality | http://www.icihs.org/ International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality | Top/Health/Organizations (ICIHS) Describes their goal of integrating health and spirituality. A multi-disciplinary collaboration with organizations, researchers, educators, clinicians, and patients. |
| Other resource N25 | International Medical Volunteers Association | http://www.imva.org International Medical Volunteers Association | Top/Health/Organizations Provides information about international health volunteer work and helps volunteers and organizations find each other. |
| Other resource N26 | Institute for Healthcare Advancement | http://www.iha4health.org/ Institute for Healthcare Advancement | Top/Health/Organizations A California not-for-profit foundation dedicated to innovating and advancing superior healthcare practices and solutions for populations across the healthcare continuum. |
| Other resource N27 | The Military Health System | http://tricare.osd.mil/ The Military Health System | Top/Health/Organizations The Official Web Presence of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and the TRICARE Management Activity. |
| Other resource N28 | Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems | http://www.amdis.org Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems | Top/Health/Organizations A professional organization dedicated to the promotion, development and sharing of information between physicians responsible for organizationl leadership in information technology. |
| Other resource N29 | Society for Medical and Biological Engineering | http://www.smbe.asn.au Society for Medical and Biological Engineering | Top/Health/Organizations Professional organization for biomedical engineering; technical meetings and newsletters. |
| Other resource N30 | Health Resources and Services Administration | http://www.hhs.gov/ Health Resources and Services Administration | Top/Health/Organizations Overview and programs, news room, grants and contracts, calendar of events and information center. Department of Health and Human Services, US Public Health Service. |
| Other resource N31 | Project Hope | http://www.projecthope.ch/ Project Hope | Top/Health/Organizations Active in the field of medical education and training, and in the development of effective and sustainable health care systems in low and middle income countries. Project HOPE's emphasis is on "helping people help themselves." |
| Other resource N32 | ISIPS: International Sharps Prevention Society | http://www.isips.org/ ISIPS: International Sharps Prevention Society | Top/Health/Organizations International group of medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare instituations, and industry professionals joining forces to reduce medical sharps injuries worldwide. |
| Other resource N33 | The George Institute for International Health | http://www.thegeorgeinstitute.org The George Institute for International Health | Top/Health/Organizations Seeks solutions for major global public health problems through research, policy development and training. Based in Sydney, Australia. |
| Other resource N34 | Committee for Promoting German Medicine in Foreign Countries | http://www.committee-german-medicine.de/home.html Committee for Promoting German Medicine in Foreign Countries | Top/Health/Organizations/Medicine Information for patients in all parts of the world in need of medical treatment. Aims to strengthen international co-operation in the medical sector. |
| Other resource N35 | PBS TeacherSource: Health and Fitness | http://pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm PBS TeacherSource: Health and Fitness | Top/Health/Education/High_School_Health Over 300 free resources and lesson plans to help instruct students how to make informed decisions about their health. |
| Other resource N36 | Health and Medical Information | http://healthinfo2000.com Health and Medical Information | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Medical and health information for health professionals, patients and families. Information about hospitals, diseases, injuries, health care, surgery and infections. |
| Other resource N37 | Healthfinder | http://www.healthfinder.gov Healthfinder | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education A "gateway" website for health and human services information from the US Government. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. |
| Other resource N38 | Navy Health Book | http://www.vnh.org/NHB/NHBHome.html Navy Health Book | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education General and comprehensive information for patient education which includes Health Promotion, Adult Medicine and Pediatrics. Compiled from the HEALTHWATCH articles in the Naval Service Medical News. |
| Other resource N39 | Health Authority | http://www.HealthAuthority.com Health Authority | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Offers information on tobacco addiction, weight loss, cholesterol reduction and hypertension control. |
| Other resource N40 | HealthScout: Personalized Health News For You And Your Family | http://www.healthscout.com HealthScout: Personalized Health News For You And Your Family | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Personal and family health news, interactive checkups, medical encyclopedias, discussion groups, articles on drugs, diseases. |
| Other resource N41 | NetHealth Online Guide | http://www.netdoctor.com NetHealth Online Guide | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education A comprehensive guide to health on the Internet, with reviews and links to hundreds of online resources. |
| Other resource N42 | HealthySelf: Health and Medical Information Research Service | http://www.networksplus.net/healthyself HealthySelf: Health and Medical Information Research Service | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education HealthySelf provides fee-based health and medical information on diseases, procedures, treatments (conventional and alternative) and resources. |
| Other resource N43 | Wired for Health | http://www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/ Wired for Health | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Health information at the touch of a button for young people and their teachers, Wired for Health aims to provide accurate and engaging information on health. |
