site URL - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/rpb/
Site description: Information on assessing and managing the risks to health associated with the natural and technological environments. Publications including It's Your Health fact sheet series. Site in English and French.
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| Previous 10 | Healthy Places Project | http://www.ushpp.org/ Healthy Places Project | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Project helps compare the health of people in a particular US state and county with other counties in the US. Provides information on environmental and population factors in the county which might influence health. |
| Previous | EnviroHealthAction | http://www.envirohealthaction.org/ EnviroHealthAction | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Physicians for Social Responsibility education and action center providing information for health professionals and others interested in environmental health. |
| Random 1 | Mumps -- An Overview | http://www.geocities.com/julia09/mumps/mumps.htm Mumps -- An Overview | Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Mumps Includes diagnosis, treatment, incidence, complications, social issues, history, and photographs. |
| Random 2 | At Home Health Care | http://www.athomehealthcare.org/ At Home Health Care | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Colorado/Localities/L/Littleton/Health Customized home health care services for the elderly and infirm, post surgery, convalescence, and other medical complications. |
| Random 3 | Zsolt | http://www.zsolt.us Zsolt | Top/Shopping/Health/Emergency_and_Safety/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/Ergonomics Creators of a massaging mouse pad to help reduce the effects of mouse-induced cumulative trauma disorders. |
| Random 4 | Choice Medical Resources | http://www.cmr.net Choice Medical Resources | Top/Shopping/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Incontinence Adult/baby diapers and incontinent supplies direct to your door. |
| Random 5 | At Health - Emotional Eating and Binge Eating Disorder | http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/BingeInterview.html At Health - Emotional Eating and Binge Eating Disorder | Top/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Eating/Binge An informative interview of both the Director and a Licensed Psychologist at an Eating Disorders Treatment Center. |
| Next | Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health | http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/ Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Specializes in research in gastrointestinal, renal, carcinogenesis, birth defects, neurological diseases, adverse drug reactions, carciovascular and bioinformatics. Includes mission statement, laboratory facilities, and publications [pdf]. |
| Next 10 | Children's Environmental Health Network | http://www.cehn.org/ Children's Environmental Health Network | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's The CEHN is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards. |
| Random 1 | ExploreDance.com | http://www.exploredance.com/ ExploreDance.com | Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballroom Web magazine containing information on places to dance, competitions, and photos. |
| Random 4 | Bambi's Thicket | http://my.voyager.net/bunnyhugger/bambi/ Bambi's Thicket | Top/Arts/Animation/Movies/Titles/Bambi An index of pictures, information, etc. pertaining to Walt Disney's "Bambi." |
| Random 4 | Taylor County Health Profile | http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hsc/prof2000/cp46.htm Taylor County Health Profile | Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/West_Virginia/Counties/Taylor County health statistics for the years 1989 to 1998. |
| Next 70 | Quest Scholars Program | http://www.questscholars.org Quest Scholars Program | Top/Science/Environment/Education/Outdoor_Programs A summer residence program for exceptionally gifted, low-income, underserved, predominantly minority high school juniors and seniors who are concerned with the environment and medicine. |
| Previous 70 | Health and Environment Research | http://earthtrends.wri.org/ Health and Environment Research | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health World Research Institute research into the interaction between human disease, pollution, and large-scale environmental, development, and demographic changes. |
| Next 170 | American Medical Information | http://www.americanmedicalinfo.com American Medical Information | Top/Business/Marketing_and_Advertising/Direct_Marketing/Mailing_Lists/Specialty/Medical Database of healthcare businesses and professionals. |
| Previous 170 | Boger Group | http://www.scripps.edu/chem/boger/ Boger Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/B Total synthesis of biologically active natural products, the development of new synthetic methods, heterocyclic chemistry, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry, combinatorial chemistry, the study of DNA-agent interactions, and the chemistry of antitumor antibiotics. |
