site URL - http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/1998/amn_98/edit0209.htm
Site description: The American Medical Association opposes patents on medical procedures. Here is one of their articles on the issue.
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| Previous 10 | Health Care Practitioners Focus on Family Violence | http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002179.html Health Care Practitioners Focus on Family Violence | Top/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Family_Violence Recognizing the devastating impact of domestic abuse, health care providers have in recent years multiplied their efforts to identify, treat and support victims. |
| Previous | StraightNews: New Insights on Sexual Identity | http://www.straight.org/ StraightNews: New Insights on Sexual Identity | Top/Society/Issues/Gay,_Lesbian,_and_Bisexual/Opposing_Views Aims to educate and inform the public about the nature and same sex attractions, and to dispel the myths that have taken over in the media and the medical establishment about homosexuality. |
| Random 1 | North Shelby Fire & Emergency Medical District | http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/Birmingham2AL North Shelby Fire & Emergency Medical District | Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Fire_Fighting/North_America/United_States/Alabama Includes activity reports and information on personnel, stations, apparatus and memorials. |
| Random 2 | Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group | http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/ Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genetic_Disorders/Down_Syndrome/Organizations Resources and abstracts for parents and professionals on communication, early intervention, therapies, medicine, literacy, medical issues, mathematics, vitamins and other supplements. |
| Random 3 | DermSelect | http://www.dermselect.com DermSelect | Top/Shopping/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Skin_Disorders Offers a selection of products for acne, wrinkles, anti-aging, psoriasis, and diaper rash. |
| Random 4 | Cape Cod Healthcare | http://www.capecodhealth.com/ Cape Cod Healthcare | Top/Health/Medicine/Facilities/Health_Systems/United_States/Massachusetts Describes the services of Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital, including programs, support groups, heart services, senior services, volunteer opportunities, and employment opportunities. Presents a health library. Massachusetts. |
| Random 5 | History of Biomedicine | http://www.mic.ki.se/History.html History of Biomedicine | Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Features a historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. |
| Next | Declaration of Havana - Towards Equitable Access to Health Information | http://www.bireme.br/crics5/I/declara.htm Declaration of Havana - Towards Equitable Access to Health Information | Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Free_Access_Theory A statement issued in Havana on April 27, 2001, by the participants in the Second Regional Coordination Meeting of the Virtual Health Library and the Fifth Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information. One of the strongest public statements in support of open access archives philosophy. |
| Next 10 | Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil | http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4172774,00.html Legal roadshow rolls on to Brazil | Top/Society/Issues/Business/Allegedly_Unethical_Firms/Merck Campaigners say that the companies are picking a fight with local legislation to intimidate developing countries into buying medicines at prices set by them. |
| Random 1 | Escuela de Baile | http://www.la-escuela-de-baile.co.uk/ Escuela de Baile | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Flamenco Information about the London school including time tables, location map and registration form. |
| Random 4 | Alternative Health Resources | http://www.zhealthinfo.com/ Alternative Health Resources | Top/Health/Alternative/Resources Information for alternative and natural health disciplines. Remedies A-Z, newsletter. Products available from Health Resources, South Payson, Utah. |
| Random 4 | Toon Anime | http://www.geocities.com/toon_anime Toon Anime | Top/Arts/Animation/Anime/Fandom/T Fushigi Yuugi and Sailor Moon character profiles and images. |
| Next 70 | Domestic Violence, Emedicine Free Online Medical Reference Textbook | http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic153.htm Domestic Violence, Emedicine Free Online Medical Reference Textbook | Top/Society/People/Women/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Domestic_Violence/Medical_Aspects Domestic Violence, emedicine free online medical reference textbooks definition. |
| Previous 70 | The Injustice Line | http://www.injusticeline.com/ The Injustice Line | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Injustice True stories of government outrages, especially those involving judges, courts and lawyers. Read about President Lincoln, President Clinton, Michigan Governor John Engler, comedian Tim Allen, the war on people who use some drugs, and the death of the Constitution. |
| Next 170 | Richard's Realm | http://members.tripod.com/billibong_mo/ Richard's Realm | Top/Society/People/Personal_Homepages/Anonymous/R Photo album with pictures of Richard and his friends, and views on drugs, sex, abortion, society, and others. Includes MIDIs and MP3s. |
| Previous 170 | Medical NBC Online | http://www.nbc-med.org Medical NBC Online | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Biological,_Chemical,_and_Radiological/Government_Sites Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) Medical Information Server. Office of the Surgeon General of the Army. |
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| Previous 270 | Health Care Policy | http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ Health Care Policy | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Harvard Medical School - Home Page |
