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| Previous 10 | Sunshine for Women: Abortion with an Attitude | http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/abortion.html Sunshine for Women: Abortion with an Attitude | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice Information on the legal, medical, theological, and religious history of abortion and contraception from a pro-choice vantage point. |
| Previous | Association of Reproductive Health Professionals | http://www.arhp.org Association of Reproductive Health Professionals | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Pro-choice medical organization with the mission to educate healthcare professionals and the public on all reproductive topics. |
| Random 1 | Jane Bernard Aromatic Gifts | http://www.scentsationalgifts.com/ Jane Bernard Aromatic Gifts | Top/Shopping/Health/Alternative/Aromatherapy/Incense/Hand_Dipped Hand dipped custom blended incense and potpourri gift items. |
| Random 2 | Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot | http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/Clubfoot/Clubfoot.html Treatment of Congenital Clubfoot | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Congenital_Anomalies/Clubfoot/Ponseti_Method A medical article by Dr Ponseti, who advocates non-surgical treatment. |
| Random 3 | Tazorac | http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/tazarotene.htm Tazorac | Top/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/T/Tazarotene Full prescribing information from RxList. |
| Random 4 | Mothers for Clean Air | http://www.mothersforcleanair.org Mothers for Clean Air | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Non-profit organization concerned with air pollution in the Houston-Galveston Texas area and its effects on children's health. Provides newsletter, events and air quality information. |
| Random 5 | Barkley and Associates | http://npcourses.com/ Barkley and Associates | Top/Health/Nursing/Education/Continuing_Education Offers certification review and continuing education courses for nurse practitioners. Includes course list, locations, and faculty qualifications. |
| Next | AffirmingLife.org | http://www.affirminglife.org/ AffirmingLife.org | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations To inform, educate, counsel and assist people concerned about threats to life through legal, medical, scientific, social, political and economic policies and practices. |
| Next 10 | Z Magazine: Asset Forfeiture | http://www.zmag.org/ZMag/articles/jan96meeker.htm Z Magazine: Asset Forfeiture | Top/Society/Issues/Property_Rights/Forfeiture Article by activist and writer Susan Meeker Lowry critical of the practice as applied in the 'war on drugs.' |
| Random 1 | Irish Dance Center | http://www.reelsnjigs.com Irish Dance Center | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/Celtic/Irish/Schools/United_States Based in Austin, Texas since 1997, the school co-hosts the Lone Star Feis and offers additional classes in Mexico City. |
| Random 4 | Recipes My Mother Forgot | http://www.geocities.com/mermaid_rhodes Recipes My Mother Forgot | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/Alzheimer's/Personal_Pages Family style cooking and a caregiver's guide to Alzheimer's Disease. Links to AD sites, free newsletter, and an update on Isobel Rhodes. |
| Random 4 | SkinElements | http://www.skinelements.com/ SkinElements | Top/Shopping/Health/Beauty/Skin_Care Features the Karin Herzog oxygen line, Vita-A-Kombi, Hormeta, KISS ME Cream Mascara, skin care starter kits, and Myka jewelry. |
| Next 70 | Child Mental Health Advocate | http://www.childadvocate.net/psychiatric_toc.htm Child Mental Health Advocate | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups The Advocate serves the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health issues. |
| Previous 70 | Uranium Medical Research Centre | http://www.umrc.net/ Uranium Medical Research Centre | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium Overview of medical research project that tests urine and tissue samples from people exposed to DU. |
| Next 170 | Maternal and Child Health Library Knowledge Path: Domestic Violence | http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_domviolence.html Maternal and Child Health Library Knowledge Path: Domestic Violence | Top/Society/People/Women/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Domestic_Violence This guide points to key resources on the topic of domestic violence from a health perspective. |
| Previous 170 | Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Health | http://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm#top Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Health | Top/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. |
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| Previous 270 | Council for Affordable Health Insurance | http://www.cahi.org/ Council for Affordable Health Insurance | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Anti-Regulation Promotes a free-market approach to reform, and works to preserve freedom of choice and quality of care while addressing the issue of affordability. |
| Other resource N0 | 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 N1 | 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 N2 | 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 N3 | 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 N4 | 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 N5 | 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 N6 | 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 N7 | 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 N8 | 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 N9 | 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 N10 | 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 N11 | 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 N12 | 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 N13 | 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 N14 | 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 N15 | 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 N16 | 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 N17 | 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 N18 | 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 N19 | 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 N20 | 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 N21 | 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 N22 | 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 N23 | 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 N24 | 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 N25 | 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 N26 | 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 N27 | 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 N28 | 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 N29 | 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 N30 | 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 N31 | 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 N32 | 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 N33 | Health Care Policy | http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ Health Care Policy | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Harvard Medical School - Home Page |
