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Next 70New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task Forcehttp://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/fraud/ New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task ForceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Identifies the promotion of an AIDS related health product, treatment or service that is known to be false, unproven, or potentially harmful.
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Next 170HelpingPatients.orghttp://helpingpatients.org HelpingPatients.orgTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs PhRMA and its member companies present an interactive web site that provides a comprehensive one-stop link to thousands of medicines offered through hundreds of patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies and government and local organizations.
Previous 170SexQuest’s Web Index for Sexual Healthhttp://www.SexQuest.com/SexQuest.html SexQuest’s Web Index for Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Published and online sexological writings of Dr. Raymond J. Noonan, as well as sex-positive education and research links for students, sexual health professionals, and educators.
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Previous 270Medical 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 N0 George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil Warhttp://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/cwcenter.htm George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil WarTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War The mission of the center is to promote scholarly research war through the development of a database that contains pertinent military, socio-economic and medical data on Union and Confederate servicemen, with initial emphasis on West Virginia's soldiers.
Other resource N1 The Hospital Steward's Tenthttp://www.geocities.com/hospital_steward/ The Hospital Steward's TentTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War A site for information about Civil War hospital stewards. Includes a list of Civil War medicines.
Other resource N2 44th New York Volunteers Field Hospitalhttp://www.forttejon.org/nyv44hosp/ 44th New York Volunteers Field HospitalTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War/Union_Units/New_York_Infantry Civil War Medicine: Site includes, history, photographs, art gallery, and links.
Other resource N3 Case Studies of Two Women's Health Projectshttp://www.fhi.org/en/wsp/wspubs/bolivia.html Case Studies of Two Women's Health ProjectsTop/Society/History/By_Region/South_America/Women Many women suffer from poor health in Bolivia, where rates of fertility and maternal mortality are among the highest in Latin America.
Other resource N4 Women in Science and Medicinehttp://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=wscimed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=no Women in Science and MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
Other resource N5 Forum for History of Human Sciencehttp://www.fhhs.org/ Forum for History of Human ScienceTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Psychology The Forum for History of Human Science is an interest group within the History of Science Society, which brings together historians of economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and medicine.
Other resource N6 History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultureshttp://www.mic.ki.se/Indig.html History of Biomedicine: Indigenous CulturesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
Other resource N7 Medical Milestoneshttp://www.indiainfoline.com/phar/mile/arch.html Medical MilestonesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Indiainfoline presents med milestones giving the major breakthroughs in medical science that took place during the 20th Century.
Other resource N8 H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links.http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science/medic.html H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links.Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Useful links from the University of California, Riverside.
Other resource N9 MMS - materia medica sinicahttp://www.materia-medica-sinica.de/ MMS - materia medica sinicaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Online journal for the history of Chinese medicine.
Other resource N10 MedHisthttp://medhist.ac.uk/ MedHistTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
Other resource N11 Images from the History of Medicinehttp://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/ Images from the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Provides access to the thousands of prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Other resource N12 The Scottish Society of the History of Medicinehttp://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sshm/ The Scottish Society of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Website of the Scottish Society of the HIstory of Medicine
Other resource N13 Special Collections and Archives in the USAhttp://info.med.yale.edu/library/historical/speccoll.htm Special Collections and Archives in the USATop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Portal for history of medical science archive resources. Sorted by state.
Other resource N14 Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/directory/directoryhome.html Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.
Other resource N15 A History of Cardiologyhttp://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html A History of CardiologyTop/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
Other resource N16 A Short History of Medical Careershttp://library.thinkquest.org/15569/hist-1.html A Short History of Medical CareersTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
Other resource N17 The Ascelpionhttp://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM The AscelpionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Devoted to the study of ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations. Designed to be an internet source that presents the study of ancient medicine in a manner that is both accessible and useful to the general public and to students enrolled in the history course Ancient Medicine (History C380/580), taught by Professor Nancy Demand at Indiana University Bloomington.
