Historical Medical Claims

site URL - http://www240.pair.com/tomtom/pages/gra/gra_badvert.html

Site description: "More Doctors Smoke Camels" and other ads from 1927 through 1950.




Topic: Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Promotion

LINKURI & TITLEDESCRIPTION & TOPIC
Previous 10HoltzReport: Tobacco Controlhttp://nasw.org/users/holtza/tob_links.htm HoltzReport: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Index of and links to tobacco control stories and research by independent journalist Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent and Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow. Includes analyses of the Truth campaign in Florida and the ballot campaign that raised the tobacco tax in Oregon. Also, links to NPR archives and other information on tobacco issues.
PreviousKoop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/Extra/hotdocs/kk7-97.htm Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Facts, findings, and recommendations on regulatory policy, research policy, public education, youth and tobacco, performance objectives, current users of tobacco products, secondhand smoke, and future of the tobacco industry and of tobacco control efforts.
Random 1Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA)http://www.iphca.org/ Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA)Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Health/Associations A non-for-profit trade association that represents the state's Community/Migrant Health Centers (C/MHCs). Features news, an events calendar, legislative advocacy, programs and grants.
Random 2The Role of Neurotrophinshttp://www.ufbi.ufl.edu/~coleman/project.html The Role of NeurotrophinsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Hydrocephalus/Treatments Infantile Hydrocephalus studies, theories and findings toward developing potential therapeutic strategies.
Random 3Pokemon Meets DBZhttp://www.angelfire.com/anime/pokemonmeetsdbz/ Pokemon Meets DBZTop/Arts/Animation/Anime/Fandom/P Pokémon codes, Dragon Ball picture archive, and news.
Random 4Franklin Enterprises Ltd.http://www.franklinenterprises.com/ Franklin Enterprises Ltd.Top/Regional/North_America/Canada/Manitoba/Localities/W/Winnipeg/Business_and_Economy/Industries/Manufacturing/Supplies Provides manufacturing, machining and engineering services to a variety of industries including: transportation, industrial, aerospace, defence and medical.
Random 5Choices for Health and Harmonyhttp://www.choicesforhealthandharmony.com Choices for Health and HarmonyTop/Health/Alternative/Iridology Diane Elms presents basic treatment information, with details of what to expect at her Ontario practice.
NextTobacco Lobby Bought Out Doctors in Scandinaviahttp://www.dawn.com/2000/09/16/int15.htm Tobacco Lobby Bought Out Doctors in ScandinaviaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Regulation/Lobbying/Critiques News item on how Philip Morris sought out sympathetic medical doctors in Denmark and Sweden, and paid them money to void their opposition to anti-smoking groups.
Next 10Tobacco Giant's Secret Papers Revealedhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1037005,00.html Tobacco Giant's Secret Papers RevealedTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Teen_Smoking Britain's biggest tobacco company was so concerned that it would lose market share to hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin that it attempted to market a 'rebellious' image for cigarettes to make them more attractive to youngsters.
Random 1Ko Murobushi & Urara Kusanagihttp://www.t0.or.at/~dstrehly/butoh.htm Ko Murobushi & Urara KusanagiTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Butoh Japanese Butoh Dance Performers.
Random 4Elder Law Streaming Videoshttp://www.elderlaw.tv/streaming_videos.asp Elder Law Streaming VideosTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Elder_Law/Resources Learn about elder law issues such as nursing home abuse, Medicaid, Medicare and estate planning from nationally recognized attorneys.
Random 4Japanese Recipes and Healthy Foodhttp://www.japanese-food-for-health.com Japanese Recipes and Healthy FoodTop/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Asian/Japanese Articles touting the health benefits of eating Japanese food as well as some basic recipes and general information.
Next 70Health Quackeryhttp://www.nia.nih.gov/health/agepages/healthqy.htm Health QuackeryTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Provides information on how to spot health quackery.
Previous 70HealthWatch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ HealthWatch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
Next 170Antibiotic Dosageshttp://www.drgreene.com/21_826.html Antibiotic DosagesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety Dr. Greene answers a parent's question about antibiotic dosages and why the prescribed amount may differ from one infection to the next.
Previous 170Aphrodite 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.
Next 270
Previous 270National Civil War Association-Unionhttp://ncwa.org/union/indexu.htm National Civil War Association-UnionTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War/Union_Units California based living history group representing the Union Army Civil War military organizations. These include artillery, infantry and cavalry, as well as the U.S. Medical Department and their histories.
Other resource N0 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 N1 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 N2 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 N3 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 N4 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 N5 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 N6 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 N7 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 N8 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 N9 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 N10 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 N11 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 N12 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 N13 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 N14 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 N15 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 N16 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 N17 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 N18 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 N19 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 N20 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 N21 