site URL - http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/env/du/
Site description: Information and publications on depleted uranium and its effects on health.
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| Previous 10 | Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerpt | http://www.ushmm.org/research/doctors/Nuremberg_Code.htm Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerpt | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/War_Crimes/Nuremberg,_International_Military_Tribunal Code developed at Nuremberg as a result of wartime medical experimentation on humans. |
| Previous | Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium | http://ccnr.org/du_hague.html Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium By Dr. Rosalie Bertell. Health effects including medical testing for contamination. |
| Random 1 | Pfizer buys CSL animal health unit | http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/15/australia.csl.biz/index.html Pfizer buys CSL animal health unit | Top/News/Online_Archives/CNN.com/2003/December/Business [CNN] |
| Random 2 | Preguntes més freqüents en relació a l'asma | http://www.scmfic.org/scmfic/atach/ASMA.pdf Preguntes més freqüents en relació a l'asma | Top/World/Català/Medicina_i_salut/Medicina/Especialitats/Pneumologia/Asma Fulls d'informació per a pacients de la Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària. |
| Random 3 | NCEMI: Common Simple Emergencies | http://www.ncemi.org/cse/contents.htm NCEMI: Common Simple Emergencies | Top/Health/Medicine/Reference An online manual with detailed instructions and illustrations on how to treat various everyday medical emergencies. |
| Random 4 | Trilogy Star Anime RPG | http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/trilogystar/index.html Trilogy Star Anime RPG | Top/Arts/Animation/Anime/Games/Roleplaying/Message_Boards Role playing message boards from a variety of series. |
| Random 5 | Accolade International | http://www.accoladeinternational.com Accolade International | Top/Business/International_Business_and_Trade/Import_and_Export/Diversified Import-export trading organisation based in the UK with reliable and dependable contacts world-wide. Trading mainly foodstuffs, medical products, pharmaceutical, chemicals, consumer goods, tobacco products and raw materials. |
| Next | Depleted Uranium and Health | http://www.rimbaud.freeserve.co.uk/dhap99f.html Depleted Uranium and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium/Used_in_Iraq Laka foundation brochure concerning the hazardous impact of DU contamination and its consequences on human health and the environment. Discuses the implications for post war Iraq. |
| Next 10 | Disaster Mental Health | http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/ Disaster Mental Health | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Incidents/September_11,_2001/Victims_and_Survivors Provides resources that support the mental health needs of disaster survivors and responders. Includes a mental health services locator and information on bioterrorism. |
| Random 1 | Swing Dance Alaska | http://swingak.net Swing Dance Alaska | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Swing/Regional News, information, and other resources for the Alaska swing dance scene, including Lindy Hop and all other styles, in Anchorage and other Alaska cities. |
| Random 4 | Phenylpropanolamine Information Page | http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/ Phenylpropanolamine Information Page | Top/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/P/Phenylpropanolamine US Food and Drug Administration information on the safety of PPA and the status of its removal from nonprescription medications. |
| Random 4 | Chinese Traditional Medicine | http://www.tcmtreatment.com/images/diseases/sle.htm Chinese Traditional Medicine | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Connective_Tissue/Lupus Describes treatments from practitioners in China so with TCM herbal products and herbs. Information about books, qigong, tuina and acupuncture included. |
| Next 70 | Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health | http://www.prch.org/ Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Organized to enable concerned physicians to take a more active and visible role in support of universal reproductive health. |
| Previous 70 | Maternal-Fetal Conflict | http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/matern.html Maternal-Fetal Conflict | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Prenatal_Rights Examines the rising awareness of maternal-fetal conflict from an athical perspective in the medical profession. |
| Next 170 | The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect | http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084342/html/339.html The Clinical and Medical Forensics of Elder Abuse and Neglect | Top/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Elder/Forensics The National Academy of Sciences explores this mostly undocumented subject in their 2003 study of Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America. |
| Previous 170 | Maternal & Child's Health Policy | http://www.mchpolicy.org Maternal & Child's Health Policy | Top/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. |
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| Previous 270 | HIV InSite | http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu HIV InSite | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS Gateway to HIV/AIDS knowledge from the University of California, San Francisco. Comprehensive medical and societal news. |
| Other resource N0 | Health Initiatives for Youth | http://www.hify.com/ Health Initiatives for Youth | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Young_People/Organizations A unique partnership of youth and adults working together to increase access to, and the quality of, health care for young people in San Francisco. |
| Other resource N1 | Women's Global Health Imperative | http://www.wghi.org Women's Global Health Imperative | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Women The AIDS Research Institute of UCSF develops tools to help women and girls protect themselves from HIV. Current projects and fact sheets. |
