Before I Die

site URL - http://www.thirteen.org/bid/

Site description: A PBS program exploring the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today. Features real life stories about people who have faced these personal decisions.




Topic: Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life

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Previous 10Third Millennium: Advocates for the Futurehttp://www.thirdmil.org/ Third Millennium: Advocates for the FutureTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Generation X and the Millennial Generation offer solutions to long-term problems including Social Security reform and Medicare reform.
PreviousWings of Mercy - Indianahttp://www.ffni.com/~wingsofmercy-illiana/ Wings of Mercy - IndianaTop/Society/Issues/Transportation/Aviation Provides free transportation for people with limited financial means needing treatment at distant medical facilities. Service area, history, contact information and links.
Random 1SunglassesEtc.comhttp://www.sunglassesetc.com SunglassesEtc.comTop/Shopping/Health/Vision/Sunglasses Retailer offers name-brand sunglasses from manufacturers as AO, Gargoyles and Uvex.
Random 2Drug Mart Canadahttp://www.drugmartcanada.com Drug Mart CanadaTop/Shopping/Health/Pharmacy/Online_Pharmacies Offering a wide variety of drugs from Toronto based business.
Random 3Hearing Help Expresshttp://www.hearinghelpexpress.com Hearing Help ExpressTop/Shopping/Health/Disabilities/Assistive_Technology/Hearing/Hearing_Aids/Batteries In business for over 20 years, this company offers name-brand hearing aids, batteries, custom molds, and accessories.
Random 4New York University National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center of Excellencehttp://niem.med.nyu.edu/niehs/index.html New York University National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center of ExcellenceTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Focuses on recognition, evaluation, prevention and control of the adverse impact of environmental factors on human health. Provides information on faculty and research.
Random 5Me and My Orbithttp://www.members.shaw.ca/anderson.r/index.html Me and My OrbitTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Eye A story of surviving eye cancer. Includes information on ocular prosthetics.
NextCompassionate Health Care Networkhttp://www.chninternational.com Compassionate Health Care NetworkTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia Consists of professional and lay people who care about the crisis medicine and healthcare is experiencing, and promote 'Aid in Living'. CHN opposes euthanasia by actively defending the inherent value of all human life.
Next 10Cybercast News Service - "Befriend a Vet for Access to Lethal Drugs, Euthanasia Activist Suggests"http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200304%5CFOR20030416b.html Cybercast News Service - "Befriend a Vet for Access to Lethal Drugs, Euthanasia Activist Suggests"Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Nitschke,_Philip Nitschke suggests that the terminally ill obtain lethal medication from veterinarians.
Random 1Louise's Homepagehttp://party_louise.tripod.com/partylouise/index.html Louise's HomepageTop/Arts/Animation/Anime/Fandom/L Pokemon, Fushigi Yuugi, and Final Fantasy images, fan fiction, and polls.
Random 4LTC Nursing Home Consultanthttp://www.ltcconsults.com/ LTC Nursing Home ConsultantTop/Business/Healthcare/Consulting/L Offers consulting services for long term care nursing homes.
Random 4Mark S. Kovar Medical Supplyhttp://geocities.com/markskovar/ Mark S. Kovar Medical SupplyTop/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services Representing multiple companies of medical supply products and linens sold to hospitals, long term care facilities and physicians in Central New Jersey.
Next 70Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP)http://www.helpnetwork.org/ Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP)Top/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Anti-Gun_Rights An international network of medical and allied organizations and individuals dedicated to furthering gun control in the United States.
Previous 70Voice of the Natural Health Consumerhttp://www.citizens.org Voice of the Natural Health ConsumerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Activism made easy. Tell Congress what you think about Genetic Engineering, irradiated food, Codex, organic food.
Next 170Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centerhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/prog/child-abuse/default.htm Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTop/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Treatment The Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center helps fight and prevent child abuse and neglect.
Previous 170Is There a Right to Health Care?http://www.objectivistcenter.org/articles/dkelley_right-to-health-care.asp Is There a Right to Health Care?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation An article on health care and welfare by David Kelley of The Objectivist Center
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Previous 270The War on Drugshttp://www.reason.com/bi/drugs.shtml The War on DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/War_on_Drugs Resources on drug policy from Reason magazine.
Other resource N0 Cannabis News - marijuana, hemp, and cannabis newshttp://cannabisnews.com Cannabis News - marijuana, hemp, and cannabis newsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/War_on_Drugs/News_and_Media Marijuana, cannabis, and hemp all describe the same plant cannabis sativa. Our mission is to distribute accurate and unbiased news about marijuana, cannabis, and hemp.
