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| Previous 10 | Liquid Candy: How soft drinks are harming Americans' health | http://www.cspinet.org/sodapop/liquid_candy.htm Liquid Candy: How soft drinks are harming Americans' health | Top/Society/Issues/Business/Advertising/Kids_and_Advertising This review discusses the nutritional impact and health consequences of massive consumption of soft-drinks, particularly in teenagers. Covers aggressive marketing techniques. |
| Previous | The Ron Hunt Medical Benefit Fund | http://ronhuntmedicalfund.com/ The Ron Hunt Medical Benefit Fund | Top/Society/People/Requesting_Help/Medical_Needs A construction worker who landed on a 1 1/8-inch-diameter steel drill bit that pierced his brain. He lost one eye and requires resconstructive surgery. |
| Random 1 | Ferrlecit | http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/sodfg.htm Ferrlecit | Top/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/S/Sodium_Ferric_Gluconate Full prescribing information from RxList. |
| Random 2 | Fight Coronary Disease | http://www.fightcoronarydisease.com/ Fight Coronary Disease | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease Patient-oriented information about coronary disease, to prepare for meeting the physician. |
| Random 3 | CFS_Mycoplasma | http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/cfs_mycoplasma CFS_Mycoplasma | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal/Support_Groups Discussion group for patients suffering of chronic mycoplasma infections. Open discussion of health, diagnosis, research, symptoms and treatments. |
| Random 4 | SuperVita | http://www.supervita.com SuperVita | Top/Shopping/Health/Nutrition Offers general health, fitness, sport, weight loss, and specialty products. Broad assortment of manufacturers. |
| Random 5 | American Heart Association | http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4683 American Heart Association | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cardiovascular_Disorders/Heart_Disease/Pericarditis Gives an explanation for both pericardium and pericarditis. Brief discussion on who gets it, the causes and treatment. |
| Next | Single Mom Desperately Needing Help | http://users3.ev1.net/~dbguerrero/ Single Mom Desperately Needing Help | Top/Society/People/Requesting_Help/Medical_Needs Woman claims her friend was hit by a car; asks for money for medical expenses. |
| Next 10 | Desperate Christine | http://www.geocities.com/desperate_chris2001 Desperate Christine | Top/Society/People/Requesting_Help/Education Female college student trying to keep herself and her best friend afloat. Help sought with college expenses and medical fees. |
| Random 1 | 5 Degreez of Danze | http://friscodanceforce.com/5Degreez.htm 5 Degreez of Danze | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Modern/Companies/United_States/Western A company that embraces the unique talents and beauty that women possess. Its mission is to "Empower women's mind and body through the spirit of Dance." (Frisco, TX USA) |
| Random 4 | Indianapolis Feis | http://www.angelfire.com/in/pikecrow202/IndyFeis.html Indianapolis Feis | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/Celtic/Irish Information on Feis and Registration form. |
| Random 4 | NORD: Ablepharon Macrostomia Syndrome | http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Ablepharon%20Macrostomia%20Syndrome NORD: Ablepharon Macrostomia Syndrome | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genetic_Disorders/Ablepharon-Macrostomia_Syndrome A look at the alternate name, a general discussion and further resources. |
| Next 70 | Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine | http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/stext.htm Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine | Top/Society/People/Women/History/Ancient Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice. |
| Previous 70 | Best Interests | http://www.childadvocacy.com/ Best Interests | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups An electronic magazine for children's advocacy professionals, with news and articles on legal issues, medical and mental health topics related to the care of abused and neglected children. |
| Next 170 | Expedition Medicine Ltd | http://www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk Expedition Medicine Ltd | Top/Society/Organizations/Nonprofit_Resources/Fundraising/Events Provides expedition medicine training for medics participating in charitable projects, challenges or expeditions. |
| Previous 170 | 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. |
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| Previous 270 | 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 N0 | François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights | http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fxbcenter François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights | Top/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Advocacy_Organizations Academic center devoted to health and human rights, based at the Harvard School of Public Health. Programs focus on international health and human rights, humanitarian crises and human rights, and development and human rights. |
| Other resource N1 | State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) | http://www.spdp.org/ State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) | Top/Society/Issues/Poverty Tracks policy choices on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance programs and Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A joint project of the Center for Law and Social Policy and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. |