| Other resource N2 | Physician Assistant AIDS Network | http://www.paan.org/ Physician Assistant AIDS Network | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Workplace/Organizations Promotes networking, continuing medical education, and symposia for physician assistants working in HIV/AIDS care. |
| Other resource N3 | Phoenix Indian Medical Center | http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Aids/index.asp Phoenix Indian Medical Center | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Race_and_Ethnicity/Organizations The HIV Center of Excellence (HIVCOE) is a clinically based center for HIV care, treatment, research and intervention. |
| Other resource N4 | ADAP Monitoring Project | http://www.atdn.org/ ADAP Monitoring Project | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Treatment_Activism/Organizations Provides comprehensive information on AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, which provide vital medications to low income uninsured or underinsured people in the US. |
| Other resource N5 | University Of Health | http://www.universityofhealth.net University Of Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Dentistry Commercial education program about mercury poisoning and dental-related illness, designed to create "informed, logical, thinking consumers". |
| Other resource N6 | National Assembly of Health and Human Service Organizations | http://www.nassembly.org/ National Assembly of Health and Human Service Organizations | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy An association of national nonprofit health and human service organizations bound by a common concern for the effective delivery of health and human services to the American people, especially those in need. |
| Other resource N7 | Kaisernetwork | http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ Kaisernetwork | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy News and information on health policy issues, including Medicare, Medicaid, children's health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, health care advertising, minority health, and health reform. |
| Other resource N8 | Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) | http://www.projhope.org/ Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy International health education, policy research, and humanitarian assistance programs. |
| Other resource N9 | Duke Health Policy Cyberexchange | http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/cyberexchange Duke Health Policy Cyberexchange | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Portal site for health policy information on the Web. |
| Other resource N10 | Health Systems Research, Inc. - Publications | http://www.hsrnet.com/pubs/index.htm Health Systems Research, Inc. - Publications | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Health Systems Research, Inc. (HSR) is a public policy research and consulting firm that provides program and technical support to publicly-funded health and human services agencies, as well as to not-for-profit and philanthropic organizations. This site provides general information about HSR's services and staff and allows visitors to download publications on a wide range of health- and welfare-related topics. |
| Other resource N11 | Health Information for Development Project | http://www.iwsp.org Health Information for Development Project | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Aims to establish a global network of 1,000 health information resource centres that will provide locally appropriate content on health issues. The project is intended to reinforce existing health services and education systems, not replace them. |
| Other resource N12 | European Observatory on Health Care Systems, Madrid hub | http://www.isciii.es:100/publico/drvisapi.dll?MIval=cw_usr_view_SHTML&ID=238 European Observatory on Health Care Systems, Madrid hub | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy The European Observatory on Health Care Systems supports comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe. |
| Other resource N13 | National Health Law Program | http://www.healthlaw.org/ National Health Law Program | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites. |
| Other resource N14 | New England Healthcare Institute | http://www.nehi.net New England Healthcare Institute | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) is a health policy research organization focused on enabling innovation in health care. |
| Other resource N15 | Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research | http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/rwjf Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy This site provides information about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Investigator Awards program, the investigators who have been funded through the program to conduct broad studies of the most challenging health policy issues facing America, and the results of some of their work on a wide range of topics. |
| Other resource N16 | New England Journal of Medicine - Health Policy | http://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/health_policy New England Journal of Medicine - Health Policy | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy The Health Policy collection covers topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, and tobacco control and includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary. |
| Other resource N17 | Ward Health Strategies | http://www.wardhealth.com/ Ward Health Strategies | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Communications firm with a focus on health care issues. Site includes several free health-related e-newsletters. |
| Other resource N18 | Americans for Free Choice in Medicine | http://www.afcm.org/ Americans for Free Choice in Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Promotes the philosophy of individual rights, personal responsibility and free market economics in the health care industry. |
| Other resource N19 | The Dangers of Socialized Medicine | http://www.amatecon.com/etext/dosm/dosm.html The Dangers of Socialized Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation This collection of essays makes the moral and practical case for a complete free market in healthcare. |
| Other resource N20 | Citizens' Council on Health Care | http://www.cchc-mn.org/ Citizens' Council on Health Care | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation A citizens' resource for designing the future of health care. |
