Alternative Mental Health

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Previous 10Medical Research Modernization Committeehttp://www.mrmcmed.org/ Medical Research Modernization CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research National health advocacy group composed of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who evaluate the benefits, risks and costs of medical research methods and technologies. Includes essays, reports and membership information.
PreviousAlternative Mental Health.comhttp://www.alternativementalhealth.com Alternative Mental Health.comTop/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.
Random 1Warfarinfo.comhttp://www.warfarinfo.com/ Warfarinfo.comTop/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/W/Warfarin Information about the drug including its history, food and drug interactions, and FAQs.
Random 2Libreria Alternativahttp://www.libreriaalternativa.it/ Libreria AlternativaTop/World/Italiano/Regionale/Europa/Italia/Lombardia/Provincia_di_Milano/Località/Milano/Affari_e_Economia/Negozi Propone opere relative a culture non occidentali, mitologia, religione, medicine alternative, magia ed esoterismo.
Random 3aphasiahelp.orghttp://www.aphasiahelp.org/ aphasiahelp.orgTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Information, penpals, and personal pages, specifically for people with aphasia.
Random 4Kleenairhttp://www.kleenair-group.com KleenairTop/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Filters_and_Purifiers/Air UK company manufactures air filtration units. Features product specifications and photographs.
Random 5NutriSupplieshttp://nutrisupplies.com NutriSuppliesTop/Shopping/Health/Nutrition Sells vitamins, minerals, supplements and USP grade raw materials.
NextInternational Coalition for Drug Awarenesshttp://www.drugawareness.org/ International Coalition for Drug AwarenessTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication A group dedicated to educating others about the dangers of prescription medications. Site concentrates mainly on SSRI serotonin-enhancing medications.
Next 10Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?http://www.ncpamd.com/Why_so_many_medications.htm Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America. A balanced view of this phenomenon.
Random 1Ana Montes Flamenco Danzartehttp://www.anamontes.com Ana Montes Flamenco DanzarteTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Flamenco A performer and teacher of flamenco dancing, located downtown Seattle, WA, USA.
Random 4Boston EMShttp://www.ci.boston.ma.us/ems/ Boston EMSTop/Regional/North_America/United_States/Massachusetts/Localities/B/Boston/Health Municipal provider of emergency medical service for the City of Boston.
Random 4Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Chicagolandhttp://www.chicagoraceforthecure.org/ Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: ChicagolandTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Breast/Organizations/Susan_G._Komen_Breast_Cancer_Foundation Illinois. Race for the Cure information, survivor stories, how to get involved, and grant information.
Next 70Antibiotic 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 70Partnership for a Drug-Free America: the tobacco connectionhttp://www.fair.org/extra/9707/marijuana.html Partnership for a Drug-Free America: the tobacco connectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Media The Partnership loves to talk about illegal drugs. They are hard pressed to say anything about a drug that kills more Americans than all illegal drugs combined: tobacco. One reason may be, the Partnership has taken cash from Philip Morris and R. J. Reynolds.
Next 170Equal Rights 4 Allhttp://www.equalrights4all.org/ Equal Rights 4 AllTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana Updated news source for cannabis, hemp, and marijuana consumers.
Previous 170Health 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.
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Previous 270InteliHealth: Sexual / Reproductive Healthhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/22002.html InteliHealth: Sexual / Reproductive HealthTop/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 N0 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 N1 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 N2 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 N3 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 N4 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 N5 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 N6 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 N7 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 N8 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 N9 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 N10 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 N11 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 N12 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 N13 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 N14 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 N15 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 N16 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 N17 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 N18 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 N19 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 N20 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 N21 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 N22 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 N23 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 N24 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 N25 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 N26 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 N27 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 N28 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 N29 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 N30 HealthWatch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ HealthWatch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
Other resource N31 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 N32 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 N33 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 N34 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 N35 $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 N36 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 N37 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 N38 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 N39 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 N40 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 N41 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 N42 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 N43 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 N44 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 N45 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 N46 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.
