site URL - http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/corporate/tobaccocp/BKG-2.htm
Site description: Report estimates the medical costs of tobacco in Central Sydney, Australia.
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| Previous 10 | Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bags | http://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bags | Top/Society/Issues/Health Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human carcinogen. |
| Previous | Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditures | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditures | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers". |
| Random 1 | The Missett Group, Ltd. | http://www.missett.com The Missett Group, Ltd. | Top/Business/Financial_Services/Insurance/Agents_and_Marketers/Health/Long_Term_Care Provides instant quotes for long term care insurance in all states. |
| Random 2 | International Scleroderma Network | http://www.sclero.org/index.html International Scleroderma Network | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Connective_Tissue/Scleroderma Resource for medical and support information including symptoms, treatments, clinical trials, and support group listings. |
| Random 3 | Ostomy and edical supplies | http://www.ostomysupplies.com/ Ostomy and edical supplies | Top/Shopping/Health/Disabilities/Assistive_Technology Supplies for ostomy, incontinence, wound care, urological ,bath safety, ambulatory aids, walkers and orthopedic supports. |
| Random 4 | Painless Gains | http://www.painlessgains.com/ Painless Gains | Top/Shopping/Health/Emergency_and_Safety/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/Ergonomics Software that instructs users in office safety, workstation set-up, and repetitive strain injury prevention. |
| Random 5 | MentalHealthCareers.com | http://www.mentalhealthcareers.com/ MentalHealthCareers.com | Top/Business/Healthcare/Employment/Job_Search An internet job board serving the mental health industry. Mental health newsfeeds and books are also available. |
| Next | Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit Drugs | http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7383/242/a Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit Drugs | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Results of a study on the social costs of drug use in Australia. |
| Next 10 | Smoking and the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace - Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme | http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/facts/bottomline/index.html Smoking and the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace - Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Canadian analysis estimates smoking adds about $2000 per year per employee. |
| Random 1 | Walt Disney: When You Wish Upon A Star | http://www.usdreams.com/Disney30.html Walt Disney: When You Wish Upon A Star | Top/Arts/Animation/Studios/Disney/Disney,_Walt Biography of the visionary Founder of the Walt Disney empire of companies. |
| Random 4 | Calkins-Kramer Insurance Inc. | http://www.calkinskramer.com/ Calkins-Kramer Insurance Inc. | Top/Business/Financial_Services/Insurance/Wholesale_and_Distribution/Life_and_Health Offers insurance products to independent agents. Specializing in life insurance, annuities, long term care and impaired risk. |
| Random 4 | Health Risk Communication Primer | http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html Health Risk Communication Primer | Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Communication/Health_Communication Practical guide from the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to communicating health risks to the public in writing, through meetings, and through the mass media. Includes bibliography. |
| Next 70 | Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction Rates | http://www.medchi.org/grants/tobaccoads/bibliography.asp Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction Rates | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Advertising Bibliography of scientific articles put together by Maryland State Medical Society. |
| Previous 70 | Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Health | http://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Health | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America Promotes environmental and human health by exposing harmful practices and policies such as relying upon unscientific animal experiments to justify poisoning the environment and to predict the effects of toxins and medicines on humans. Directory of articles including the archives of the online newsletter "The Civil Abolitionist". New York, US. |
| Next 170 | Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) | http://www.cchr.org/ Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Information on the use of medications in the treatment of mental illness. Site investigates and exposes human rights violations in the psychiatric industries. |
| Previous 170 | A History of Cardiology | http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html A History of Cardiology | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment |
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| Previous 270 | Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | http://www.bazelon.org/ Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | Top/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Disabilities_Law/Special_Education Legal and policy resources on the civil rights of people with mental disabilities, including health care, education, housing, federal benefits, insurance and employment. |