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| Previous 270 | SINTEF Applied Mathematics | http://www.oslo.sintef.no/am/ SINTEF Applied Mathematics | Top/Science/Math/Research/Consulting_Firms Contract research and development for industry and the public sector in the fields of technology, medicine and the natural and social sciences, in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Based in Oslo. |
| Other resource N0 | Ruff, C. B. | http://expertise.cos.com/cgi-bin/exp.cgi?id=261304 Ruff, C. B. | Top/Science/Earth_Sciences/Paleontology/Paleontologists/Vertebrate/Mammal Evolution of the hominid post-cranial skeleton, biomechanics, locomotion (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine). |
| Other resource N1 | Health Sector Response Sri Lanka | http://www.health.gov.lk/ Health Sector Response Sri Lanka | Top/Science/Earth_Sciences/Geophysics/Earthquakes/Past_Earthquakes/Indian_Ocean_2004/Sri_Lanka Set up to organize the response. Offers contact addresses of the committees, statistics and information on the damage and lists of urgently needed pharmaceutical items. Forms used by medical officers of health to document the healthcare requirements of Internally Displaced Persons camps can be downloaded. |
| Other resource N2 | London e-Science Centre | http://www.lesc.ic.ac.uk/ London e-Science Centre | Top/Science/Institutions/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/e-Science Based at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and associated with its Department of Computing. Supports the development of e-Science activities within London and the South-East through collaborations with applied scientists in the fields of Space and Atmospheric Physics, Particle Physics, Bioinformatics, Environmental Modelling. and Engineering. |
| Other resource N3 | The Nobel Foundation | http://www.nobel.se/ The Nobel Foundation | Top/Science/Institutions/Associations Awards the annual prestigious Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature. Site includes history, listing of laureates, and articles by invited authors. |
| Other resource N4 | American Association of Zoo Veterinarians | http://www.aazv.org/ American Association of Zoo Veterinarians | Top/Science/Institutions/Zoos_and_Aquariums/Associations Membership information, position openings, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. |
| Other resource N5 | The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | http://www.beckman-foundation.com/ The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Top/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations Supports basic scientific research in the USA, primarily in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and medicine. |
| Other resource N6 | Berlex Foundation | http://www.berlex-foundation.org Berlex Foundation | Top/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations/Medical Established in 1986, the Berlex Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering education and encouraging innovative research in the field of reproductive medicine. |
| Other resource N7 | American Diabetes Association | http://www.diabetes.org/default.htm American Diabetes Association | Top/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations/Medical Established in 1986, the Berlex Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering education and encouraging innovative research in the field of reproductive medicine. |
| Other resource N8 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Top/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations/Medical/Government U.S. government funding initiative from the Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Other resource N9 | Alliance for Aging Research | http://www.agingresearch.org/ Alliance for Aging Research | Top/Science/Institutions/Research_Funding_Organizations/Medical/Geriatrics Independent, not-for-profit organization founded in 1986 to promote medical research into human aging. |
| Other resource N10 | Dorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Garden at UIC | http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/garden/ Dorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Garden at UIC | Top/Science/Institutions/Botanical_Gardens_and_Arboreta Research and educational collection of more than 70 species of medicinal plants, including mainstay drug-producing plants whose products are currently in use in clinical practice around the world. Located at the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
| Other resource N11 | ISO 13488:2001 | http://www.iso-standards-international.com/iso-13488.htm ISO 13488:2001 | Top/Science/Reference/Standards/Individual_Standards/ISO_13488 Description and adoptions for ISO 13488, which specifies the particular requirements for the application of EN ISO 9002 with respect to Medical devices. |
| Other resource N12 | Fairchild Imaging | http://www.fairchildimaging.com/ Fairchild Imaging | Top/Science/Astronomy/Business/Telescopes,_Binoculars_and_Accessories/CCD_Cameras CCD and CMOS image sensors, OEM CCD cameras for industrial, medical, scientific and aerospace applications. |
