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Site description: Article in medical journal examines the evidence that the tobacco industry is putting chemical additives to cigarettes to make secondhand smoke more pleasant but not less lethal.
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| Previous 10 | Tobacco, public health, and public policy | http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/trdrp/Aim97/plenary.html Tobacco, public health, and public policy | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Panel discussion at conference. Covers different health and policy aspects. Participants include Stan Glantz, Luanne Nyberg, and Bill Novelli. |
| Previous | Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction Rates | http://www.medchi.org/grants/tobaccoads/bibliography.asp Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction Rates | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Advertising Bibliography of scientific articles put together by Maryland State Medical Society. |
| Random 1 | eMedicine Health - Bladder Control | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8806-1.asp eMedicine Health - Bladder Control | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genitourinary_Disorders/Bladder/Incontinence Consumer health resource center providing an overview of incontinence and its causes, symptoms and treatment. |
| Random 2 | Hunter's Natural & Pure Aromatherapy | http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hunters/ Hunter's Natural & Pure Aromatherapy | Top/Shopping/Health/Alternative/Aromatherapy/Essential_Oils British aromatherapist Ian Hunter offers essential oils and blends for various purposes, as well as some notes on blending. US price list requires Microsoft Word to read. |
| Random 3 | BioMed Central: Travelers' Diarrhea | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/2/323 BioMed Central: Travelers' Diarrhea | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne/Travelers_Diarrhea Scientific and medical article. |
| Random 4 | Vascular Solutions | http://www.vascularsolutions.com Vascular Solutions | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Vascular_Disorders Vascular Solutions is engaged in the development of the Duett(TM) vascular sealing device to address the clinical need for a safe and effective method to rapidly seal the arterial access site following catheterization procedures such as angiography, angioplasty and stenting. |
| Random 5 | PS Enterprises | http://psbroker.com PS Enterprises | Top/Business/Healthcare/Animal_Health/Veterinary Business brokers specializing in veterinary practice acquisitions, sales and valuation in Florida and Georgia. |
| Next | How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke | http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/325/7377/1413 How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Journal article documents how the tobacco industry generated a study and hid its involvement in an attempt to fight the emerging science on secondhand smoke. |
| Next 10 | OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smoke | http://www.oma.org/phealth/2ndsmoke.htm OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smoke | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke Ontario Medical Association outlines the medical facts and their policy position based on those facts. |
| Random 1 | NeMeSYS at Leyendas 2003 | http://www.nmranma.com.ar/temp/leyendas.htm NeMeSYS at Leyendas 2003 | Top/Arts/Animation/Anime/Fandom/Conventions/Reports_and_Photo_Albums Reports on a comic and anime convention done in Rosario, Argentina. |
| Random 4 | Pictures of Fractures | http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/emergency/fractures.asp Pictures of Fractures | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Fractures Includes scanned x-rays, and emergency outdoor treatment. From Survive Outdoors Inc. |
| Random 4 | Charleston Women's Medical Center, LLC | http://charlestonwomensmedicalcenter.com/ Charleston Women's Medical Center, LLC | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/South_Carolina/Localities/C/Charleston/Health Offering abortion counseling and routine gynecological services; includes prices, hours of operation, and directions. |
| Next 70 | Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detection | http://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/medicare/blfraud.htm Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detection | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Tips on detecting and preventing fraudulent practices in Medicare. |
| Previous 70 | State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993 | http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/faculty/lmiller_report.html State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993 | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact 1993 report breaks down costs by state. |
| Next 170 | Change the Climate, Inc. | http://www.changetheclimate.org Change the Climate, Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal An educational and participatory site about marijuana, pot, hemp, drug reform, and marijuana policy through advertising and community. |
| Previous 170 | The Center For Sexual Health | http://www.centerforsexualhealth.com The Center For Sexual Health | Top/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. |
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| Previous 270 | Women in Science and Medicine | http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=wscimed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=no Women in Science and Medicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists. |
| Other resource N0 | Every Man His Own Doctor | http://www.librarycompany.org/doctor/everyman.html Every Man His Own Doctor | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine An online exhibit on Popular Medicine in Early America, from Colonial times to the mid 19th Century. |