| Other resource N21 | Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients' Mouths | http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=2748 Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients' Mouths | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Bad food in Canadian Hospitals is symptomatic of the problems of a single-payer health care system. |
| Other resource N22 | Health Care News | http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=2 Health Care News | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation The Heartland Institute's national monthly outreach publication for free-market health care reform, with 100s of articles on malpractice reform and the uninsured. |
| Other resource N23 | Free Market Medicine | http://www.marketmed.org/ Free Market Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation A site dedicated to the proposition that the free market can provide high-quality, reasonably-priced health care without government intervention. |
| Other resource N24 | Medicare.gov | http://www.medicare.gov/ Medicare.gov | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Official U.S. government site for Medicare information. |
| Other resource N25 | Restructuring Medicare: Impacts on Beneficiaries | http://www.urban.org/health/medicare_restructuring.html Restructuring Medicare: Impacts on Beneficiaries | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare From the Urban Institute. |
| Other resource N26 | The Future of Medicare | http://janhoo.com/skole/university/medicare.html The Future of Medicare | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Essay on the development and possible reforms of the American Medicare system. |
| Other resource N27 | FixMyHealthcare.com | http://www.fixmyhealthcare.com FixMyHealthcare.com | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare A not-for-profit website providing free information about medicare and medicare reform. |
| Other resource N28 | Medicaid Help | http://www.medicaidmadeeasy.com/medicaid/ Medicaid Help | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Your source for medicaid help and rules - how to get your benefits. A straight forward, free informative guide to getting the benefits you deserve. |
| Other resource N29 | Families USA - Medicaid and Children's Health | http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Medicaid_Index Families USA - Medicaid and Children's Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Studies and reports on Medicaid from Families USA, a liberal public policy organization. |
| Other resource N30 | FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan | http://www.famis.org FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance. |
| Other resource N31 | Children's Health Care | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec97/healthcare_8-25a.html Children's Health Care | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts. |
| Other resource N32 | National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health | http://www.ncemch.org/ National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program Research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP. |
| Other resource N33 | DrugsNotDogFood.com | http://www.drugsnotdogfood.com DrugsNotDogFood.com | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs DrugsNotDogFood.com is a petition to President Bush to support coverage for prescription drugs for seniors. For each signature, we send a dog biscuit to the President to show the extreme plight of many seniors -- forced to choose between medicine and food. |
| Other resource N34 | Health Action International | http://www.haiweb.org/ Health Action International | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs A non-profit organization that represents the interests of consumers in drug policy and believes that all drugs marketed should be acceptably safe, effective, affordable and meet real medical needs. |
| Other resource N35 | Drugging Our Children The Legal Way | http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14430 Drugging Our Children The Legal Way | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs An article about a federal judge that struck down a Food and Drug Administration regulation that required drug makers to test medicines routinely given to children. Arianna Huffington, Alternet. |
| Other resource N36 | Canada Drug Talk | http://www.canadadrugtalk.com/ Canada Drug Talk | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Provides facts, tips and news about importing prescription drugs from Canada. |
| Other resource N37 | Universal Health Care Action Network | http://www.uhcan.org/ Universal Health Care Action Network | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care UHCAN! provides a national resource center and facilitates information sharing and the development of strategies for health care justice, that is, universal, high quality, and publicly accountable health care. |
| Other resource N38 | Women's Universal Health Initiative | http://www.wuhi.org Women's Universal Health Initiative | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care WUHI addresses health care reform and universal health care by focusing on the role of women. Its purpose is to inform and educate women on health care reform. |
| Other resource N39 | American Health Care Reform | http://americanhealthcarereform.org American Health Care Reform | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Advocates for single-payer, universal coverage in America to make healthcare for all a reality. |
| Other resource N40 | Universal Healthcare Planning Associates | http://www.auniversalhealthcareplan.com/ Universal Healthcare Planning Associates | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Advocates a single-payer health plan for the USA. Includes proposal and FAQ. |
| Other resource N41 | National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems | http://www.naph.org/ National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals Represents the nations's health care system as advocate to hospitals, research, and education. Most members are major teaching hospitals or academic health science centers. |
