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Site description: University of Miami School of Medicine's Tobacco Awareness Program for Community Youth. "We want you to see what we see in our hospital patients every day from the use of tobacco". Videos in MTV and science versions; interactive web-based CD-ROM; student and teacher workbooks; images and presentations in Adobe and Powerpoint formats.




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Previous 10Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health Organizationhttp://nosmoking.ws/ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Advocates for strong global action to control the spread of tobacco.
PreviousHealth Promotion: Global Perspectiveshttp://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/global/2000-09/index.htm Health Promotion: Global PerspectivesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Sep/Oct 200 issue of American Journal of Health Promotion devoted to tobacco control; includes perspectives from the UK, South Africa, Romania, Argentina, and globally.
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Next 10Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unithttp://www.mpshu.on.ca/Tobacco/tobacco_main_page.htm Muskoka-Parry Sound Health UnitTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada Smoking, quitting, worksite cessation program; tobacco survey; smoke-free area restaurants; talking to kids about smoking; tobacco's impact on the environment.
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Previous 70Rollins Environmental Health and Action Committeehttp://www.sph.emory.edu/student/rehac/index.htm Rollins Environmental Health and Action CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Sustainable_Development/Organizations Dedicated to creating a working space for a just and sustainable existence and a harmonious relationship with nature. Activities, mission, meeting minutes, and contact information.
Next 170Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issueshttp://www.mathematica-mpr.com/3rdLevel/subabuse.htm Mental Health and Substance Abuse IssuesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse This site provides information on results from research on mental health and substance abuse by Mathematica Policy Research.
Previous 170Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Scienceshttp://www3.oup.co.uk/jalsci/ Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Topics cover early medical practices, belief systems, and public health concerns. Published by Oxford Press. Includes archive search.
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Previous 270War's Cruel Scythe: the Health of Australian Soldiers in the First World Warhttp://www.tld.jcu.edu.au/hist/aif/index.html War's Cruel Scythe: the Health of Australian Soldiers in the First World WarTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/World_War_I/Regional/Australia A study of the health problems suffered by the members of the Australian Imperial Force during the eastern Mediterreanean and Western Front campaigns.
Other resource N0 Combat Support in Koreahttp://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/22_1_int.htm Combat Support in KoreaTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Korean_War/Land_Forces A report on the role of combat support units in Korea. Covers the Corps of Engineers as well as transportations, logistics, signals, medics, ordnance and security units.
Other resource N1 Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ageshttp://www.umm.maine.edu/medica/ Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle AgesTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Middle_Ages/Daily_Life University of Maine hosts the pages of this society interested in medicine in medieval times. Includes an extensive bibliography, related links and an events list.
Other resource N2 (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/vatican/toc.html (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)Top/Society/History/By_Region/Europe/Renaissance This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
Other resource N3 Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewskahttp://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/zakrzews.html Marie Elizabeth ZakrzewskaTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Women DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
Other resource N4 Medical History of President John Adamshttp://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g02.htm Medical History of President John AdamsTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Adams,_John Describes medical background of President John Adams.
Other resource N5 Medical History of President James Monroehttp://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g05.htm Medical History of President James MonroeTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Monroe,_James Reviews the medical history of America's 5th President.
Other resource N6 The Successes and Failures of George Bush's War on Drugshttp://www.tfy.drugsense.org/tfy/bushwar.htm The Successes and Failures of George Bush's War on DrugsTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Bush,_George_Herbert_Walker Offers an in-depth look at Bush's plan to fight illegal drugs and the results of the actions he took, from a pro-legalization organization.
Other resource N7 Civil War Medicinehttp://www.civilwarmedicine.aphillcsa.com/ Civil War MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War Includes descriptions of a typical amputation and the soft lead Minie bullets that made them necessary, duties of the Confederate Dental Service, and regulations of the Union ambulance corps.
Other resource N8 Civil War Nurseshttp://www.edinborough.com/Life/AtFront/Nurses.html Civil War NursesTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War/Women The nurses and the medical departments on both sides of the Civil War played an important part in the life of injured soldiers. Covers the role of nurses in the war, including essays, photographs, and letters.
Other resource N9 Sickness and Death in the Old Southhttp://www.tngenweb.org/darkside/ Sickness and Death in the Old SouthTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/South About causes of death, old-time medical terms, and funerary and burial customs in the 19th century.