| Other resource N1 | Sigerist Circle Home Page | http://www.sigeristcircle.org/ Sigerist Circle Home Page | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Organization of medical historians, focusing on issues of class, race, and gender. |
| Other resource N2 | Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia | http://www.collphyphil.org/HMDLSubweb/indexhmdl.htm_1.htm Historical Medical Digital Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Title pages, contents pages, indexes, illustrations, and extracts from the text of many books availabale online. |
| Other resource N3 | Spanish American War Medicine | http://www.spanamwar.com/medical.htm Spanish American War Medicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Medical practice in the Spanish American War, primarily by US Army medical staff and DAR Volunteer nurses upon US soldiers. |
| Other resource N4 | A Bibliography of Greek and Roman Medicine | http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/histmed/biblio.html A Bibliography of Greek and Roman Medicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Bibliography compiled by Robert Arnott of University of Birmingham. Useful, but few links to full text. Last updated February 2002 |
| Other resource N5 | Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia | http://www.flash-med.com/Flash-Med-Trivia.asp Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format. |
| Other resource N6 | Lothian Health Services Archive | http://www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Lothian Health Services Archive | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine A repository for institutional administrative and clinical records, private papers, photographs and objects relating to the past and present of Lothian health. |
| Other resource N7 | Bibliography of Secondary Works in the History of Medicine and Related Health Fields | http://www.medlib.iupui.edu/hom/biblio.html Bibliography of Secondary Works in the History of Medicine and Related Health Fields | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine A non-critical electronic bibliography from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library of monographs and classic works in the field of American history of medicine and related topics. |
| Other resource N8 | Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history | http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas/Aids/index.html#Photos Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Transcripts of a two-part radio program from 1996 that placed the responses to AIDS, from both socio-cultural and medical standpoints, in historical perspective. Includes various links. |
| Other resource N9 | The Birth of the Clinic | http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/BirthOfTheClinic/ The Birth of the Clinic | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Hypertext lecture notes on Foucault's account of the development of modern medicine |
| Other resource N10 | The History of Dentistry | http://www.sadanet.co.za/dhw/history/overview.html The History of Dentistry | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine The story how dentistry developed through the ages to become the sophisticated medical science of today. |
| Other resource N11 | History of the Royal College of General Practitioners | http://www.rcgp.org.uk/history/histories/index.asp History of the Royal College of General Practitioners | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Shows establishment of general practice (family medicine) as a speciality and academic discipline in Great Britain. Includes background history of general practice, foundation of the College, history of the College and its building and detailed chronology by subject. Links to Royal College of General Practitioners Archives pages. |
| Other resource N12 | Ambrose Pare - Journeys in Diverse Places | http://www.bartleby.com/38/2/ Ambrose Pare - Journeys in Diverse Places | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People Recounts experiences of this 16th century French battlefield surgeon from various battles over a thirty year period. Discusses medical procedures in the field. |
| Other resource N13 | American Association of the History of Medicine | http://www.histmed.org/ American Association of the History of Medicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations An academic society devoted to the history of medicine and health in all of its aspects. |
| Other resource N14 | International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM) | http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/ishm/eng/ International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM) | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations Founded in Paris in 1921. The purpose of the group is to assist and support the historical study of all questions relating to the medical and biomedical sciences and to the other branches of the healing arts. |
| Other resource N15 | College of Physicians of Philadelphia History of Medicine Library, Programs, and Fellowships | http://www.collphyphil.org/libwood.htm College of Physicians of Philadelphia History of Medicine Library, Programs, and Fellowships | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Access to one of America's premier research collections in the history of medicine. Information about programs and fellowships organized by the Wood Institute for the History of Medicine. |
| Other resource N16 | National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Extensive collection of material. Open to the public. |
| Other resource N17 | The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | http://www.med.jhu.edu/medarchives/ The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Introduces the holdings of the archives and opportunities for research. Includes guides to over 100 personal paper collections, photograph inventory, and online exhibits. |