Other resource N1 The Narco News Bulletinhttp://www.narconews.com The Narco News BulletinTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/War_on_Drugs/News_and_Media News From Latin America.
Other resource N2 CIA and Drugshttp://www.ciadrugs.com CIA and DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Smuggling CIA and other government agents reveal the CIA's 50-year role in drug smuggling into the United States, in liaison with organized crime.
Other resource N3 American Iatrogenic Associationhttp://www.iatrogenic.org/ American Iatrogenic AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Iatrogenesis Studies and reports on illness caused by the medical profession. Despite the rare public discussion of iatrogenic illness, it is a significant cause of disease and death for Americans... Time magazine has reported one estimate that 80,000 people are killed annually by doctors and medical treatments. That is about twice the number of Americans killed each year in car accidents.
Other resource N4 Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly: The Cancer War Grinds Onhttp://www.sustain.org/Bulletins/getbulletin.cfm?bulletin_ID=48&issue_ID=1286&browse=1&SID=28 Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly: The Cancer War Grinds OnTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer Over the period 1991-95 the incidence of cancer in the US finally started a sustained fall. Yet there is still a long way to go, and the NIH's explanations of the causes of cancer are suspicious.
Other resource N5 W. Douglas Brodie, MD.http://www.drbrodie.com/ W. Douglas Brodie, MD.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Alternative_Treatments Alternative cancer treatment and complementary cancer care. Combines medical science, nature, hope, and prayer in the care of patients.
Other resource N6 HealthDEV: HIV/AIDS Discussion Forumshttp://www.hivnet.ch/aids98/ HealthDEV: HIV/AIDS Discussion ForumsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS Topics include HIV/AIDS and access to treatment and care, community-based research, PLWHA networking, sex work, human rights, and immigration rights.
Other resource N7 Health Global Access Projecthttp://www.healthgap.org/ Health Global Access ProjectTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS Campaign to eliminate barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS. Organization and campaign details, news, press releases, resources.
Other resource N8 James F. Lawtonhttp://www.ampage.com/honduras James F. LawtonTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Alternative_Views Personal page of a medical researcher in Hondorus and Mexico. Essay on the Phoenician alphabet and how it leads to a plant that cures HIV.
Other resource N9 HEAL: Health Education AIDS Liaison, Torontohttp://healtoronto.com HEAL: Health Education AIDS Liaison, TorontoTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Alternative_Views/Organizations Toronto chapter of this dissident organization. Alternative views on cause and treatment.
Other resource N10 Women and HIV/AIDS - from Feminist Women's Health Centerhttp://www.fwhc.org/hiv.htm Women and HIV/AIDS - from Feminist Women's Health CenterTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Women For the first time ever, in 1996, AIDS deaths in the US declined. Compared to 1995, death among men declined by 22%, but the decline in deaths for women was 7% - substantially less.
Other resource N11 Healthcare Workers and AIDS preventionhttp://www.avert.org/needlestick.htm Healthcare Workers and AIDS preventionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Workplace Needlestick injury and the risk of HIV transmission in health care setting. Includes statistical information in occupational settings and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).
Other resource N12 Initiative to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Healthhttp://raceandhealth.hhs.gov Initiative to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Race_and_Ethnicity Information about eliminating racial disparities in HIV infection and AIDS.
Other resource N13 New Zealand Needle Exchange Programmehttp://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~boss/ New Zealand Needle Exchange ProgrammeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Substance_Use/Organizations Information about a health education and health promotion service for people who inject drugs.
Other resource N14 Preventive Dental Health Associationhttp://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm Preventive Dental Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Dentistry Educate about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provide healthful alternate solutions.
Other resource N15 Improving Oral Healthhttp://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/oh/ataglanc.htm Improving Oral HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Dentistry Center for Disease Control program for oral health issues.
Other resource N16 Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers Universityhttp://www.cshp.rutgers.edu Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers UniversityTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Center focusing on health services research, public health, health policy and the social sciences with a strong set of applied research and policy analysis initiatives.
Other resource N17 Health Publications of the Center on Budget and Policy Prioritieshttp://www.cbpp.org/pubs/health.htm Health Publications of the Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy The Center is a research institute that conducts analyses on gov't policies and programs.
