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Previous 10Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.reutershealth.com/ Reuters Health InformationTop/Health/News_and_Media Searchable archive of medical and health news for consumers and medical and health-industry professionals, including information on common drugs and diseases. [English, Portuguese, Spanish]
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Random 1UCHC Huntington's Disease Programhttp://huntingtons.uchc.edu UCHC Huntington's Disease ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Huntington's_Disease Services of the Huntington's disease program of the University of Connecticut Health Center.
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Random 4The White Hills Voluntary Fire Companyhttp://www.ctconnect.com/whitehillsfire/ The White Hills Voluntary Fire CompanyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Fire_Fighting/North_America/United_States/Connecticut Current events, history, and photos from Shelton Fire Company Number 5. Serving the White Hills of Shelton.
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Next 10Washington Post - Health Newshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/?nav=left Washington Post - Health NewsTop/Health/News_and_Media Original news and features from the Washington Post and Newsweek plus breaking news from AP. Includes special reports, recalls and alerts, videos, photo galleries and reader forums.
Random 1Frank Rey Dance Studiohttp://frankreydancestudio.com Frank Rey Dance StudioTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Education/Studios/United_States Tampa, Florida - ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, and other specialized classes.
Random 4Anisakiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Anisakiasis.htm Anisakiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes nematode Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
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Next 70Internet Medical Journalhttp://www.medjournal.com Internet Medical JournalTop/Health/News_and_Media/Publications/Journals Medical news, pearls, and a powerful search tool.
Previous 70Philip Morris, Now Called Altria, Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix'http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=101 Philip Morris, Now Called Altria, Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix'Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Humor Short item on Philip Morris's name change.
Next 170Tai Chi-Qigong Health Centrehttp://www.taichi-qigong.net/taichi_home.html Tai Chi-Qigong Health CentreTop/Sports/Martial_Arts/Kung_Fu/Internal/Tai_Chi/Yang/Schools_and_Instruction Colin Orr teaches Yang style and Zhan Zhuang in Gorleston, Norfolk. Syllabus, about the styles, chat forum and class schedule.
Previous 170ScienceDaily: 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.
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Previous 270Patient Protecthttp://www.PatientProtect.com/en/ Patient ProtectTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Consultation devoted to protecting patients against healthcare costs, abuse, negligence, and incompetence in the field. Articles, resources, and links for those seeking medical advice or treatment.
Other resource N0 A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internethttp://www.geocities.com/~mediguide/ A Guide to Medical Information and Support on the InternetTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Covers medical chats, newsgroups, listservs, doctors online, Medline access, research tips, and comprehensive medical and health sites.
Other resource N1 Ohio State University's Patient Education Documentshttp://devweb3.vip.ohio-state.edu/patedu.htm Ohio State University's Patient Education DocumentsTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Covers an extensive list of medical and surgical conditions. Documents are available in pdf format.
Other resource N2 MedicineNethttp://www.medicinenet.com MedicineNetTop/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 N3 A Healthy Mehttp://www.ahealthyme.com A Healthy MeTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories A website about health and wellness, produced by Blue Cross BlueShield of Massachusetts.
Other resource N4 Areufit.comhttp://www.areufit.com/hw/hw.php3 Areufit.comTop/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 N5 e-MDshttp://www.e-mds.com/services/healthinfo/index.html e-MDsTop/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 N6 Fast Healthhttp://www.fasthealth.com Fast HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories A directory of websites targeting specific diseases.
Other resource N7 Essential Guide to Prescription Drugshttp://www.medicineinfo.com Essential Guide to Prescription DrugsTop/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 N8 HealthEssencehttp://hometown.aol.com/jchlee/HealthEssence/disease/index.htm HealthEssenceTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Review, sort, and select Web pages that offer the best Internet health information of current interest.