| Other resource N18 | UHR Books | http://www.abebooks.com/home/UHRBOOKS/ UHR Books | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Antiquarian booksellers specializing in the history of medicine, surgery, nursing, public health, epidemiology, sanitation, infectious diseases, microbiology, parasitology and virology. |
| Other resource N19 | History of Science, Medicine, and Technology at Johns Hopkins University | http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/graduateprograms/history_of_science/ History of Science, Medicine, and Technology at Johns Hopkins University | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Institutions Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral, and combined MD-PhD programs in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology offered jointly through the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine. |
| Other resource N20 | Society for the Social History of Medicine | http://www.sshm.org/ Society for the Social History of Medicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Pursues inter-disciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice. Organization information, upcoming conferences, journal table of contents, and internet links. |
| Other resource N21 | Sir Ronald Ross | http://www.nobel-winners.com/Medicine/ronald_ross.html Sir Ronald Ross | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Find out about the British bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria. |
| Other resource N22 | Abby's Sexual Health | http://abbys-sexual-health.com/ Abby's Sexual Health | Top/Society/Sexuality Includes sex, masturbation, and relationship advice, with articles, books, lessons, product reviews, surveys, and a discussion board. Site offers topics for women, men, and couples. |
| Other resource N23 | Teen Health | http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/sexualhealth/home.htm Teen Health | Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Topics include teen sexuality, sexual orientation, STD's, pregnancy, and sexual assault. The site is maintained by Dalhousie Medical School students. |
| Other resource N24 | SexQuest’s Web Index for Sexual Health | http://www.SexQuest.com/SexQuest.html SexQuest’s Web Index for Sexual Health | Top/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. |
| Other resource N25 | Healthy Visions | http://healthyvisions.org Healthy Visions | Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Teacher_and_Parent_Resources Educates students and young adults to make informed decisions about sexual health, relationships, unwed pregnancy, and adoption. |
| Other resource N26 | How to Improve Sexual Health. | http://www.worldsbest-sexual-health-site.com How to Improve Sexual Health. | Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Safer_Sex Sexual wellness information, articles, solutions, remedies that can enhance the lives of men and women. Learn also about sexual diseases, their symptoms, diagnoses, treatment and risks. |
| Other resource N27 | Achieving Sexual Health | http://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Sex_Talk/ Achieving Sexual Health | Top/Society/Sexuality/Advice Inner Self Magazine. Articles by various authors on achieving sexual health. Topics from sex surrogates to sex and spirituality. |
| Other resource N28 | Resourcing Health and Education in the Sex Industry | http://www.sexworker.org.au/ Resourcing Health and Education in the Sex Industry | Top/Society/Sexuality/Politics_of_Sexuality/Sex_Work Provides a range of health, safety and legal information for sex workers in Victoria, Australia. |
| Other resource N29 | InteliHealth: Sexual / Reproductive Health | http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/22002.html InteliHealth: Sexual / Reproductive Health | Top/Society/Sexuality/News Breaking sexual health news and updates on the most important and intriguing stories, from AP, The New York Times Syndicate, and InteliHealth. |
| Other resource N30 | HealthyStrokes | http://www.healthystrokes.com/young.html HealthyStrokes | Top/Society/Sexuality/Male_Sexuality Answers to frequently asked questions about masturbation and sexually related concerns for men. |
| Other resource N31 | FSD-Alert | http://www.fsd-alert.org/index.html FSD-Alert | Top/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy The new view on female sexual dysfunction and the dangers of medicalization and/or pharmacological influences on treatment. Includes details about conferences, articles, press and links. |
| Other resource N32 | ICM Research - Guardian Poll - January 2001 | http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2001/guardian-poll-jan-2001.htm ICM Research - Guardian Poll - January 2001 | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Animal testing question about supporting or opposing for new human medicines. UK. |
| Other resource N33 | New York University School of Medicine Division of Laboratory Animal Resources | http://www.med.nyu.edu/DLAR/ New York University School of Medicine Division of Laboratory Animal Resources | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Includes compliance issues and protocol information, access to forms for downloading, and faculty and contact resources. |
| Other resource N34 | A Critique of Maternal Deprivation Experiments on Primates | http://www.mrmcmed.org/mom.html A Critique of Maternal Deprivation Experiments on Primates | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates Experiments at The State University of New York Health Science Center. From Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC). |
