Drugging America

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Previous 10FDA Reviewhttp://www.FDAReview.org FDA ReviewTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Medical/Drug_Safety An extensive resource on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. Includes a history, an evaluation of policy, and a bibliography with many links.
PreviousDrugs Bitehttp://DrugsBite.com Drugs BiteTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal A co-defendant of John DeLorean develops a program aimed at helping kids make positive choices concerning drugs.
Random 1ENT of Georgiahttp://www.entofga.com ENT of GeorgiaTop/Health/Medicine/Surgery/Otorhinolaryngology/Clinics_and_Practices Located throughout Georgia. Providing medical and surgical treatments for patients with ear, nose and throat disorders and disease.
Random 2Harris Consultinghttp://www.harris2consulting.com/ Harris ConsultingTop/Business/Healthcare/Consulting/H Offers personal and corporate health coaching, including weight management, stress management, nutritional support, and career guidance.
Random 3Sleep Insomnia Programhttp://www.iris-publishing.com/sleep.html Sleep Insomnia ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Insomnia Insomnia related information with links to related information as well as information on how to possible combat insomnia.
Random 4Tibet Municipality Pharmaceutical Companyhttp://www.tibetpharm.com Tibet Municipality Pharmaceutical CompanyTop/Regional/Asia/China/Tibet/Business_and_Economy Supplier and distributor of pharmaceuticals, traditional chinese medicine, medical devices and chemical reagents.
Random 5Bruce Timm Interviewedhttp://twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/21timm.html Bruce Timm InterviewedTop/Arts/Animation/Artists/Directors/Timm,_Bruce/Articles_and_Interviews By George Khoury. [The Jack Kirby Collector] An interview excerpt.
NextDrug Minimizationhttp://www.wordwiz72.com/drugmin.html Drug MinimizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal Prohibition of drugs, as with alcohol, has been a failure. Outright legalization, as with alcohol and tobacco, would also be a failure. What is needed is a middle ground, a true policy of "decriminalization." Specific proposals are examined here.
Next 10Drug Court Technologyhttp://www.drugcourttech.org Drug Court TechnologyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal Drug courts offer monitored treatment to individuals whose criminal justice involvement stems from alcohol or drug use. Computer applications provide accountability, promote communication, and facilitate evaluation.
Random 1Colossus Movie Reviews: The Nightmare Before Christmashttp://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/n/nightmare.html Colossus Movie Reviews: The Nightmare Before ChristmasTop/Arts/Animation/Movies/Titles/Nightmare_Before_Christmas,_The A film review by James Berardinelli.
Random 4Spanking and Antisocial Behavior of Childrenhttp://www.unh.edu/frl/cp24art.htm Spanking and Antisocial Behavior of ChildrenTop/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Family_Violence Article published by Murray A. Straus, PhD; David B. Sugarman, PhD; Jean Giles-Sims, PhD in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescents Medicine
Random 4United Review Serviceshttp://www.unitedreviewservices.com/ United Review ServicesTop/Business/Financial_Services/Insurance/Life_and_Health/Consulting Medical bill auditing, utilization review, and medical case management throughout the USA. Audits performed by board-certified physicians.
Next 70Science of Medical Marijuana, Thehttp://medmjscience.org/ Science of Medical Marijuana, TheTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana Sponsored by Americans for Medical Rights, organizers of this site use DEA officers' statements against the Drug War Policy. Science and research further support the cause.
Previous 70California Network of Mental Health Clientshttp://www.cnmhc.org California Network of Mental Health ClientsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health An organization dedicated to empowering MH clients through self-help groups and statewide networking. Offers program report overviews, resources, and current news.
Next 170Drug War and Drug Policy Factshttp://www.drugsense.org Drug War and Drug Policy FactsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/War_on_Drugs "The 'War on Drugs' is an expensive, destructive, failed sham.
Previous 170The 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".
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Previous 270Civitas - 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 N0 Bhopal.Orghttp://www.bhopal.org/ Bhopal.OrgTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.
Other resource N1 Marine Ecosystem Health Programhttp://mehp.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ Marine Ecosystem Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans UCD School of Vet Med program focuses on issues of ecosystem and wildlife health of the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia.