Other resource N10 Imperial College London - Centre for the History of Science Technology and Medicinehttp://www.hstm.ic.ac.uk/ Imperial College London - Centre for the History of Science Technology and MedicineTop/Society/History/Academic_Departments/United_Kingdom/England Graduate and undergraduate programs, faculty list, London area resources.
Other resource N11 Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic Sciencehttp://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam.html Islamic Alchemy in the Context of Islamic ScienceTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science Focus on chemistry, botany and medicine with overviews in other areas.
Other resource N12 Yale Library: History of Science, Technology, and Medicinehttp://info.med.yale.edu/library/sir/history.html Yale Library: History of Science, Technology, and MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Engineering_and_Technology Links to many types of resources
Other resource N13 US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/if_you_knew/if_you_knew_04.html US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine.Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans.
Other resource N14 The Orlop Deckhttp://www.theorlopdeck.org/ The Orlop DeckTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Naval Medicine in the 18th and 19th century. Links to re-enactment sources and medical information for the period.
Other resource N15 Who Named It?http://www.whonamedit.com/ Who Named It?Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms, i.e. medical conditions and techniques and the people for whom they are named.
Other resource N16 David Grovehttp://mywebpage.netscape.com/davidigrove/DavidGrove.htm David GroveTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Dr. Grove is the author of "A Human History of Helminthology", "Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man" and "Alternative Medicine: fact or fiction?".
Other resource N17 The origins of Chinese medicine - the early development of medical literature in Chinahttp://www.logoi.com/notes/chinese_medicine.html The origins of Chinese medicine - the early development of medical literature in ChinaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine A short account of the origins of Chinese medical texts. Written by Imre Galambos (1996)
Other resource N18 Mad in Americahttp://www.madinamerica.com Mad in AmericaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
Other resource N19 History of the Health Sciences Web Resourceshttp://www.mla-hhss.org/histlink.htm History of the Health Sciences Web ResourcesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
Other resource N20 History of Biomedicinehttp://www.mic.ki.se/History.html History of BiomedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Features a historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
Other resource N21 Health Service Development and Historyhttp://www.healthservice.info/ Health Service Development and HistoryTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Current developments in the British NHS, follow up to Geoffrey Rivett's Book, From Cradle to Grave
Other resource N22 The Rise of Scientific Medicinehttp://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/154.html The Rise of Scientific MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Course notes and presentations from University of Stanford course which explores the historical development of cultural beliefs and institutions in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which led to the establishment of the modern system of medicine.
Other resource N23 Mersennehttp://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mersenne.html MersenneTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine UK based discussion list for science, technology and medicine studies
Other resource N24 Pictures of Healthhttp://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/13025/20040119/www.maps.jcu.edu.au/course/hist/index.html Pictures of HealthTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Health and public health issues in the 19th century, with sections on "Health of the Body Politic", "Fever", "War's Cruel Scythe", "Quacks and Quackery", and "Populate or Perish".
Other resource N25 The Hippocratic Wound Healerhttp://www.themedicaldirectory.org/essays/hippocratic.shtml The Hippocratic Wound HealerTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People Explains the art of treating open wounds from the fifth century to the second century B.C. in ancient Greece. Lists the medical observations and procedures that were being developed during this era.
Other resource N26 Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Hippocrateshttp://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hippocra.htm Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: HippocratesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People Article by Michael Boylan on this key figure in ancient medicine and later writers within the Hippocratic tradition. Includes brief biographical information.
Other resource N27 INHOEPhttp://users.unimi.it/~netprev/inhoep.htm INHOEPTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations The International Network for the History of Occupational and Environmental Prevention, who deal with occupational health and the history of medicine.
Other resource N28 Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchesterhttp://www.chstm.man.ac.uk/ Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of ManchesterTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Offers MA, MSc, PhD and intercalated BSc programmes, a wide variety of course options in the history of science, technology and medicine, and resources for research in these fields.
Other resource N29 Medical Heritage Center at The Ohio State Universityhttp://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/heritage/ Medical Heritage Center at The Ohio State UniversityTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Information on the center's artifact, rare book, and archival collections, which concentrate on the medical history of Central Ohio region.
