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Previous 10Oregon Public Health Serviceshttp://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/ Oregon Public Health ServicesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Tobacco Prevention and Education Program provides information on the program, key partners, the science behind it, legislation and policy initiatives, the secrets, the tools, quitting tobacco, and progress made so far.
PreviousAction on Smoking and Health (ASH)http://www.ash.org/ Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources U.S. legal-action antismoking organization. Resources include information on health effects, quitting, advocacy programs and techniques, smoking statistics, and U.S. antismoking groups.
Random 1TomAdroithttp://www.seattlesatellite.com/tom/ TomAdroitTop/Arts/Animation/Web/Amateur A catalogue of animated cartoons, live action and concept photos.
Random 2Tai chi chuan a Firenzehttp://taichi.firenze.it/ Tai chi chuan a FirenzeTop/World/Italiano/Sport/Arti_Marziali/Kung_Fu/Tai_Chi/Scuole Lo scopo principale dellassociazione è quello di diffondere la cultura e la pratica del taijiquan, della medicina tradizionale cinese e delle arti marziali cinesi. Presenti informazioni sui corsi, lo statuto dell'associazione e i contatti.
Random 3aucourant.comhttp://www.aucourant.com aucourant.comTop/Shopping/Health/Beauty/Skin_Care/Sun_Care/Sunless_Tanning Au Courant's line of sunless tanning and cosmetic products.
Random 4Harold Englishhttp://www.haroldenglishlaw.com Harold EnglishTop/Society/Law/Services/Lawyers_and_Law_Firms/General_Practice/North_America/United_States/Texas Arlington attorney specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, family law, wills and trusts, mediation services, drivers license issues and business law.
Random 5University of Minnesota Continuing Medical Educationhttp://www.med.umn.edu/cme University of Minnesota Continuing Medical EducationTop/Health/Medicine/Education/Continuing_Medical_Education/Universities Provides practicing physicians and other health care professionals with ACCME CME credits through conferences, distance education, and online courses.
NextMed Help International Searchhttp://www.medhelp.org/search.htm Med Help International SearchTop/Health/Search_Engines Consumer medical search engine comprising articles, patient support groups, glossary, and Q&A.
Next 10mvHealthhttp://www.mvhealth.com/ mvHealthTop/Health/News_and_Media Information for consumers and medical professionals living in the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. News, features, columns.
Random 1Brodeur Cliffhttp://www.squaredance-hoedown.com Brodeur CliffTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/Square_Dancing/Calling/Personal_Pages Provides entertainment and dance parties including square dancing, line dancing, contra, and rock 'n roll. Uses a live band.
Random 4Four people die in medical helicopter crashhttp://cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/03/21/medical.helicopter.ap/index.html Four people die in medical helicopter crashTop/News/Online_Archives/CNN.com/2004/March/US [CNN]
Random 4Pediatric Medical Expertshttp://www.pediatricexperts.com/ Pediatric Medical ExpertsTop/Regional/North_America/United_States/Texas/Localities/A/Austin/Business_and_Economy/Legal_Services Referral service for board certified experts.
Next 70Better Health Technologies Newsletterhttp://www.bhtinfo.com/newsletter.htm Better Health Technologies NewsletterTop/Health/News_and_Media/Publications/Newsletters E-mail newsletter focuses on the intersection of business, technology and clinical aspects of care management, case management, and patient health education.
Previous 70Passive Smoking and Childrenhttp://members.aol.com/toxicol98/report/page2.htm Passive Smoking and ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Report of an international academic symposium held on August 24-25th, 1998, at the Medical School of Essen University, Germany.
Next 170Elizabeths Horsebarnhttp://www.dapt.com/elizabeth/horses/horses.html Elizabeths HorsebarnTop/Sports/Equestrian/Barrel_Racing/Personal_Pages Information on barrel racing, and horse related topics. Includes shows, medical, and pictures.
Previous 170JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabeteshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/291/10/1213 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 DiabetesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee Reports an association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of diabetes in a Finnish population. Journal of the American Medical Association, March 10, 2004.