Other resource N47 Commit To a Healthier Branthttp://www.cyberisle.org/commit/ Commit To a Healthier BrantTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Demonstration site of the Ontario Tobacco Strategy; aims to demonstrate innovative approaches to reduce tobacco use in Brant County, Ontario through prevention, protection and cessation initiatives.
Other resource N48 Suffolk Youth Partnership for Healthhttp://www.suffolkyph.com/ Suffolk Youth Partnership for HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Aims to give everyone the right to live, learn, work, and play in a smokefree environment, as well as protect Suffolk youth from the tobacco industry.
Other resource N49 Final Report of The Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public HealthAction on Smoking and Health (ASH)http://ash.org/report2.html Final Report of The Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public HealthAction on Smoking and Health (ASH)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources The Koop-Kessler report, nicely HTML-ized.
Other resource N50 Ireland Sub-Committee on Health and Smokinghttp://www.irlgov.ie/Committees-01/c-health/HealthandSmoking/ Ireland Sub-Committee on Health and SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Committee in the Parliament of Ireland held in 2001 three days of hearings on the effects of smoking on Ireland; transcripts here.
Other resource N51 Risk Perception and Communication: Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Child Healthhttp://leiss.ca/articles/60 Risk Perception and Communication: Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Child HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Tobacco use and ETS issues present a significant challenge to conventional notions of risk communication. Conventional forms of message delivery, have failed utterly in the case of tobacco use. Paper examines this quandry.
Other resource N52 Tobacco, public health, and public policyhttp://www.ucop.edu/srphome/trdrp/Aim97/plenary.html Tobacco, public health, and public policyTop/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.
Other resource N53 Tobacco Growers for a Healthy Futurehttp://www.fairtobaccopolicy.org/ Tobacco Growers for a Healthy FutureTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco Coalition of American tobacco farmers united to reform the U.S. Tobacco Program through the elimination of production quotas and price supports. Supports tobacco buyout legislation and some amount of FDA regulation of tobacco consumer products.
Other resource N54 Tobacco 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.
Other resource N55 Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction Rateshttp://www.medchi.org/grants/tobaccoads/bibliography.asp Bibliography: Advertising's Effects on Tobacco Addiction RatesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Advertising Bibliography of scientific articles put together by Maryland State Medical Society.
Other resource N56 Why Review Articles on the Health Effects of Passive Smoking Reach Different Conclusionshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/279/19/1566?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Why+Review+Articles+on+the Why Review Articles on the Health Effects of Passive Smoking Reach Different ConclusionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Statistical analysis of the research literature on secondhand smoke finds "the only factor associated with concluding that passive smoking is not harmful was whether an author was affiliated with the tobacco industry".
Other resource N57 Tobacco 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.
Other resource N58 Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research: Brown and Williamson Documents... [Fulltext, Jul 19 JAMA. 1995;274:241-247] (c) AMA 1996http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/274/3/241 Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research: Brown and Williamson Documents... [Fulltext, Jul 19 JAMA. 1995;274:241-247] (c) AMA 1996Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Public_Relations/Opposing_Views Research article in medical journal documents how the tobacco industry funded research to generate good publicity for the industry, to deflect attion away from tobacco as a health danger, and to attempt, sometimes secretly, to influence policymakers.
Other resource N59 Texas Cooperative HealthHints - Secondhand Smokehttp://fcs.tamu.edu/health/Health_Education_Rural_Outreach/Health_Hints/2001/june-july/june-july.htm Texas Cooperative HealthHints - Secondhand SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke Definition, health effects, costs, and how to reduce secondhand smoke at home and in the workplace.
Other resource N60 AMA: Secondhand Smokehttp://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/5120.html AMA: Secondhand SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Resources from the American Medical Association on clean indoor air including presentations and a model ordinance for smokefree indoor places.
Other resource N61 Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace - Lung Cancer and Other Health Effectshttp://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001001-d001100/d001030/d001030.html Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace - Lung Cancer and Other Health EffectsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health provides discussion of the research base (as of 1991) and measurements of various toxins and carcinogens in firsthand and secondhand smoke.