| Other resource N35 | Telegraph: Ultimatum to Blair on animal experiments | http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/23/nblake23.xml Telegraph: Ultimatum to Blair on animal experiments | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Roger Highfield, science editor. Prof Colin Blakemore, the nation's most senior medical scientist, threatened to quit yesterday unless the Prime Minister restated the Government's support for the need to conduct experiments on animals. |
| Other resource N36 | Scotsman: Scientist threatens to quit over lack of backing for vivisection | http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1405132003 Scotsman: Scientist threatens to quit over lack of backing for vivisection | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Rhiannon Edward. A senior government scientist threatened to quit yesterday if ministers failed to back experiments on animals. Colin Blakemore, the head of the Medical Research Council, (MRC) spoke out after reports that he was not put forward for an honour because of his support for the work. |
| Other resource N37 | The Sunday Telegraph - What happens when you don't do proper testing | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fopinion%2F2001%2F01%2F21%2Fdo04.xml The Sunday Telegraph - What happens when you don't do proper testing | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2001 Alasdair Palmer. "We want drugs which do not have hideous side-effects like thalidomide - but we want them without animal suffering." Links to related stories. |
| Other resource N38 | Sunday Telegraph: When bankers face the terrorists | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2001/04/15/do04.xml Sunday Telegraph: When bankers face the terrorists | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Alasdair Palmer. Professor Colin Blakemore, the Waynefleet Professor of Physiology and a staunch defender of the importance of experimenting on animals in order to achieve medical benefits for people, has, over the years, been threatened with both kidnapping and murder by animal rights terrorists. He has been beaten up and had letter bombs sent to his home, one of which contained half a pound of high explosive packed with needles. It was wrapped so as to appeal to his children, to whom it was delivered. |
| Other resource N39 | Good Medicine | http://www.pcrm.org/magazine Good Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Journals Online copies of the quarterly magazine published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Washington, DC, US. |
| Other resource N40 | Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) | http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/ Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations Council of experts in laboratory animal medicine, zoology, genetics, medicine, ethics, and related biomedical sciences. Details of current projects, publications, ILAR Journal, and information about animal models. |
| Other resource N41 | Seriously Ill For Medical Research | http://www.simr.org.uk Seriously Ill For Medical Research | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom Promotes research into serious illnesses and medical conditions, and supports humane animal research and ethical genetic technology as essential. Biotechnology, celebrity support, benefits of animal research, UK regulations, anti-vivisection myths, religious views, Nobel Prize winners survey, public opinion, news, medical research update and links. Especially for patients, relatives and carers. Bedfordshire, UK. |
| Other resource N42 | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine | http://www.aclam.org American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States An organization of board-certified veterinary medical specialists who establish standards of education, training, experience and expertise necessary to become qualified as a specialist and recognizes that achievement through board certification. Promoting the advancement of knowledge through professional continuing education activities, the development of educational materials and the conduct of research in laboratory animal medicine and science. US. |
| Other resource N43 | Americans for Medical Progress | http://www.amprogress.org Americans for Medical Progress | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States Helping to ensure public understanding and support of the humane use of animals in medical research. Animal research, animal rights, articles, news, downloadable materials, a timeline of medical benefits, student resource center, women's health campaign and membership. Virginia, US. |
| Other resource N44 | PCRM Research Controversies and Issues -- Ethics in Medical Education | http://www.pcrm.org/issues/Ethics_in_Medical_Research/ethics_medical.html PCRM Research Controversies and Issues -- Ethics in Medical Education | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Information and factsheets from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. US. |
| Other resource N45 | BBC News - Farm practices 'threaten health' | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/64458.stm BBC News - Farm practices 'threaten health' | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming Intensive farming is putting public health at risk, according to a controversial report by the National Consumer Council. (Real Video) |
| Other resource N46 | Independent - Illegally imported meat seized by health officials | http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=64478 Independent - Illegally imported meat seized by health officials | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/News_and_Media/FMD_-_Foot_and_Mouth_Disease Ian Herbert. Health officials have seized illegally imported dried and frozen meat on open sale at supermarkets in Newcastle upon Tyne's Chinatown, seven miles from the source of the foot-and-mouth epidemic. Links to related stories and web resources. |
