Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin

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Previous 170Charles Lamb on His Stutteringhttp://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/famous/lamb.html Charles Lamb on His StutteringTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Celebrities Excerpt from "Essays of Elia" by the British essayist Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Previous 270SpeechPathology.comhttp://www.speechpathology.com/ SpeechPathology.comTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech Articles, continuing education modules, news, classifieds, and school listings pertaining to speech pathology.
Other resource N0 Visible Voice: Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://www.bgsm.edu/voice/spasmodic_dysphonia.html Visible Voice: Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Reprints from the newsletter of Wake Forest University's Center for Voice Disorders. The collection includes a report on the diagnostic approach to voice disorders, an overview of SD and its treatment, a tip sheet for Botox recipients, and a recommended-reading list.
Other resource N1 PMDIhttp://www.pmdi.org/ PMDITop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Information concerning SD treatment and support-group meetings at the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Institute of Orange County, California.
Other resource N2 I Have Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://www.tintota.com/support/sd.htm I Have Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Lani Estepa's personal story, accompanied by links to SD support organizations.
Other resource N3 San Diego Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders: Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://www.sandiegovoice.org/sd.html San Diego Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders: Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Fact sheet describing SD varieties, associated conditions (dystonia tremor and non-focal laryngeal dystonia), and surgical and pharmacological approaches to SD.
Other resource N4 NIDCD Health Information: Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/spasdysp.asp NIDCD Health Information: Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Answers to frequently asked SD questions, offered by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (a division of the National Institutes of Health).
Other resource N5 PENN Center for Voice: Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://pennhealth.com/voice/pahosp/spas.html PENN Center for Voice: Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Overview of medical and surgical SD therapies offered by the Philadelphia-based center.
Other resource N6 Dextromethorphan to Treat Patients with Voice Spasmshttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00055549 Dextromethorphan to Treat Patients with Voice SpasmsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia A clinical study comparing the effects of dextromethorphan, lorazepam, and a placebo of dextromethorphan in individuals with spasmodic dysphonia, muscular tension dysphonia, or vocal tremor. Background and participation details are offered by the National Library of Medicine's ClinicalTrials.gov site.
Other resource N7 University of Michigan Study: Botox Shots Ease Voice Problemshttp://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2004/botox.htm University of Michigan Study: Botox Shots Ease Voice ProblemsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia Report on a recently published Botox study, which focused on the long-term effects of the medication in individuals with adductor SD. Pointers to further information about SD and its treatment at the U-M Health System's Vocal Health Center are provided, in addition to study details.
Other resource N8 Dystonia Ireland: Spasmodic Dysphoniahttp://www.dystonia.ie/page.asp?Page=46&Menu=33 Dystonia Ireland: Spasmodic DysphoniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Spasmodic_Dysphonia A primer on SD, presented by Dystonia Ireland -- a Dublin- based charity supporting patients and families affected by forms of dystonia.
Other resource N9 Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder Home Pagehttp://www.geocities.com/denisev2/ Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder Home PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Semantic-Pragmatic_Disorder Collected resources of a parent who is researching SPD. Features links to overviews and intervention articles concerning SPD and related disorders.
Other resource N10 Semantic Pragmatic Disorderhttp://www.ggtechservices.com/files/Sempra.txt Semantic Pragmatic DisorderTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Semantic-Pragmatic_Disorder Essay by speech-language pathologist Margo Sharp. Provides historical perspectives on the disorder and describes current approaches to its diagnosis and treatment.
Other resource N11 Born With A Broken Tonguehttp://www.dmc.dit.ie/martin/ Born With A Broken TongueTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering Personal multimedia educational presentation on stuttering, online and cd-rom.
Other resource N12 Wendell Johnsonhttp://www.uiowa.edu/~cyberlaw/oldinav/wjhome.html Wendell JohnsonTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering Biography, audio recordings, and selected writings of the speech pathologist and general semanticist. Writings include the full text of "Because I Stutter."