| Other resource N42 | Institute for Safe Medical Practices | http://www.ismp.org/ Institute for Safe Medical Practices | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals Organization that gathers safety data from hospitals and makes recommendations to improve patient safety in hospitals. |
| Other resource N43 | David Gratzer's Health Care Reform | http://www.healthpolicyreform.org David Gratzer's Health Care Reform | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Canadian_Health_Policy Health care reform. It's a debate of great importance and intense interest to all Canadians. David Gratzer proposes reforming health care along the lines of individual choice and competition. |
| Other resource N44 | Health Care Report | http://mwhodges.home.att.net/healthcare.htm Health Care Report | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles This site, in data graphic form, shows U.S. live expectancy trends and health care spending compared to other nations, raising challenging questions today and looking forward. |
| Other resource N45 | No Caps On Non-Economic Medical Malpractice Awards | http://www.geocities.com/governmentwatch2002/capsmeds.html No Caps On Non-Economic Medical Malpractice Awards | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Facts sheets explaining attempts to legitimize negligent or incompetent conduct by health care providers. |
| Other resource N46 | National Healthcare Plan -- Reforming the current system | http://www.nationalhealthcareplan.org National Healthcare Plan -- Reforming the current system | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles An article about nationalizing America's healthcare system. |
| Other resource N47 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | http://www.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. NIH is the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the nation. |
| Other resource N48 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | http://cms.hhs.gov/ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government Agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
| Other resource N49 | HingePin | http://www.hingepin.com/env-nutrition.html HingePin | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Food,_Drink_and_Nutrition Brings together research from indexed journals in environmental medicine, clinical ecology, toxicology, molecular biology, and genetics to provide a new framework for understanding nourishment. Intended as a sourcebook as well as a teaching tool. |
| Other resource N50 | Chlorine Online - Chlorine and Public Health | http://www.eurochlor.org/chlorine/issues/health.htm Chlorine Online - Chlorine and Public Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Chlorination Primarily addresses the chlorination of drinking water supplies. |
| Other resource N51 | Examining the Water Fluoridation Sales Pitch | http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/debunk.htm Examining the Water Fluoridation Sales Pitch | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Quoted material taken from the Institute of Medicine's On-Line Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999). |
| Other resource N52 | Toxicological Profile - fluoride, hydrogen fluoride and fluorine, by U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services | http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/FluorideToxProfile.htm Toxicological Profile - fluoride, hydrogen fluoride and fluorine, by U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Government report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population, April 1993 |
| Other resource N53 | Irish Medical Journal | http://www.imj.ie/news_detail.php?nNewsId=1967&nCatId=1&nVolId=59 Irish Medical Journal | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Irish Medical Journal, September 2000 Vol. 93 Number 6. "Water Fluoridation : Pollutant or Panacea?" by dentist Don Mac Auley |
| Other resource N54 | Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health | http://www.fluoridefacts.org Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be organized to fluoridate Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Other resource N55 | Rescue Health Care Day | http://www.rescuehealthcareday.com Rescue Health Care Day | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism This is the official web site for the upcoming national event. Our aim is to help move America beyond managed care. |
| Other resource N56 | Health Care Policy | http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ Health Care Policy | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Harvard Medical School - Home Page |
| Other resource N57 | Health Care Reform | http://www.thebody.com/hanssens/reform.html Health Care Reform | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Legal Defense Fund and AIDS/HIV information resource. |
| Other resource N58 | Health Care Reform | http://cfmresearch.tripod.com/healthcare/index.html Health Care Reform | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism A collection of previously published essays, data, and commentary on health care reform issues, organized in book format. |
| Other resource N59 | Medical Care and Blood | http://www.watchtower.org/medical_care_and_blood.htm Medical Care and Blood | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products With good reason, many now ask, 'How safe are blood transfusions?' But this is more than a medical issue. It has made news involving Jehovah's Witnesses. Have you wondered why these ethical people, who believe in good medicine, refuse to accept blood? |
| Other resource N60 | Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Medicine | http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=0007ACC0-ACD3-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7 Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products How do scientists make artificial blood? How effective is it compared with the real thing? |
| Other resource N61 | HealthySisters | http://www.healthysisters.com HealthySisters | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance Dedicated to big, beautiful, and confident women sized 14 and above. |
| Other resource N62 | Health at Any Size Web Ring | http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=anysize Health at Any Size Web Ring | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Directories Quality of life at any size. |
