site URL - http://www.ash.org.uk/?bigone
Site description: From Action on Smoking and Health in the UK. Covers emissions, smoker compensation, differences between expectations and reality for low tar cigarettes, and what the industry knew and how it behaved.
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| Previous 10 | Smoke-Free For Health - Studies | http://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/Studies.htm Smoke-Free For Health - Studies | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Measurement Collection of recent research studies on health effects of secondhand smoke. |
| Previous | Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored" | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1858258.stm Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored" | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Government The deaths of five million people in the UK from smoking-related diseases have been partly blamed on decades of government inaction. |
| Random 1 | The Herbal Bear - School of Botanical Medicine | http://www.theherbalbear.com The Herbal Bear - School of Botanical Medicine | Top/Health/Alternative/Herbs/Schools Offers information on herbal medicine, herb classes, herbal links, herbal events, herbal books, and other resources for those interested in herbal medicine. |
| Random 2 | CADx Systems | http://www.cadxsystems.com/patient_info/index.html CADx Systems | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Breast/Testing Computer Assisted Detection may improve the chances of finding breast cancer. |
| Random 3 | Handbook of Medical Informatics, Musen, J.H. and Van Bemmel, J.H. | http://www.mihandbook.stanford.edu/handbook/home.htm Handbook of Medical Informatics, Musen, J.H. and Van Bemmel, J.H. | Top/Health/Medicine/Informatics/Journals_and_Publications A comprehensive and well indexed text and web site combined detailing the essentials of Health (Medical) Informatics. A useful introduction to those interested in the growing field. |
| Random 4 | Castle Group Health Net | http://www.castlegrp.com/ Castle Group Health Net | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Localities/N/Northbrook/Business_and_Economy A health insurance brokerage for individuals and small businesses in Illinois and Indiana. |
| Random 5 | Cirque du Soleil's co-founder hopes for MGM Mirage deal | http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Jul-20-Fri-2001/news/16563820.html Cirque du Soleil's co-founder hopes for MGM Mirage deal | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Circus/Circuses/Cirque_Du_Soleil/Articles_and_Reviews Guy Laliberte's hopes for a new show with MGM. |
| Next | Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of Smoking | http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/11/suppl_1/i110 Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of Smoking | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Research reviews the public statements made by the tobacco industry and private statements inside the industry, assesses the extent to which cigarette companies fulfilled their 1954 promises, and evaluates the effect on consumer knowledge of the product. |
| Next 10 | Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud | http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld02548.htm Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud An index of selected information gathered from various government agencies that addresses health fraud - includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). |
| Random 1 | Dance History Archives: The Polka | http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3polka.htm Dance History Archives: The Polka | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/Polka The rise of this dance related to the redowa and the schottische. Important people and places in its early popularization, some early sheet music titles, names of some popular polkas. |
| Random 4 | Coastal Health Systems of Brevard, Inc. | http://www.coastalhealth.org/ Coastal Health Systems of Brevard, Inc. | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Florida/Localities/R/Rockledge/Health Advanced and basic life support inter-facility transportation. Also provides transportation services for those who are in a wheelchair or nonambulatory. Services, education, transport schedule, and job openings. |
| Random 4 | AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) Support Group | http://www.medhelp.org/www/ais AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) Support Group | Top/Society/Transgendered/Intersexed/Support_Groups This site contains medical information about Androgen Insensitivity, support group contacts, newsletters and personal accounts of people with AIS |
| Next 70 | Alternative Mental Health.com | http://www.alternativementalhealth.com Alternative Mental Health.com | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health Alternative Mental Health.com is a guide to alternative mental health(non-psychiatric, health-oriented). The site features a directory of practitioners, organizations and experts from several countries. |
| Previous 70 | Health Promotion: Global Perspectives | http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/global/2000-09/index.htm Health Promotion: Global Perspectives | Top/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. |
| Next 170 | Eddie Ellison's legalisation site | http://www.gn.apc.org/eddie/ Eddie Ellison's legalisation site | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization Eddie Ellison, former operational head of Scotland Yard's Drug Squad, argues for a change of policy to deliver the lowest level of drug use achievable with the least detrimental effect on all others in society - legalisation. |
| Previous 170 | 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. |
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| Previous 270 | History of Biomedicine | http://www.mic.ki.se/History.html History of Biomedicine | Top/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. |