Other resource N30 Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicinehttp://www.wuhmo.ox.ac.uk/ Wellcome Unit for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions A centre for the History of Medicine in Britain over the last thirty years. This topic has attracted scholars and students from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
Other resource N31 Oxford Brookes University: Medical Video Archivehttp://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/bms/medical/ Oxford Brookes University: Medical Video ArchiveTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications A collection of videotaped biographical interviews with over 130 important figures in clinical medicine and science from the United Kingdom and Australia.
Other resource N32 The James Lind Libraryhttp://www.jameslindlibrary.org/ The James Lind LibraryTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Documents the evolution of fair tests of medical treatments, with examples from various books and journal articles. Also biographical material, portraits, translations, and commentaries.
Other resource N33 Summary of Human Space Flight Historyhttp://www.nsbri.org/HumanPhysSpace/appendix/appendixa.html Summary of Human Space Flight HistoryTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Exploration/Space Timeline of space missions impacting on human physiology and medicine.
Other resource N34 Photographs for Mental Health Care Reform: The Maryland State Care Campaign, 1908-1910http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc5400/sc5492/html/almshouse.html Photographs for Mental Health Care Reform: The Maryland State Care Campaign, 1908-1910Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health This online exhibition traces the Maryland State Lunacy Commission's successful campaign to transfer the mentally ill from county almshouses into state hospitals. Photographs played a key role in the passage of new laws.
Other resource N35 American Association of the History of Medicinehttp://www.histmed.org/ American Association of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/Organizations/United_States An academic society devoted to the history of medicine and all aspects of health.
Other resource N36 Sexual Health Infocenterhttp://www.sexhealth.org/infocenter/infomain.htm Sexual Health InfocenterTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Includes a discussion of safer sex and abstinence, plus comprehensive STD information.
Other resource N37 Get The Facts NYhttp://www.getthefactsny.org Get The Facts NYTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Supports medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education for New York State youth. Includes information on and for parents, teachers, teens, clergy, and policymakers.
Other resource N38 Healthy Body Talkhttp://www.healthybodytalk.com Healthy Body TalkTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Teacher_and_Parent_Resources Provides consultation and educational services to parents, educators, childcare providers, children and businesses regarding sexual health issues.
Other resource N39 What is Healthy Love?http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7783/healthy_love.htm What is Healthy Love?Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only 36 questions and answers on practicing abstinence.
Other resource N40 VamTantra.Comhttp://www.vamtantra.com VamTantra.ComTop/Society/Sexuality/Tantra Offers introduction to tantric spiritual awakenings, tantra shop list, spiritual medicine, and spiritual clubs.
Other resource N41 Masturbation from a Christian Perspectivehttp://www.religioustolerance.org/masturba.htm Masturbation from a Christian PerspectiveTop/Society/Sexuality/Masturbation An overview of Evangelical, liberal Christian, and medical viewpoints.
Other resource N42 The Sexual Health infoCenterhttp://www.sexhealth.org/ The Sexual Health infoCenterTop/Society/Sexuality/News An information center and store combined to provide sexual health information and products. Features in the infoCenter are the Guide to Better Sex, Guide to Safer Sex, STDs File (including Chlamydia, AIDS, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Crabs, and Hepatitis), Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Issues, Sex and Aging, and Sexual Dysfuntions. Sex Survey, Sex Tip of the Week, and Sex Advice features.
Other resource N43 Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in Childrenhttp://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/child_behavior/sexdev.html Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in ChildrenTop/Society/Sexuality/Children_and_Adolescents Article examining what is "normal" sexual development and behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others. By Dr. Phil Rich.
Other resource N44 The Center For Sexual Healthhttp://www.centerforsexualhealth.com The Center For Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy A group practice of sex therapists and physicians offering evaluation and treatment for a wide range of sexual and sexually related problems, and for the enhancement of sexual health. Offices in North Carolina.
Other resource N45 Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interactionhttp://hsc.virginia.edu/csmhi/ Center for the Study of Mind and Human InteractionTop/Society/Issues/Peace/Peace_Studies An interdisciplinary center that practices "preventive medicine" in the widest sense, CSMHI studies large-group dynamics and issues such as ethnic tension, war, peace, and diplomacy. Recent and upcoming events, faculty, and history of group.
Other resource N46 Medical Researchhttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research/index.html Medical ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Articles and links concerning fraudulent and unscientific practices in medical research and product safety testing, including many about the use of animals. From Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. New South Wales, Australia.