| Other resource N0 | 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 N1 | Bloodless Medicine Research | http://www.med.unipi.it/patchir/bloodl/bmr.htm Bloodless Medicine Research | Top/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 N2 | Big Folks Health FAQ | http://www.faqs.org/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/health/ Big Folks Health FAQ | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance From the newsgroups soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks. |
| Other resource N3 | Plus-size Health | http://www.plussizehealth.com Plus-size Health | Top/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Directories Health information for plus-size people. |
| Other resource N4 | Unhealthy Obsessions | http://shiveringnaked.org/kerry Unhealthy Obsessions | Top/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 N5 | Fetal Abuse | http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/fetal.html Fetal Abuse | Top/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 N6 | Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to Plead | http://www.remember-chile.org.uk/declarations/00-02-20rc.htm Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to Plead | Top/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 N7 | Privacilla.org | http://www.privacilla.org/ Privacilla.org | Top/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 N8 | Helpline for Drivers and Families | http://www.driver-families-helpline.org/ Helpline for Drivers and Families | Top/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 N9 | Healthcare for the Homeless Bibliography | http://www.homeless-healthcare.org/hhh/research/references.htm Healthcare for the Homeless Bibliography | Top/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness List of over 200 books and articles regarding health care for homeless persons. |
| Other resource N10 | Urban Institute | http://www.urban.org/ Urban Institute | Top/Society/Issues/Poverty/Welfare Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues. |
| Other resource N11 | Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws | http://www.bazelon.org/ Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws | Top/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Advocacy Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. |
| Other resource N12 | The Urban Institute | http://www.urban.org/ The Urban Institute | Top/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 N13 | Senate Finance Committee | http://www.senate.gov/~finance/ Senate Finance Committee | Top/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 N14 | Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children Die | http://www.commondreams.org/views/102300-103.htm Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children Die | Top/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 N15 | National Academy of Social Insurance | http://www.nasi.org National Academy of Social Insurance | Top/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 N16 | Concord Coalition | http://www.concordcoalition.org/socialsecurity/ Concord Coalition | Top/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 N17 | IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health | http://www.ippph.org/ IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health | Top/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 N18 | 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 N19 | Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care | http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide. |
| Other resource N20 | Compassionate Health Care Network | http://www.chninternational.com Compassionate Health Care Network | Top/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 N21 | Embracing Our Dying | http://www.embracingourdying.com/ Embracing Our Dying | Top/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 N22 | The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane Pretty | http://www.cmf.org.uk/index.htm?nucleus/nucjan02/pretty.htm The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane Pretty | Top/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 N23 | 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. |
| Other resource N24 | Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty | http://www.childrenshealthcare.org/ Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty | Top/Society/Issues/Church-State_Relations CHILD is a nonprofit US organization fighting religion-based medical neglect. Includes case histories of children who died after receiving faith-based healing instead of medical care, examples of religious exemptions to public-health regulations, and legal news. |
| Other resource N25 | Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerpt | http://www.ushmm.org/research/doctors/Nuremberg_Code.htm Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerpt | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/War_Crimes/Nuremberg,_International_Military_Tribunal Code developed at Nuremberg as a result of wartime medical experimentation on humans. |
| Other resource N26 | Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund | http://www.woundedwarriorhospitalfund.org/ Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/Military/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom_-_US Purchases and delivers quality-of-life items for soldiers wounded or injured in Iraq and Afghanistan and evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Includes photo galleries and information how to contribute. |
| Other resource N27 | Health in French Polynesia: The Effects of French Nuclear Testing | http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/peace/nuchealth.html Health in French Polynesia: The Effects of French Nuclear Testing | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear/Nuclear_Tests A discussion of the health effects of French nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean area on the peoples living in French Polynesia. |
