Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and Prozac

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Previous 270Telegraph: Ultimatum to Blair on animal experimentshttp://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/23/nblake23.xml Telegraph: Ultimatum to Blair on animal experimentsTop/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 N0 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 N1 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 N2 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 N3 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 N4 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 N5 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 N6 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 N7 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 N8 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 N9 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 N10 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 N11 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 N12 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 N13 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 N14 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 N15 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 N16 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 N17 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 N18 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 N19 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 N20 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 N21 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 N22 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 N23 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 N24 HealthWatch UKhttp://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ HealthWatch UKTop/Society/Issues/Health Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
Other resource N25 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 N26 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 N27 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 N28 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 N29 $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 N30 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 N31 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 N32 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 N33 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 N34 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 N35 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 N36 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 N37 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 N38 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 N39 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 N40 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 N41 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 N42 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 N43 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 N44 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 N45 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 N46 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 N47 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 N48 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 N49 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 N50 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 N51 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 N52 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 N53 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 N54 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 N55 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 N56 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 N57 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 N58 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 N59 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 N60 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 N61 HealthWatcher.nethttp://www.healthwatcher.net HealthWatcher.netTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Provides several recourses related to health fraud including books and articles.
Other resource N62 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 N63 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 N64 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 N65 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 N66 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 N67 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 N68 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 N69 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 N70 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 N71 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 N72 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 N73 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 N74 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.
Other resource N75 Panel Finds no Credible Link between Vaccines, Autismhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001932907_autism19.html Panel Finds no Credible Link between Vaccines, AutismTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism "The Institute of Medicine, an influential adviser of the government on scientific matters, said yesterday there is no credible evidence that either the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal cause autism."
Other resource N76 NPR : MMR Autismhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119544 NPR : MMR AutismTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study showing no link between a commonly used childhood vaccine and autism. The 14-year-long study in California kindergartens failed to find an association between a rise in reported autism cases in the state and the MMR vaccine. The research appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. [4:13 Realaudio broadcast]
Other resource N77 Desumo Information and Healthcarehttp://www.desumo.co.uk Desumo Information and HealthcareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues Provides information to enable parents to make informed choices about their vaccination decisions, as well as providing single vaccine alternatives to the MMR.
Other resource N78 Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Researchhttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/ Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud We are all victims of fraud in medical research.
Other resource N79 'Lives at risk' from research fraud (BBC)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/106186.stm 'Lives at risk' from research fraud (BBC)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud A new report has revealed that fraud is widespread in medical research.
Other resource N80 Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychologyhttp://www.breggin.com Center for the Study of Psychiatry and PsychologyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health Peter R. Breggin, M.D. founded The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) as a nonprofit research and educational network 25 years ago and warns the media and the public about the potential dangers of drugs, electroshock, psychosurgery, and the biological theories of psychiatry.

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