| Other resource N13 | Nelson Laboratories, Inc. | http://www.nelsonlabs.com/ Nelson Laboratories, Inc. | Top/Science/Chemistry/Analytical/Bioanalytical_Chemistry/Products_and_Services/Testing_Services/North_America Offers biological, chemical and materials analysis to the pharmaceutical and medical industries from Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| Other resource N14 | EnviroHealth Technologies | http://www.envirohealthtechnologies.com/ EnviroHealth Technologies | Top/Science/Chemistry/Analytical/Products_and_Services/Environmental Offers AIHA accredited testing and consulting for asbestos, lead and other hazards in industrial hygiene and wastes, at laboratory in St. Louis, MO. |
| Other resource N15 | Marzeev Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology | http://safewater.narod.ru Marzeev Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology | Top/Science/Chemistry/Analytical/Products_and_Services/Testing_Services/Europe Radiation hygiene monitoring lab offers radiocarbon analysis and radiochemical analyses for water. Kiev, Ukraine. |
| Other resource N16 | SGAB Analytica | http://www.sgab.com/hem2001/eng/start.asp SGAB Analytica | Top/Science/Chemistry/Analytical/Products_and_Services/Contract_Services Laboratory offering research and isotope, inorganic and organic analysis, for environmental, pharmaceutics, medicine, geology, electronics and other industries at the University of Technology, Sweden. |
| Other resource N17 | National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry | http://www.nacb.org/ National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry | Top/Science/Chemistry/Clinical_and_Medicinal_Chemistry Dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical laboratory medicine through research, education, and professional development. |
| Other resource N18 | Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists | http://www.cscc.ca Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists | Top/Science/Chemistry/Clinical_and_Medicinal_Chemistry The CSCC provides leadership in the practice of clinical biochemistry and clinical laboratory medicine through service, education and research. Contains a Virtual Chemist's Library, the society's position papers, membership information and links. |
| Other resource N19 | European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) | http://www.efmc.ch/ European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) | Top/Science/Chemistry/Associations Works to advance the science of medicinal chemistry by promoting cooperation between the member organisations. |
| Other resource N20 | QSAR & Combinatorial Science | http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/journals/alphabeticIndex/2022/ QSAR & Combinatorial Science | Top/Science/Chemistry/Publications/Journals Publishes high-quality results on all aspects of computer-assisted methods and combinatorial techniques, as well as their applications in organic and inorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, drug design, and materials science. |
| Other resource N21 | Fitoterapia | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620051/description#description Fitoterapia | Top/Science/Chemistry/Publications/Journals Publishes original research in chemistry, pharmacology and use of medicinal plants and their derivatives. |
| Other resource N22 | Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry | http://www.bentham.org/ctmc/index2.htm Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry | Top/Science/Chemistry/Publications/Journals Covers all areas of medicinal chemistry. |
| Other resource N23 | Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry | http://www.bentham.org/mrmc/index2.htm Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry | Top/Science/Chemistry/Publications/Journals Publishes short reviews on the important recent developments in medicinal chemistry and allied disciplines. |
| Other resource N24 | Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry | http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Classic-Papers-Menu.html Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry | Top/Science/Chemistry/History Virtual library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Includes the full-text of more than 30 articles by authors including Priestley, Faraday, Davy, Rutherford and Thomson. Also a few historical and biographical articles, and a fairly extensive photo gallery. |
| Other resource N25 | Medical Imaging Software FAQ | http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/med-volviz-faq.txt Medical Imaging Software FAQ | Top/Science/Chemistry/Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/References This contains some interesting bits about different type of Medical Imaging software. |
| Other resource N26 | Bruker Spectrospin (Canada) | http://www.bruker.ca/ Bruker Spectrospin (Canada) | Top/Science/Chemistry/Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/Commercial_Companies/New_Instruments Bruker is a manufacturer of analytical and medical instruments covering NMR, ESR, FT-IR, X-RAY spectroscopy. |
