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Previous 10The Medical Implications of Nuclear Warhttp://www.nap.edu/books/0309036925/html/ The Medical Implications of Nuclear WarTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear Symposium proceedings of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Discusses the human and environmental consequences in detail of nuclear war.
PreviousDoes Iraq's Depleted Uranium Pose a Health Risk?http://www.ex-parrot.com/casi/discuss/1999/246.html Does Iraq's Depleted Uranium Pose a Health Risk?Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium/Used_in_Iraq Key points of a literature review. The Lancet.
Random 1Mind Technologyhttp://www.mindtechnology.co.uk/ Mind TechnologyTop/Shopping/Health/Alternative/Meditation/Audio_and_Video Sound therapy utilizing audiostrobe, binaural beats, nature sounds, and frequency patterns to induce brainwave entrainment.
Random 2NTBhttp://www.ntbxray.com/ NTBTop/Business/Electronics_and_Electrical/Optoelectronics_and_Fiber Manufacturer of digital x-ray cameras for medical diagnostic, non destructive testing (NDT), security systems, food inspection, and similar applications.
Random 3Furr Clinichttp://www.furrclinic.com/ Furr ClinicTop/Regional/North_America/United_States/Mississippi/Localities/O/Ocean_Springs/Health Richard T. Furr, M. D., P. A. Internal Medicine/Family Practice. Overview, philosophy, explanation of services, list of office hours, and payment policies.
Random 4Sophies Arthrogryposis Sitehttp://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/sophiesarthrosite Sophies Arthrogryposis SiteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Congenital_Anomalies/Arthrogryposis/Personal_Pages This is a site about Sophie who has had to endure life with a condition called arthrogryposis.
Random 5CenConn Healthcare Credit Union, Inc.http://www.cenconn.org/ CenConn Healthcare Credit Union, Inc.Top/Business/Financial_Services/Banking_Services/Credit_Unions/Regional/United_States/Connecticut Meriden. Serving CenConn Health employees and other select employee groups.
NextU.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defensehttp://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/ U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical DefenseTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Biological,_Chemical,_and_Radiological/Government_Sites Laboratory for research to advance the medical prevention and treatment of chemical warfare casualties.
Next 10U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward Offerhttp://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/briefing/press_statements/9611/961121ps2.html U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward OfferTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Rewards Dr. Donald Hutchings, a respected American medical professional, was abducted by unknown persons on July 4, 1995, while trekking with his wife in the hill country of Kashmir.
Random 1Orlando City Ballethttp://www.orlandocityballet.org Orlando City BalletTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballet/Companies/North_America/United_States/Regional_or_Civic The Orlando City Ballet is a non-profit, pre-professional performing company dedicated to excellence in dance training and in the promotion of dance in Orlando, Florida.
Random 4AAKSIShttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAKSIS AAKSISTop/Society/Transgendered/Intersexed/Mailing_Lists Formed to provide discussion, support, and fellowship for the international community of those medically diagnosed as being XXY (and variants), or having Klinefelter Syndrome, their supporters, family members, spouses, medical, and psychological advisors.
Random 4Health Consumer Alliancehttp://www.healthconsumer.org Health Consumer AllianceTop/Health/Resources/Consumer_Information Provides information to consumers and advocates about access to health care for low-income consumers, including consumer education materials in 13 languages.
Next 70Embryos USAhttp://www.embryosusa.org/ Embryos USATop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations A Muslim pro-life organization dedicated to the end of abortion and implementation of an Islamic view on medicine and health.
Previous 70Privacilla.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.
Next 170eMedicine Health - Sexual Assaulthttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/12529-1.asp eMedicine Health - Sexual AssaultTop/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Sexual_Abuse_and_Assault Information on how to deal with sexual assault.
Previous 170Almanac of Policy Issues: Prescription Drugshttp://www.policyalmanac.org/health/prescription_drugs.shtml Almanac of Policy Issues: Prescription DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Links and background information about U.S. public policy affecting prescription drugs and prescription drug coverage.
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Previous 270Dissident and Sainthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DissidentSaint Dissident and SaintTop/Society/Issues/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/AIDS/Alternative_Views Online faith-based (Latter-day Saint, Mormon, Community of Christ) discussion group questioning conventional medical models of HIV and AIDS.
Other resource N0 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 N1 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 N2 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 N3 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 N4 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 N5 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 N6 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 N7 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 N8 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 N9 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 N10 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 N11 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 N12 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 N13 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 N14 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 N15 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 N16 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 N17 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 N18 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 N19 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 N20 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 N21 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 N22 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 N23 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 N24 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 N25 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 N26 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 N27 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 N28 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 N29 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 N30 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 N31 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 N32 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 N33 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 N34 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 N35 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 N36 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 N37 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 N38 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 N39 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 N40 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 N41 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 N42 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 N43 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 N44 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 N45 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 N46 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 N47 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 N48 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 N49 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 N50 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 N51 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 N52 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 N53 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 N54 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 N55 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 N56 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 N57 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 N58 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 N59 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 N60 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 N61 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 N62 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 N63 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 N64 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 N65 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 N66 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 N67 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 N68 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 N69 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.
Other resource N70 Senate Finance Committeehttp://www.senate.gov/~finance/ Senate Finance CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Economic/National_Budget/Congressional_Committees Senate committee charged with writing tax legislation and bills affecting Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs.
Other resource N71 Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children Diehttp://www.commondreams.org/views/102300-103.htm Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children DieTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Iraq Iraq medical staff must decide who will live and who will die because sanctions prevent ordinary medical supplies from reaching the war torn country. AP article in the Hartford Courant.
Other resource N72 National Academy of Social Insurancehttp://www.nasi.org National Academy of Social InsuranceTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security The nation's leading experts on Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs. It does not lobby or take positions on policy issues.
Other resource N73 Concord Coalitionhttp://www.concordcoalition.org/socialsecurity/ Concord CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Testimony, statements, assessments of reform proposals, from an organization dedicated to efficient government and preserving Social Security and Medicare.
Other resource N74 IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Healthhttp://www.ippph.org/ IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for HealthTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Public_Private_Partnerships Provides detailed information on 80 public-private partnerships for health, up-to-date news and events on global health issues and a library of relevant publications. Offers web-based discussions on cutting-edge topics to authorized users.
Other resource N75 Implications of U.S. Whitehouse, CIA and "war on drugs"http://www.friendsoffreedom.com/Writings/DupeOfDrugWar.html Implications of U.S. Whitehouse, CIA and "war on drugs"Top/Society/Issues/Conspiracy/US_Central_Intelligence_Themes Friends of Freedom paper called "Dupe of Drug War," implicating top US officials and central intelligence figures in complicity with Central American drug czars.
Other resource N76 Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Carehttp://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html Ethical Issues in Terminal Health CareTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide.
Other resource N77 Compassionate 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.
Other resource N78 Embracing Our Dyinghttp://www.embracingourdying.com/ Embracing Our DyingTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia Catholic moral theology overview on death and dying, medical, legal, and bioethical issues, political concerns, with information on hospice care, parish nurses and health ministry.
Other resource N79 The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane Prettyhttp://www.cmf.org.uk/index.htm?nucleus/nucjan02/pretty.htm The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane PrettyTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Pretty,_Diane A physician examines the Pretty case and its implications for medicine in Britain. From the Christian Medical Fellowship, an organization that opposes end-of-life choice.
Other resource N80 Cybercast 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.

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