Other resource N2 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-ps720.html International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Population Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that there is no population problem.
Other resource N3 American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/ American Council on Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Other resource N4 Partners In Healthhttp://www.pih.org/ Partners In HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity, but "pragmatic solidarity".
Other resource N5 Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Healthhttp://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and faculty listing.
Other resource N6 Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bagshttp://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. BagsTop/Society/Issues/Health Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human carcinogen.
Other resource N7 Health 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.
Other resource N8 CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Costhttp://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses.
Other resource N9 Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical ExpendituresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers".
Other resource N10 Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Yearshttp://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 YearsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states.
Other resource N11 The Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/House_Testimony_Nov_1993.html The Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Economic analysis concludes cigarettes and other tobacco products represent about 10% of all health care costs in America.
Other resource N12 The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992http://www.ccsa.ca/plweb-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+view1+General+446+6++ The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Tobacco generated more costs than alcohol, and more than 7 times as much as all illegal drugs combined.
Other resource N13 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spendinghttp://www.oncolink.com/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2625 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare SpendingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report on 1997 Medicare and overall healthcare costs in the U.S. due to cigarette smoking, based on estimates of 1993 spending.
Other resource N14 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be Reducedhttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7266/947 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be ReducedTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Smuggling Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N15 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health Organizationhttp://nosmoking.ws/ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Advocates for strong global action to control the spread of tobacco.
Other resource N16 Advocating for the Public's Healthhttp://www.commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/mediaadvoc/default.htm Advocating for the Public's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Other resource N17 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their Allieshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/375 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their AlliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has developed strategy for dealing with the tobacco industry and its allies by using their stock to challenge issues through shareholder resolutions.
Other resource N18 Health Promotion: Global Perspectiveshttp://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/global/2000-09/index.htm Health Promotion: Global PerspectivesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Sep/Oct 200 issue of American Journal of Health Promotion devoted to tobacco control; includes perspectives from the UK, South Africa, Romania, Argentina, and globally.
Other resource N19 Healthy Mississippihttp://www.healthy-miss.org Healthy MississippiTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking Committed to teaching Mississippi's youth about the dangers of tobacco use.
Other resource N20 Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/default.php Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation NSRA and SHAF have been at the forefront of tobacco control efforts in Canada and around the world for the past quarter-century.
Other resource N21 Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.http://safework.ca/ Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation/Secondhand_Smoke Dedicated to worker health and safety in British Columbia, Canada. This organization is suing the Workers Compensation Board to force them to ban environmental tobacco smoke in all workplaces in the province.
Other resource N22 AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and Healthhttp://airspace.bc.ca/ AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada British Columbia, Canada-based group of "Sworn Enemies of the Tobacco Industry" advocates for smokefree air, protection for children, and smokefree workplaces.
Other resource N23 Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalitionhttp://www.smokefreecapital.org/ Capital District Tobacco-Free CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Capital Region of New York State provides information on secondhand smoke, educational resources, medical resources, business and organization resources, information and support for people quitting smoking.
Other resource N24 Smoke-Free For Healthhttp://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/ Smoke-Free For HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Non-profit organization formed to protect Floridians from exposure to second-hand smoke. Focus is to ensure the passage of a constitutional amendment in Florida to prohibit smoking in indoor work places.
Other resource N25 South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco Controlhttp://www.state.sd.us/doh/tobacco/ South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States State programs to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.
Other resource N26 HoltzReport: Tobacco Controlhttp://nasw.org/users/holtza/tob_links.htm HoltzReport: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Index of and links to tobacco control stories and research by independent journalist Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent and Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow. Includes analyses of the Truth campaign in Florida and the ballot campaign that raised the tobacco tax in Oregon. Also, links to NPR archives and other information on tobacco issues.
Other resource N27 A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of the United States Tobacco Litigationhttp://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/ustl/ A Public Health Analysis of the Proposed Resolution of the United States Tobacco LitigationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Institute for Health Policy Studies of the University of California assembles a complete analysis of the proposed 1997 "resolution" that weighs and measures its impact on health.