| Other resource N44 | Patient Medical Assistant | http://www.sparks.org/pma/ Patient Medical Assistant | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Dr. Michael Cole's quick and simple guidelines for common medical problems. |
| Other resource N45 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Developed by leading medical experts, these tests and actions, both medical and self-examinations, are the focal point of the Healthful Life Program. |
| Other resource N46 | Good Housekeeping - Can the Internet Be Hazardous to Your Health? | http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/health/articles/0,12873,284594_290453,00.html Good Housekeeping - Can the Internet Be Hazardous to Your Health? | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Article from the magazine pertaining to health issues. |
| Other resource N47 | Colorado Health Site: Chronic Illnesses | http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/chronic_illnesses.htm Colorado Health Site: Chronic Illnesses | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Provides free access to support services, resources, holistic health and other medical information for persons with chronic medical conditions. |
| Other resource N48 | A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet | http://www.geocities.com/~mediguide/ A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Covers medical chats, newsgroups, listservs, doctors online, Medline access, research tips, and comprehensive medical and health sites. |
| Other resource N49 | Ohio State University's Patient Education Documents | http://devweb3.vip.ohio-state.edu/patedu.htm Ohio State University's Patient Education Documents | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Covers an extensive list of medical and surgical conditions. Documents are available in pdf format. |
| Other resource N50 | MedicineNet | http://www.medicinenet.com MedicineNet | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Patient focused site covering over 400 conditions and diseases, more than 100 tests and procedures, and a medical dictionary of over 6500 terms. Original content provided from a network of over 40 doctors. |
| Other resource N51 | A Healthy Me | http://www.ahealthyme.com A Healthy Me | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories A website about health and wellness, produced by Blue Cross BlueShield of Massachusetts. |
| Other resource N52 | Areufit.com | http://www.areufit.com/hw/hw.php3 Areufit.com | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Health and fitness search engine. Learn about a certain drug or medicine you are taking, safety alerts, medical and pediatric encyclopedias. |
| Other resource N53 | e-MDs | http://www.e-mds.com/services/healthinfo/index.html e-MDs | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Stay healthy with preventive care tips, learn about a particular disease or symptom, or read about a medication (including alternative therapies). |
| Other resource N54 | Fast Health | http://www.fasthealth.com Fast Health | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories A directory of websites targeting specific diseases. |
| Other resource N55 | Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs | http://www.medicineinfo.com Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Offers people information about how to help avoid problems with medicines as well as limited scope fee-for-service answers to questions and book sales. |
| Other resource N56 | HealthEssence | http://hometown.aol.com/jchlee/HealthEssence/disease/index.htm HealthEssence | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Review, sort, and select Web pages that offer the best Internet health information of current interest. |
| Other resource N57 | HealthyWay | http://health.sympatico.ca/ HealthyWay | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories A comprehensive online health and wellness resource designed primarily for Canadians, but offers excellent information and services. The Reference Tools section includes charts, checklists, primers, and how-to sites. |
| Other resource N58 | MedicineNet: Medical Dictionary | http://www.MedicineNet.com/ALPHAIDX.asp?li=MNI&ag=Y&Param=ADICT MedicineNet: Medical Dictionary | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries Offers a dictionary of common terms, medication listings, procedures and condition listings. |
| Other resource N59 | Word! A List of Weird Medical Words | http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/word/ Word! A List of Weird Medical Words | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries From the award-winning KidsHealth.org |
| Other resource N60 | Journal of American Medical Women's Association | http://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/ Journal of American Medical Women's Association | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Peer-reviewed, quarterly medical journal that focuses on women's health. |
| Other resource N61 | Health Advice for Students and Young People from StudentHealth.co.uk | http://www.unimed.co.uk/health/ Health Advice for Students and Young People from StudentHealth.co.uk | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Medical journal aimed specifically at student health matters. Written by National Health Service physicians at the University of Sussex. Offers advice leaflets on topical and student related issues. Updated weekly. |
| Other resource N62 | Medical Journals on the WWW | http://www.medbioworld.com/med/journals/med-bio.html Medical Journals on the WWW | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Links to the homepages of medical journals in dozens of disciplines. |
| Other resource N63 | Federal Consumer Information Center Health | http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm Federal Consumer Information Center Health | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Federal health publications from FCIC in Pueblo, CO. |
| Other resource N64 | Medical Condition Monographs | http://rxinsider.com/monographs/monograph.htm Medical Condition Monographs | Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Patient consultation medical condition monographs, acne to yeast infections, from RxInsider. |
| Other resource N65 | The World's Healthiest Foods: Cow's Milk | http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=130 The World's Healthiest Foods: Cow's Milk | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products Health benefits and risks, and nutritional analysis. |
