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Previous 10Ariannaonline - The Dangers Of The White House Mental Health Conferencehttp://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/column.php?id=354 Ariannaonline - The Dangers Of The White House Mental Health ConferenceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Articles Even after Koplewicz blamed school violence on untreated "depression or other mental health problems", no one in that conference challenged the doctor by reminding him that three of the recent shooters had been treated.
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NextHeffter Research Institutehttp://www.heffter.org Heffter Research InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical The mission of HRI is to conduct research of the highest scientific quality with psychedelic substances in order to contribute to a greater understanding of the mind, leading to the improvement of the human condition, and the alleviation of suffering.
Next 10Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Linkhttp://www.april.org.uk/ Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information LinkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety Adverse drug reactions cannot be predicted. Reactions are often unrelated to the condition for which the medication was prescribed. Adverse reaction or withdrawal symptoms can resemble psychiatric illness.
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Next 70Drug Policy Alliancehttp://www.drugpolicy.org/ Drug Policy AllianceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization Broaden debate and promote alternatives to drug war. Formerly known as The Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy Foundation. Guiding principle is harm reduction.
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Next 170Medical Marijuana Infohttp://www.medicalmarijuanainfo.com/ Medical Marijuana InfoTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana/Medical_Purposes Online resource for information regarding medical marijuana, legalization issues, current events, and state and federal laws.
Previous 170Suffolk 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.
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Previous 270BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's Bearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/702576.stm BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's BearsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals Thousands of bears are being kept in "torture chambers" to produce bile for Chinese medicine, wildlife campaigners say.
Other resource N0 The Humane Research Trusthttp://www.btinternet.com/~shawweb/hrt/index.htm The Humane Research TrustTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom UK charity funding and encouraging medical research using alternatives to animals.
Other resource N1 The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfarehttp://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/safety/safetyframeset.html The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & WelfareTop/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 N2 Office of Minority Health Resource Centerhttp://www.omhrc.gov/ Office of Minority Health Resource CenterTop/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 N3 Nuclear.comhttp://www.nuclear.com/ Nuclear.comTop/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 N4 CQS Health and Environmenthttp://www.cqs.com/ CQS Health and EnvironmentTop/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 N5 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 N6 Smoke Shacks and Health Effectshttp://www.smokeshacks.com/ Smoke Shacks and Health EffectsTop/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 N7 Charted Institute of Environmental Health Light Pollution Reporthttp://www.cieh.org.uk/about/policy/papers/light.htm Charted Institute of Environmental Health Light Pollution ReportTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Light_Pollution/Regulation/United_Kingdom Discusses the current legal situation as to whether light pollution is a statutory nuisance.
Other resource N8 Science and Environment Health Networkhttp://www.sehn.org/ Science and Environment Health NetworkTop/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 N9 American Association of Health Planshttp://www.aahp.org American Association of Health PlansTop/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 N10 What Doctors Don't Tell Youhttp://www.wddty.co.uk/ What Doctors Don't Tell YouTop/Society/Issues/Health Monthly magazine informing patients of little-known side effects of drugs, and allegedly "proven" alternative remedies.
Other resource N11 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 N12 The UK Partnership for Global Healthhttp://www.ukglobalhealth.org/ The UK Partnership for Global HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A forum for people concerned at the impact of globalisation on global health. Includes documents, briefings and news.
Other resource N13 Health Issues Monthlyhttp://www.healthissuesmonthly.com/ Health Issues MonthlyTop/Society/Issues/Health Health related issues including global warming, alternative healing, cancer related, food, and nutrition.
Other resource N14 AMWA Position Paper: Tobacco Control and Preventionhttp://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=244E9AF4-D567-0B25-5DA167C3D452F725 AMWA Position Paper: Tobacco Control and PreventionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco The American Medical Womens Association outlines its stand and proposed policy initiatives.
Other resource N15 State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/faculty/lmiller_report.html State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact 1993 report breaks down costs by state.
Other resource N16 Costs of Tobacco Consumption in Sydneyhttp://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/corporate/tobaccocp/BKG-2.htm Costs of Tobacco Consumption in SydneyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report estimates the medical costs of tobacco in Central Sydney, Australia.
Other resource N17 Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_14898.htm Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Abstract of recent research estimates percentage of total health care costs attributable to smoking.