Other resource N9 HealthyWayhttp://health.sympatico.ca/ HealthyWayTop/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 N10 MedicineNet: Medical Dictionaryhttp://www.MedicineNet.com/ALPHAIDX.asp?li=MNI&ag=Y&Param=ADICT MedicineNet: Medical DictionaryTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries Offers a dictionary of common terms, medication listings, procedures and condition listings.
Other resource N11 Word! A List of Weird Medical Wordshttp://www.kidshealth.org/kid/word/ Word! A List of Weird Medical WordsTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries From the award-winning KidsHealth.org
Other resource N12 Journal of American Medical Women's Associationhttp://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/ Journal of American Medical Women's AssociationTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Peer-reviewed, quarterly medical journal that focuses on women's health.
Other resource N13 Health Advice for Students and Young People from StudentHealth.co.ukhttp://www.unimed.co.uk/health/ Health Advice for Students and Young People from StudentHealth.co.ukTop/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 N14 Medical Journals on the WWWhttp://www.medbioworld.com/med/journals/med-bio.html Medical Journals on the WWWTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Links to the homepages of medical journals in dozens of disciplines.
Other resource N15 Federal Consumer Information Center Healthhttp://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm Federal Consumer Information Center HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Federal health publications from FCIC in Pueblo, CO.
Other resource N16 Medical Condition Monographshttp://rxinsider.com/monographs/monograph.htm Medical Condition MonographsTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Patient consultation medical condition monographs, acne to yeast infections, from RxInsider.
Other resource N17 The World's Healthiest Foods: Cow's Milkhttp://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=130 The World's Healthiest Foods: Cow's MilkTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products Health benefits and risks, and nutritional analysis.
Other resource N18 Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to Cancerhttp://www.consumerhealthjournal.com/articles/milk-and-cancer.html Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to CancerTop/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 N19 AJCN: Dairy Foods and Bone Health: Examination of the Evidencehttp://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/72/3/681 AJCN: Dairy Foods and Bone Health: Examination of the EvidenceTop/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 N20 Coffee Science Sourcehttp://www.coffeescience.org/ Coffee Science SourceTop/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 N21 JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Diseasehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/283/20/2674 JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson DiseaseTop/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 N22 Health Research: The Cranberry Institutehttp://www.cranberryinstitute.org/healthresearch.htm Health Research: The Cranberry InstituteTop/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 N23 JAMA: Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Personshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/285/15/1971 JAMA: Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older PersonsTop/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 N24 Healthy Drinking Sciencehttp://healthydrinkingscience.com/ Healthy Drinking ScienceTop/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 N25 The Globe and Mail: A Drink a Day Keeps the Bats From Your Belfryhttp://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030318.wbooz318/BNStory/Front The Globe and Mail: A Drink a Day Keeps the Bats From Your BelfryTop/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 N26 International Herald Tribune: It's (Almost) Official: Drink Up and Be Healthyhttp://www.iht.com/articles/81826.html International Herald Tribune: It's (Almost) Official: Drink Up and Be HealthyTop/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 N27 Brewers of Canada: Beer and Healthhttp://www.brewers.ca/EN/about_beer/health.htm Brewers of Canada: Beer and HealthTop/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 N28 North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture: Wine and Healthhttp://www.ncwine.org/wineheal.htm North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture: Wine and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Summary of findings on the relationship between moderate wine consumption and health.
Other resource N29 ScienceDaily: Wine Drinkers Have Healthier Lifestyleshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020725081740.htm ScienceDaily: Wine Drinkers Have Healthier LifestylesTop/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 N30 Wine Spectator: Drink to Your Health and Pour Some on the Counter, Toohttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1881,00.html Wine Spectator: Drink to Your Health and Pour Some on the Counter, TooTop/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 N31 HealthDay: Red Wine May Protect Against Breast Cancerhttp://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=516350 HealthDay: Red Wine May Protect Against Breast CancerTop/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 N32 AIM-Digest: Red Wine May Keep Prostate Cancer Cells in Checkhttp://www.aim-digest.com/gateway/pages/cancer/articles/prostate_check.htm AIM-Digest: Red Wine May Keep Prostate Cancer Cells in CheckTop/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.