| Other resource N27 | MRI Channel | http://www.spectroscopynow.com/Spy/mri MRI Channel | Top/Science/Chemistry/Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/Magnetic_Resonance_Imaging The MRI channel of SpectroscopyNOW.com has been developed to keep chemists, biologists, medical physicists, radiologists and technologists up to date on the latest research results, use and applications of MRI. |
| Other resource N28 | Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin | http://cpb.pharm.or.jp/ Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Journals Covers physical and inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry including natural products chemistry, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, pharmacognosy and physical chemistry. |
| Other resource N29 | Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry | http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/current/obc/obcpub.htm Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Journals Brings together molecular design, synthesis, structure, function and reactivity in one journal. It publishes fundamental work on synthetic, physical and biomolecular organic chemistry as well as all organic aspects of: chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, natural product chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, theoretical chemistry, and catalysis. |
| Other resource N30 | Bylikin, Sergey | http://www.comail.ru:8081/~sb/ Bylikin, Sergey | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Personal_Pages Includes information about current research interests, recent publications and contact details. From the Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia. |
| Other resource N31 | Capretta Group | http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/capretta/index.html Capretta Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/C Organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, transition metal catalysis, organophosphorus chemistry, parallel synthesis, drug discovery. |
| Other resource N32 | Dudley Group | http://www.chem.fsu.edu/dudley/index.html Dudley Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/D Devise, develop, and apply new ideas in organic chemistry to the efficient synthesis of interesting molecules, particularly natural products with medicinal applications. |
| Other resource N33 | Hanessian Group | http://osiris.corg.umontreal.ca/index.shtml Hanessian Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/H Total synthesis. Medicinal chemistry and drug design. Immunochemistry and drug targeting. Glycosidic linkage in life processes. Computer aided chemistry and molecular modeling. |
| Other resource N34 | Nicolau Group | http://www.scripps.edu/chem/nicolaou/ Nicolau Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/N Research is focused on the chemistry, biology, and medicine of natural and designed molecules. |
| Other resource N35 | Peterson Group | http://research.chem.psu.edu/brpgroup/grouphomepage.html Peterson Group | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Research_Groups/P Organic synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. |
| Other resource N36 | Chemica Inc. | http://www.chemicainc.com Chemica Inc. | Top/Science/Chemistry/Organic/Products_and_Services Specializes in the research, development and production of custom synthesized organic chemicals. Products include bulk active pharmaceuticals, intermediates, and medical device fine chemicals. |
| Other resource N37 | Educate-Yourself.org | http://educate-yourself.org/ Educate-Yourself.org | Top/Science/Anomalies_and_Alternative_Science A free educational forum dedicated to the dissemination of accurate information in the use of natural, non pharmaceutical medicines and alternative healing therapies in the treatment of disease conditions. Hidden science, free energy, Earth changes. |
| Other resource N38 | Recoveredscience | http://www.recoveredscience.com/ Recoveredscience | Top/Science/Anomalies_and_Alternative_Science E-books about riddles in science, including ancient astronomy, prime number patterns, medical abuses. Text partially or wholly free. |
| Other resource N39 | Science Resources on the Net | http://www.geocities.com/peterroberts.geo/ Science Resources on the Net | Top/Science/Directories A selection of listings covering museums, K-12 sites, math, computer science, philosophy of science, physics, chemistry, astronomy and cosmology, biology, geology, ecology, agriculture, medicine, psychology, anthropology and archeology. Includes website search engine. |
| Other resource N40 | Promodel Corporation | http://www.promodel.com/ Promodel Corporation | Top/Science/Software/Simulation Manufacturing, medical, and service simulation modeling. |
| Other resource N41 | Medical and Health Library | http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=mhl Medical and Health Library | Top/Science/Publications/Archives/Free_Access_Online_Archives Hosts full-text publications in the fields of clinical treatment, emergencies, essential drugs, family planning, food and nutrition, health education, HIV/AIDS, medical equipment, prevention, public health, sanitation. |