Other resource N18 Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Workhttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-12/CftA-Yhst-0312100.php Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off WorkTop/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 N19 The Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/337/15/1052 The Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/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 N20 A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of [the 1997 United States] Tobacco Litigationhttp://repositories.cdlib.org/ctcre/tcpmus/US1998/ A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of [the 1997 United States] Tobacco LitigationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Master_Settlement_Agreement UCSF policy analysis paper examines the proposed tobacco settlement agreement.
Other resource N21 ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.ash.org.uk/ ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and HealthTop/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 N22 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 N23 Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and Healthhttp://bcn.boulder.co.us/community/abct/ Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and HealthTop/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 N24 Action on Smoking and Health - Canadahttp://www.ash.ca/ Action on Smoking and Health - CanadaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Western Canada's leading health organization devoted solely to tobacco control and prevention.
Other resource N25 They're Rich, You're Deadhttp://www.mededu.miami.edu/Tobacco They're Rich, You're DeadTop/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 N26 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 N27 Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy Institutehttp://www.law.uh.edu/healthlawperspectives/PublicHealth/010817Federal.html Federal Preemption Now a Barrier to Local Tobacco Ordinances, Health Law Perspectives, Health Law and Policy InstituteTop/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 N28 Australian Council on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.acosh.org/ Australian Council on Smoking and HealthTop/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 N29 Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control Programmehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/index.html Go smokefree! Health Canada Tobacco Control ProgrammeTop/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 N30 Denver Alliance on Tobacco and Healthhttp://www.dath.org/ Denver Alliance on Tobacco and HealthTop/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 N31 Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and Healthhttp://www.wish-wi.org/ Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and HealthTop/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.
Other resource N32 Health Behavior Research Grouphttp://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~hbr/ Health Behavior Research GroupTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources University of Waterloo, Canada, research group; features papers and summaries of ongoing projects in tobacco use reduction, public policy, enabling communities to plan smoking reduction, improving cessation outcomes, and measuring and assessing progress in tobacco use reduction.
Other resource N33 Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell, Irish Medical Organisation.http://www.irlgov.ie/committees-99/c-health/Rep-Evidence/page10.htm Presentation by Dr. Fenton Howell, Irish Medical Organisation.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Presentation made to the Joint Committee on health and CHildren of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliament of Ireland, on tobacco and health.
Other resource N34 Tobacco Epidemic: Health Dimensionshttp://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact154.html Tobacco Epidemic: Health DimensionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources WHO factsheet. "Half a billion people now alive will be killed by tobacco products" and other descriptions of the size of the problem.
Other resource N35 Smoking Cessation is Cost Effectivehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/278/21/1759 Smoking Cessation is Cost EffectiveTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that smoking cessation programs are cost-effective.
Other resource N36 Historical Medical Claimshttp://www240.pair.com/tomtom/pages/gra/gra_badvert.html Historical Medical ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Promotion "More Doctors Smoke Camels" and other ads from 1927 through 1950.
Other resource N37 The Great Tobacco Robberyhttp://www.cato.org/dailys/03-06-99.html The Great Tobacco RobberyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques Cato Institute editorial condemns money made by plaintiff lawyers "holding tobacco companies accountable for Medicaid expenditures allegedly related to smoking".
Other resource N38 Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public Healthhttp://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/11/1749 Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Article in the American Journal of Public Health chronicles the efforts of the tobacco industry to attack the evidence that secondhand smoke causes disease.
Other resource N39 How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/325/7377/1413 How the Tobaccco Industry Responded to an Influential Study of the Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/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.
Other resource N40 Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/362 Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Teen_Smoking Paper in British Medical Journal. Executives of both the tobacco and candy industries regarded candy cigarettes as good advertising to future smokers; tobacco companies granted candy makers permission to use cigarette pack designs and tolerated trademark infringement.
Other resource N41 Philip Morris Tries to Polish Its Imagehttp://www.mnmed.org/Protected/00MNMED/0003/Meyer.html Philip Morris Tries to Polish Its ImageTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Public_Relations/Opposing_Views/Philip_Morris Editorial from Minnesota Medical Association comments on Philip Morris's recent image campaign.
Other resource N42 OMA Position Paper on Second Hand Smokehttp://www.oma.org/phealth/2ndsmoke.htm OMA Position Paper on Second Hand SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke Ontario Medical Association outlines the medical facts and their policy position based on those facts.