| Other resource N2 | Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center | http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/hchirc/ Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center | Top/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness Health care for the homeless providers listing, bibliographies, bulletins on clinical advances, funding, program models, video lending library, forms and clinical tools and web links. |
| Other resource N3 | Sexual Health Network | http://www.sexualhealth.com/channel.php?Action=view&channel=3 Sexual Health Network | Top/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Sexuality Articles on sexuality following disability or illness. |
| Other resource N4 | Centrists.Org | http://www.centrists.org/ Centrists.Org | Top/Society/Issues/Policy_Institutes/C Policy think tank for centrist and moderate policymakers. Main topics include health care, medicare, wealth-building, pensions and social security, federal budget and taxes, entitlement reform, and economic growth. |
| Other resource N5 | House Ways and Means Committee | http://www.house.gov/ways_means/ House Ways and Means Committee | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/National_Budget/Congressional_Committees House committee charged with writing tax legislation and bills affecting Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs. |
| Other resource N6 | Let Cuba Live | http://www.letcubalive.org/ Let Cuba Live | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Cuba/Opposing_Views Organization working to bring medicines and other necessities to Cuba while educating U.S. citizens about the terrible effects of this 40 year blockade of the island country. |
| Other resource N7 | American Aid Groups Defy Iraqi Sanctions (CNN) | http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9904/05/iraq.doctors/index.html American Aid Groups Defy Iraqi Sanctions (CNN) | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Iraq/News_and_Media Risking as much as 12 years in prison and $500,000 in fines, doctors from two U.S. based groups traveled to Iraq and donated $50,000 worth of medicines and books. |
| Other resource N8 | Third Millennium: Advocates for the Future | http://www.thirdmil.org/ Third Millennium: Advocates for the Future | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Generation X and the Millennial Generation offer solutions to long-term problems including Social Security reform and Medicare reform. |
| Other resource N9 | National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare | http://www.francesperkins.org/options.pdf National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare | Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security A list of options for fixing Social Security's coming financial woes. And how much effect each proposed solution would have on the total problem. |
| Other resource N10 | Liquid Deprenyl | http://www.liquid-deprenyl.com/ Liquid Deprenyl | Top/Society/Issues/Conspiracy Alleges a conspiracy by big drug companies, the US FDA, and Department of Justice to violate constitutional rights by withholding this medication from the market. |
| Other resource N11 | Wings of Mercy - Indiana | http://www.ffni.com/~wingsofmercy-illiana/ Wings of Mercy - Indiana | Top/Society/Issues/Transportation/Aviation Provides free transportation for people with limited financial means needing treatment at distant medical facilities. Service area, history, contact information and links. |
| Other resource N12 | 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/Euthanasia Articles and essays on patients' rights, ethics committees, and euthanasia. |
| Other resource N13 | Euthanasia - No Cure for Medical Madness | http://www.globalchange.com/euthandt.htm Euthanasia - No Cure for Medical Madness | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia Cancer and AIDS specialist asserts that euthanasia is higher in places without hospices, is a lazy option, and relieving pain so people can live again is better. |
| Other resource N14 | Oregon Public Health Services: Oregon's Death with Dignity Act | http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/chs/pas/pas.cfm Oregon Public Health Services: Oregon's Death with Dignity Act | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Assisted_Suicide Information and annual reports on the implementation of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician assisted dying for competent, terminally ill adults. |
| Other resource N15 | British Medical Journal - "Doctor sets up 'how to die' workshops in New Zealand" | http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7282/315/a British Medical Journal - "Doctor sets up 'how to die' workshops in New Zealand" | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Nitschke,_Philip Article about Nitschke's proposed activities in New Zealand. |
| Other resource N16 | Houston Chronicle - "Poll: Many doctors back assisted suicide" | http://www.dwd.org/fss/news/houston.asp Houston Chronicle - "Poll: Many doctors back assisted suicide" | Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/Polling A Baylor College of Medicine study finds that 44.5 percent of U.S. physicians support assisted dying. |
| Other resource N17 | Prisoner Of War | http://www.prisonerofwar.com/ Prisoner Of War | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/War_Crimes/Japan/Prisoners_of_War Eyewitness account by Dr. Paul Ashton, medical staff of the US Bataan force, contained in two books, Bataan Diary and a section called And Somebody Gives a Damn. |
