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Next 70OSF HealthCare Monthly Magazinehttp://www.stayinginshape.com/osf.htm OSF HealthCare Monthly MagazineTop/Health/News_and_Media/Publications/Magazines_and_E-zines Monthly articles on various health topics. OSF is a network of ten healthcare facilities in Peoria, Illinois.
Previous 70U.S. Non-Commercial Medical Search Engineshttp://www.srv.net/~msdata/US_medsearch.html U.S. Non-Commercial Medical Search EnginesTop/Health/Search_Engines Dr. Claudia Krenz provides search boxes and instructions for eleven specialist search tools, mainly maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
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Previous 170Would 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.
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Previous 270Surgery 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 N0 Canadian Medical Association Journalhttp://www.cma.ca/cmaj/ Canadian Medical Association JournalTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Online edition of CMAJ.
Other resource N1 United States Pharmacopeial Conventionhttp://www.usp.org United States Pharmacopeial ConventionTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Includes "Just Ask," six online brochures containing patient FAQs on medications, evaluation tools for professionals to assess education and counseling, and drug information.
Other resource N2 Washington State Medical Association: Patient Brochureshttp://www.wsma.org/patients/brochures.html Washington State Medical Association: Patient BrochuresTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Patient brochures on a variety of health and social topics available online or free by mail to organizations and Washington state hospitals or clinics.
Other resource N3 CBC Marketplace: Milkhttp://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/food/milk/index.html CBC Marketplace: MilkTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products Milk consumption in Canada, government recommendations, and medical research. Includes a dairy factsheet, alternative sources of calcium, and links.
Other resource N4 Europa: Growth Promoting Hormones Pose Health Risk to Consumershttp://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/604&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en Europa: Growth Promoting Hormones Pose Health Risk to ConsumersTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/IGF-1 The EU Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health confirmed that the use of hormones as growth promoters for cattle poses a potential health risk to consumers.
Other resource N5 The World's Healthiest Foods: Do I need to eat dairy products in order to prevent osteoporosis?http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=79 The World's Healthiest Foods: Do I need to eat dairy products in order to prevent osteoporosis?Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/Effects Explores consumption of dairy products as a nutritional strategy for preventing osteoporosis. Includes a list of calcium-rich foods and references.
Other resource N6 JAMA: 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.
Other resource N7 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Menhttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/22/2106 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in MenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee In a study of men in the United States, coffee consumption may have helped to prevent symptomatic gallstone disease. Journal of the American Medical Association, June 9, 1999.
Other resource N8 Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and Urinary Tract Infectionhttp://nccam.nih.gov/research/concepts/consider/cranberry.htm Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and Urinary Tract InfectionTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Cranberries Describes project to support basic and clinical research on the role of cranberry in the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections. Includes overview of what is currently known about use, efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action. From the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Other resource N9 JAMA: Protective Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic Strokehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/1/53 JAMA: Protective Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic StrokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits The protective effect of moderate consumption of alcohol was found in various populations. Journal of the American Medical Association.
Other resource N10 Wine Spectator: Drinking Alcohol Reduces Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Elderly, Research Findshttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2378,00.html Wine Spectator: Drinking Alcohol Reduces Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Elderly, Research FindsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits A study published in the medical journal Atherosclerosis finds that senior citizens who drink beverage alcohol are less likely to develop heart disease than teetotalers.
Other resource N11 Wine Spectator: Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance of Heart Attackhttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1939,00.html Wine Spectator: Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance of Heart AttackTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits A study which appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that people who drink alcoholic beverages more often have a reduced chance of developing heart disease.
Other resource N12 Realbeer.com: Beer And Your Healthhttp://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/ Realbeer.com: Beer And Your HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Beer A variety of articles on the effects of beer on nutrition and health.
Other resource N13 BBC News: Why Red Wine is Healthierhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1719675.stm BBC News: Why Red Wine is HealthierTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Article reporting on a study which explains some of the reasons why red wine appears to protect the heart.