| Other resource N47 | Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre: Horse Welfare | http://www.alternativevet.org/horses_uk.htm Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre: Horse Welfare | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Examines 14 welfare hotspots, including saddling, shoeing, feeding, rugging, chronic pain, overvaccination. Also highlights shortfalls in the Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines Compendium. |
| Other resource N48 | Inside the Horseracing Industry: Drugs, Deception and Death | http://www.peta.org/factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=65 Inside the Horseracing Industry: Drugs, Deception and Death | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses A PETA factsheet showing the problems inherent to horse racing. |
| Other resource N49 | The Humane Research Trust | http://www.btinternet.com/~shawweb/hrt/index.htm The Humane Research Trust | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom UK charity funding and encouraging medical research using alternatives to animals. |
| Other resource N50 | The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfare | http://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/safety/safetyframeset.html The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfare | Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Entertainment_and_Sports/Racing Welfare initiatives, role of veterinary officer, horse welfare FAQ and medical update. From the regulatory authority for horseracing in the UK. |
| Other resource N51 | Office of Minority Health Resource Center | http://www.omhrc.gov/ Office of Minority Health Resource Center | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Environmental_Justice A U.S. national resource and referral service on minority health issues. Collects and distributes information on topics including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality in minority populations. |
| Other resource N52 | Nuclear.com | http://www.nuclear.com/ Nuclear.com | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Nuclear/News Provides topics and news stories involved in nuclear issues, including power reactors, weapons, medical uses, and food irradiation. |
| Other resource N53 | CQS Health and Environment | http://www.cqs.com/ CQS Health and Environment | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Health alert and toxic alert information about health, fitness, and the environment and their intimate connection. Activist group's site. Some alternative views on HIV and AIDS. |
| Other resource N54 | Is Global Warming Harmful to Health? | http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0008C7B2-E060-1C73-9B81809EC588EF21 Is Global Warming Harmful to Health? | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Computer models indicate that many diseases will surge as the earth's atmosphere heats up. Signs of the predicted troubles have begun to appear. Scientific American. |
| Other resource N55 | Smoke Shacks and Health Effects | http://www.smokeshacks.com/ Smoke Shacks and Health Effects | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Activism Designed to educate the public on harmful health effects of breathing smoke and emissions from outdoor wood burning boilers, furnaces and water stoves. Problems include odor, particulate matter and dioxin. |
| Other resource N56 | Charted Institute of Environmental Health Light Pollution Report | http://www.cieh.org.uk/about/policy/papers/light.htm Charted Institute of Environmental Health Light Pollution Report | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Light_Pollution/Regulation/United_Kingdom Discusses the current legal situation as to whether light pollution is a statutory nuisance. |
| Other resource N57 | Science and Environment Health Network | http://www.sehn.org/ Science and Environment Health Network | Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Organizations/Policy_Institutes Began in 1993 when members of the scientific community met to respond to virulent attacks on the environmental agenda. It was clear that science was being misrepresented and misused in environmental public policy. |
| Other resource N58 | American Association of Health Plans | http://www.aahp.org American Association of Health Plans | Top/Society/Issues/Health Fact sheets and analyses on: managed care, prenatal care, children's health insurance, diabetes, and current immunization recommendations for children and adults. |
| Other resource N59 | What Doctors Don't Tell You | http://www.wddty.co.uk/ What Doctors Don't Tell You | Top/Society/Issues/Health Monthly magazine informing patients of little-known side effects of drugs, and allegedly "proven" alternative remedies. |
| Other resource N60 | What is Wrong With Our Health Care System? | http://www.execpc.com/~squall1/MedDrg/meddrg.html What is Wrong With Our Health Care System? | Top/Society/Issues/Health A commentary on why the US health care system is the most expensive in the world but less effective than most people realize. |
| Other resource N61 | The UK Partnership for Global Health | http://www.ukglobalhealth.org/ The UK Partnership for Global Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health A forum for people concerned at the impact of globalisation on global health. Includes documents, briefings and news. |
| Other resource N62 | Health Issues Monthly | http://www.healthissuesmonthly.com/ Health Issues Monthly | Top/Society/Issues/Health Health related issues including global warming, alternative healing, cancer related, food, and nutrition. |
| Other resource N63 | AMWA Position Paper: Tobacco Control and Prevention | http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=244E9AF4-D567-0B25-5DA167C3D452F725 AMWA Position Paper: Tobacco Control and Prevention | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco The American Medical Womens Association outlines its stand and proposed policy initiatives. |