Other resource N18 Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. - Health Researchhttp://www.mathematica-mpr.com/HEALTH.HTM Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. - Health ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Studies that span the changes taking place in the health care system. Includes short-term policy projects as well as longer-term evaluations. Most evaluations also include a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Other resource N19 Texas Health, Education, Assistance, Resources and Training: Texas HEARThttp://www.txheart.org/ Texas Health, Education, Assistance, Resources and Training: Texas HEARTTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Committed to conducting health outreach to the chronically underserved as well as becoming recognized as a receptor site for multiple sources of assistance, including education, guidance, referral, and self-advocacy
Other resource N20 Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Changehttp://sihp.brandeis.edu/council Council on the Economic Impact of Health System ChangeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy The Council, based at Brandeis University, presents the findings of nationally-recognized health policy experts on emerging health policy issues, such as medicare reform, managed care regulation and the uninsured.
Other resource N21 UCLA Center for Health Policy Researchhttp://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/ UCLA Center for Health Policy ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research applies the extensive expertise of faculty and researchers from UCLA's leading professional schools and academic departments to meet the needs of the nation, states, and local communities for health policy-related research and information
Other resource N22 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundationhttp://www.kff.org/ The Henry J. Kaiser Family FoundationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy News and analysis on health policy topics including managed care, Medicare, Social Security, universal health insurance coverage, and patients rights.
Other resource N23 RAND Healthhttp://rand.org/health/ RAND HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Research on health and health policy by RAND, a nonprofit public policy institute.
Other resource N24 Center for Collaborative Research in Health Outcomes and Policyhttp://www.ccrhop.org/ Center for Collaborative Research in Health Outcomes and PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Conducts research for the development, management and understanding of health improvement, outreach and promotion, as well as disease management, clinical outcomes and health policy analysis.
Other resource N25 The Health Voice Networkhttp://www.healthvoice-uk.net The Health Voice NetworkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy UK Network for people helping each other by sharing their experiences, ideas, knowledge, questions and skills on health related issues.
Other resource N26 Health Care for All (MA)http://www.hcfama.org/ Health Care for All (MA)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Massachusetts organization dedicated to making adequate and affordable health care accessible to everyone, regardless of income, social or economic status.
Other resource N27 International Advocates for Health Freedomhttp://www.iahf.com/index1.html International Advocates for Health FreedomTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation The founder, John Hammell, has been fighting for health freedom for 10 years, and first got involved with alternative medicine after recovering from a life threatening illness via a suppressed alternative treatment (orthomolecular medicine) after mainstream methods almost killed him. He believes it to be highly immoral for anyone to try to restrict the availability of herbs and supplements or to do anything which would hamper consumer access.
Other resource N28 Association of American Physicians and Surgeonshttp://www.aapsonline.org/aaps/ Association of American Physicians and SurgeonsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation A non-partisan professional association of physicians, dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine.
Other resource N29 Cato Institute Health & Welfare Studieshttp://www.cato.org/research/healt-st.html Cato Institute Health & Welfare StudiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation This list of online papers from the Cato Institute includes studies on demonstrating the practical superiority of Medical Savings Accounts over managed health care type plans, moving the FDA's pharmaceutical and medical device approval responsibilities into the private sector, and allowing Americans to opt-out of Medicare and into private insurance arrangements.
Other resource N30 Citizens for a Sound Economy: Health Care Reformhttp://www.cse.org/informed/healthcare.html Citizens for a Sound Economy: Health Care ReformTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Just three years after the American public rejected government-run health care, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are taking away consumers' control over their own health care decisions. CSE campaigns for consumer choice in health care.
Other resource N31 The Problems with Socialized Health Carehttp://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/healthcare/socialized.html The Problems with Socialized Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Articles, links, figures and facts exposing the devastation resulting from so-called "Universal Health Care."
Other resource N32 The Heritage Foundation Publications Library: Health Care Reformhttp://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/index.cfm The Heritage Foundation Publications Library: Health Care ReformTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Regular updates on U.S. health care reform as well as links to related news articles.
Other resource N33 Online News Hour: Medicarehttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/medicare/medicare_index.html Online News Hour: MedicareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare PBS backgrounder on the Medicare program.
Other resource N34 Almanac of Policy Issues: Medicarehttp://www.policyalmanac.org/health/medicare.shtml Almanac of Policy Issues: MedicareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Background information and links on the Medicare program.
Other resource N35 Urban Institute Issue Focus on Medicarehttp://www.urban.org/news/focus/focus_medicare.html Urban Institute Issue Focus on MedicareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare A selection of reports, publications, forums, commentaries and testimonies on Medicare, Medicare reform and senior health in general.
Other resource N36 Medicare Informationhttp://www.healthsymphony.com/MedicareInfo.htm Medicare InformationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Background information on Medicare from Health Symphony, a commercial health insurance quotes and information center.