Other resource N14 Professional Friends of Wine: Wine and Healthhttp://www.winepros.org/wine101/wine-health.htm Professional Friends of Wine: Wine and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Overview and explanation of recent findings of the health-related aspects of wine consumption, including headaches, sulfites, and cardiovascular effects.
Other resource N15 ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine, Particularly White Wine, May Help Keep Lungs Healthyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/05/020521072618.htm ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine, Particularly White Wine, May Help Keep Lungs HealthyTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine A University at Buffalo study has shown that drinking wine -- especially white -- recently and over a lifetime, was associated with better lung function.
Other resource N16 The Sacramento Bee: Wine Health Claims Allowedhttp://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/6213809p-7168466c.html The Sacramento Bee: Wine Health Claims AllowedTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine New rules introduced by the US federal alcoholic beverage label regulator will allow producers to cite health benefits of moderate consumption, if the risks are disclosed as well.
Other resource N17 Life Extension: Resveratrolhttp://www.lef.org/resveratrol/ Life Extension: ResveratrolTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Article presents a summary of medical information, effects and health benefits of resveratrol, which is contained in wine, grapes and other plants.
Other resource N18 News-Medical.Net: Wine May Reduce the Risk of Ovarian Cancerhttp://www.news-medical.net/print_article.asp?id=1067 News-Medical.Net: Wine May Reduce the Risk of Ovarian CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Scientists at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research have found that women who reported moderate alcohol consumption had a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Women who consumed more than one glass of red wine per day had the lowest risk.
Other resource N19 eMedicine Health - Alcohol Intoxicationhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11412-1.asp eMedicine Health - Alcohol IntoxicationTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments Learn about a person's mental and physical abilities being impaired due to an excessive amount of alcohol.
Other resource N20 Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Withdrawalhttp://www.asam.org/publ/withdrawal.htm Pharmacological Management of Alcohol WithdrawalTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments/Alcohol_Withdrawal_Syndrome Abstract on the subject, with goal of providing an evidence-based practice guideline for physicians. Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. Includes references.
Other resource N21 Tobacco BBS Health Information Pagehttp://www.tobacco.org/resources/health/ Tobacco BBS Health Information PageTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Annotated collection of links on health effects of firsthand and secondhand smoking, spit tobacco, quitting.
Other resource N22 Health Effects of Active Smokinghttp://www.quit.org.au/quit/FandI/fandi/c03.htm Health Effects of Active SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Complete book chapter on health effects of cigarettes.
Other resource N23 Smoking Deaths Not Overstated, Re-Analysis Showshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/284/6/706 Smoking Deaths Not Overstated, Re-Analysis ShowsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Refuting claims by the tobacco industry that death estimates from smoking are inflated, the American Medical Association re-analyzes the data.
Other resource N24 Tobacco and Your Oral Healthhttp://www.floss.com/tobacco_and_oral_health.htm Tobacco and Your Oral HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Mouth_and_Throat Articles on smoking and periodontal disease, cigars and oral health, smokeless tobacco and oral health, and sports and chewing tobacco.
Other resource N25 Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public Healthhttp://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/cigar8-8-00.cfm Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking Summary of recent scientific findings concludes cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, and that both cause addiction, cancer, and secondhand smoke.
Other resource N26 Cigar Smoking Increases Coronary, COPD, and Cancer Riskshttp://www.oncolink.com/templates/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2309 Cigar Smoking Increases Coronary, COPD, and Cancer RisksTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking Summary of research reported in the The New England Journal of Medicine in June 1999.
Other resource N27 Cigarette Filters May Have Added to Health Riskhttp://www.drkoop.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=93&id=506313 Cigarette Filters May Have Added to Health RiskTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigarette_Smoking New study says Philip Morris knew, but didn't fix the problem.