| Other resource N64 | State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993 | http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/faculty/lmiller_report.html State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993 | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact 1993 report breaks down costs by state. |
| Other resource N65 | Costs of Tobacco Consumption in Sydney | http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/corporate/tobaccocp/BKG-2.htm Costs of Tobacco Consumption in Sydney | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report estimates the medical costs of tobacco in Central Sydney, Australia. |
| Other resource N66 | Health Care Costs of Smoking | http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_14898.htm Health Care Costs of Smoking | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Abstract of recent research estimates percentage of total health care costs attributable to smoking. |
| Other resource N67 | Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Work | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-12/CftA-Yhst-0312100.php Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Work | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research that followed over 80,000 employees for over 2 years finds smoking has significant costs for employers, even among younger workers. |
| Other resource N68 | The Health Care Costs of Smoking | http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/337/15/1052 The Health Care Costs of Smoking | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Conclusions: If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs. The New England Journal of Medicine, October 9, 1997. |
| Other resource N69 | A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of [the 1997 United States] Tobacco Litigation | http://repositories.cdlib.org/ctcre/tcpmus/US1998/ A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of [the 1997 United States] Tobacco Litigation | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Master_Settlement_Agreement UCSF policy analysis paper examines the proposed tobacco settlement agreement. |
| Other resource N70 | ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and Health | http://www.ash.org.uk/ ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Resources for advocates include tobacco history, factsheets, schools resources, presentation resources, discussion, policy analysis, and an extensive analysis of the tobacco industry based on industry internal memos. |
| Other resource N71 | National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH) | http://www.ncth.ca National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Information and networking services for tobacco use prevention and reduction programs, projects, resources, and advocacy in Canada. |
| Other resource N72 | Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and Health | http://bcn.boulder.co.us/community/abct/ Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Citizens and organizations advocating policy decisions, educational and prevention efforts to address the problem of tobacco in their communities. Provides tobacco news, issues, analysis, advocacy; factsheets and policy papers. |
| Other resource N73 | Action on Smoking and Health - Canada | http://www.ash.ca/ Action on Smoking and Health - Canada | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Western Canada's leading health organization devoted solely to tobacco control and prevention. |
| Other resource N74 | They're Rich, You're Dead | http://www.mededu.miami.edu/Tobacco They're Rich, You're Dead | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking 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. |
| Other resource N75 | Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) | http://ash.org Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Nation's oldest and leading antismoking organization takes legal action and provides information about the problems and costs of smoking. Protects the rights of nonsmokers. |
| Other resource N76 | Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy Institute | http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlawperspectives/PublicHealth/010817Federal.html Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy Institute | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation Short report from the Health Law and Policy Institute on case law affecting state regulation of tobacco promotion. |
| Other resource N77 | Australian Council on Smoking and Health | http://www.acosh.org/ Australian Council on Smoking and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional Dedicated to raising awareness in the community on smoking and health issues in Australia. Educational campaigns, quit programs, library, and tobacco industry secrets. |
| Other resource N78 | Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme | http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/index.html Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada Health Canada's Tobacco Control Programme regulates tobacco and promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent the harm associated with smoking. |
| Other resource N79 | Denver Alliance on Tobacco and Health | http://www.dath.org/ Denver Alliance on Tobacco and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Empowering Denver to reduce tobacco use through prevention, education, and advocacy; provides information on secondhand smoke, quitting smoking, area ordinances and laws, and resources and training on tobacco. |
| Other resource N80 | Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and Health | http://www.wish-wi.org/ Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States An association promoting clean air in public places. Dining guides, coalitions, how-tow, newsletter, surveys and feedback, resources on secondhand smoke, restaurants, and bars. |