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Previous 270PBS TeacherSource: Health and Fitnesshttp://pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm PBS TeacherSource: Health and FitnessTop/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 N0 MedInfo - Patient Informationhttp://www.medinfo.co.uk/ MedInfo - Patient InformationTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education MedInfo provides accessible and easy to understand information for patients on common ailments and medical questions.
Other resource N1 Med Help International - The Virtual Medical Center for Patientshttp://www.medhelp.org Med Help International - The Virtual Medical Center for PatientsTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Med Help provides patient medical information via our virtual medical center. Site includes: the largest patient medical library on the Net, Ask-The-Doctor Forums, medical news, and patient networking.
Other resource N2 Good Health -- Healthy Lifestylehttp://goodhealth.freeservers.com/ Good Health -- Healthy LifestyleTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education This site is dedicated to convincing people to live a healthy lifestyle, to improve their quality of life, and avoid (or reduce the severity of) chronic disease.
Other resource N3 Medifocus Patient Research Guideshttp://www.medifocus.com Medifocus Patient Research GuidesTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education A unique new Internet health resource. Covering over 220 conditions, for consumers and families facing chronic or life-threatening medical diseases. Free sample Guides are available.
Other resource N4 Healthtouch Onlinehttp://www.healthtouch.com Healthtouch OnlineTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases, supplements, and natural medicine.
Other resource N5 The Medical Reporterhttp://medicalreporter.health.org The Medical ReporterTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education An independent, educational health and medical magazine on the Web for health care consumers.
Other resource N6 Complete Home Medical Guidehttp://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/ Complete Home Medical GuideTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Online medical encyclopedia. Includes commonly prescribed drugs.
Other resource N7 Spotlight Healthhttp://www.spotlighthealth.com/ Spotlight HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education By combining celebrity stories with information about serious diseases, the authors of this site provide sound basic information in a format that is engaging and easy to understand.
Other resource N8 Case Healthhttp://www.casehealth.com.au Case HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Enables the sharing of health success stories amongst the worldwide internet community. Visitors can enter their own health success story (case study) or search the database for other health success stories - all non-identifying.
Other resource N9 National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)http://www.talkaboutrx.org./ National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)Top/Health/Education/Patient_Education Designed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of medicines, and to stimulate and improve communication between consumers and health care professionals by developing programs, providing educational kits, and offering guidelines, tips, and resources.
Other resource N10 Be MedWisehttp://www.bemedwise.org/ Be MedWiseTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education A public education initiative by the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) to promote safe and appropriate use of over-the-counter medicines.
Other resource N11 Mayo Clinic Health Oasishttp://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm Mayo Clinic Health OasisTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Mayo Clinic experts provide current medical information and news on health topics.
Other resource N12 HealthCentral.comhttp://www.healthcentral.com HealthCentral.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Consumer health information from Dr. Dean Edell, designed to enable anyone to make intelligent, informed decisions about health-related products and services.
Other resource N13 MEDLINEplushttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus MEDLINEplusTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus, the consumer version of MEDLINE, is designed to assist you in locating appropriate, authoritative sources containing information that will help you research your health questions.
Other resource N14 MediMallhttp://www.medimall.co.uk MediMallTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Free medical information portal with e-commerce business affiliations offering medical books and a medical PDA resource centre.
Other resource N15 Stayhealthy.comhttp://www.stayhealthy.com Stayhealthy.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Offers today's health concerns, daily medical and wellness news, free health offers, Healthline News, drug information, and health products.
Other resource N16 PATIENTWEB.COMpendium:Medical Reference Guide to the Internethttp://www.patientwebcompendium.com PATIENTWEB.COMpendium:Medical Reference Guide to the InternetTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Patients/consumers will find reviews and ratings, by medical editors, of the "best sites" on a particular disease/condition. Visitor feedback is encouraged.
Other resource N17 Reader's Digest Healthhttp://rdhealth.com/ Reader's Digest HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Offers nutrition information, information on fitness, alternative medicine, healthy aging, living better and a medical library reference.