Other resource N13 Stuttering Home Pagehttp://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html Stuttering Home PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering Information about stuttering, therapy, research, literature, links, essays, conferences, organizations, celebrities, humor, and poetry. Also areas for kids and teenagers.
Other resource N14 East Carolina Universityhttp://www.ecu.edu/csd/Stutt.html East Carolina UniversityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Science_and_Research Neurology, and electronic anti-stuttering research.
Other resource N15 UConn - Laboratory of Speech Physiology and Motor Controlhttp://speechlab.coms.uconn.edu/lab/lspmc/ UConn - Laboratory of Speech Physiology and Motor ControlTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Science_and_Research The two major research programs that form the main focus of the laboratory are designed to examine (a) the sensorimotor organization and control of multiple articulatory and phonatory actions contributing to normal speech production, and (b) the neuromotor and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying stuttering.
Other resource N16 Baylor College of Medicinehttp://www.bcm.edu/neurol/struct/stut/stut5.html Baylor College of MedicineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Science_and_Research Overview of research at the Stuttering Center of BCM's Speech Motor Control Laboratory.
Other resource N17 Australian Speak Easy Associationhttp://www.speakeasy.org.au/ Australian Speak Easy AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Oceania/Australia A self-help organisation that provides support for people who stutter. Its online resources include membership and treatment information, group venues, and events.
Other resource N18 YouthSSpeakhttp://www.youthsspeak.com.au/ YouthSSpeakTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Oceania/Australia Help and resources for young people who stutter.
Other resource N19 Canadian Association for People Who Stutterhttp://www.stutter.ca/ Canadian Association for People Who StutterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/North_America/Canada National, nonprofit organization coordinating a network of autonomous Canadian self-help groups for people who stutter.
Other resource N20 Friends: National Association of Young People Who Stutterhttp://www.friendswhostutter.org/ Friends: National Association of Young People Who StutterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/North_America/United_States Nonprofit support organization for children and teenagers who stutter.
Other resource N21 New York Stuttering Support Groupshttp://www.geocities.com/nsp-manhattan/ New York Stuttering Support GroupsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/North_America/United_States We offer hope, dignity, knowledge, joy, and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, while serving their families, friends, and employers and the speech-language pathologists who may work with them.
Other resource N22 National Stuttering Associationhttp://www.nsastutter.org/ National Stuttering AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/North_America/United_States/National_Stuttering_Association Support, self-help and advocacy for people who stutter.
Other resource N23 China Stuttering Associationhttp://www.stutter.cn/ China Stuttering AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Asia A public, nonprofit self-help organization of people who stutter in China.
Other resource N24 Estonian Association for People Who Stutterhttp://www.kogelus.ee/ Estonian Association for People Who StutterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Europe Bilingual home of the Association, featuring news and event information.
Other resource N25 International Stuttering Associationhttp://www.stutterisa.org/ International Stuttering AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Europe A non-profit umbrella association of independent self-help organizations of people who stutter.
Other resource N26 European League of Stuttering Associationshttp://www.elsa.info/ European League of Stuttering AssociationsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Europe Works for information exchange, representation of interests and promotes self-help in European Countries. Includes details about the organization, publications, meetings and links.
Other resource N27 British Stammering Associationhttp://www.stammering.org/ British Stammering AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom United Kingdom.
Other resource N28 Stuttering FAQhttp://www.casafuturatech.com/Book/faq.html Stuttering FAQTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Chats_and_Forums Frequently-asked questions for newsgroup alt.support.stuttering.
Other resource N29 STUTT-Lhttp://listmail.temple.edu/archives/stutt-l.html STUTT-LTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Chats_and_Forums E-mail list focusing on research and clinical practice. Hosted by Temple University.
Other resource N30 StutteringSupporthttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/StutteringSupport/ StutteringSupportTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Chats_and_Forums E-mail list and chat room created in support of individuals who stutter.