Other resource N18 Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiquahttp://www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk/Medant/ Ancient Medicine/Medicina AntiquaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
Other resource N19 Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People First woman to have received an MD degree at Geneva medical college . Includes biographical data about early classroom experiences, display photos and manuscript quotes. From an online version of an exhibit held in 1999 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda.
Other resource N20 Hartford Medical Societyhttp://library.uchc.edu/hms/ Hartford Medical SocietyTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations The Society provides an excellent medical library of historical significance and sponsors the Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry in conjunction with the Hartford Dental Society.
Other resource N21 Centre for the History of Medicinehttp://medweb.bham.ac.uk/histmed/ Centre for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Established at the University of Birmingham in 2000 to bring together and promote teaching and inter-disciplinary research in the history of medicine and help develop the Medical School's rapidly growing reputation in the field.
Other resource N22 Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgarthttp://www.igm-bosch.de/english/ Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, StuttgartTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions The Institute's archives house the private papers of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), of his second wife Mrs. Mélanie d'Hervilly (1800-1878), and of important students and successors.
Other resource N23 Wellcome Library for the History of Medicinehttp://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Library for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Library is based in London and is open to visitors. This website provides access to catalogues and other resources
Other resource N24 Journal 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.
Other resource N25 Bulletin of the History of Medicinehttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/bulletin_of_the_history_of_medicine/ Bulletin of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
Other resource N26 Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark Expeditionhttp://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/lewis_clark/index.html Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Exploration/Explorers/Lewis_and_Clark Information and online exhibits from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library.
Other resource N27 Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicinehttp://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GouAnom.html Anomalies and Curiosities of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Full, indexed text of this encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery. By George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle.
Other resource N28 Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio Vaccinehttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about/history/sabin.htm Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio VaccineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Information on Albert B. Sabin, MD, developer of the polio vaccine from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Other resource N29 Blount Nurses For Health Educationhttp://www.ywwf.org/ Blount Nurses For Health EducationTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Information on abstinence, safe sex, sexual education, STDs, and condoms.
Other resource N30 Sex Education Link Directoryhttp://bigeye.com/sexeducation/index.html Sex Education Link DirectoryTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education A directory of scientific, medical, research, cultural, religious, and political sexual topics.
Other resource N31 Postponing Sexual Involvementhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/programs_services/75/ Postponing Sexual InvolvementTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Teacher_and_Parent_Resources Program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati designed to help teenagers learn to cope with and resist pressures to become sexually active at early ages. This is a program brochure rather than an educational resource.
Other resource N32 Sexual Health In Ohio Projecthttp://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/SHOP/ Sexual Health In Ohio ProjectTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only Abstinence education using the "Sex Can Wait" curricula in the State of Ohio.
Other resource N33 Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)http://www.unet.brandeis.edu/~ssis/ Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Safer_Sex/Organizations Information about sexual health, safer sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and date rape drugs. Written by and for college students at Brandeis University.
Other resource N34 Sexual Health - Public Information Resourcehttp://www.sexual-health-resource.org Sexual Health - Public Information ResourceTop/Society/Sexuality/Advice Information on a wide range of sexual health issues. Offers sex guides, safe sex facts, birth control methods, and STD information.
Other resource N35 Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News Indexhttp://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/female_sexuality_index.shtml Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News IndexTop/Society/Sexuality/News The latest in female sexual health news.
Other resource N36 Daze Readerhttp://www.dazereader.com/ Daze ReaderTop/Society/Sexuality/News Daily blog covering sex, technology, culture, news, art, gossip, people, politics, drugs & rock & roll ... but mostly sex. Comprehensive collection of sex-related articles, galleries, interviews, commentaries, links, resources.
Other resource N37 Entertainment Meets Sexual Healthhttp://www.drrachael.com Entertainment Meets Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology DJ and Physician, Dr. Rachael teaches young and urban communities fun and healthy sex education. Site offers sexuality and STD information, advice, news, and interviews.