Other resource N43 Environmental Health Perspectives: Unfriendly Fumeshttp://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/104-11/focus.html Environmental Health Perspectives: Unfriendly FumesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Magazine article reviews the scientific evidence.
Other resource N44 Smoke-Free For Health - Studieshttp://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/Studies.htm Smoke-Free For Health - StudiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Measurement Collection of recent research studies on health effects of secondhand smoke.
Other resource N45 Epidemiological Basis for an Occupational and Environmental Policy on Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://www.acoem.org/position/statements.asp?CATA_ID=8 Epidemiological Basis for an Occupational and Environmental Policy on Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace From the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine summarizes the science behind smokefree policies.
Other resource N46 Tobacco Industry Documentshttp://www.lshtm.ac.uk/cgch/tobacco/industry_docs.htm Tobacco Industry DocumentsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Tobacco_Industry_Documents Introductory handbook and resource guide for those interested in searching online industry document collections. Topics include a history of the documents, how to search the collections, and other online resources. Provided by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Other resource N47 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.
Other resource N48 The Truth about Big Tobacco in Its Own Wordshttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/313 The Truth about Big Tobacco in Its Own WordsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Editorial in the British Medical Journal urges opening of the Guildford depository of tobacco industry documents and explains what we've learned already from industry documents.
Other resource N49 Public Health Under Attack: ASSIST and the Tobacco Industryhttp://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/2/240 Public Health Under Attack: ASSIST and the Tobacco IndustryTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Research paper reports on how the tobacco industry mobilized a well-coordinated attack on a national stop-smoking project.
Other resource N50 Fraudulent Health Claimshttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/frdheal.htm Fraudulent Health ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Tips on spotting false claims, some medical problems that attract health fraud schemes, dietary supplement precautions, how to report a possible fraud.
Other resource N51 Fraud and the Health Care Systemhttp://heartdisease.about.com/health/heartdisease/library/hcs/blhcsund05.htm Fraud and the Health Care SystemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud The Clinton administration strikes back - an article about the anti-fraud imperative.
Other resource N52 Recognizing Fraud in Health Carehttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/prevention/blfraudintro.htm Recognizing Fraud in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud List of resources and links related to various kinds of health care fraud.
Other resource N53 Fraudulent Health Claimshttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld8c867.htm Fraudulent Health ClaimsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Online brochure that helps spotting false and unsubstantiated claims.
Other resource N54 Health Hippo: Fraud and Abusehttp://hippo.findlaw.com/hippofra.html Health Hippo: Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Policy and regulatory materials related to health care fraud and abuse.
Other resource N55 Bureau of Health Professionshttp://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ Bureau of Health ProfessionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Manages and provides access to the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, and the Federal Credentialing Program.
Other resource N56 Spotting Health Fraudhttp://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/greenline/00v2/08.html Spotting Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Easy understandable list on how to check health care web sites that promise treatment success too fast and too easy.
Other resource N57 Canadian Quackery Watchhttp://healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/ Canadian Quackery WatchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Monitors the media for reports of medical frauds and quacks. Includes features on individual quacks, pending lawsuits, scientific rebuttals of 'dubious' claims, and related links.
Other resource N58 Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud and Abusehttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld04116.htm Campaign to Fight Medicare Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Department of Health and Human Services' site on how to fight health care waste, fraud, and abuse, using several agencies within the department and forming working partnerships with other Federal, State, and local organizations.
Other resource N59 How to Prevent Medicare Fraudhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/c/ht/00/07/How_Prevent_Medicare_Fraud0962933606.htm How to Prevent Medicare FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare A detailed how-to on preventing Medicare fraud and how to report possible fraud cases.
Other resource N60 Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detectionhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/medicare/blfraud.htm Medicare Fraud and Abuse DetectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Tips on detecting and preventing fraudulent practices in Medicare.
Other resource N61 Fighting Fraud and Abusehttp://www.hcfa.gov/medicare/fraud/ Fighting Fraud and AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare U.S. Health Care Financing Administration ("HCFA") site includes government description of fraudulent schemes, instructions to contractors and Medicare integrety programs.