Other resource N33 WebMD: Alcohol May Raise Risk of Irregular Heartbeathttp://my.webmd.com/content/article/95/103221.htm WebMD: Alcohol May Raise Risk of Irregular HeartbeatTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments Study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that drinking alcohol on a regular basis may slightly raise men's risk of developing a type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.
Other resource N34 MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Alcohol Withdrawalhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000764.htm MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Alcohol WithdrawalTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments/Alcohol_Withdrawal_Syndrome Overview, including definition, causes, incidence, risk factors, symptoms, signs, and treatment. Provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Other resource N35 South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services: Tobacco Usehttp://www.scprevents.org/web/infosite/readroom/clearing.html South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services: Tobacco UseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects "Tobacco use is the nation's deadliest addiction. Smoking cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Over 400,000 Americans die every year from tobacco use. More people die from tobacco than from AIDS, car accidents, alcohol, suicides, homicides, fires, and illegal drugs combined." Summary of the effects of tobacco use.
Other resource N36 Health Effects of Smokinghttp://www.umdnj.edu/rspthweb/bibs/smoking.htm Health Effects of SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Bibliography of research.
Other resource N37 Smoking: The Health Effectshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/473673.stm Smoking: The Health EffectsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Smokers in their 30s and 40s are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers. Half of all smoking deaths are in middle age. Article from the BBC news summarizes.
Other resource N38 Tobacco or Health: The Consequences of Tabacco Usehttp://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-28813-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Tobacco or Health: The Consequences of Tabacco UseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Summary of health effects, costs, effects on environment, with focus on Canada.
Other resource N39 Cigar and Pipe Smoking are as Dangerous as Cigarettes to Periodontal Healthhttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-01/AAoP-Caps-0401101.php Cigar and Pipe Smoking are as Dangerous as Cigarettes to Periodontal HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Mouth_and_Throat "Pierce Brosnan and Demi Moore have appeared on covers of cigar magazines...What the covers don't show is models with missing teeth." Yet recent research shows that cigars, pipes, and cigarettes all damage periodontal health and cause tooth loss.
Other resource N40 Effect of Cigar Smoking on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cancer in Menhttp://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 MenTop/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.
Other resource N41 Low-Tar Cigarettes: No Benefit to Public Healthhttp://newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/lowtar.html Low-Tar Cigarettes: No Benefit to Public HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigarette_Smoking Millions of Americans smoke "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes, believing they're less hazardous. But scientific experts conclude that public health has not been served by changes in cigarette design and manufacturing over the last 50 years; this paper explains.
Other resource N42 AMA Warns About Misleading Tobacco Adshttp://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2001/11/26/edsa1126.htm AMA Warns About Misleading Tobacco AdsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigarette_Smoking American Medical Association warns that ads for Omni cigarettes are making dangerously misleading claims, and that in fact there's no scientific data that show an Omni smokers is less likely to develop lung cancer.
Other resource N43 Oral Health America: Smokeless Not A Safe Alternativehttp://www.oralhealthamerica.org/pr09.htm Oral Health America: Smokeless Not A Safe AlternativeTop/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.
Other resource N44 Spit Tobacco: Oral Cancer by the Canhttp://quitsmoking.about.com/library/weekly/aa042699.htm?once=true& Spit Tobacco: Oral Cancer by the CanTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Short article outlines the medical facts: half of all oral cancer patients are alive 5 years after diagnosis.
Other resource N45 Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Nohttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.745/healthissue_detail.asp Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? NoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Presents the case against recommending that smokers switch to smokeless tobacco products.
Other resource N46 Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand Smokehttp://www.cleanlungs.com/education/ Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke List of links on the subject.