Other resource N18 Health-Nexushttp://www.health-nexus.com Health-NexusTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Informational site offering links to sites in all aspects of health and fitness.
Other resource N19 E Health Connectionhttp://www.ehealthconnection.com E Health ConnectionTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Regional healthcare information for consumers. Local health site displaying easy to use and find clinical information on a local and regional level.
Other resource N20 Taber's Onlinehttp://www.tabers.com/ Taber's OnlineTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary on the Internet.
Other resource N21 MedBioWorld's Medical and Science Dictionarieshttp://www.medbioworld.com/advice/dict.html MedBioWorld's Medical and Science DictionariesTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries Directory of links to online medical and science dictionaries and glossaries.
Other resource N22 Surgery Doorhttp://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/medical_conditions/ Surgery DoorTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries A guide to medical conditions, ilnesses and ailments, their treatment and possible cure.
Other resource N23 Health Canada's REAL Healthhttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/real/ Health Canada's REAL HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals REAL Health is Health Canada's online magazine for consumers.
Other resource N24 British Medical Journalhttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/ British Medical JournalTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Contains the full text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ from January 1997. In addition it contains material which is unique to the website. Access is free.
Other resource N25 HRSA Information Centerhttp://www.ask.hrsa.gov HRSA Information CenterTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Individuals can order publications and resource materials from all divisions of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration. In addition, people can search for contact information about other organizations providing health care and information services for the medically underserved and people with special health care needs.
Other resource N26 National Institutes of Health Consumer Health Informationhttp://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/index.htm National Institutes of Health Consumer Health InformationTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Includes full-text collections of most frequently requested publications.
Other resource N27 Tea and Healthhttp://www.teahealth.co.uk/ Tea and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tea Information about tea and health from the UK-based Tea Council. Topics include nutritional value, antioxidant properties, cardiovascular disease, cancer, hydration, iron absorption, caffeine, and oral health.
Other resource N28 Cancer Prevention Coalition: Milk: America’s Health Problemhttp://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/general/milk.htm Cancer Prevention Coalition: Milk: America’s Health ProblemTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/IGF-1 How recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone increases Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in milk and how it is related to increased risk of breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
Other resource N29 AlterNet: White Poison: The Horrors of Milkhttp://www.alternet.org/story/12002 AlterNet: White Poison: The Horrors of MilkTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/Effects Shanti Rangwani summarizes the conflicting information from medical and dairy industry sources.
Other resource N30 BCHealthFiles: Raw Milkhttp://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile03.stm BCHealthFiles: Raw MilkTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/Effects/Detriments Health risks and how to pasteurize milk at home.
Other resource N31 Annals.org: Coffee Drinkers at Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabeteshttp://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/1/I-17?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&titleabstract=coff Annals.org: Coffee Drinkers at Lower Risk for Type 2 DiabetesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee In a United States population, people who drank more coffee were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus. Annals of Internal Medicine, January 6, 2004.
Other resource N32 Institute for Coffee Studieshttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/coffee/ Institute for Coffee StudiesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee Division of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center that investigates the chemical nature of coffee, identifies potential therapeutic uses, and disseminates findings to the public. Includes summaries of research.
Other resource N33 Forbes.com: Only Moderate Drinking Wards Off Strokehttp://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/01/03/hscout523171.html Forbes.com: Only Moderate Drinking Wards Off StrokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine links higher consumption of alcoholic beverages among men to an increased risk of ischemic stroke. Moderate consumption, and consumption of red wine resulted in a lower stroke risk.
Other resource N34 Alcohol and Healthhttp://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/AlcoholAndHealth.html Alcohol and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits Describes scientific medical evidence about the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on health and longevity.
Other resource N35 Reuters UK: Light Drinking Cuts Diabetes Riskhttp://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=313254 Reuters UK: Light Drinking Cuts Diabetes RiskTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits Researchers at the Royal Free and University College Medical Schools in London, and Harvard University find that, based on data from over 100,000 women aged 25 to 42, light drinking appears to reduce the risk for developing adult onset diabetes.