| Other resource N66 | Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to Cancer | http://www.consumerhealthjournal.com/articles/milk-and-cancer.html Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to Cancer | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/IGF-1 Alison Stewart's article on the presence of IGF-1 in milk from both treated and untreated cows, and an analysis of the studies connecting it to cancer. |
| Other resource N67 | AJCN: Dairy Foods and Bone Health: Examination of the Evidence | http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/72/3/681 AJCN: Dairy Foods and Bone Health: Examination of the Evidence | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/Effects Review by Roland L. Weinsier and Carlos L. Krumdieck to determine whether scientific evidence supports the recommendation that dairy foods be consumed daily for improved bone health in the general US population. |
| Other resource N68 | Coffee Science Source | http://www.coffeescience.org/ Coffee Science Source | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee Presents information on coffee, caffeine and health, reviewed by medical experts, from science journals and industry reports for journalists, health care professionals and coffee consumers. |
| Other resource N69 | JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease | http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/283/20/2674 JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee Higher coffee and caffeine intake is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson Disease in a study of Japanese-American men. Journal of the American Medical Association, May 24, 2000. |
| Other resource N70 | Health Research: The Cranberry Institute | http://www.cranberryinstitute.org/healthresearch.htm Health Research: The Cranberry Institute | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Cranberries Information about the health benefits of cranberries, including effects on the urinary tract as well as other areas of the body. Provided by an industry-supported organization. |
| Other resource N71 | JAMA: Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons | http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/285/15/1971 JAMA: Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits Increasing levels of moderate alcohol consumption are associated with a decreasing risk of heart failure among older persons. Journal of the American Medical Association. |
| Other resource N72 | Healthy Drinking Science | http://healthydrinkingscience.com/ Healthy Drinking Science | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits Investigative journalist Gene Ford presents a large and comprehensive collection of articles and commentary on the subject of sensible and healthy alcohol consumption. Includes a research reference archive. |
| Other resource N73 | The Globe and Mail: A Drink a Day Keeps the Bats From Your Belfry | http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030318.wbooz318/BNStory/Front The Globe and Mail: A Drink a Day Keeps the Bats From Your Belfry | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits A US medical study of people aged 65 and over, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, finds that light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower risks of developing dementia. |
| Other resource N74 | International Herald Tribune: It's (Almost) Official: Drink Up and Be Healthy | http://www.iht.com/articles/81826.html International Herald Tribune: It's (Almost) Official: Drink Up and Be Healthy | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits New York Times article summarizes some of the research over the last 30 years which points to the mainly beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption. |
| Other resource N75 | Brewers of Canada: Beer and Health | http://www.brewers.ca/EN/about_beer/health.htm Brewers of Canada: Beer and Health | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Beer Annotated article covering some of the issues and benefits related to beer consumption. Links to extensive bibliography. |
| Other resource N76 | North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture: Wine and Health | http://www.ncwine.org/wineheal.htm North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture: Wine and Health | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Summary of findings on the relationship between moderate wine consumption and health. |
| Other resource N77 | ScienceDaily: Wine Drinkers Have Healthier Lifestyles | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020725081740.htm ScienceDaily: Wine Drinkers Have Healthier Lifestyles | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Study reported in the American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition suggests that the benefits of wine drinking may not be only physiological, but that a preference for wine may be part of an overall healthier lifestyle. |
| Other resource N78 | Wine Spectator: Drink to Your Health and Pour Some on the Counter, Too | http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1881,00.html Wine Spectator: Drink to Your Health and Pour Some on the Counter, Too | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Scientists at Oregon State University explore wine's antiseptic effects on E. coli and salmonella, and speculate on developing a wine-based anti-microbial spray. |
| Other resource N79 | HealthDay: Red Wine May Protect Against Breast Cancer | http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=516350 HealthDay: Red Wine May Protect Against Breast Cancer | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine An animal-based study published in the journal Cancer Research says that a natural chemical found in grape skins and seeds may have a preventative effect on breast cancer, by reducing estrogen formation. |
| Other resource N80 | AIM-Digest: Red Wine May Keep Prostate Cancer Cells in Check | http://www.aim-digest.com/gateway/pages/cancer/articles/prostate_check.htm AIM-Digest: Red Wine May Keep Prostate Cancer Cells in Check | Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine A Spanish study published in a British medical journal finds that polyphenols found in wine may keep prostate cancer cells from proliferating. |