Other resource N47 British Medical Association on Secondhand Smokehttp://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Smokefree British Medical Association on Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Medical report concludes that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease, kills thousands of people in the UK, and there is no safe level of exposure.
Other resource N48 Minnesota Medical Association: Secondhand Smoke Killshttp://www.mmaonline.net/publicEdu/tobaccommaletter071801.cfm Minnesota Medical Association: Secondhand Smoke KillsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Letter to public officials from the Minnesota Medical Association outlines the health hazards of secondhand smoke.
Other resource N49 Secondhand Smoke: Effects on Healthhttp://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/lrn/smoking.htm Secondhand Smoke: Effects on HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Presents the medical evidence, reviews the record of acculating evidence, summarizes other reviews, and itemizes the disease caused by secondhand smoke.
Other resource N50 Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/ Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Characterizes the risk, provides a research bibliography, breaks down the exposure by toxins and carcinogens, and enumerates the scientific bodies that have concluded that secondhand smoke causes disease.
Other resource N51 Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/10/index.html Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke NCI 1999 monograph covers impact, exposure, effects on infants and children, reproductive effects, lung disease, cancer, and heart disease.
Other resource N52 The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smokehttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/315/7114/980 The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Cancer Paper in the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N53 WHO Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child Healthhttp://ash.org/who-ets-rpt.html WHO Report on Tobacco Smoke and Child HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children 1999 report summarizes the effects of secondhand smoke on children.
Other resource N54 Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Respiratory Health in Childrenhttp://www.online.karger.com/library/karger/renderer/dataset.exe?jcode=IBE&action=render&rendertype=abstract&uid=IBE.ibe09246 Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Respiratory Health in ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Review of a critical review and analysis of the scientific literature from 1969 to 1998.
Other resource N55 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Respiratory Diseasehttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/respiratory.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Respiratory DiseaseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Respiratory_System Provides a bibliography of research on the effect of secondhand smoke on asthma, respiratory infections, and so on.
Other resource N56 Passive Smoking and the Risk of Coronary Heart Diseasehttp://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3172 Passive Smoking and the Risk of Coronary Heart DiseaseTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke A meta-analysis of epidemiologic Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates secondhand smoke causes heart attack, atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular problems.
Other resource N57 Unfavorable Effects of Passive Smoking on Aortic Functionhttp://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/128/6/426 Unfavorable Effects of Passive Smoking on Aortic FunctionTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Report in Annals of Internal Medicine. Research directly measured effects of secondhand smoke on blood vessels.
Other resource N58 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Strokehttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/stroke.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: StrokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke/Stroke Provides a bibliography of relevant research.
Other resource N59 Health Canada - Breast cancer linked to second-hand smokehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2000/2000_26e.htm Health Canada - Breast cancer linked to second-hand smokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cancer/Breast Summary of recent research based on data from 1994-1997.
Other resource N60 Fetal Nicotine or Cocaine Exposure: Which one is Worse?http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9618392&dopt=Abstract Fetal Nicotine or Cocaine Exposure: Which one is Worse?Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Reproduction_and_Pregnancy Although public and medical attention focuses on fetal cocaine exposure, the epidemiological evidence suggests fetal nicotine exposure does more damage.
Other resource N61 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, August 6-11, 2000http://www.wctoh.com/ 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, August 6-11, 2000Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences Papers, slides, abstracts, conference videocasts, conference information.
Other resource N62 2003 National Conference on Tobacco or Healthhttp://ncth.confex.com/ 2003 National Conference on Tobacco or HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences Held December 10-12, 2003 in Boston; call for abstracts, program areas.
Other resource N63 Cigarettes and the 1964 Report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committeehttp://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/cu/CU26.html Cigarettes and the 1964 Report of the Surgeon General's Advisory CommitteeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/History From the 1972 Consumers Union report on licit and illicit drugs.