Other resource N36 Wine Spectator: Drinking Has Little Effect on Risk of Lung Cancerhttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1936,00.html Wine Spectator: Drinking Has Little Effect on Risk of Lung CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits Reports on an epidemiological study by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, which showed no difference in risks, based on alcohol consumption.
Other resource N37 Beer and Healthhttp://www.beer-and-health.com/ Beer and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Beer Non-technical information about the effects of beer on health. Available in French, Dutch, and English.
Other resource N38 About.com: Wine and Healthhttp://wine.about.com/library/bl_health.htm About.com: Wine and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine An overview of issues from the 'French Paradox' to wine's influence on ulcers, cancer, and heart disease.
Other resource N39 Wine and Heart Health Summithttp://www.winesummit.org/ Wine and Heart Health SummitTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Biennial US-based event for physicians and connoisseurs, highlighting current research on wine and cardiovascular health.
Other resource N40 ScienceDaily: Red Wine's Health Benefits May be Due in Part to "Estrogen" in Grape Skinhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/12/971219062019.htm ScienceDaily: Red Wine's Health Benefits May be Due in Part to "Estrogen" in Grape SkinTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Northwestern University Medical School researchers have found that resveratrol, a form of estrogen found in red grapes and wine, may be responsible for wine's anti-carcinogenic and anti-arteriosclerotic properties.
Other resource N41 ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine May Lower Risk Of Dementiahttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021112080015.htm ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine May Lower Risk Of DementiaTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine A study by the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Denmark, reported in the scientific journal Neurology, shows that flavonoids in wine may protect against Alzheimer's disease and stroke-caused mental deterioration.
Other resource N42 University of Virginia Health System: Researchers Discover that a Protein in Grape Skins Can Kill Cancer Cellshttp://www.scienceblog.com/community/article2781.html University of Virginia Health System: Researchers Discover that a Protein in Grape Skins Can Kill Cancer CellsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Research shows that resveratrol, an antioxidant compound present in the skin of grapes, helps to starve cancer cells of a key protein.
Other resource N43 Daily News Central: Heart-Healthy 'Polymeal' Diet Includes Wine, Chocolatehttp://health.dailynewscentral.net/content/view/000217/31/ Daily News Central: Heart-Healthy 'Polymeal' Diet Includes Wine, ChocolateTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine A study published in the British Medical Journal says that a daily diet of wine, chocolate and vegetables, among other things, could be the non-pharmaceutical aternative to the 'Polypill,' drastically reducing heart disease.
Other resource N44 Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic Diseaseshttp://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/research/alcohol_center/ Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic DiseasesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments/Liver_Disease Information about research programs at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Other resource N45 The Irreversible Health Effects of Cigaretteshttp://www.acsh.org/publications/booklets/iesmoke.html The Irreversible Health Effects of CigarettesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Pamphlet from ACSH. Quitting greatly reduces risks, but some effects of smoking are permanent.
Other resource N46 Active and Passive Tobacco Exposure: A Serious Pediatric Health Problemhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1213 Active and Passive Tobacco Exposure: A Serious Pediatric Health ProblemTop/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.
Other resource N47 Other Health Problemshttp://www.globalink.org/tobacco/trg/Chapter11/table_of_contents_chap11.html Other Health ProblemsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects From cataracts to diabetes, from osteoporosis to skin disorders, the other health effects of tobacco products.
Other resource N48 Surgeon General's Report 2004 - The Health Consequences of Smokinghttp://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_2004/index.htm Surgeon General's Report 2004 - The Health Consequences of SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Latest report finds that cigarettes and tobacco products cause more diseases than previously known; site features database of 1600 key scientific articles and interactive animation based on the latest findings that outlines the effects of smoking on different organs of the body.
Other resource N49 Tobacco & Nicotine & Dental Healthhttp://www.ada.org/public/faq/tobacco.html Tobacco & Nicotine & Dental HealthTop/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.