| Other resource N63 | DB's Medical Rants: Public Guidelines for Managed Care | http://www.medrants.com/archives/001417.html DB's Medical Rants: Public Guidelines for Managed Care | Top/Society/Issues/Health/HMOs_and_Managed_Care A weblog topic page concerning Kaiser Permanente's announcement that it would publish on its website the guidelines developed and used by its doctors. Visitors are allowed to comment. |
| Other resource N64 | Maternal-Fetal Conflict | http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/matern.html Maternal-Fetal Conflict | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Prenatal_Rights Examines the rising awareness of maternal-fetal conflict from an athical perspective in the medical profession. |
| Other resource N65 | Diversification of US Medical Schools via Affirmative Action | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/3/6/ Diversification of US Medical Schools via Affirmative Action | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Affirmative_Action/Supporting_Views Investigates the implications of affirmative action, particularly race-conscious compared to race-blind admissions policy; explains how alternative programs are generally impractical, and provides a brief review of the history and legality of affirmative action in the United States. |
| Other resource N66 | Defend Your Privacy | http://www.defendyourprivacy.com/ Defend Your Privacy | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy Opposes the US Health and Human Services regulation can force doctors to turn their patients' confidential medical records over to the government. |
| Other resource N67 | Healthy Citizens | http://www.HealthyCitizens.com Healthy Citizens | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Advocacy_Organizations/North_America Citizens against human experimentation. Focuses on the development of post World War II United States health and military programs. |
| Other resource N68 | Delivering Health Care to the Homeless | http://www.med.uottawa.ca/homeless/ Delivering Health Care to the Homeless | Top/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness Basic curriculum for medicine students in Ottawa, Canada. |
| Other resource N69 | HealthCentral Internet Hoax Watch | http://www.healthcentral.com/centers/onecenter.cfm?center=Internet_Hoax_Watch HealthCentral Internet Hoax Watch | Top/Society/Issues/Fraud News, commentary, and links on internet hoaxes. (Not just medical hoaxes.) |
| Other resource N70 | LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and More | http://www.geocities.com/dhcpolwnk LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and More | Top/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Advocacy Personal web site of public policy analyst Laura Remson Mitchell. Primary focus is on health-care reform and disability policy. Includes original articles and commentary as well as advocacy links. |
| Other resource N71 | The Concord Coalition | http://www.concordcoalition.org/ The Concord Coalition | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Public_Debt/Federal_Deficit The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to eliminating federal budget deficits and ensuring Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are secure for all generations. |
| Other resource N72 | Background on the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba | http://www.cubasolidarity.net/blockade.html Background on the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Cuba/Opposing_Views Analysis and opinion from prominent US citizens describing impact of boycott on children and medical patients. |
| Other resource N73 | World Health Organisation (WHO): Iraqi Health System Close to Collapse | http://www.who.int/archives/inf-pr-1997/en/pr97-16.html World Health Organisation (WHO): Iraqi Health System Close to Collapse | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Iraq/Official_Reports Responsible for implementation of the sanctions and oil for food programme. |
| Other resource N74 | Health Care and Social Security | http://www.project21.org/Health.html Health Care and Social Security | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Is Social Security unfair to minorities? Project 21, a leadership network of conservative African-Americans, answers that question and others. Links to policy analyses. |
| Other resource N75 | National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare | http://www.ncpssm.org/socialsecurity/ National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Seniors group outlines their positions on Social Security and Medicare issues. |
| Other resource N76 | Ontario Health Coalition -- P3s | http://www.web.net/~ohc/P3s.htm Ontario Health Coalition -- P3s | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Public_Private_Partnerships Series of articles, papers, fact sheets, media releases and other documents critical of the use of Private Public Partnerships and Private Finance Inititives to provide health care services. |
| Other resource N77 | Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired Drivers | http://www.candid.org Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired Drivers | Top/Society/Issues/Transportation/Activism/DirectAction Illicit drugs, prescription and over-the-counter medications, and inhaled substances - their impact on impaired driving - and the drug recognition expert training program for law enforcement. |
| Other resource N78 | Before I Die | http://www.thirteen.org/bid/ Before I Die | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life 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. |
| Other resource N79 | Professionals for Excellence in Health Care | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3052 Professionals for Excellence in Health Care | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia We are professionals dedicated to the ethical treatment of persons, born and unborn. |
| Other resource N80 | University of Washington School of Medicine: Ethics in Medicine | http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/pas.html University of Washington School of Medicine: Ethics in Medicine | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Assisted_Suicide This site presents a comprehensive sets of Q&As about physician assisted dying, and two cases for consideration. |