| Other resource N42 | BioMed Central | http://www.biomedcentral.com/ BioMed Central | Top/Science/Publications/Journals/Free_Online_Journals Online publisher of free peer-reviewed scientific articles in all areas of medical research and biology. Although it is a for-profit publisher, it provides free online access to all its research articles. Starting in 2002, authors will be charged processing fees, although these will be waived for authors from developing countries and in some other circumstances. Authors always retain the copyright to their articles. |
| Other resource N43 | Book News | http://www.booknews.co.uk/ Book News | Top/Science/Publications/Books Short overviews of the latest books about science, technology, and medicine. |
| Other resource N44 | Beyond Discovery | http://www.beyonddiscovery.org Beyond Discovery | Top/Science/Educational_Resources A series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic science. |
| Other resource N45 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | http://catalog.hhmi.org/index.jsp Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Top/Science/Educational_Resources Publications, lab safety training videos, biomedical research and science education multi-media resources. |
| Other resource N46 | Casimir, Richard | http://perso.wanadoo.fr/richard.casimir/ Casimir, Richard | Top/Science/Employment/Resumes PhD in organic and medicinal chemistry (France). Conducted research on peptides, pseudopeptides, special amino acids, protoberberine alkaloids, heterocyclic chemistry, dopamine receptors, autoimmune diseases. |
| Other resource N47 | Biomed Scientist Jobs | http://www.biomedscientistjobs.com/ Biomed Scientist Jobs | Top/Science/Employment/Job_Search The Scientist and BioMed Central have joined together to make an international recruitment website for professionals in life science and medical research. |
| Other resource N48 | OSG Global | http://www.osgglobal.com OSG Global | Top/Science/Employment/Staffing_Services Multinational Human Resource Full Service Staffing, Consulting, Professional & Executive Search Organization focusing on Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Medical, Clinical Research, Regulatory (FDA), Genomics, Information Technology, Accounting and Finance disciplines. |
| Other resource N49 | Electron Microscopy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden | http://www.emu.lu.se/indexeng.shtml Electron Microscopy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden | Top/Science/Methods_and_Techniques/Microscopy/Electron_Microscopy The Laboratory for Electron Microscopy is a central facility of the Pharmaceutical Technology Department. It is specialised to support all internal projects and also interacts with related projects of other university departments or partners. |
| Other resource N50 | Digirad | http://www.digirad.com/ Digirad | Top/Science/Methods_and_Techniques/Imaging_Science Gamma cameras for nuclear medicine imaging and solid state nuclear medicine technology by Digirad. |
| Other resource N51 | SYNARC | http://www.synarc.com/ SYNARC | Top/Science/Methods_and_Techniques/Imaging_Science/Products_and_Services Radiologists and scientists use medical imaging techniques and molecular markers in drug development and clinical trials. Includes list of services and staff. |
| Other resource N52 | USEPA - Biological Indicators of Watershed Health | http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/ USEPA - Biological Indicators of Watershed Health | Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources Water quality and how aquatic life (fish, invertebrates, algae) is used to measure the overall health of the nation's waters. Lots of links to state and federal programs as well as other sites. |
| Other resource N53 | Reusing Treated Wastewater in Domestic Housing: The Toronto Healthy House Project | http://mha-net.org/msb/html/papers-n/palo01/wastewa.htm Reusing Treated Wastewater in Domestic Housing: The Toronto Healthy House Project | Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/Wastewater/Water_Reuse Waste not, want not. Why throw away wastewater? Why call it wastewater at all, when it is loaded with valuable nutrients that need only be reclaimed and redistributed? We can extract the phosphorus and nitrogen to be used as fertilizer, and purify the "wastewater" until it is sparkling clean and ready for reuse. |
| Other resource N54 | Berry Healthy Rivers Swim | http://www.bgreen.com.au/frame_swim.html Berry Healthy Rivers Swim | Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/Rivers_and_Streams/Watershed_Councils Coverage of Tammy Van Wisses's marathon swim along the Murray River in support of the Australian Conservation Foundation's Healthy Rivers project. Includes clickable map of the main environmental issues confronting the Murray Darling Rivers. |