Other resource N50 Health Risks Associated With Cigar Smokinghttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/284/6/735 Health Risks Associated With Cigar SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking AMA report summarizes findings from a scientific conference, including cigars cause nicotine addiction and lung cancer.
Other resource N51 Pipe Smoking and Healthhttp://www.meerschaumstore.com/health.htm Pipe Smoking and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking An MD examines the risks and benefits of pipe smoking in terms of health and well being.
Other resource N52 Prying Open the Door to the Tobacco Industry's Secrets About Nicotinehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/280/13/1173 Prying Open the Door to the Tobacco Industry's Secrets About NicotineTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigarette_Smoking Article in medical journal surveys industry documents produced in litigation, and finds the tobacco industry knew for decades that nicotine is an addictive drug, and knew ways to design cigarettes to make them more addictive.
Other resource N53 ScienceDaily Magazine -- Use Of Smokeless Tobacco May Lead To Breast Cancer, Wake Forest Team Reportshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000509003313.htm ScienceDaily Magazine -- Use Of Smokeless Tobacco May Lead To Breast Cancer, Wake Forest Team ReportsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Preliminary results suggest that using smokeless tobacco may dramatically increase the risk of breast cancer, Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers reported.
Other resource N54 ADA, Coalition Ask FTC to Prohibit Smokeless Tobacco Health Claimshttp://www.ada.org/prof/pubs/daily/0202/0228ftc.html ADA, Coalition Ask FTC to Prohibit Smokeless Tobacco Health ClaimsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco The ADA joined 40 national health and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to reject a spit tobacco industry request to claim its product is safer.
Other resource N55 MEDLINEplus: Smokeless Tobaccohttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokelesstobacco.html MEDLINEplus: Smokeless TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Other resource N56 Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://www.epa.gov/nceawww1/ets/etsindex.htm Respiratory Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke 1992 EPA report identifies diseases caused by secondhand smoke, estimates exposures.
Other resource N57 National Center for Environmental Assessment - Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ets/etsindex.cfm National Center for Environmental Assessment - Respiratory Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Based on the weight of the available scientific evidence, concludes that secondhand smoke in the United States presents a serious and substantial public health impact.
Other resource N58 Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://www.tcsg.org/sfelp/health.htm Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Report, resources, and extensive set of annotated links from the Smoke-Free Environments Law Project.
Other resource N59 Could Passive Smoking Damage Your Health?http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/hth/passive_smoking.asp Could Passive Smoking Damage Your Health?Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Analysis of recent research finds that a single study with a number of problems which failed to find an effect of secondhand smoke is best understood in the context of many studies that have found an effect, but notes that most news reporting failed to note that context.
Other resource N60 Secondhand Smoke - A Little Is Dangeroushttp://www.tobaccoscam.ucsf.edu/Secondhand/Secondhand_lid.cfm Secondhand Smoke - A Little Is DangerousTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Presents the medical and scientific evidence that a little secondhand smoke creates measurable health hazards.
Other resource N61 Passive Smokehttp://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/passive.html Passive SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke National Jewish Medical and Research Center provides facts about passive smoke.
Other resource N62 Evidence points to health risks of secondhand smokehttp://www.no-smoking.org/may00/05-25-00-3.html Evidence points to health risks of secondhand smokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Newspaper article reports on the research evidence of secondhand smoke's health effects.
Other resource N63 AAP - Child Health Monthhttp://www.aap.org/advocacy/chmhets.htm AAP - Child Health MonthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Concise but fully footnoted factsheet on secondhand smoke and its effects on adults and children.
Other resource N64 Passive Smoking and Childrenhttp://members.aol.com/toxicol98/report/page2.htm Passive Smoking and ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Report of an international academic symposium held on August 24-25th, 1998, at the Medical School of Essen University, Germany.
Other resource N65 Respiratory Effects of Secondhand Smoke in a Panel Study of Asthmatic and Symptomatic Childrenhttp://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/3/802 Respiratory Effects of Secondhand Smoke in a Panel Study of Asthmatic and Symptomatic ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Respiratory_System Exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with a decline in peak flow and increases in respiratory symptoms and use of bronchodilator drugs among asthmatic children.
