NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire

site URL - http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/health/children/19RITA.html

Site description: State legislatures are moving to prevent schools from recommending or requiring that parents put their children on behavior medication. This comes at a time when many drug manufacturers are encouraging parents to consider their products as possible solutions to school problems. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]




Topic: Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication

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NextBetter Children through Chemistryhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.1/deben.html Better Children through ChemistryTop/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD.
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Next 170Christina's Anti-Drugs Celebrity Sitehttp://www.angelfire.com/stars/antidrugs/index.html Christina's Anti-Drugs Celebrity SiteTop/Society/People/Celebrities/Fan_Pages A site meant to preserve the memories of celebrities who died of drug abuse such as River Phoenix, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.
Previous 170GlobalHealth.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.
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Previous 270Washington Business Group on Healthhttp://www.wbgh.com/ Washington Business Group on HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy National non profit organization exclusively devoted to the analysis of health policy and related work site issues from the perspective of large employers.
Other resource N0 Ward Health Strategieshttp://www.wardhealth.com/ Ward Health StrategiesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy Communications firm with a focus on health care issues. Site includes several free health-related e-newsletters.
Other resource N1 Americans for Free Choice in Medicinehttp://www.afcm.org/ Americans for Free Choice in MedicineTop/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 N2 The Dangers of Socialized Medicinehttp://www.amatecon.com/etext/dosm/dosm.html The Dangers of Socialized MedicineTop/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 N3 Citizens' Council on Health Carehttp://www.cchc-mn.org/ Citizens' Council on Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation A citizens' resource for designing the future of health care.
Other resource N4 Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients' Mouthshttp://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=2748 Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients' MouthsTop/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 N5 Health Care Newshttp://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=2 Health Care NewsTop/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 N6 Free Market Medicinehttp://www.marketmed.org/ Free Market MedicineTop/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 N7 Medicare.govhttp://www.medicare.gov/ Medicare.govTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Official U.S. government site for Medicare information.
Other resource N8 Restructuring Medicare: Impacts on Beneficiarieshttp://www.urban.org/health/medicare_restructuring.html Restructuring Medicare: Impacts on BeneficiariesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare From the Urban Institute.
Other resource N9 The Future of Medicarehttp://janhoo.com/skole/university/medicare.html The Future of MedicareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare Essay on the development and possible reforms of the American Medicare system.
Other resource N10 FixMyHealthcare.comhttp://www.fixmyhealthcare.com FixMyHealthcare.comTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicare A not-for-profit website providing free information about medicare and medicare reform.
Other resource N11 Medicaid Helphttp://www.medicaidmadeeasy.com/medicaid/ Medicaid HelpTop/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 N12 Families USA - Medicaid and Children's Healthhttp://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Medicaid_Index Families USA - Medicaid and Children's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Studies and reports on Medicaid from Families USA, a liberal public policy organization.
Other resource N13 FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Planhttp://www.famis.org FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security PlanTop/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 N14 Children's Health Carehttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec97/healthcare_8-25a.html Children's Health CareTop/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 N15 National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Healthhttp://www.ncemch.org/ National Center for Education in Maternal and Child HealthTop/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 N16 DrugsNotDogFood.comhttp://www.drugsnotdogfood.com DrugsNotDogFood.comTop/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 N17 Health Action Internationalhttp://www.haiweb.org/ Health Action InternationalTop/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 N18 Drugging Our Children The Legal Wayhttp://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14430 Drugging Our Children The Legal WayTop/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 N19 Canada Drug Talkhttp://www.canadadrugtalk.com/ Canada Drug TalkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Provides facts, tips and news about importing prescription drugs from Canada.
Other resource N20 Universal Health Care Action Networkhttp://www.uhcan.org/ Universal Health Care Action NetworkTop/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 N21 Women's Universal Health Initiativehttp://www.wuhi.org Women's Universal Health InitiativeTop/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 N22 American Health Care Reformhttp://americanhealthcarereform.org American Health Care ReformTop/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 N23 Universal Healthcare Planning Associateshttp://www.auniversalhealthcareplan.com/ Universal Healthcare Planning AssociatesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Advocates a single-payer health plan for the USA. Includes proposal and FAQ.
Other resource N24 National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systemshttp://www.naph.org/ National Association of Public Hospitals and Health SystemsTop/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 N25 Institute for Safe Medical Practiceshttp://www.ismp.org/ Institute for Safe Medical PracticesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals Organization that gathers safety data from hospitals and makes recommendations to improve patient safety in hospitals.