| Other resource N28 | Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium | http://ccnr.org/du_hague.html Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium By Dr. Rosalie Bertell. Health effects including medical testing for contamination. |
| Other resource N29 | Depleted Uranium Weapons | http://www.ngwrc.org/Issues.cfm?NewsTopicID=8 Depleted Uranium Weapons | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium National Gulf War Resource Center information on depleted uranium. Includes medical and training information. |
| Other resource N30 | Depleted Uranium in the Balkans | http://www.deploymentlink.osd.mil/du_balkans/index.html Depleted Uranium in the Balkans | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium/Used_in_Kosovo_and_Yugoslavia Summarizes the findings of environmental and medical studies designed to answer questions about DU contamination in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. |
| Other resource N31 | U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense | http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/ U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense | Top/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. |
| Other resource N32 | National Disaster Medical System | http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov/ National Disaster Medical System | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism NDMS assists American state and local medical agencies responding to the health effects of peacetime disasters, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction. Includes discussion of counterterrorism, searchable directory, and links to related materials. |
| Other resource N33 | U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) | http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov/ U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Counter_Terrorism Section with the responsibility for managing and coordinating the Federal medical response to major emergencies and Federally declared disasters including acts of terrorism. |
| Other resource N34 | U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward Offer | http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/briefing/press_statements/9611/961121ps2.html U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward Offer | Top/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. |
| Other resource N35 | Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no4/contents.htm Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical First symposium held in 1999 in Arlington, Virginia. |
| Other resource N36 | Yahoo! Health - Bioterrorism Guide | http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/bioterrorism/ Yahoo! Health - Bioterrorism Guide | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical Learn about bioterrorism including emergency preparedness, agents, drugs and medications. |
| Other resource N37 | Anthrax | http://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/HomePage/WhatsNew/MedAspects/Ch-22electrv699.pdf Anthrax | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Chapter from the Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader] |
| Other resource N38 | Anthrax Scares | http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/departments/29/anthrax.asp Anthrax Scares | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax The Infectious Diseases Department at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati provides information resources pertaining to anthrax. |
| Other resource N39 | IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about Anthrax | http://www.indiahealthstat.com/indian/health/diseases.asp?secid=20941&ptid=77&sec=Health IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about Anthrax | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Details of cases and deaths from Anthrax from 1999 to 2001 in India. |
| Other resource N40 | Biological Terrorism Response Manual | http://bioterry.com Biological Terrorism Response Manual | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Reference A medical reference for sale for identification, management and emergency response to international terrorism including medical symptoms, medical diagnosis and medical procedures. |
| Other resource N41 | Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) | http://www.helpnetwork.org/ Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP) | Top/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Anti-Gun_Rights An international network of medical and allied organizations and individuals dedicated to furthering gun control in the United States. |
| Other resource N42 | Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health | http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education Daily reports on reproductive issues; includes sex-education topics. |
| Other resource N43 | American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of Teens | http://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRights.cfm?ID=11141&c=147 American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of Teens | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only/Opposing_Views Despite no credible evidence that abstinence-only programs reduce sexual activity or risk-taking behaviors among teens, the same ineffective programs are being pushed on students. |
| Other resource N44 | Frontline: Medicating Kids | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/ Frontline: Medicating Kids | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication A one hour documentary which examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. |
| Other resource N45 | Drugged Obedience in the School | http://www.keirsey.com/druggedobedience.html Drugged Obedience in the School | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Summarizes how various narcotics increase and decrease sensory attention and motor activity, and argues that medicating children to get satisfactory behavior is the wrong approach for a number of reasons. |