Other resource N66 Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=2835 Respiratory Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Respiratory_System EPA report covers only respiratory effects, not heart disease etc.
Other resource N67 Secondhand Smoke as a Cause of Atherosclerotic Diseasehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/279/2/157 Secondhand Smoke as a Cause of Atherosclerotic DiseaseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Article in a medical journal summarizes the research findings that secondhand smoke causes heart disease that may be irreversible.
Other resource N68 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Heart Diseasehttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/heartdisease.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Describes the effect of secondhand smoke on circulation and the heart, and provides a bibliography of relevant research.
Other resource N69 Nicotine-Like Drugs Can Enhance Learning and Memoryhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/11/981110075100.htm Nicotine-Like Drugs Can Enhance Learning and MemoryTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Brain_and_Nervous_System Report by Duke University behavioral pharmacologist Edward Levin that nicotine-like compounds help restore the ability to learn and remember in rats that have brain lesions similar to those found in Alzheimer's disease patients. Reported in Science Daily News.
Other resource N70 Specimen 156.9: Lung: Emphysemahttp://www.med.unsw.edu.au/pathology/Pathmus/F0839044.htm Specimen 156.9: Lung: EmphysemaTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Respiratory_System From a library of medical images, a lung with emphysema ("smoker's lung").
Other resource N71 Smoking and Reproductive Lifehttp://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/SmokingReproductiveLife Smoking and Reproductive LifeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Reproduction_and_Pregnancy 70 page medical report finds that smoking causes impotence, infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects.
Other resource N72 National Conference on Tobacco Or Health: Program Listingshttp://ncth.confex.com/ncth/2002/techprogram/programssched.htm National Conference on Tobacco Or Health: Program ListingsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences Summaries of poster sessions and papers.
Other resource N73 smoking and Disease: The Tobacco Industry's Earliest Responseshttp://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/cigpapers/book/chapter2/ smoking and Disease: The Tobacco Industry's Earliest ResponsesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/History Chapter from a book on the Brown and Williamson papers documents how the tobacco industry responded in the 1950s and 1960s to the emerging medical evidence about the product.
Other resource N74 Tobacco and Healthhttp://www.psljournal.com/archives/papers/tobacco.cfm Tobacco and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/History Journal article explores "deception on a grand scale": the history of tobacco and smoking before and after the emergence of the modern tobacco industry.
Other resource N75 The California Tobacco Control Program and Declines in Cigarette Consumption and Mortality from Heart Diseasehttp://www.nejm.org/content/2000/0343/0024/1772.asp The California Tobacco Control Program and Declines in Cigarette Consumption and Mortality from Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research Article in the New England Journal of Medicine; California's aggressive anti-tobacco program saved 33,000 lives overall, but when it was watered down by the Governor in 1992, 8300 lives were lost.
Other resource N76 Most Smokers Do Not View Themselves At Increased Risk for Health Problemshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/11/1019 Most Smokers Do Not View Themselves At Increased Risk for Health ProblemsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research Contrary to assertions that "everyone knows", research finds that most smokers underestimate the risk.
Other resource N77 State of Health Productshttp://www.buttout.com/ State of Health ProductsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Anti-tobacco ID tags, T-shirts, posters, buttons, magnets, wall signs, bookmarks, headbands, and the now-obligatory mouse pads.
Other resource N78 Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand Smokehttp://www.cleanlungs.com/education/index.html Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Factsheets on tobacco, secondhand smoke, the tobacco industry, and cigarette sales.
Other resource N79 Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Healthhttp://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/doh/tobacco/contents.htm Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Massive UK scientific report.
Other resource N80 British Medical Journal, 5 August 2000http://www.bmj.com/content/vol321/issue7257/ British Medical Journal, 5 August 2000Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Tobacco is the theme of this issue; articles on health policy, lung cancer, passive smoking, tobacco dependence, tobacco litigation.

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