Other resource N37 Medicaid Disease Management and Health Outcomeshttp://www.dmnow.org/ Medicaid Disease Management and Health OutcomesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Executive interchange for Medicaid directors, pharmacy administrators, medical directors, and Medicaid managed care companies. Sponsored by the National Pharmaceutical Council.
Other resource N38 National Association of State Medicaid Directorshttp://www.nasmd.org/ National Association of State Medicaid DirectorsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories). Position papers, legislative memoranda, specific information on state waiver activity, and CHIP plan summaries.
Other resource N39 Children's Health Insurance Issueshttp://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/health/kids.htm Children's Health Insurance IssuesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program A number of articles within the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Policy.
Other resource N40 Maternal & Child's Health Policyhttp://www.mchpolicy.org Maternal & Child's Health PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.
Other resource N41 Health Care Financing Administration: CHIPhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/ Health Care Financing Administration: CHIPTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Other resource N42 Century Foundation: Prescription Drug Informationhttp://www.medicarewatch.org/research_development/prescriptiondrugs.htm Century Foundation: Prescription Drug InformationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Sources for the debate over prescription drug coverage in Medicare.
Other resource N43 No Free Lunchhttp://www.nofreelunch.org/ No Free LunchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Discusses pharmaceutical industry marketing, promotion, and sales practices and how they may adversely affect prescription drug prescribing practices, and increase prescription drug prices.
Other resource N44 The Cost of Protectionism in Pharmaceuticalshttp://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14425 The Cost of Protectionism in PharmaceuticalsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs An article from Alternet that examines the effects of the patent system in the pharmaceutical industry and suggests that increased public funding of pharmaceutical research and development could dramatically lower costs for consumers.
Other resource N45 American Taxpayers for Rx Sanityhttp://www.rxsanity.org American Taxpayers for Rx SanityTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Provides information to the public on the prescription drug reimportation war being fought between the pharmaceutical industry and America.
Other resource N46 Vote Healthhttp://www.votehealth.net Vote HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Vote Health is a non-profit based in Alameda County, California, advocating on a national level for universal healthcare and locally to make healthcare available to the indigent population.
Other resource N47 Health Care for All - Californiahttp://www.healthcareforall.org/ Health Care for All - CaliforniaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Health Care for All is a nonprofit grassroots organization working for high quality, universal, single payer health care in California.
Other resource N48 Reduce Health Care Costshttp://www.reducehealthcarecosts.com Reduce Health Care CostsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Universal health care is more affordable than you think. The issue is not who pays for universal health care, but that all health care is far more expensive than it needs to be.
Other resource N49 Health Care for All - Californians, Santa Cruz Chapterhttp://www.got.net/~seaseal/healthcare/ Health Care for All - Californians, Santa Cruz ChapterTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Santa Cruz County supporters of single payer health care.
Other resource N50 Duke Center for Health Policy: Hospital Conversionshttp://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/cyberexchange/conversion/truecon.html Duke Center for Health Policy: Hospital ConversionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals Hospital conversion in the marketplace and the policy world. The growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the hospital industry.
Other resource N51 The Leapfrog Grouphttp://www.leapfroggroup.org/ The Leapfrog GroupTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals An organization of health insurance companies that is promoting Computerized Physician Order Entry to hospitals as a way to decrease medication errors.
Other resource N52 Health Canada Population Health Developmenthttp://www.population-health.com Health Canada Population Health DevelopmentTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Canadian_Health_Policy Resources and other publications regarding Health Canada's population health policies.
Other resource N53 Public Health and Personal Freedomhttp://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/healthfreed.html Public Health and Personal FreedomTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Argues that more emphasis should be given to personal freedom over public health, using the example of alcohol.
Other resource N54 Infostat, Cargo-Cult Science and the Policy Sausage-machinehttp://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/cargocult.html Infostat, Cargo-Cult Science and the Policy Sausage-machineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Paper on the managerial takeover of clinical practice, and how the process of medical science is distorted by politics and dubious trendy theories.
Other resource N55 The Bush Presidency - Bush Record on Healthhttp://www.theBushPresidency.org/Health.htm The Bush Presidency - Bush Record on HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Articles explore the Medicare bill and its drug plan, the imported drug controversy, stem cell research, and the Administration's policy for the uninsured.
Other resource N56 National Library of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government The world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology.
Other resource N57 GlobalHealth.govhttp://www.globalhealth.gov/ GlobalHealth.govTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government From the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), which is responsible for facilitating cooperation and providing policy guidance on refugee health policy issues.