Other resource N28 Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and Cancerhttp://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/tobacco/main.html Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Information from the Academy of General Dentistry on effects of spit tobacco; mouth sores; double dippers; addiction; and kicking the habit.
Other resource N29 Expert Commentary: Dangers Of Chewing Tobaccohttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/21827/24753/184343.html?d=dmtICNNews Expert Commentary: Dangers Of Chewing TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco "Don't be fooled by the label 'smokeless'...the industry would love to have you believe that chewing tobacco and snuff are a safe alternative to cigarettes. In fact, what the medical professionals call 'spit tobacco' is just as addictive -- and just as likely to cause cancer and heart disease -- as cigarettes." The facts.
Other resource N30 Smokeless Tobacco or Healthhttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/2/ Smokeless Tobacco or HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Monograph from the National Cancer Institite. Epidemiology, clinical and pathological effets, carcinogenesis, nitocine effects and addiction, prevention, cessation, policy, and recommendations. All downloadable PDF files.
Other resource N31 Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Yeshttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.744/healthissue_detail.asp Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? YesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Presents the case for recommending that smokers switch to smokeless tobacco products.
Other resource N32 Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is A Preventable Health Riskhttp://www.tobacco.org/Documents/9406EPA.html Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is A Preventable Health RiskTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Since the EPA identified secondhand smoke as a known human carcinogen, the tobacco industry has been trying to cast doubt on the science. In this item, the EPA summarizes the science and fact.
Other resource N33 The Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/advice/nhmrc/index.htm The Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking. November 1997.
Other resource N34 Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/tobacco/caets/ets-main.htm Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke California EPA report; HTML and gzipped Word formats provided.
Other resource N35 Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Tavernshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/content/vol280/issue22/index.dtl Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and TavernsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Research measures lung function, respiratory symptoms, before and after bars went smokefree.
Other resource N36 Science and Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://www.ncth.ca/ncth_new.nsf/MAINframeset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=BodyFrame&Src=http://www.ncth.ca/NCTH_new.nsf/0/2E9CD9BD3C79763385256DF7006A73 Science and Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke NCTH collection of web resources on the subject.
Other resource N37 The Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/advice/nhmrc/execsum.htm The Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. November 1997.
Other resource N38 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Lung Cancerhttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/lungcancer.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Lung CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Cancer Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of the research literature that establishes the risk.
Other resource N39 Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of Childrenhttp://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_83322.html Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Article on program to encourage parents to protect kids from secondhand smoke.
Other resource N40 Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's Healthhttp://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5431,00.html Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Summary of effects of secondhand smoke on children.
Other resource N41 Noncancer Respiratory Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Adultshttp://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/vol15/lessons1_2/lesson01.php Noncancer Respiratory Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in AdultsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Respiratory_System Online course from the American College of Chest Physicians covers effects of secondhand smoke on adult asthma.
Other resource N42 Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on the Coronary Circulation in Healthy Young Adultshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/286/4/436 Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on the Coronary Circulation in Healthy Young AdultsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Recent research shows that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke affects heart health.
Other resource N43 Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidencehttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/315/7114/973 Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidenceTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N44 Nicotine Metabolite Shows Promise for Improving Memory, Protecting Brain Cellshttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/mcog-nms110703.php Nicotine Metabolite Shows Promise for Improving Memory, Protecting Brain CellsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Brain_and_Nervous_System Report that a nicotine metabolite may improve memory and protect brain cells from diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The researcher is Dr. Jerry J. Buccafusco, director of the Alzheimer's Research Center at the Medical College of Georgia.
Other resource N45 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Breast Cancerhttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/breastcancer.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Breast CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cancer/Breast Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of research establishing the risk.
Other resource N46 Health Effects On the Unborn Babyhttp://www.state.in.us/isdh/programs/tobacco/unborn.htm Health Effects On the Unborn BabyTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Reproduction_and_Pregnancy Concise summary of effects of firsthand and secondhand exposure to tobacco products on the unborn.