| Other resource N34 | 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 N35 | 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 N36 | 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 N37 | 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 N38 | 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 N39 | 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 N40 | 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 N41 | 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 N42 | 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 N43 | 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 N44 | 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 N45 | 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 N46 | 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 N47 | 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 N48 | 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 N49 | 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 N50 | 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 N51 | 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 N52 | 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 N53 | 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 N54 | 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 N55 | 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 N56 | 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 N57 | 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. |
| Other resource N58 | Compassionate Healthcare Network: Philip Nitschke | http://www.chninternational.com/nitschke.htm Compassionate Healthcare Network: Philip Nitschke | Top/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 N59 | 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 N60 | Government Research into E.S.P. and Mind Control | http://www.mindspring.com/~txporter/ Government Research into E.S.P. and Mind Control | Top/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 N61 | Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task Ahead | http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/nyregion/13MORG.html Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task Ahead | Top/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 N62 | Health Community Against the War | http://www.healthnotwar.cedant.com/ Health Community Against the War | Top/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 N63 | 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 N64 | Uranium Medical Research Centre | http://www.umrc.net/ Uranium Medical Research Centre | Top/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 N65 | 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. |
| Other resource N66 | Detailed Chemical Factsheets | http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dts/dtchemfs.htm Detailed Chemical Factsheets | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Biological,_Chemical,_and_Radiological/Government_Sites [From US Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine.] |
| Other resource N67 | Radiation science victim of brain drain | http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/19/1045330661994.html Radiation science victim of brain drain | Top/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 N68 | 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. |
| Other resource N69 | Managing the Terroristic Threat | http://www.fightterror.com/ Managing the Terroristic Threat | Top/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 N70 | Pravda.ru: Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Controls Drug Traffic To Central Asia, Special Services Say | http://english.pravda.ru/cis/2001/05/30/6301.html Pravda.ru: Islamic Movement Of Uzbekistan Controls Drug Traffic To Central Asia, Special Services Say | Top/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 N71 | Center for Biosecurity | http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/ Center for Biosecurity | Top/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 N72 | Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthrax | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000641.htm Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthrax | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Includes symptoms, cause, treaments, and complications. |
| Other resource N73 | Intelihealth Anthrax Information | http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/341/336325.html Intelihealth Anthrax Information | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Site contains relevant news and health information related to recent Anthrax incidents. |
| Other resource N74 | Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New Millennium | http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/29785/29779.html Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New Millennium | Top/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. |
| Other resource N75 | eMedicine Health - Anthrax | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8721-1.asp eMedicine Health - Anthrax | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Consumer health resource center providing information on the types of anthrax, symptoms, and treatment options. |
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| Other resource N78 | USA Today - Sex education stirs controversy | http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/child/2002-07-11-sex-ed-controversy.htm USA Today - Sex education stirs controversy | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only Examines the fight over sex education in schools, with conservatives pushing for absinence as the only acceptable choice while public health experts, medical associations, and women's groups assert that absinence programs use false data and do not work. |
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| Other resource N80 | Salon News: P is for Prozac | http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/21/prozac Salon News: P is for Prozac | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication How a government corrupted by special interests is spawning a generation of medicated preschoolers. |