Other resource N26 David Gratzer's Health Care Reformhttp://www.healthpolicyreform.org David Gratzer's Health Care ReformTop/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 N27 Health Care Reporthttp://mwhodges.home.att.net/healthcare.htm Health Care ReportTop/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 N28 No Caps On Non-Economic Medical Malpractice Awardshttp://www.geocities.com/governmentwatch2002/capsmeds.html No Caps On Non-Economic Medical Malpractice AwardsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Facts sheets explaining attempts to legitimize negligent or incompetent conduct by health care providers.
Other resource N29 National Healthcare Plan -- Reforming the current systemhttp://www.nationalhealthcareplan.org National Healthcare Plan -- Reforming the current systemTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles An article about nationalizing America's healthcare system.
Other resource N30 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 N31 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 N32 HingePinhttp://www.hingepin.com/env-nutrition.html HingePinTop/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 N33 Chlorine Online - Chlorine and Public Healthhttp://www.eurochlor.org/chlorine/issues/health.htm Chlorine Online - Chlorine and Public HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Chlorination Primarily addresses the chlorination of drinking water supplies.
Other resource N34 Examining the Water Fluoridation Sales Pitchhttp://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/debunk.htm Examining the Water Fluoridation Sales PitchTop/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 N35 Toxicological Profile - fluoride, hydrogen fluoride and fluorine, by U.S. Dept of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.zerowasteamerica.org/FluorideToxProfile.htm Toxicological Profile - fluoride, hydrogen fluoride and fluorine, by U.S. Dept of Health and Human ServicesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Government report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population, April 1993
Other resource N36 Irish Medical Journalhttp://www.imj.ie/news_detail.php?nNewsId=1967&nCatId=1&nVolId=59 Irish Medical JournalTop/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 N37 Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Healthhttp://www.fluoridefacts.org Massachusetts Coalition for Oral HealthTop/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 N38 Rescue Health Care Dayhttp://www.rescuehealthcareday.com Rescue Health Care DayTop/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 N39 Health Care Policyhttp://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ Health Care PolicyTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Harvard Medical School - Home Page
Other resource N40 Health Care Reformhttp://www.thebody.com/hanssens/reform.html Health Care ReformTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Legal Defense Fund and AIDS/HIV information resource.
Other resource N41 Health Care Reformhttp://cfmresearch.tripod.com/healthcare/index.html Health Care ReformTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism A collection of previously published essays, data, and commentary on health care reform issues, organized in book format.
Other resource N42 Medical Care and Bloodhttp://www.watchtower.org/medical_care_and_blood.htm Medical Care and BloodTop/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 N43 Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Medicinehttp://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=0007ACC0-ACD3-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7 Scientific American: Ask the Experts: MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products How do scientists make artificial blood? How effective is it compared with the real thing?
Other resource N44 HealthySistershttp://www.healthysisters.com HealthySistersTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance Dedicated to big, beautiful, and confident women sized 14 and above.
Other resource N45 Health at Any Size Web Ringhttp://www.webring.com/hub?ring=anysize Health at Any Size Web RingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Directories Quality of life at any size.
Other resource N46 DB's Medical Rants: Public Guidelines for Managed Carehttp://www.medrants.com/archives/001417.html DB's Medical Rants: Public Guidelines for Managed CareTop/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 N47 Maternal-Fetal Conflicthttp://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/matern.html Maternal-Fetal ConflictTop/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 N48 Diversification of US Medical Schools via Affirmative Actionhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/3/6/ Diversification of US Medical Schools via Affirmative ActionTop/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 N49 Defend Your Privacyhttp://www.defendyourprivacy.com/ Defend Your PrivacyTop/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 N50 Healthy Citizenshttp://www.HealthyCitizens.com Healthy CitizensTop/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 N51 Delivering Health Care to the Homelesshttp://www.med.uottawa.ca/homeless/ Delivering Health Care to the HomelessTop/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness Basic curriculum for medicine students in Ottawa, Canada.
Other resource N52 HealthCentral Internet Hoax Watchhttp://www.healthcentral.com/centers/onecenter.cfm?center=Internet_Hoax_Watch HealthCentral Internet Hoax WatchTop/Society/Issues/Fraud News, commentary, and links on internet hoaxes. (Not just medical hoaxes.)
Other resource N53 LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and Morehttp://www.geocities.com/dhcpolwnk LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and MoreTop/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 N54 The Concord Coalitionhttp://www.concordcoalition.org/ The Concord CoalitionTop/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 N55 Background on the U.S. Blockade Against Cubahttp://www.cubasolidarity.net/blockade.html Background on the U.S. Blockade Against CubaTop/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 N56 World Health Organisation (WHO): Iraqi Health System Close to Collapsehttp://www.who.int/archives/inf-pr-1997/en/pr97-16.html World Health Organisation (WHO): Iraqi Health System Close to CollapseTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Iraq/Official_Reports Responsible for implementation of the sanctions and oil for food programme.
Other resource N57 Health Care and Social Securityhttp://www.project21.org/Health.html Health Care and Social SecurityTop/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 N58 National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicarehttp://www.ncpssm.org/socialsecurity/ National Committee to Preserve Social Security and MedicareTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Seniors group outlines their positions on Social Security and Medicare issues.