| Other resource N18 | The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) | http://www.upmrc.org/ The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Middle_East/Israel-Palestine/Human_Rights/Organizations A grassroots, community-based Palestinian health organization consisting of doctors and health providers seeking to supplement the decayed and inadequate health infrastructure caused by years of Israeli military occupation. |
| Other resource N19 | The Medical Implications of Nuclear War | http://www.nap.edu/books/0309036925/html/ The Medical Implications of Nuclear War | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear Symposium proceedings of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Discusses the human and environmental consequences in detail of nuclear war. |
| Other resource N20 | International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) | http://www.ippnw-students.org/ International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear/Disarmament_Activism/Organizations A non-partisan, global federation of medical organizations in 58 countries dedicated to research, education, and advocacy of the prevention of nuclear war. Descriptions of the activities and policies of the medical students of IPPNW. |
| Other resource N21 | World Health Organization - Depleted Uranium | http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/env/du/ World Health Organization - Depleted Uranium | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium Information and publications on depleted uranium and its effects on health. |
| Other resource N22 | Does Iraq's Depleted Uranium Pose a Health Risk? | http://www.ex-parrot.com/casi/discuss/1999/246.html Does Iraq's Depleted Uranium Pose a Health Risk? | Top/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium/Used_in_Iraq Key points of a literature review. The Lancet. |
| Other resource N23 | 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. |
| Other resource N24 | Partners for Health | http://www.salutepertutti.org/ Partners for Health | Top/Society/Issues/Immigration/Rights_and_Privileges Alisei-sponsored site for coralling resources to fight discrimination against immigrants in health care services in Italy. Information about the project's background, goals, and current efforts provided. |
| Other resource N25 | Americans for Medical Progress: Animal Rights Violence | http://www.amprogress.org/ResearchOpposition/ResearchOppositionList.cfm?c=17 Americans for Medical Progress: Animal Rights Violence | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/US_Domestic_Terrorism/Causes/Animal_Rights Fact sheet and links to related articles on extreme tactics used by animal rights activists opposed to medical experimentation on animals. |
| Other resource N26 | Emergency Film Group | http://www.efilmgroup.com/ Emergency Film Group | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Preparedness/Multimedia Training videos with guides for emergency response personnel dealing with hazmat, fire and rescue, law enforcement, emergency management, Homeland Security, military, industry response teams, EMS and medical security. |
| Other resource N27 | Civilian Emergency Response to Chemical or Biological Weapons Incidents Project | http://www4.nas.edu/cp.nsf/57b01c7b1b6493c485256555005853cf/a3861123d7632dc4852565690079b6f9?OpenDocument Civilian Emergency Response to Chemical or Biological Weapons Incidents Project | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical News from the National Academy's Institute of Medicine. |
| Other resource N28 | Medical NBC Online | http://www.nbc-med.org/ Medical NBC Online | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical Nuclear Biological and Chemical medical information from the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army. Includes news, medical references and handbooks, training, calendar, glossary. |
| Other resource N29 | CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax | http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/Anthrax.asp CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Links to news releases and sites related to the disease as a biological weapon. |
| Other resource N30 | Anthrax Bioterrorism and Health Care: A CE Course | http://learnwell.org/anthrax.htm Anthrax Bioterrorism and Health Care: A CE Course | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax A short continuing education course on anthrax as it relates to present health care for nurses, and social workers. |
| Other resource N31 | Anthrax - Health factsheets from BUPA | http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/anthrax.html Anthrax - Health factsheets from BUPA | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms & treatment of Anthrax, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat |
| Other resource N32 | Asia Times: India has the Medicine to Aid US Anthrax Fight | http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ23Df01.html Asia Times: India has the Medicine to Aid US Anthrax Fight | Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax/Incidents The country's largest pharmaceuticals company says that it is ready to increase production of a cheaper, generic form of Cipro as soon as it receives the necessary approval. Hong Kong. |
| Other resource N33 | Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review | http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Suter/med-lit.html Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review | Top/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Pro-Gun_Rights Article examining what it calls a representative sample of politicized and incompetent research promoting gun control. From Doctors for Integrity in Research & Public Policy. |