Other resource N58 Will CODEX Harmonization End Health Freedom Worldwide?http://sumeria.net/health/codexharm.html Will CODEX Harmonization End Health Freedom Worldwide?Top/Society/Issues/Health/The_Codex_Alimentarius 'Threatening large fines, the so called "Health Protection Branch" (HPB) has just ordered Toronto's biggest health food store, the Big Carrot, to remove over one third of their stock because the products don't contain so called "Drug Identification Numbers."' (1997)
Other resource N59 Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Environews by Topic: Water Pollutionhttp://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/topic/waterpol.html Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Environews by Topic: Water PollutionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment Links to current information on water quality and treatment issues.
Other resource N60 Preventive Dental Health Associationhttp://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm Preventive Dental Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
Other resource N61 eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicinehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm eMedicine Online Text - Emergency MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.
Other resource N62 Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water Supplieshttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~rmasters/AHABS/ Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water SuppliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
Other resource N63 Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Healthhttp://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm#top Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
Other resource N64 Voice of the Natural Health Consumerhttp://www.citizens.org Voice of the Natural Health ConsumerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Activism made easy. Tell Congress what you think about Genetic Engineering, irradiated food, Codex, organic food.
Other resource N65 Issues in Health Carehttp://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3872/ Issues in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism A guide to health-care related issues including medical ethics, health policy reform, and other topics.
Other resource N66 Physicians for a National Health Programhttp://www.pnhp.org/ Physicians for a National Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Believes that access to high-quality health care is a right of all people and should be provided equitably as a public service rather than bought and sold as a commodity.
Other resource N67 Health Care Advocacy Web Ringhttp://www.attcanada.ca/~lrs/webring/webring.htm Health Care Advocacy Web RingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Connecting health advocacy websites.
Other resource N68 Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI)http://www.bmsi.net/ Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products A private, educational institute founded in 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio by nationally recognized leaders in the bloodless field. Through our research, we continually develop new standards for applying bloodless medical techniques. Through our education efforts we are protecting patients and their caregivers with regard to the use of blood and blood products.
Other resource N69 Bloodless Medicine Researchhttp://www.med.unipi.it/patchir/bloodl/bmr.htm Bloodless Medicine ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products "Bloodless medicine" is a modern field of research which studies the available strategies for providing medical care without allogeneic transfusions. In most cases this is undertaken because of religious convictions, but not always.  Any technological improvement, as well as any therapeutic strategy, that permit the avoidance of  the allogeneic blood, have to be carefully followed in the universities. Our site propose to coordinate research in this field.
Other resource N70 Big Folks Health FAQhttp://www.faqs.org/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/health/ Big Folks Health FAQTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance From the newsgroups soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks.
Other resource N71 Plus-size Healthhttp://www.plussizehealth.com Plus-size HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Directories Health information for plus-size people.
Other resource N72 Unhealthy Obsessionshttp://shiveringnaked.org/kerry Unhealthy ObsessionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Pro-Anorexia Includes a journal, a photolog, a progress report, and a motivational page. Also a support group for multiples with eating disorders.
Other resource N73 Fetal Abusehttp://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/fetal.html Fetal AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Prenatal_Rights The rash of women being charged criminally, or having their babies taken away from them, because they took drugs while pregnant focuses attention on the notion that unborn babies deserve the same legal protections as children.
Other resource N74 Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to Pleadhttp://www.remember-chile.org.uk/declarations/00-02-20rc.htm Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to PleadTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Regional/South_America/Chile The recommendation that Senator Pinochet is not fit to stand trial is at odds with the available evidence.
Other resource N75 Privacilla.orghttp://www.privacilla.org/ Privacilla.orgTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy Links to articles and opinions about a variety of privacy issues from medical records to bank statements. Articles have linked bibliographies.
Other resource N76 Helpline for Drivers and Familieshttp://www.driver-families-helpline.org/ Helpline for Drivers and FamiliesTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Advocacy_Organizations/Europe Helpline for imprisoned truck drivers abroad, accused of smuggling drugs in their loads, and support for their families who are left to cope at home alone. A free service from a non-profit organisation.
Other resource N77 Healthcare for the Homeless Bibliographyhttp://www.homeless-healthcare.org/hhh/research/references.htm Healthcare for the Homeless BibliographyTop/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness List of over 200 books and articles regarding health care for homeless persons.
Other resource N78 Urban Institutehttp://www.urban.org/ Urban InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Poverty/Welfare Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.
Other resource N79 Bazelon Center for Mental Health Lawshttp://www.bazelon.org/ Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawsTop/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Advocacy Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
Other resource N80 The Urban Institutehttp://www.urban.org/ The Urban InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Policy_Institutes/U Investigation and nonpartisan analysis of U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, disabilities, crime, the nonprofit sector, education, tax policy, labor, housing, and community development issues.

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