Other resource N38 Sex Therapy and Educationhttp://members.aol.com/how2video/welcome.htm Sex Therapy and EducationTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy By Frank Sommers, M.D. As a psychiatrist and sex therapist treating men, women and couples, for sexual problems over the past 28 years, I have rarely found the need to resort to any kind of medication.
Other resource N39 MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?http://www.mori.com/polls/1999/mrc99.shtml MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Analysis of interviews conducted June and September 1999. Includes link to full pdf report on Animals in Medicine and Science. UK.
Other resource N40 A Critical Look at Animal Experimentationhttp://www.mrmcmed.org/critcv.html A Critical Look at Animal ExperimentationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Books Online book by Murry J. Cohen M.D., Stephen R. Kaufman M.D., Rhoda Ruttenberg M.D., Alix Fano M.A. From Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC).
Other resource N41 Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humanshttp://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/chimps.html Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humansTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates From the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
Other resource N42 Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1111711,00.html Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Robin McKie. Professor Colin Blakemore, head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), during a meeting with Science Minister Lord Sainsbury last week announced he will quit his post unless the Government pledges to reform the honours system and publicly and unequivocally back all scientists who use animals in their work. It is believed it was pressure from the Prince of Wales that he was snubbed for a knighthood several days ago.
Other resource N43 Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1054-491712,00.html Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2002 Mick Hume. Whatever the outcome of the new hearing for Cambridge University's plans to build a world-class, £24 million research centre, it is a disgrace that the Government feels the need to hold a public inquiry into whether we should privilege people or primates.
Other resource N44 Seattle P-I - Animals and Researchhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/focus161.shtml Seattle P-I - Animals and ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2000 A five-part series. Northwest physicians and researchers discuss why, despite vehement objections, there's value in using animals in medical research.
Other resource N45 Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production linehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,442331,00.html Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production lineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Paul Kelso. Around half of the research at HLS involves animals and is designed to meet the Animal Scientific Procedures Act (1986) which demands that a wide range of drugs, food additives, industrial chemicals and domestic products is tested before being released on to the market.
Other resource N46 RDS: Understanding Animal Research in Medicinehttp://www.rds-online.org.uk RDS: Understanding Animal Research in MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations Representing doctors and scientists in the debate about the use of animals in medical research and testing, supporting the 3 R's. Research processes, medical milestones, ethical debate, animal welfare, news page, research headlines, hot topics, glossary and FAQ. UK.
Other resource N47 Biomedical Research Education Trusthttp://www.bret.org.uk Biomedical Research Education TrustTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A charity providing secondary schools with speakers and information leaflets and videos about the humane and responsible use of animals in medical research. FAQ, necessity for animal research, numbers and types of animals, tests without using animals, animals in society, government regulations, school speaker program, news and links. London, UK.
Other resource N48 FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experimentshttp://www.frame.org.uk FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical ExperimentsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A registered UK charity that develops and promotes alternatives to laboratory animal use in research, testing and education. FRAME promotes the 3Rs: reduction, refinement and replacement, recognising that the immediate and total abolition of all animal experiments is not possible, if vital medical research is to continue. UK.
Other resource N49 Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)http://www.curedisease.com Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States Explains the invalidity of the animal model as a model of human disease. FAQ, alternatives, human harms, science, interest groups, book 'Sacred Cows and Golden Geese', articles, activities, projects, charter and links. California, US.
Other resource N50 South Africans for the Abolition of Vivisectionhttp://www.saav.org.za/ South Africans for the Abolition of VivisectionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Africa Campaigning for the abolition of vivisection on medical, scientific and ethical grounds. Projects, newsletters and fact sheets. South Africa.
Other resource N51 RDS: FAQhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/faq.asp?i_ToolbarID=8&i_PageID=82 RDS: FAQTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Organisation representing medical researchers presents FAQs plus common claims, animal research facts and a timeline.
Other resource N52 United States Animal Health Associationhttp://www.usaha.org/ United States Animal Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/Organizations/United_States For livestock health. Officers, committees, reports, proceedings, resolutions, meetings, history, allied groups, species information and bulletin board. Virginia, US.