Other resource N62 Vaccinations - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/vaccine/ Vaccinations - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination Information on the toxicity of vaccines, their adverse effects, long-term negative consequences, the new vaccines, and alternative vaccines.
Other resource N63 Review: Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune Systemhttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/reviews2.html#vaccination Review: Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows that Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune SystemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Books by Viera Scheibner Ph.D. This book (published 1993) is a concise summary of the results of orthodox medical research into vaccines and their effects. It aims to inform medical professionals, parents and the general public about short and long-term dangerous side-effects, including brain damage and death, of vaccines; of the ineffectiveness of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases, as shown by epidemics in fully vaccinated populations; and the causal link between DPT and polio vaccines and cot death.
Other resource N64 Victim Families Say Autism-Vaccination Link Painfully Obvioushttp://www.greaterthings.com/News/daily/2004/05/21/autism-vaccination_link/ Victim Families Say Autism-Vaccination Link Painfully ObviousTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism Unbelief in Institute of Medicine findings
Other resource N65 American Medical News - Vaccine Anxietyhttp://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/1999/amn_99/edit0906.htm American Medical News - Vaccine AnxietyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues The individuals and organizations on a mission to sow the seeds of doubt about childhood immunizations may be weak on science but are savvy with technology. The Internet has given their contrariant movement what can be best described as a healthy shot in the arm.
Other resource N66 Missouri Citizens' Coalition for Freedom in Health Carehttp://hometown.aol.com/mccfhc/ Missouri Citizens' Coalition for Freedom in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues A grassroots organization dedicated to protecting Missouri rights to freedom in health care through informed and educated choices.
Other resource N67 Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud 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 N68 Mental Health Mattershttp://www.mental-health-matters.com/ Mental Health MattersTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health A directory of Mental Health sites, including alternative resources, support groups, and patient's rights.
Other resource N69 KEN: Monthly Mental Health Activities and Eventshttp://www.mentalhealth.org/highlights/index.htm KEN: Monthly Mental Health Activities and EventsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health The Knowledge Exchange Network promotes the mental health aspect of national health events and awareness days in its new monthly Highlights section.
Other resource N70 Alternative Mental Healthhttp://nht_amhl1.blogspot.com/ Alternative Mental HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health A resource page about alternatives to the traditional, medical model-based, mental health system.
Other resource N71 Adult Depression: Medication and Other Treatmentshttp://www.baltimorepsych.com/Adult_Depression.htm Adult Depression: Medication and Other TreatmentsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article discussing the many types of antidepressant medications, ECT, and some alternative treatments.
Other resource N72 Med Help International Mental Health Forumhttp://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html Med Help International Mental Health ForumTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.
Other resource N73 Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sickerhttp://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm Business Week: When the Cure May Make You SickerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems.
Other resource N74 Freedom Maghttp://psychdrugs.freedommag.org/psych-drugs-freedom-mag.htm Freedom MagTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.
Other resource N75 HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxietyhttp://helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and AnxietyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs.
Other resource N76 Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and Prozachttp://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/children/03/20/kids.drugs02/index.html Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and ProzacTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac Young children are taking psychoactive drugs at alarmingly high rates, doctors say, citing a new study.
Other resource N77 IPRC FactLine: Non-Medical Use of Ritalinhttp://www.drugs.indiana.edu/pubs/factline/ritalin.html IPRC FactLine: Non-Medical Use of RitalinTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Ritalin Snorted or injected Ritalin has caused a resurgence in the abuse of stimulant drugs. Article discusses patterns of abuse, consequences, and legal issues.
Other resource N78 Sue Clark's Psychiatry Buster Home Pagehttp://www.geocities.com/sueclark2001ca/ Sue Clark's Psychiatry Buster Home PageTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/ECT_-_Electroconvulsive_Therapy Sue Clark is a psychiatric survivor. Sue speaks out against the medical model of psychiatry and about ECT (electroshock therapy). Sue is an ECT survivor.
Other resource N79 This Way Lies Ruinhttp://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/ruin.html This Way Lies RuinTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations Among the medical profession only, they are the single group with the highest rate of insurance fraud convictions, and among all professions they are the single group with the highest rate of suicide.
Other resource N80 Drugs and Teen Substance Abusehttp://www.focusas.com/SubstanceAbuse.html Drugs and Teen Substance AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse Article summarizing warning signs and treatment issues.

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