Other resource N47 MRMC: Aping Science - A Critical Analysis of Research at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Centerhttp://www.mrmcmed.org/ape.html MRMC: Aping Science - A Critical Analysis of Research at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research CenterTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates By Murry J. Cohen M.D., Stephen R. Kaufman M.D., Brandon P. Reines M.D. Summary and ordering information for the book. From Medical Research Modernization Committee.
Other resource N48 NetVet Veterinary Resources - Comparative Medicinehttp://netvet.wustl.edu/compmed.htm NetVet Veterinary Resources - Comparative MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates Comparative medicine concerns the study of phenomena basic to diseases of all species. Links include organizations, mailing lists, meetings, selected legislation and regulations.
Other resource N49 Guardian Education: Government backs vivisectionhttp://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,878770,00.html Guardian Education: Government backs vivisectionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Polly Curtis. The government today gave its support to vivisection, following the publication last year of a controversial report by an all-party select committee of peers that said animal experiments were needed for medical progress. Animal Aid disagrees.
Other resource N50 Guardian - Animal testing is a disasterhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,495634,00.html Guardian - Animal testing is a disasterTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2001 Thousands of people have been injured or killed by drugs that were found to be safe for other species. Jerome Burne.
Other resource N51 Daily Telegraph: Counter-terrorismhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2001/07/03/dl02.xml Daily Telegraph: Counter-terrorismTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Leader. HLS was a company engaged in lawful and important work, supported by an association representing more than 100 medical research charities, being driven to ruin by a small bunch of terrorist fanatics. The decision has already put the animal rights terrorists on the defensive.
Other resource N52 National Institutes of Health (NIH)http://www.nih.gov National Institutes of Health (NIH)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Government An agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is one of the world's foremost medical research centers and the Federal focal point for health research. As the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the Nation, its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. USDHHS. US.
Other resource N53 Foundation for Biomedical Researchhttp://www.fbresearch.org Foundation for Biomedical ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations Promoting public understanding and support of the ethical use of animals in scientific and medical research to improve the quality of human and animal health. In the News (from various media sources), facts, FAQ, online videos, educational materials, kids page, publications and specific research projects. Founded by Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. US.
Other resource N54 Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible Medicinehttp://www.dlrm.org Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom Campaigning for an immediate end to all animal experimentation. Newsletters, publications, FAQ and membership. UK.
Other resource N55 Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/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.
Other resource N56 Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine: Ethics and Valueshttp://www.tufts.edu/vet/signature/ethics.html Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine: Ethics and ValuesTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States The most highly developed program in veterinary ethics in the United States and Canada. It includes: The Importance of Ethics and Values in Veterinary Medicine; The Ethics and Values Program; The Center for Animals and Public Policy.
Other resource N57 PCRP Research Controversies and Issues - Animal Experimentationhttp://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/animal_issues.html PCRP Research Controversies and Issues - Animal ExperimentationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Information and factsheets from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. US.
Other resource N58 AVMA - Humane labeling latest nichehttp://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/nov00/s111500d.asp AVMA - Humane labeling latest nicheTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming American Humane Association certifies food animal producers employing humane standards. From the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Other resource N59 National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)http://www.usaha.org/NAHEMS/ National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/Organizations/United_States A joint state-federal-industry effort to improve the United States' ability to deal successfully with animal health emergencies, ranging from flood and drought to introductions of deadly foreign animal diseases. Also looks at bioterrorism, emerging diseases, and diseases that pose a threat to production and international trade. Part of USAHA. US.
Other resource N60 Horse Health and Welfare: Codes and Guidelineshttp://www.equinecentre.com.au/health_codes_guidelines.shtml Horse Health and Welfare: Codes and GuidelinesTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Victorian government site covering general welfare codes of practice for horses, also shelter requirements, bush racing, land transport, agistment contracts.
Other resource N61 The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfarehttp://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/safety/safetyframeset.html The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & WelfareTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Welfare initiatives, role of veterinary officer, horse welfare FAQ and medical update. From the regulatory authority for horseracing in the UK.
Other resource N62 Doctor Bob's Forum for Discussion on Animal Welfarehttp://www.angelfire.com/biz6/doctorbob Doctor Bob's Forum for Discussion on Animal WelfareTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Chats_and_Forums A forum for discussion on issues in farming, research, and especially in veterinary medicine. Moderated by a pro-animal-rights DVM.