Other resource N64 Philip Morris, Now Called Altria, Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix'http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=101 Philip Morris, Now Called Altria, Changes Name of Cigarettes to 'Health Stix'Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Humor Short item on Philip Morris's name change.
Other resource N65 The Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healthhttp://www.jhsph.edu/IGTC/index.html The Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research The Institute strives to prevent death and disease from tobacco use around the world through research, education, evaluation, and policy development.
Other resource N66 NIH: International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Programhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-02-005.html NIH: International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building ProgramTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research/Funding Request for Applications (RFA) solicits research and capacity building projects that address the burden of tobacco consumption in low- and middle-income nations. Looking to fund projects that pursue observational, intervention and policy research of local relevance and that build capacity in these regions in epidemiological and behavioral research, prevention, treatment, communications, health services and policy research.
Other resource N67 eBMJ -- Collected Resources: Smokinghttp://www.bmj.com/cgi/collection/smoking eBMJ -- Collected Resources: SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Recent articles on smoking from the British Medical Journal .
Other resource N68 C-Health - Associations Library: Smokinghttp://www.canoe.ca/HealthReference/cancer_smoking1.html C-Health - Associations Library: SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources FAQ from Canoe-Health covers 50 most commonly asked questions on smoking and health.
Other resource N69 Health 20/20: Tobacco Essayshttp://www.health20-20.org/Tobacco.htm Health 20/20: Tobacco EssaysTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Essays on tobacco, tobacco control, tobacco promotion, and patterns of use.
Other resource N70 Principal Health Newshttp://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/smokingcenter Principal Health NewsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Articles and news summaries on tobacco, cigarettes, spit tobacco, quitting, and secondhand smoke.
Other resource N71 San Francisco Medical Society Online: Substance Abuse and Tobaccohttp://www.sfms.org/sfm/sfm798.htm San Francisco Medical Society Online: Substance Abuse and TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Articles on addiction, tobacco, cessation, and progress in treatment.
Other resource N72 FTC: Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products - Public Commentshttp://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/tobaccocomments2/ FTC: Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products - Public CommentsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Letters from the American Lung Association, American Medical Association, and dozens of other health organizations regarding FTC's role in reporting and analysis of tobacco products.
Other resource N73 Health & Prevention Videoshttp://gpn.unl.edu/cml/cml_search.asp?catalog_name=GPN&gradelevel=&topic=&subject=&keyword=smoking Health & Prevention VideosTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Videos for instructional use or presentations; includes "Selling Addiction" and "Smoking: The Truth Unfiltered".
Other resource N74 Go Smokefree! Health Canadahttp://www.gosmokefree.ca/ Go Smokefree! Health CanadaTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Health Canada's Tobacco Control Programme promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent the harm associated with smoking and provides a rich set of resources for this: information, help, news, spotlight on the tobacco industry, and quitting tips.
Other resource N75 Information on Drugs of Abuse: Nicotinehttp://www.nida.nih.gov/drugpages/nicotine.html Information on Drugs of Abuse: NicotineTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Resources on nicotine addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Other resource N76 Minnesota Institute of Public Health: Tobacco Related Issueshttp://www.miph.org/miph_tobacco.html Minnesota Institute of Public Health: Tobacco Related IssuesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Resources and links.
Other resource N77 Worldhealthcare.nethttp://www.worldhealthcare.net/ Worldhealthcare.netTop/Health/Search_Engines A UK based medical search engine providing informative resources from around the globe.
Other resource N78 Medic8.comhttp://www.medic8.com/ Medic8.comTop/Health/Search_Engines Directory and medical search engine for healthcare professionals.
Other resource N79 Gatewayhttp://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/ GatewayTop/Health/Search_Engines The National Library of Medicine Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Other resource N80 HealthWebhttp://www.healthweb.org/ HealthWebTop/Health/Directories Links to evaluated information resources selected by librarians and information professionals at academic medical centers in the US Midwest. Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their health information needs.

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