Other resource N28 Tobacco, Health and the Lawhttp://www.udayton.edu/~health/syllabi/tobacco/index.htm Tobacco, Health and the LawTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Syllabus, reading lists, and online reading materials for a course given at The University of Dayton Law School. Covers history; populations and demographics; proposed laws, regulation, and litation; tobacco and the third world countries.
Other resource N29 Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/Extra/hotdocs/kk7-97.htm Koop-Kessler Report on Tobacco Policy and Public Health.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Facts, findings, and recommendations on regulatory policy, research policy, public education, youth and tobacco, performance objectives, current users of tobacco products, secondhand smoke, and future of the tobacco industry and of tobacco control efforts.
Other resource N30 Tobacco Wars: Canadahttp://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-156/issue-2/0237.htm Tobacco Wars: CanadaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Regulation/Lobbying/Critiques Article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the tobacco industry's power in Canada.
Other resource N31 World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative, Eastern Mediterraneanhttp://www.emro.who.int/TFI/InPrint.htm World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative, Eastern MediterraneanTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques Publications on the tobacco industry's tactics to undermine tobacco prevention in Egypt and North Africa, illicit tobacco trade in the Middle East, the economics of tobacco in Egypt and Morocco, and papers on tobacco in English and Arabic.
Other resource N32 Are Cigarette Makers Trying to Conceal Secondhand Smoke?http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/dec00/pr_dec00_additives.html Are Cigarette Makers Trying to Conceal Secondhand Smoke?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Article in medical journal examines the evidence that the tobacco industry is putting chemical additives to cigarettes to make secondhand smoke more pleasant but not less lethal.
Other resource N33 eBMJ -- Tobacco company set up network of sympathetic scientistshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/316/7144/1553/d eBMJ -- Tobacco company set up network of sympathetic scientistsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Britsh Medical Journal: "US tobacco giant Philip Morris set up a network of scientists throughout Europe who were paid to cast doubt on the risks of passive smoking and highlight other possible causes of respiratory problems, according to confidential documents from the company's law firm released on the Internet."
Other resource N34 Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to Teenshttp://edition.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/15/tobacco.advertising/ Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to TeensTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Teen_Smoking New England Journal of Medicine study finds that a 1998 tobacco industry promise not to market to teens has had little effect; advertising for youth brands of cigarettes in youth-oriented magazines has not decreased.
Other resource N35 More Smoke and Mirrorshttp://www.oma.org/phealth/smokeandmirrors.htm More Smoke and MirrorsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Public_Relations/Opposing_Views/Youth_Smoking_Prevention Report by the Ontario Medical Association concludes that tobacco industry sponsored youth programs don't work, identifies the reasons the industry runs the programs, and outlines how these programs actually make smoking attractive to teens.
Other resource N36 Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/10/ Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects.
Other resource N37 Technique to Estimate the Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Health of a Communityhttp://apha.confex.com/apha/130am/techprogram/paper_39903.htm Technique to Estimate the Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Health of a CommunityTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Scientific paper presented at a health conference.
Other resource N38 California's Health, Labor and Business Leaders Confirm 8-Year Success of Smoke-Free Workplaceshttp://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/223240305&ticker= California's Health, Labor and Business Leaders Confirm 8-Year Success of Smoke-Free WorkplacesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Public_Places On the eight-year anniversary of smokefree restaurants and the five-year anniversary of smokefree bars, labor leaders note that smokefree workplaces have provided sweeping worker health protection, and business leaders say it has been good for business.
Other resource N39 Passive Smoking Hits Workplace Healthhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/890425.stm Passive Smoking Hits Workplace HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace Non-smokers' productivity suffers when their colleagues light up, say researchers.
Other resource N40 Operation Berkshirehttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/371 Operation BerkshireTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Tobacco_Industry_Documents/News_Coverage Article from British Medical Journal. Internal documents from the tobacco industry show that in 1977 seven of the world's major tobacco companies conspired to promote "controversy" over smoking and disease, in an exercise called Operation Berkshire.
Other resource N41 Tobacco industry undermines public health efforts worldwidehttp://www.infact.org/health.html Tobacco industry undermines public health efforts worldwideTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Documentation on tobacco industry PR, junk science, campaign contributions, lobbying, advertising and product promotion. Features story of how the U.S. Trade Representative, on behalf of Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, helped force Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand to water down their tobacco restrictions.