Other resource N59 Ontario Health Coalition -- P3shttp://www.web.net/~ohc/P3s.htm Ontario Health Coalition -- P3sTop/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 N60 Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired Drivershttp://www.candid.org Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired DriversTop/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 N61 Before I Diehttp://www.thirteen.org/bid/ Before I DieTop/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 N62 Professionals for Excellence in Health Carehttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3052 Professionals for Excellence in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia We are professionals dedicated to the ethical treatment of persons, born and unborn.
Other resource N63 University of Washington School of Medicine: Ethics in Medicinehttp://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/pas.html University of Washington School of Medicine: Ethics in MedicineTop/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.
Other resource N64 Compassionate Healthcare Network: Philip Nitschkehttp://www.chninternational.com/nitschke.htm Compassionate Healthcare Network: Philip NitschkeTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Nitschke,_Philip Two articles about Nitschke, presented by the Compassionate Healthcare Network, a Canadian organization which opposes end-of-life choice.
Other resource N65 Compassionate Healthcare Network - "Canadian Suicide Facilitator - Right to Die Society"http://www.chninternational.com/chninaugural.htm Compassionate Healthcare Network - "Canadian Suicide Facilitator - Right to Die Society"Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Hofsess,_John An article, about Hofsess's early funding and involvement with the Sue Rodriguez case, by the Compassionate Healthcare Network, which opposes assisted dying.
Other resource N66 Government Research into E.S.P. and Mind Controlhttp://www.mindspring.com/~txporter/ Government Research into E.S.P. and Mind ControlTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Psychological Aims to expose over forty years of U.S. government research into ESP and the psychological 'technology' of individual mind control using drugs, hypnosis and abuse.
Other resource N67 Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task Aheadhttp://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/nyregion/13MORG.html Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task AheadTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/War_on_Terrorism/News_and_Media/September_11,_2001/New_York_Times New York is about to undertake the largest number of post-mortem examinations in the annals of forensic medicine.
Other resource N68 Health Community Against the Warhttp://www.healthnotwar.cedant.com/ Health Community Against the WarTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/Anti-War_Movement A site for health care providers and others who wish to express opposition to preemptive strikes against Iraq.
Other resource N69 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)http://www.ippnw.org/ International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear/Disarmament_Activism/Organizations Global federation of medical organizations dedicated to the prevention of nuclear war. IPPNW received the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. Also work on issues of land mines, small arms and light weapons, developing world debt, and chemical and biological weapons.
Other resource N70 Uranium Medical Research Centrehttp://www.umrc.net/ Uranium Medical Research CentreTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium Overview of medical research project that tests urine and tissue samples from people exposed to DU.
Other resource N71 Depleted Uranium and Healthhttp://www.rimbaud.freeserve.co.uk/dhap99f.html Depleted Uranium and HealthTop/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.
Other resource N72 Detailed Chemical Factsheetshttp://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dts/dtchemfs.htm Detailed Chemical FactsheetsTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Biological,_Chemical,_and_Radiological/Government_Sites [From US Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine.]
Other resource N73 Radiation science victim of brain drainhttp://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/19/1045330661994.html Radiation science victim of brain drainTop/Society/Issues/Immigration/Brain_Drain When academics boast a 100 per cent employment rate for graduates, you'd think they and their peers would find much to celebrate. Not so for medical radiation science professionals report the Sydney Morning Herald
Other resource N74 Disaster Mental Healthhttp://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/ Disaster Mental HealthTop/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.
Other resource N75 Managing the Terroristic Threathttp://www.fightterror.com/ Managing the Terroristic ThreatTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Preparedness A planned conference and exposition on April 12-15, 2004 in Houston, Texas, for an emergency response following a terrorist attack. Brings together police, fire fighters and emergency medical experts.
Other resource N76 Pravda.ru: Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Controls Drug Traffic To Central Asia, Special Services Sayhttp://english.pravda.ru/cis/2001/05/30/6301.html Pravda.ru: Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Controls Drug Traffic To Central Asia, Special Services SayTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Terrorist_Organizations/IMU_-_Islamic_Movement_of_Uzbekistan Secret services report that channels for trafficking drugs from Afghanistan to Central Asian countries are currently controlled by gunmen of the IMU, as drug traffic is the main source of finance for international terrorism.
Other resource N77 Center for Biosecurityhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/ Center for BiosecurityTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical The University of Pittsburgh medical school fosters the development of national and international medical and public health policies and structures to protect the civilian population from bioterrorism.
Other resource N78 Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthraxhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000641.htm Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthraxTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Includes symptoms, cause, treaments, and complications.
Other resource N79 Intelihealth Anthrax Informationhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/341/336325.html Intelihealth Anthrax InformationTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Site contains relevant news and health information related to recent Anthrax incidents.
Other resource N80 Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New Millenniumhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/29785/29779.html Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New MillenniumTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Health information about anthrax and bioterrorism reviewed by Harvard Medical School. Includes breaking health news and commentaries from leading physicians.

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