| Other resource N55 | SEDAC: Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health Project | http://sedac.ciesin.org/ozone/ SEDAC: Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health Project | Top/Science/Environment/Global_Change/Ozone_Layer Data and resources in the areas of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, ozone, and human health impacts of UV exposure. UV radiation is known to be a significant risk factor for skin cancers, eye cataracts, and immune system suppression. |
| Other resource N56 | World Health Organization (WHO): Using Climate to Predict Infectious Disease Outbreaks | http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/en/oeh0401.pdf World Health Organization (WHO): Using Climate to Predict Infectious Disease Outbreaks | Top/Science/Environment/Global_Change/Impacts_and_Indicators/Animals Review of the degree to which epidemics are sensitive to climate variations. Identifies candidate diseases and describes the conceptual framework for developing climate-based early warning systems. |
| Other resource N57 | Peace Corps: Volunteer Overseas in Health and Nutrition | http://www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/ Peace Corps: Volunteer Overseas in Health and Nutrition | Top/Science/Environment/Employment Improving health and nutrition at the grassroots level. Educational efforts include outreach, awareness, and prevention programs for public health, hygiene, and sanitation. |
| Other resource N58 | Healthy Home | http://www.healthyhomesinc.com/ Healthy Home | Top/Science/Environment/Air_Quality/Indoor_Air_Quality/Products_and_Services/Consultants Specializes in environmental inspections with remediation of specific individual indoor air quality problems. |
| Other resource N59 | Healthy Buildings, Inc. | http://www.healthybuilding.com Healthy Buildings, Inc. | Top/Science/Environment/Air_Quality/Indoor_Air_Quality/Products_and_Services/Testing Offers on-site testing and analysis of indoor air quality for homes, schools and offices in the Puget Sound region. Site includes information on causes, symptoms and solutions for IAQ problems. |
| Other resource N60 | Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon (BEIR VI Report) | http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/beirvi1.html Health Effects of Exposure to Indoor Radon (BEIR VI Report) | Top/Science/Environment/Air_Quality/Radon The National Academy of Sciences comprehensive report (1998) on the health efects of radon in homes. A detailed risk model for the US population. Explains how radon causes lung cancer and estimates that in the U.S. it causes 15,400 - 21,800 lung cancer deaths each year. |
| Other resource N61 | Association for the Environmental Health of Soils (AEHS) | http://www.aehs.com/ Association for the Environmental Health of Soils (AEHS) | Top/Science/Environment/Organizations/Professional_Associations For professionals concerned with the challenge of soil protection and cleanup. |
| Other resource N62 | Solvay Group Health, Safety, and Environment | http://www.solvay.com/sowe/sowe/envir.htm Solvay Group Health, Safety, and Environment | Top/Science/Environment/Organizations/Industry Overview of corporate health, safety and environment activities and status for this pharmaceutical/chemical company, including worldwide data for emissions to water, air, and waste. Also addresses objectives and standards, such as ISO 14001. |
| Other resource N63 | Environmental Change and Human Health in Countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific | http://www.sei.se/newreport.html Environmental Change and Human Health in Countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health Report by Stockholm Environmental Institute concludes that "old" problems of inadequate water, poor sanitation, smoky dwellings, and a lack of food, together with changes in the world economy pose a more obvious threat in these countries than does global climate change. |
| Other resource N64 | Health and Environment Research | http://earthtrends.wri.org/ Health and Environment Research | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health World Research Institute research into the interaction between human disease, pollution, and large-scale environmental, development, and demographic changes. |
| Other resource N65 | New Jersey State Radiation Protection Programs | http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rpp/index.htm New Jersey State Radiation Protection Programs | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health Information on state radiological regulatory programs, radiation safety in medicine and the environment. Nuclear reactor safety in New Jersey and related topics. |
| Other resource N66 | Medical Health Physics Section | http://hps.org/mhps/documents.htm Medical Health Physics Section | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health Medical Health Physics Section of the HPS. Information resources for medical health physicists. |
| Other resource N67 | Radiation Health Physics - Oregon State University | http://ne.oregonstate.edu/ Radiation Health Physics - Oregon State University | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Education Describes programs of study and provides information on health physics, including a glossary, plus information on the physical aspects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, their biological effects, and methods of radiological protection. |