Other resource N42 Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of Smokinghttp://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/11/suppl_1/i110 Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Research reviews the public statements made by the tobacco industry and private statements inside the industry, assesses the extent to which cigarette companies fulfilled their 1954 promises, and evaluates the effect on consumer knowledge of the product.
Other resource N43 Tobacco and Health: Deception on a Grand Scalehttp://www.psljournal.com/archives/papers/tobacco2.cfm Tobacco and Health: Deception on a Grand ScaleTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Journal article is also expert witness testimony covering history of tobacco and the tobacco industry.
Other resource N44 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Associationhttp://www.nhcaa.org/ National Health Care Anti-Fraud AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Issue-based organization for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of health care fraud.
Other resource N45 Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraudhttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld02548.htm Protecting Yourself Against Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud An index of selected information gathered from various government agencies that addresses health fraud - includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Other resource N46 Alternative Medicines Fraudhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/drugs/blaltmed.htm Alternative Medicines FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Information addressing alternative medicine therapies and cures regarding possible fraud.
Other resource N47 New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task Forcehttp://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/fraud/ New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task ForceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Identifies the promotion of an AIDS related health product, treatment or service that is known to be false, unproven, or potentially harmful.
Other resource N48 Health Care Fraud Reporthttp://www.bna.com/products/health/hfra.htm Health Care Fraud ReportTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Features a broad range of health care fraud and abuse issues in the private insurance industry, managed care organizations, federal and state programs.
Other resource N49 American Council of Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/medical/ American Council of Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Press releases and articles related to health care fraud and quackery.
Other resource N50 National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.http://www.ncahf.org/ National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery The NCAHF is a USA voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems.
Other resource N51 "Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraudhttp://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/06/opcureall.htm "Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery FTC law enforcement and consumer education campaign focuses on stopping the quacks.
Other resource N52 Fraud Prevention and Detection Tipshttp://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/tips.asp Fraud Prevention and Detection TipsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Provides tips on how to detect and prevent Medicare fraud and abuse.
Other resource N53 Law Firms Expand Health Fraud Unitshttp://tampabay.bcentral.com/tampabay/stories/1997/11/17/story6.html Law Firms Expand Health Fraud UnitsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Article about legal aspects of health fraud and the government's crack down on Medicare and other abuses.
Other resource N54 FACIS Compliance Managementhttp://www.facis.com/ FACIS Compliance ManagementTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Service provides Medicare exclusion and background checks and supports compliance programs.
Other resource N55 Office of Inspector General Health Fraud Prevention and Detectionhttp://oig.hhs.gov/fraud.html Office of Inspector General Health Fraud Prevention and DetectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Provides current information, news, and reports related to Medicare fraud.
Other resource N56 Health Officials Fear Local Impact of Smallpox Planhttp://nytimes.com/2003/01/05/national/05VACC.html Health Officials Fear Local Impact of Smallpox PlanTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination New York Times article discusses concerns that local public health departments will need to cut back on their normal work in order to implement the U.S. government's smallpox vaccination plan. [Requires free registration.]
Other resource N57 Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of Riskhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002205.html Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of RiskTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate The smallpox vaccine may cause serious medical complications and even death in rare cases, which is why the current vaccination planning is proceeding with great caution.
Other resource N58 Autism Not Linked to MMR Childhood Vaccination - Health Talkhttp://www.healthtalk.ca/autism_vaccination_09092004_3902.php Autism Not Linked to MMR Childhood Vaccination - Health TalkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism Researcher at McGill University summarizes a 2004 report in The Lancet that says MMR vaccination is not associated with increased risk of autism.
Other resource N59 Vaccinations - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/vaccine/ Vaccinations - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues Information on the toxicity of vaccines, their adverse effects, long-term negative consequences, the new vaccines, and alternative vaccines.
Other resource N60 Medical 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.
Other resource N61 The Great Health Hoaxhttp://www.sepp.org/controv/healthhoax.html The Great Health HoaxTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud "Many scientific 'breakthroughs' are nothing but mirages based on flawed research. They result in wasted taxes, false claims for drugs and damaging health scares." This article from the Sunday Telegraph, UK, (right-wing) claims that statisticians skeptical of the validity of Fischer's widely-used 5% p-tests have been ignored. It says nothing about the invalidity of animal research to humans.