| Other resource N34 | American Medical Association - Physician Firearm Safety Guide | http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3548.html#Physician%20Firearm American Medical Association - Physician Firearm Safety Guide | Top/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Anti-Gun_Rights Reviews the epidemiology of firearm injuries and deaths, and describes types of firearms and ammunition and their different impact on safety. Guildines for ordering the publication. |
| Other resource N35 | American Medical News - Does Sex Ed Focused on Abstinence Work? | http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2000/01/17/hlsa0117.htm American Medical News - Does Sex Ed Focused on Abstinence Work? | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only/Opposing_Views Comprehensive sex education programs are few. In many school districts, discussion about contraceptives is prohibited or the information provided is inaccurate. Examines state curricula and finds those with abstinence only programs have higher rates of disease and unwanted pregnancies. |
| Other resource N36 | Education Reform - The "Tough Standards" Movement | http://www.education-reform.net/ Education Reform - The "Tough Standards" Movement | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Education_Reform/Reports_and_Research A critical examination of formal education is presented from many perspectives: political, medical, psychological, and sociological. It makes a case that the student should be in charge of his own education. |
| Other resource N37 | Psychiatric News: Charges of Overdiagnsis, Overmedication of ADHD Are Exaggerated, Study Shows | http://www.psych.org/pnews/98-05-01/adhd.html Psychiatric News: Charges of Overdiagnsis, Overmedication of ADHD Are Exaggerated, Study Shows | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Summarizes an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). |
| Other resource N38 | NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire | http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/health/children/19RITA.html NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication 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.] |
| Other resource N39 | The Great A.D.D. Hoax | http://keirsey.com/addhoax.html The Great A.D.D. Hoax | Top/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication "Attention deficit disorder" is a hoax in that there is no such "mental disorder" to "diagnose" and "treat." Children labled as ADD are normal. They differ from what is expected of them in that they are of the Artisan (SP) temperament, and ADD reflects a medical bias against this personality type. |
| Other resource N40 | Reproductive Health & Rights Center | http://www.choice.org/ Reproductive Health & Rights Center | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice US and California medical and legal information for health care consumers, educators, advocates, and activists. |
| Other resource N41 | Feminist Women's Health Center | http://www.fwhc.org/abortion/ Feminist Women's Health Center | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice Description of abortion procedures, reasons why women seek abortion, personal abortion stories, FAQs. |
| Other resource N42 | Childbirth by Choice Trust | http://www.cbctrust.com/homepage.html Childbirth by Choice Trust | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Canadian prochoice organization. Site offers public information about fertility control issues. Topics include medical aspects of abortion, abortion law and history, economics of unintended pregnancies, and women's stories of illegal abortions. |
| Other resource N43 | The Access Project | http://www.theaccessproject.org/ The Access Project | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Non-profit organization working to expand women's access to reproductive choice by integrating early abortion into primary care. Includes information about the initiative, plus health information about medical abortion. |
| Other resource N44 | Baptists for Life, Inc. | http://www.bfl.org/ Baptists for Life, Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations Offers information about ministries to pregnant women and the terminally ill, as well as information about fetal development and medical ethics. |
| Other resource N45 | Russian Pro-Life Center (Moscow) | http://www.stmichael.org/Zhizn/ Russian Pro-Life Center (Moscow) | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations/Regional/Europe The Medical Educational Pro-Life Center ("ZHIZN") of Moscow, Russia. Established in 1993 with hundreds of volunteers and a paid staff of ten. In Russian and English. |
| Other resource N46 | Arguments Against Abortion | http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/arg-abor.html Arguments Against Abortion | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Essays/Christian Offers biblical, medical, legal and philosophical arguments against abortion. |
| Other resource N47 | Information and Experience with Medical Abortion | http://www.abtreibung.at/pages/English.html Information and Experience with Medical Abortion | Top/Society/Issues/Abortion/RU-486_and_Medical_Abortion Offers a comparative look on how abortion is approached in Austria, and the use of mifepristone to induce abortions. |
| Other resource N48 | American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc. | http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/corrections/cops1.html American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Property_Rights/Forfeiture The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min) |