Other resource N47 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health; November 27-29http://www.tobaccocontrolconference.org/ 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health; November 27-29Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences This conference is about a national tobacco control movement, bringing together local, state and national advocates and experts, creating new partnerships, providing new information, comprehensive coverage of cessation/nicotine and the science of addiction, formulating public policy and advocacy strategies, media and communication strategies, youth and prevention.
Other resource N48 The Price of Coffins: Specious Arguments by Eeminent Doctors against the Dangers of Tobaccohttp://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7225/1621 The Price of Coffins: Specious Arguments by Eeminent Doctors against the Dangers of TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/History Letter to the British medical Journal reviews some tobacco, medical, and public policy history: "good evidence showed that smoking causes lung cancer; the media's response to this information was initially resistant; specious arguments were used to detract from the real issue, which confused the general public and lessened its concern; after 40 years there has been little change in smoking rates."
Other resource N49 The Anti-Tobacco Campaign of the Nazishttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/313/7070/1450 The Anti-Tobacco Campaign of the NazisTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/History Report about anti-tobacco public health program in Germany from 1933-45, supported by Nazi medical and military leaders as part of their concern for racial and bodily purity.
Other resource N50 NIDA Research Report - Nicotine Addictionhttp://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/nicotine/Nicotine.html NIDA Research Report - Nicotine AddictionTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research Summary of research findings on the drug, its effects, the extent and impact of tobacco use, mechanisms, medical consequences, treatment.
Other resource N51 JAMA Tobaccohttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/tobacco JAMA TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research Recent papers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on tobacco and related topics.
Other resource N52 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Healthhttp://www.ochsner.org/academics/smokingaward.html Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research/Funding Award nominations invited for clinicans or basic science investigators for outstanding work that relates to tobacco consumption and health.
Other resource N53 Health Care Information Resources on Smokinghttp://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/smok.html Health Care Information Resources on SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources From McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, some health, policy, and activism links on smoking and tobacco.
Other resource N54 Health Education Inc. Research Promotion Preventionhttp://www.healtheducation.org/ Health Education Inc. Research Promotion PreventionTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Tobacco prevention and education for Nebraska children and communities. News, legislation, and art.
Other resource N55 Tobacco control resource centrehttp://www.tobacco-control.org/ Tobacco control resource centreTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Promotes tobacco control activity among national medical associations; encourages doctors to stop smoking; provides research and improves knowledge of skills in smoking cessation through its information database.
Other resource N56 House of Commons - Smoking and Health - Second Reporthttp://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmhealth/27/2702.htm House of Commons - Smoking and Health - Second ReportTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources UK scientific report on smoking in Britain, awareness of the health effects of active smoking, passive smoking, nicotine addiction, and the tobacco industry in Britain.
Other resource N57 Economic Opportunity Institute - Health Care Policyhttp://www.econop.org/Policy-HealthCare.htm Economic Opportunity Institute - Health Care PolicyTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Contains several factsheets and reports on tobacco, its costs to Washington State, its marketing, and its effects.
Other resource N58 AMSA: Comprehensive List of Tobacco Textshttp://www.amsa.org/hp/tobtexts.cfm AMSA: Comprehensive List of Tobacco TextsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources American Medical Students Association list of tobacco books and articles, organized into top recommended readings, women and tobacco, historical readings, international tobacco, area/state specific tobacco, and other tobacco readings of interest.
Other resource N59 Oregon 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.
Other resource N60 Missouri Department of Health: Smoking and Tobaccohttp://www.health.state.mo.us/SmokingAndTobacco/ Missouri Department of Health: Smoking and TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Factsheets and reports on tobacco prevention, clean in door air, costs of tobacco products, youth tobacco use, and county-level studies; most in PDF or Word format.
Other resource N61 Canoe-Health: Smokinghttp://chealth.canoe.ca/ Canoe-Health: SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Health news and features from C-Health in Canada.