Other resource N53 BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's Bearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/702576.stm BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's BearsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals Thousands of bears are being kept in "torture chambers" to produce bile for Chinese medicine, wildlife campaigners say.
Other resource N54 Emergency Euthanasiahttp://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-AN/INF-AN_EMERGEUTH-HORSES.HTML Emergency EuthanasiaTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine article on when to make the euthanasia decision and how to carry it out as humanely and quickly as possible in the absence of a veterinarian.
Other resource N55 Guardian Special Reports: Animal Rightshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/ Guardian Special Reports: Animal RightsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/News_and_Media Ongoing news and commentary of UK and international issues covering medical research, wildlife including hunting and fishing, circuses, farming, fur, smuggling, zoos and aquariums. Web resources.
Other resource N56 Research Defence Societyhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/ Research Defence SocietyTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom RDS represents doctors and scientists in the debate about the use of animals in medical research and testing. Includes information on the Research processes, medical milestones, ethical debate, animal welfare, news, a glossary and FAQ.
Other resource N57 Journal of Noise and Healthhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/noiseandhealth/index.htm Journal of Noise and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Noise_Pollution From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London
Other resource N58 Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthhttp://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/ Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Environmental_Justice U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
Other resource N59 Climate Effects on Human Healthhttp://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html Climate Effects on Human HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Climate_Change A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
Other resource N60 The Healthy Community: One for All, All for Onehttp://www.thebestmedicalcare.com/book/ch12_1.htm The Healthy Community: One for All, All for OneTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Chapter from the free online book, How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient. Discusses the environments effect on human health.
Other resource N61 Links for Mother Earthhttp://home.earthlink.net/~wodensharrow/earthlinks.html Links for Mother EarthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Directories Some hundred links to groups organized around such themes as deep ecology, green medicine, and heathen beliefs, as well as sustainable farming and environmental activism. U.S. focus.
Other resource N62 Bhopal.Orghttp://www.bhopal.org/ Bhopal.OrgTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.
Other resource N63 Marine Ecosystem Health Programhttp://mehp.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ Marine Ecosystem Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans UCD School of Vet Med program focuses on issues of ecosystem and wildlife health of the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia.
Other resource N64 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-ps720.html International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Population Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that there is no population problem.
Other resource N65 American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/ American Council on Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Other resource N66 Partners In Healthhttp://www.pih.org/ Partners In HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity, but "pragmatic solidarity".
Other resource N67 Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Healthhttp://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and faculty listing.
Other resource N68 Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bagshttp://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. BagsTop/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.
Other resource N69 Health Facts and Fearshttp://healthfactsandfears.com/ Health Facts and FearsTop/Society/Issues/Health A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
Other resource N70 CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Costhttp://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses.
Other resource N71 Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical ExpendituresTop/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".
Other resource N72 Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Yearshttp://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 YearsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states.
Other resource N73 The Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/House_Testimony_Nov_1993.html The Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Economic analysis concludes cigarettes and other tobacco products represent about 10% of all health care costs in America.
Other resource N74 The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992http://www.ccsa.ca/plweb-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+view1+General+446+6++ The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Tobacco generated more costs than alcohol, and more than 7 times as much as all illegal drugs combined.
Other resource N75 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spendinghttp://www.oncolink.com/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2625 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare SpendingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report on 1997 Medicare and overall healthcare costs in the U.S. due to cigarette smoking, based on estimates of 1993 spending.
Other resource N76 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be Reducedhttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7266/947 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be ReducedTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Smuggling Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N77 Framework 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.
Other resource N78 Advocating for the Public's Healthhttp://www.commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/mediaadvoc/default.htm Advocating for the Public's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Other resource N79 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their Allieshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/375 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their AlliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has developed strategy for dealing with the tobacco industry and its allies by using their stock to challenge issues through shareholder resolutions.
Other resource N80 Health 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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