| Other resource N68 | Thermo Luminescence Dosimetry in Poland | http://www.tld.com.pl/ Thermo Luminescence Dosimetry in Poland | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Manufacture TLD pellets and powders for radiation protection and medical dosimetry and a Reader-Analyser TLD system for analysing thermo-luminescent materials. Provide product and contact information. |
| Other resource N69 | Canadian Radiation Protection Association | http://www.crpa-acrp.ca Canadian Radiation Protection Association | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations The CRPA is a professional society that supports the development and implementation of radiation safety programs in all areas of industry, medicine, research and the environment. |
| Other resource N70 | Health Physics Society | http://www.hps.org/ Health Physics Society | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations Professional organization dedicated to development, dissemination, and application of both the scientific knowledge of, and the practical means for, radiation protection. |
| Other resource N71 | Teacher Resources on Environmental Health | http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/teacher.htm Teacher Resources on Environmental Health | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Curriculum materials, kids' pages, and other educational resources from NIEHS. |
| Other resource N72 | University of Minnesota Environmental Health and Safety Home Page | http://www.dehs.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota Environmental Health and Safety Home Page | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Provides health and safety resources and programs that prevent accidents and minimize human exposures to hazardous agents and conditions. |
| Other resource N73 | Environmental Health and Safety at Iowa State University | http://www.ehs.iastate.edu Environmental Health and Safety at Iowa State University | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Comprehensive campus health and safety web site. Provide information on biological safety, general safety, ergonomics, radiation safety and occupational medicine. |
| Other resource N74 | Center for Health and the Global Environment | http://www.med.harvard.edu/chge Center for Health and the Global Environment | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education The Center's mission is to understand the human health consequences of global environmental change, and to promote a wider understanding of these consequences among physicians, scientists, policy-makers, the media, and the general public. |
| Other resource N75 | University of California at Davis Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health | http://iteh.ucdavis.edu/iteh/ University of California at Davis Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education The ITEH initiate and foster interdisciplinary research programs in the areas of environmental health and toxicology that cross the traditional boundaries of medicine, engineering, agriculture and the sciences. |
| Other resource N76 | New York University Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine | http://niem.med.nyu.edu/ New York University Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education A department in the NYU School of Medicine and an institute within NYU Medical Center. Provides information on faculty, research and training. Resources include community outreach, education, and public service programs. |
| Other resource N77 | Consortium for Environmental Education in Medicine | http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/ceem.html Consortium for Environmental Education in Medicine | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education CEEM conducts educational programs for medical school faculty and students and provides curricular resources. CEEM also produces curricular resources on children's environmental health. |
| Other resource N78 | Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com | http://womenshealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa061599.htm Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins. |
| Other resource N79 | Enviromed: Allergy, Immunology and Environmental Medicine | http://www.enviromed.org/ Enviromed: Allergy, Immunology and Environmental Medicine | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Provide care for the environmentally sensitive and for environmental illness. Dorothy Calabrese MD, Laguna, California. |
| Other resource N80 | HingePin: | http://www.hingepin.com HingePin: | Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications Book available -- on the relationship between environment, food quality, and disease, citing research from indexed journals in environmental medicine, clinical ecology, toxicology, molecular biology, and genetics. Written by Buck Levin, Ph.D., R.D. |