Other resource N63 Countdown to Abolitionhttp://www.geocities.com/countdowntoabolition Countdown to AbolitionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Personal_Pages Shares the scientific and medical arguments against any kind of animal experiments. UK.
Other resource N64 Rollins Environmental Health and Action Committeehttp://www.sph.emory.edu/student/rehac/index.htm Rollins Environmental Health and Action CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Sustainable_Development/Organizations Dedicated to creating a working space for a just and sustainable existence and a harmonious relationship with nature. Activities, mission, meeting minutes, and contact information.
Other resource N65 Rachel's Environment and Health Newshttp://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?St=1 Rachel's Environment and Health NewsTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Mailing_Lists A free weekly email newsletter published by the Environmental Research Foundation. Complete archive available online.
Other resource N66 Civitas - Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health 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.
Other resource N67 Natural Resources Defense Council - Toxic Chemicals and Healthhttp://www.nrdc.org/health/ Natural Resources Defense Council - Toxic Chemicals and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health NRDC provides information, reports, fact sheets and studies on everyday health threats posed by toxic chemicals and pesticides.
Other resource N68 Health and the Environmenthttp://www.ycsi.net/users/reversespins/health.html Health and the EnvironmentTop/Society/Issues/Environment/News_and_Media Provides links to news and articles.
Other resource N69 T.E.A.C.H. (Toxic Environment Affects Children's Health)http://www.tr-teach.org T.E.A.C.H. (Toxic Environment Affects Children's Health)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations Educate on toxic environmental hazards that may affect health in the Toms River, NJ area. Founded by the sixty families represented by Mr. Jan Schlictmann on which the 1998 movie "A Civil Action" was based.
Other resource N70 United Plant Savershttp://www.plantsavers.org/ United Plant SaversTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Regional/North_America Network of business, government and nonprofit groups trying to stop plant extinction and save native and medicinal plants of North America.
Other resource N71 Population and Health InfoSharehttp://www.phishare.org/ Population and Health InfoShareTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Population A library of electronic documents created by partner organizations working in reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS, and population.
Other resource N72 Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Carehttp://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html Ethical Issues in Terminal Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide.
Other resource N73 Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc South Carolinahttp://www.peedeehealthystart.org Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc South CarolinaTop/Society/Issues/Health A prevention program in response to high infant mortality rates, low birth weight babies, inadequate health care for women of child bearing age and their families in rural areas in SC.
Other resource N74 Cliff Steer : Heart Manhttp://members.aol.com/cjsteer Cliff Steer : Heart ManTop/Society/Issues/Health Free video by a heart transplant patient, aimed at Jr. High kids, about positive life styles, the non-use of drugs and alcohol, and organ donation.
Other resource N75 HealthWatch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ HealthWatch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
Other resource N76 Selling Off or Selling Out? Medical Schools and Ethical Leadership in Tobacco Stock Divestmenthttp://www.academicmedicine.org/cgi/content/full/79/11/1017 Selling Off or Selling Out? Medical Schools and Ethical Leadership in Tobacco Stock DivestmentTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco Tobacco industry documents show that Philip Morris used its funding of medical schools to get them to keep their investment in tobacco stocks.
Other resource N77 Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costshttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5114a2.htm Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic CostsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact CDC report; every pack of cigarettes costs $3.45 for medical care attributable to smoking and $3.73 in productivity losses, for a total cost of $7.18 per pack.
Other resource N78 Costs of Health Damage and Productivity Losses Attributable to Smoking in Germanyhttp://www3.oup.co.uk/eurpub/hdb/Volume_10/Issue_01/100031.sgm.abs.html Costs of Health Damage and Productivity Losses Attributable to Smoking in GermanyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact The European Journal of Public Health: scientific article.
Other resource N79 Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit Drugshttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7383/242/a Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Results of a study on the social costs of drug use in Australia.
Other resource N80 $72.7 Billion: Smoking's Annual Health Care Costhttp://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1998/0916/smoking.html $72.7 Billion: Smoking's Annual Health Care CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact The total cost of caring for people with health problems caused by cigarette smoking is about $72.7 billion per year, according to health economists at the University of California. "You expect a figure of this magnitude for the impact of smoking on health care, when you consider that one in five deaths per year is due to cigarette use," said the study's author. Smoking accounted for 11.8 percent of all medical expenditures in the U.S.

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