| Other resource N49 | Refusing to Participate In Health Care: A Continuing Debate | http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/gr030108.html Refusing to Participate In Health Care: A Continuing Debate | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning Analysis by the Alan Guttmacher Institute on the issue of whether individuals and institutions should be permitted to refuse to participate in reproductive and other health care services on the grounds of religious belief or moral objection. |
| Other resource N50 | Development Gateway: Population and Reproductive Health | http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/146526/ Development Gateway: Population and Reproductive Health | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning A large collection of information and internet links about strategies, issues and programmes in reproductive health services and family planning, particularly in developing countries. |
| Other resource N51 | Engender Health | http://www.engenderhealth.org/ Engender Health | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/Organizations A nonprofit agency working to improve the quality of reproductive health and family planning services worldwide. Information about activities in contraception, maternal health, and other areas in over 30 countries. |
| Other resource N52 | Springfield News-Leader - Contraception Omitted from Justice Rape Treatment Guidelines | http://entertainment.news-leader.com/life/today/1231-Contracept-263399.html Springfield News-Leader - Contraception Omitted from Justice Rape Treatment Guidelines | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/Emergency_Contraception Bush's Department of Justice issues its first medical guidelines for treating sexual assault victims — without any mention of emergency contraception. |
| Other resource N53 | Parents Against Oral Contraception for Children | http://hometown.aol.com/paocfc/paocfc.html Parents Against Oral Contraception for Children | Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/Hormonal_Contraceptives Against giving potent steroid drugs to minors (under sixteen) without parental knowledge. |
| Other resource N54 | National Criminal Justice Reference Service | http://www.ncjrs.org National Criminal Justice Reference Service | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice Lists publications and links on corrections, courts, crime, drugs, international crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research, statistics, crime victims. |
| Other resource N55 | Privatization of Prison Medical Services Challenged | http://www.tahoe.com/bonanza/stories.1.29.99/news/prisohealt21729Jan7329.html Privatization of Prison Medical Services Challenged | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Prisons/Privatization/Articles Prison medical workers disagree with Nevada Governor's plan to privatize medical care for inmates, for fear of lower quality of services. [North Lake Tahoe Bonanza] |
| Other resource N56 | Hampton, Virginia Fire and Rescue Misconduct | http://www.geocities.com/rescue134577/ Hampton, Virginia Fire and Rescue Misconduct | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Police_Misconduct/Police_Brutality In Hampton, Virginia, Medic/Firefighters are deliberately withholding and delaying care to minority patients who call 911, causing serious injury and death. |
| Other resource N57 | Hampton Fire Department Misconduct | http://www.geocities.com/rescue134577/ Hampton Fire Department Misconduct | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Injustice/Institutional_Injustice In Hampton, Virginia, Medic/Firefighters are deliberately withholding and delaying care to minority patients who call 911, causing serious injury and death. |
| Other resource N58 | Iqbal Karimi | http://www.prisonerlife.com/page_webpage.cfm?MemberID=65 Iqbal Karimi | Top/Society/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Personal_Pages When I was 12 years old I joined the Afghanistan Freedom Fighters who were fighting the Soviet Union. Now I'm serving a 10 year sentence in the United States for drugs. |
| Other resource N59 | Foundation for Genetic Medicine, Inc. | http://geneticmedicine.org Foundation for Genetic Medicine, Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Genetics Organization formed to keep opinion leaders abreast of the most recent scientific and social developments related to human genetics. |
| Other resource N60 | Cures Now | http://www.curesnow.org/ Cures Now | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Biotechnology/Stem_Cell_Research A non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of ethical scientific research in the advancement of regenerative medicine. Endorses the use of embryonic stem cells and somatic cell nuclear trasfer (also known as therapeutic cloning) while opposing cloning. |
| Other resource N61 | AskMen.com - Health Effects of Using Cell Phones | http://www.askmen.com/sports/health_60/72_mens_health.html AskMen.com - Health Effects of Using Cell Phones | Top/Society/Issues/Science_and_Technology/Cell_Phones Article outlining the health effects of using cellphones. |
| Other resource N62 | Pax Humana: Babble | http://www.paxhumana.org/babble.htm Pax Humana: Babble | Top/Society/Issues/Personal_Multi-issues_Pages/P Commentary and discussion on human rights, poverty, politics, homelessness, hunger, medicine and literacy. |
| Other resource N63 | Thrasher Research Fund - Research in Children's Health | http://www.thrasherresearch.org/ Thrasher Research Fund - Research in Children's Health | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family A private organization that finances practical, applied pediatric health research and demonstration projects. Grant and contact information. |