Other resource N62 Action 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.
Other resource N63 Med411http://www.med411.com/ Med411Top/Health/Search_Engines A medical search engine and portal.
Other resource N64 U.S. Non-Commercial Medical Search Engineshttp://www.srv.net/~msdata/US_medsearch.html U.S. Non-Commercial Medical Search EnginesTop/Health/Search_Engines Dr. Claudia Krenz provides search boxes and instructions for eleven specialist search tools, mainly maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Other resource N65 Medical World Searchhttp://www.mwsearch.com/ Medical World SearchTop/Health/Search_Engines This tool has the ability to query other search engines, also provides a discussion forum, medical spelling and drug acronym devices. All users must register and pay annual membership fee.
Other resource N66 Martindale's Health Science Guidehttp://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html Martindale's Health Science GuideTop/Health/Directories Extensive database of health related information, news and references.
Other resource N67 Health Issues - Idea Househttp://www.ncpa.org/pi/health/hedex5.html Health Issues - Idea HouseTop/Health/News_and_Media Conservative, pro-free market analysis of health-care issues from national center for policy analysis.
Other resource N68 Health Onlinehttp://www.sptimes.com/ihealth Health OnlineTop/Health/News_and_Media News and health information brought to you by the St Petersburg Times.
Other resource N69 The Electronic Policy Network - Health Policyhttp://tap.epn.org/ideacentral/health/index.html The Electronic Policy Network - Health PolicyTop/Health/News_and_Media Summaries and links to packages of features about health policy issues from various organizations.
Other resource N70 Zion's Hopehttp://www.zionshope.com/medicalnews.htm Zion's HopeTop/Health/News_and_Media Current news from 5 different sources relating to family health issues. Global medical news from various countries.
Other resource N71 FDAnewshttp://www.fdanews.com/ FDAnewsTop/Health/News_and_Media An electronic division of Washington Business Information Inc. with news on drugs, medical devices, and biologics.
Other resource N72 Your Health Dailyhttp://yourhealthdaily.com Your Health DailyTop/Health/News_and_Media Updated daily and past health-related newspaper articles and press releases searchable by keyword.
Other resource N73 Datamonitor's Healthcare Newshttp://www.datamonitor.com/healthcare/news/index.asp Datamonitor's Healthcare NewsTop/Health/News_and_Media Healthcare news and opinion from national and trade press resouorces plus a 30 day archive.
Other resource N74 International Herald Tribune Health and Sciencehttp://www.iht.com/health.html International Herald Tribune Health and ScienceTop/Health/News_and_Media Provides international health and science news and articles.
Other resource N75 Wired News: Med-Tech Centerhttp://wired.com/news/feeds/rss2/0,2610,12,00.xml Wired News: Med-Tech CenterTop/Health/News_and_Media Daily medical technology news from the monthly magazine.
Other resource N76 health.telegraph.co.ukhttp://health.telegraph.co.uk/ health.telegraph.co.ukTop/Health/News_and_Media Health news, features and advice from the Telegraph newspaper. Includes a searchable archive of health stories.
Other resource N77 Baltimore Sun - Health & Sciencehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/ Baltimore Sun - Health & ScienceTop/Health/News_and_Media Recent and archived news plus breaking news and in-depth reports.
Other resource N78 Medical News Todayhttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com Medical News TodayTop/Health/News_and_Media Current medical news and health articles.
Other resource N79 News-Medical.Nethttp://www.news-medical.net/index_rss.asp News-Medical.NetTop/Health/News_and_Media Feed for medical news from around the world.
Other resource N80 LookSmart FindArticles - Medical Research Guidehttp://www.findarticles.com/p/page?sb=articles_guide_medical LookSmart FindArticles - Medical Research GuideTop/Health/News_and_Media Offers annotated resource guides and free access to articles from dozens of academic and professional journals, especially for health care researchers and medical school students.

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