Other resource N62 Justice In Mental Health Organizationhttp://hometown.aol.com/jimhofw/jimho.htm Justice In Mental Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health Advocates for "justice in family, housing, employment and our social lives, with civil and legal rights as well."
Other resource N63 Alternative 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.
Other resource N64 California Network of Mental Health Clientshttp://www.cnmhc.org California Network of Mental Health ClientsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health An organization dedicated to empowering MH clients through self-help groups and statewide networking. Offers program report overviews, resources, and current news.
Other resource N65 A Different Kind of Drug Warhttp://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/46_15/58170574/p1/article.jhtml?term=scientology A Different Kind of Drug WarTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.
Other resource N66 Shrink-Rapt Poetry?http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html Shrink-Rapt Poetry?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.
Other resource N67 AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesseshttp://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html AtHealth: Medications for Mental IllnessesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.
Other resource N68 Medicate Your Dissenthttp://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm Medicate Your DissentTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
Other resource N69 Prozac Survivorhttp://www2.netdoor.com/~bill/prosurv/prosurv.html Prozac SurvivorTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac Information about adverse reactions to anti depressant drugs.
Other resource N70 The Aftermath of Serotonergic Drugshttp://www.rense.com/general/pro.htm The Aftermath of Serotonergic DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac The harmful side effects of serotonergic drugs like Prozac. Article by Dr. Ann Blake Tracy.
Other resource N71 How to Avoid Mental Health Conservatorship?http://www.namiscc.org/newsletters/July01/conservatorship.htm How to Avoid Mental Health Conservatorship?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Involuntary_Commitment Explaining the Lanterman Petris Short act, how it can be used to put persons under conservatorship, and how to avoid this.
Other resource N72 Mental Health Faithwebhttp://www.mentalhealth.faithweb.com/ Mental Health FaithwebTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations An index to sites that explore abuses in the mental health field, including crimes committed by psychiatrists against their patients, Electro-Shock Therapy, involuntary commitment, abuse of psychotropic drugs and Ritalin.
Other resource N73 Psychiatry USAhttp://www.psychiatryusa.org Psychiatry USATop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations Speaks out against fabricating disease labels, the pushing of psychiatric drugs, and shock therapy. Site also links to sales of alternative products for ADD/ADHD treatment.
Other resource N74 Mental Healthhttp://www.who.int/mental_health/ Mental HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse Provides information and statistics about mental health problems related to substance abuse. Site also provides comprehensive information about specific mental disorders.
Other resource N75 Drugs, Smoking and Addictionhttp://www.abelard.org/drugs.htm Drugs, Smoking and AddictionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse A perspective on the psychology of addiction, and criticism of the "drug war" as an authoritarian attack on individual liberty.
Other resource N76 Mental health concerns and issueshttp://www.btinternet.com/~symon.price Mental health concerns and issuesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Articles This is a site run by patients of the mental health care system. It includes news and articles both from the editors and contributers.
Other resource N77 Deliverance: CBC News Disclosurehttp://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/0208_deliverance/deliverance.html Deliverance: CBC News DisclosureTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Articles The pros and cons of deliverance (modern-day exorcism) as an alternative to psychiatric treatment or medication. Includes transcript of show, video, discussion board and links to related information.
Other resource N78 Center On Addiction and Substance Abusehttp://www.casacolumbia.org/ Center On Addiction and Substance AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs Studies every form of substance abuse as it affects our society.
Other resource N79 Electronic Prevention Community Organizerhttp://www.eprevco.com Electronic Prevention Community OrganizerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs Online community aimed at assisting real communities to build local programs to prevent youth substance use. With resources and information including case studies, interviews, tutorials courses.
Other resource N80 The Fight Against Drugs in Canadahttp://www.fightagainstdrugs.ca The Fight Against Drugs in CanadaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs Gain knowledge on Canadian Heavyweight Champion, George Chuvalo and his personal dedication towards the fight against drug abuse.

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