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 N22 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 N23 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 N24 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 N25 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 N26 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 N27 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 N28 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 N29 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 N30 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 N31 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 N32 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 N33 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 N34 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 N35 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 N36 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 N37 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 N38 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 N39 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 N40 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 N41 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 N42 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 N43 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 N44 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 N45 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 N46 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 N47 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 N48 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 N49 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 N50 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 N51 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 N52 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 N53 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 N54 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 N55 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 N56 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 N57 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 N58 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 N59 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 N60 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 N61 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 N62 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 N63 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 N64 HealthWatch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ HealthWatch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
Other resource N65 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 N66 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 N67 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 N68 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 N69 $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.
Other resource N70 The Health Costs of Smokinghttp://www.roycastle.org/kats/facts_health.htm The Health Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Short factsheet measures the UK cost of tobacco products in different ways.
Other resource N71 Smoking and the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace - Health Canada Tobacco Control Programmehttp://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 ProgrammeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Canadian analysis estimates smoking adds about $2000 per year per employee.
Other resource N72 Cigarette Smuggling: A Global Weapon against Public Health Measureshttp://www.nsra-adnf.ca/news_info.php?cPath=27&news_id=30 Cigarette Smuggling: A Global Weapon against Public Health MeasuresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Smuggling Annotated list of links organized by Nonsmokers Rights Association of Canada. Pulls together primary and secondary sources, news and analysis.
Other resource N73 MASCOT: Multicultural Advocates for Social Change on Tobaccohttp://www.mascotcoalition.org/ MASCOT: Multicultural Advocates for Social Change on TobaccoTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Statistics, factsheets, and discussion on tobacco policy, smokefree workplaces, retailers selling to youth, industry quotes on nicotine and addiction, and medical costs due to smoking.
Other resource N74 Health Canada: Tobaccohttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/tobacco.htm Health Canada: TobaccoTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Information from Health Canada on smoking and tobacco use. Reports, statistics, studies, news releases, and regulations.
Other resource N75 Tough on Drugs -- Weak on Tobaccohttp://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/172_12_190600/chapman/chapman.html Tough on Drugs -- Weak on TobaccoTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Article in medical journal outlines how and why the government of Australia does little about tobacco, and government funding for tobacco control is small compared to government funding of other public health issues.
Other resource N76 Youth Empowerment and Health Promotionhttp://www.ftcc.fsu.edu/resreports/july99/index.html Youth Empowerment and Health PromotionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking Report from Florida Tobacco Control Clearinghouse. Description of, examples, and discussion of empowering youth, instead of lecturing.
Other resource N77 Teenz247http://www.teenz247.com/ Teenz247Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking/Organizations Smoke-free hangout offers games, message boards, local news for teens, and articles to help teenagers in making smart decisions about drugs, smoking, and alcohol.
Other resource N78 Partnerships Between Attorneys and Public Health Professionals to Support Local Tobacco Control Effortshttp://www.tobaccocontrol.neu.edu/castpage.htm Partnerships Between Attorneys and Public Health Professionals to Support Local Tobacco Control EffortsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Historically, the greatest deterrents to local tobacco control efforts have been 1) lack of policy guidance; and 2) tobacco industry legal intimidation. This paper outlines an approach that deals with both problems.
Other resource N79 Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.info.gov.hk/hkcosh/index.htm Hong Kong Council on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional Aims to introduce the Council to the public and to educate on smoking-related health hazards. In English and Chinese.
Other resource N80 Muskoka-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.

link to main page of directory

Back to Art Vernissage