| Other resource N46 | ADHD and Medication | http://www.baltimorepsych.com/adhd_and_medication.htm ADHD and Medication | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Balanced information on the proper use of Ritalin in individuals who might have attention deficit disorder. |
| Other resource N47 | A Doctor's Right to Choose | http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/24/late_term/ A Doctor's Right to Choose | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion Gives the views from the medical profession's standpoint on political actions that could hamper the types of procedures performed on women ending pregnancies. From Salon Magazine. |
| Other resource N48 | 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. |
| Other resource N49 | Medical Students for Choice | http://www.ms4c.org/ Medical Students for Choice | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Medical students and residents working to make reproductive health education a standard part of medical training. "The biggest obstacle to safe, legal abortion today is not the law. It is the absence of trained providers." |
| Other resource N50 | Abortion Clinics OnLine | http://www.gynpages.com Abortion Clinics OnLine | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations US and international listings of abortion clinics with websites, plus information on abortion procedures and issues, patient instructions, aftercare, gynecology, birth control, emergency contraception, and medical abortion with Methotrexate and Misoprostol. |
| Other resource N51 | 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. |
| Other resource N52 | Embryos USA | http://www.embryosusa.org/ Embryos USA | Top/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. |
| Other resource N53 | Canadian Physicians for Life | http://www.physiciansforlife.ca Canadian Physicians for Life | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations/Regional/North_America/Canada Promoting the Hippocratic tradition in medicine of "Do no harm". With newsletter, resources and explanation of their principles. |
| Other resource N54 | Nonsurgical (Medical) Abortion | http://prochoice.about.com/newsissues/prochoice/cs/nosurgerymethods/index.htm Nonsurgical (Medical) Abortion | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/RU-486_and_Medical_Abortion Pro-choice views on nonsurgical abortion, as well as advice on obtaining medical abortion without surgery, using methotrexate or RU-486. From About.com. |
| Other resource N55 | Mifepristone Information | http://www.earlyoptions.org/ Mifepristone Information | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/RU-486_and_Medical_Abortion Program to educate and instruct health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, assistants, counselors, and office staff, in the safe and effective administration of mifepristone/misoprostol for early medical abortion. |
| Other resource N56 | Global Reproductive Health Forum | http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/ Global Reproductive Health Forum | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning GRHF seeks to promote democratic discussions about reproductive health, rights, and gender on the net. (Languages: English, Espanol, Francais) |
| Other resource N57 | The Edith Stein Foundation | http://www.the-edith-stein-foundation.com The Edith Stein Foundation | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning Information supporting the hypothesis that the birth control pill and other forms of contraception are responsible for a wide range of medical and social problems affecting women. |
| Other resource N58 | Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health | http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning One of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Daily Health Reports. News on a variety of reproductive health issues and topics. |
| Other resource N59 | Emergency Contraception | http://www.amwa-doc.org/publications/Position_Papers/contraception.htm Emergency Contraception | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/Emergency_Contraception American Medical Women's Association position paper supporting EC as an important option. |
| Other resource N60 | Population and Health Materials Working Group | http://www.med.jhu.edu/ccp/ Population and Health Materials Working Group | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/International_Assistance Organizations that work with the Population, Health and Nutrition Center of USAID. Site has information and resources for population, health and nutrition activities in developing countries. POPLINE has abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues. |
| Other resource N61 | Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Family Planning | http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4847a1.htm Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Family Planning | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/History Article from the US Centers for Disease Control's Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report outlines developments in family planning during the 20th century. Includes key dates, data on trends in fertility, reference list, and other information. |
| Other resource N62 | California Prison Focus | http://www.prisons.org/ California Prison Focus | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Prisons An organization working to stop human rights violations, improve medical care and end long-term isolation in California prisons. |
| Other resource N63 | Koch Crime Institute: Prison Privatization | http://www.kci.org/publication/private_prison/pvtprisn.htm Koch Crime Institute: Prison Privatization | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Prisons/Privatization/Reports Identification and recommendations of potential cost effective measures related to the privatization of services or facilities, including food service, medical care, design, construction, and management of an entire facility. |