| Other resource N64 | Best Interests | http://www.childadvocacy.com/ Best Interests | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups An electronic magazine for children's advocacy professionals, with news and articles on legal issues, medical and mental health topics related to the care of abused and neglected children. |
| Other resource N65 | Urban Health Initiative | http://urbanhealth.org Urban Health Initiative | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Advocacy_Groups Information on, and lessons learned by, campaigns to help cities make the health, safety, and investment decisions necessary to improve the well being of children. |
| Other resource N66 | At Health.com | http://www.athealth.com/FPN_3_27.html At Health.com | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse This newsletter issue provides links to child abuse information, treatment and prevention resources. |
| Other resource N67 | The OUR KIDS Center | http://www.ourkidscenter.org The OUR KIDS Center | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Treatment The Our Kids Center provides medical and psychological exams for children when they may have experienced abuse or neglect. The Center also provides training and is involved in child abuse research. |
| Other resource N68 | Healthy Families America | http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/ Healthy Families America | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Prevention HFA, a national program of Prevent Child Abuse America, has three goals: to promote positive parenting; to encourage child health and development; and to prevent child abuse and neglect. |
| Other resource N69 | Rainbow House, Inc. | http://rainbowhouseinc.org/ Rainbow House, Inc. | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Child_Advocacy_Groups Provides therapeutic, medical, and residential services to abused children in Clayton County, Georgia. |
| Other resource N70 | Philadelphia Children's Alliance | http://www.philachildrensalliance.org/ Philadelphia Children's Alliance | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Abuse/Child_Advocacy_Groups Brings together police, social workers, prosecutors, medical professionals, and victim advocates to help child abuse victims and bring abusers to justice. Offers crisis counseling, education, support groups, and activities for children. |
| Other resource N71 | International Adoption Medical Clinics | http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/health-clinics.htm International Adoption Medical Clinics | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Adoption Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated. |
| Other resource N72 | New Alternatives for Children | http://nac-inc.org/ New Alternatives for Children | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Service_Organizations A nonprofit organization based in New York that serves children with disabilities and their families. Supports family preservation, reunification, and adoption for medically fragile children. |
| Other resource N73 | Nineline | http://www.nineline.org/ Nineline | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Service_Organizations Promotes the Covenant House Nineline (1-800-999-9999), which is a national, 24-hour toll-free hotline for kids and parents in crisis across the U.S. and Canada. Site also provides a forum and information on relationships, feelings, suicide, abuse, health, sex, drugs and alcohol, and running away. |
| Other resource N74 | Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Tennessee | http://www.bcnash.org/ Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, Tennessee | Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Service_Organizations/Local An organization affiliated with the United Methodist Church that provides child care facilities, programs for adolescents, services to seniors, and a Family Resource Center that provides referrals for food assistance, housing information, medical assistance and other vital services. |
| Other resource N75 | Clark County Prosecutor | http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/ Clark County Prosecutor | Top/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Family_Violence Contact information and a description of the work of the office, an online reference desk with information on topics such as drugs, elder abuse, and local courts, and information for police officers. |
| Other resource N76 | 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. |
| Other resource N77 | What Physicians Can and Should Do | http://www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/Ahmad1002.pdf What Physicians Can and Should Do | Top/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/Elder/Forensics The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine offers a comprehensive overview of the physician's role. Includes tailored practical strategies for intervening in elder abuse. |
| Other resource N78 | Center for Mental Health Services - School Violence Prevention | http://www.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/ Center for Mental Health Services - School Violence Prevention | Top/Society/Issues/Violence_and_Abuse/School Current grant information and programs for school violence designed to develop knowledge about what works best to reduce school violence. |
| Other resource N79 | 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. |
| Other resource N80 | Salon: No free speech for animal rights Web sites | http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/31/dmca_animals/ Salon: No free speech for animal rights Web sites | Top/Society/Issues/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act A British medical research firm hammers its online opponents, courtesy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. By Katharine Mieszkowski. |