Other resource N62 NYC Department of Health - DOH Smoke / Tobacco Controlhttp://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/smoke/smoke.html NYC Department of Health - DOH Smoke / Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace Are you breathing secondhand smoke in the workplace? In public places? What you can do; steps to a smokefree workplace.
Other resource N63 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke in the Workplacehttp://www.otc.ie/article.asp?article=34 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke in the WorkplaceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace Summary of scientific report performed by the government of Ireland.
Other resource N64 Partnership for a Drug-Free America: the tobacco connectionhttp://www.fair.org/extra/9707/marijuana.html Partnership for a Drug-Free America: the tobacco connectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Media The Partnership loves to talk about illegal drugs. They are hard pressed to say anything about a drug that kills more Americans than all illegal drugs combined: tobacco. One reason may be, the Partnership has taken cash from Philip Morris and R. J. Reynolds.
Other resource N65 Health Warning: Low Tar Cigarettes are a Deliberate Conhttp://www.ash.org.uk/?bigone Health Warning: Low Tar Cigarettes are a Deliberate ConTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques 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.
Other resource N66 Evidence to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into the Conduct of the Tobacco Industryhttp://www.ash.org.uk/html/conduct/html/evidence.html Evidence to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into the Conduct of the Tobacco IndustryTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Report by ASH-UK and the Royal College of Nursing on tobacco industry conduct; draws heavily on internal industry documents; focus on industry duplicity, particularly regarding addiction and low tar cigarettes.
Other resource N67 HealthWatcher.nethttp://www.healthwatcher.net HealthWatcher.netTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Provides several recourses related to health fraud including books and articles.
Other resource N68 Health Watch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ Health Watch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Information on how to spot fraudulent claims. Non-profit organization in the UK.
Other resource N69 How to File Health Fraudhttp://chicago.about.com/citiestowns/midwestus/chicago/library/weekly/aa061200zc.htm How to File Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud List of organizations that accept reports of health fraud cases.
Other resource N70 Internet Healthcare Coalitionhttp://www.ihealthcoalition.org Internet Healthcare CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Articles and Tips on how to avoid becoming a health fraud victim.
Other resource N71 Spine Society Issues Health Fraud Alerthttp://www.chiroweb.com/archives/17/20/11.html Spine Society Issues Health Fraud AlertTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud The North American Spine Society has issued a special alert to all of its members regarding a cracking down on health fraud.
Other resource N72 GAO.gov Health Care Fraud Reporthttp://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000187.html GAO.gov Health Care Fraud ReportTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Information-sharing proposals to improve enforcement efforts on health care fraud cases.
Other resource N73 Fraud in Health Care Linkshttp://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/fraud.html Fraud in Health Care LinksTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Helps identifying web sites that offer fraudulent health products and services.
Other resource N74 U.S. Food and Drug Administrationhttp://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Easy-to-read FDA publication about phony medicines and unproven treatments.
Other resource N75 Health Quackeryhttp://www.nia.nih.gov/health/agepages/healthqy.htm Health QuackeryTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Provides information on how to spot health quackery.
Other resource N76 Fraud and Abuse Overviewhttp://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/overview.asp Fraud and Abuse OverviewTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Describes common Medicare fraud methods, teaches visitors how to report suspected fraud in the Medicare system, and presents ongoing fraud campaigns.
Other resource N77 Medicare Outreach Education Programhttp://www.medicareoutreach.org Medicare Outreach Education ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Provides information, education and resources to help people recognize and report Medicaid Fraud and Abuse.
Other resource N78 Medicare and Healthcare Compliancehttp://www.aishealth.com/AISCompliance.html Medicare and Healthcare ComplianceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Healthcare publisher includes free article reprints on compliance strategies.
Other resource N79 Government Urges Elderly to Be Medicare Fraud Detectiveshttp://icrsurvey.com/icrinthenews/medicare.html Government Urges Elderly to Be Medicare Fraud DetectivesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Undated Associated Press article warning elderly people to be aware of Medicare fraud.
Other resource N80 The New England Journal of Medicine: Vaccinationhttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/vaccines The New England Journal of Medicine: VaccinationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination The vaccines collection covers topics such as vaccination against hepatitis, smallpox, varicella, and influenza.

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