| Other resource N64 | The Injustice Line | http://www.injusticeline.com/ The Injustice Line | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Injustice True stories of government outrages, especially those involving judges, courts and lawyers. Read about President Lincoln, President Clinton, Michigan Governor John Engler, comedian Tim Allen, the war on people who use some drugs, and the death of the Constitution. |
| Other resource N65 | National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice | http://www.ncmhjj.com/ National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Juvenile_Justice Information arguing the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system are not being met, and suggestions for how to better serve delinquent youth with mental health problems. |
| Other resource N66 | Ethicists Query Dolly Patents | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/612247.stm Ethicists Query Dolly Patents | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Cloning The issuing of the first patents for cloning have fueled the debate over the "ownership" of important medical technologies. [BBC News] |
| Other resource N67 | Health Canada Expert Panel on Human safety of rbST | http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/rbst/humans/ Health Canada Expert Panel on Human safety of rbST | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Genetics/Genetically_Modified_Food/Bovine_Growth_Hormones Summary and conclusions of Health Canada's report on human safety of rbST, with links to full report. |
| Other resource N68 | Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) | http://www.txamr.org/ Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Stem_Cell_Research An organization of scientists, physicians, ethicists, leading health groups, and individuals who support biomedical research in Regenerative Medicine for the express purpose of curing diseases and alleviating suffering. |
| Other resource N69 | Committee on Family and Social Health | http://www.geocities.com/cfsh1 Committee on Family and Social Health | Top/Society/Issues/Personal_Multi-issues_Pages/C The Committee on Family and Social Health is a group of Chicagoland-area conservative writers and intellectuals that was established to help inform and educate the public on issues connected to morality and mental health. |
| Other resource N70 | Serendipity | http://www.serendipity.li/ Serendipity | Top/Society/Issues/Personal_Multi-issues_Pages/S Essays and related links on politics and history, drugs and music. |
| Other resource N71 | Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information | http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/tollfree.pdf Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family A list of toll-free numbers, and description of services, on health topics compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Several topics related to children are included. |
| Other resource N72 | The Child Advocate Network | http://www.childadvocate.net The Child Advocate Network | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups Serves the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing medical, educational, psychiatric, legal and legislative issues. |
| Other resource N73 | Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin | http://www.chawisconsin.org Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups Building strong partnerships and coalitions to address emerging children's health issues throughout Wisconsin. |
| Other resource N74 | Professional Toolkit, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati | http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/programs_services/152/tools/ Professional Toolkit, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Child Abuse Team provides tools for healthcare and law enforcement professionals. |
| Other resource N75 | Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/prog/child-abuse/default.htm Child Abuse Team / Mayerson Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Treatment The Mayerson Center for Safe & Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center helps fight and prevent child abuse and neglect. |
| Other resource N76 | Canadian Medical Association: Shaken Baby Syndrome in Canada | http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/2/155 Canadian Medical Association: Shaken Baby Syndrome in Canada | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Shaken_Baby_Syndrome Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospital cases can be found in this research paper. |
| Other resource N77 | Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center | http://www.eccac.org/ Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Child_Advocacy_Groups Brings together law enforcement, protective services, and medical professionals in the Florida counties of Okaloosa and Walton to protect victims of child abuse and to bring abusers to justice. |
| Other resource N78 | Chadwick Center for Children and Families | http://www.chadwickcenter.org/ Chadwick Center for Children and Families | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Child_Advocacy_Groups An organization of professionals in the fields of medicine, social work, psychology, psychiatry, and child development dedicated to assisting victims of child abuse and family violence. Seminars, conferences, and newsletter. |
| Other resource N79 | Love A Child Inc. | http://www.loveachild.com Love A Child Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Service_Organizations A Christian humanitarian and missionary organization that has schools, feeding programs, a child care program, mobile medical clinics, and an orphanage in the country of Haiti. Projects, television broadcast schedule, and sponsorship and donation information. |
| Other resource N80 | Recovery Foundation | http://www.recoveryfoundation.com/ Recovery Foundation | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Service_Organizations Offers workshops to youth service organizations, community leaders, and youth that deal with high risk kids, violence, drugs, alcohol and suicide. |