Other resource N31 John Stossel Interview on CNNhttp://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/publicrelations/stossel.html John Stossel Interview on CNNTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Celebrities Transcript of ABC News television reporter on CNN Live, 5/13/97, talking about his background as a stutterer.
Other resource N32 Yoga 4 Stutteringhttp://www.yoga4stuttering.com Yoga 4 StutteringTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments A yoga-based relaxation therapy to help stutterers.
Other resource N33 Natural Speech Institutehttp://www.hausdorfer.com/ Natural Speech InstituteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments Founded in 2000 to bring the "Natural Speech Program for People Who Stutter" to North America. Locations in Calgary and Toronto, Canada.
Other resource N34 Rick Savageau's Audio Guide for Chronic Stutterershttp://www.stutteraudioguide.com Rick Savageau's Audio Guide for Chronic StutterersTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments Online, fee-based therapy program, developed by therapist Rick Savagueau of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Other resource N35 Joseph G. Sheehan's Message to a Stuttererhttp://home.pacbell.net/amickith/index.html Joseph G. Sheehan's Message to a StuttererTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/United_States Two videotapes about the stuttering therapy work of Joseph and Vivian Sheehan.
Other resource N36 Power Stuttering Centerhttp://powerstuttering.com Power Stuttering CenterTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/United_States Irvine, California center offering intensive therapy for adults and children who stutter, as well as continuing education for speech pathologists.
Other resource N37 Successful Stuttering Management Programhttp://www.ssmpmanual.com/ Successful Stuttering Management ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/United_States Stuttering modification therapy program, with Dorvan Breitenfeldt and Delores Rustad Lorenz, in Spokane, Washington.
Other resource N38 Freedom of Speechhttp://www.stuttertherapy.com Freedom of SpeechTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/United_States Honeoye, NY, speech therapy practice, specifically for people who stutter.
Other resource N39 ArtefactSofthttp://www.artefactsoft.com ArtefactSoftTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/Electronic_Devices_and_Computer_Software DAF and FAF anti-stuttering software applications for Windows computers.
Other resource N40 Casa Futura Technologieshttp://www.casafuturatech.com/ Casa Futura TechnologiesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/Electronic_Devices_and_Computer_Software Electronic anti-stuttering devices.
Other resource N41 SpeechEasy Users Message Boardhttp://www.1hostplus.com/forum/ SpeechEasy Users Message BoardTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/Electronic_Devices_and_Computer_Software Forums for professionals and consumers who use the SpeechEasy fluency device.
Other resource N42 SpeechTherapyIndia.orghttp://www.speechtherapyindia.org/ SpeechTherapyIndia.orgTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/India Stuttering treatment, by combination of speech, group, and maintenance therapies, in New Delhi.
Other resource N43 Natural Speech Institutehttp://www.naturalspeech.ca Natural Speech InstituteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Stuttering/Therapies_and_Treatments/Canada Learn to sing your words, in Calgary, Alberta.
Other resource N44 Aphasia Center of Californiahttp://www.employees.org/~accadmin/ Aphasia Center of CaliforniaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Oakland-based center providing group and individual speech-language treatment, caregiver's groups, and recreational classes for individuals with aphasia following stroke. Established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1996.
Other resource N45 National Aphasia Associationhttp://www.aphasia.org/ National Aphasia AssociationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Nonprofit organization devoted to assisting people with aphasia and their families. Its online offerings include fact sheets on aphasia, support group listings, reviews of research, tips for finding a speech-language pathologist, and information on upcoming NAA conferences.
Other resource N46 Speakabilityhttp://www.speakability.org.uk/ SpeakabilityTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia UK charity that is dedicated to helping aphasic individuals rebuild communication through information services, self-help groups, training of treatment professionals, and public advocacy.
Other resource N47 Aphasia - Information for Caregivershttp://www.caregiver-information.com/Stroke/Aphasia/aphasia.htm Aphasia - Information for CaregiversTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Supportive information for families of aphasic stroke survivors, from Caregiver-information.com.
Other resource N48 Tavistock Trust for Aphasiahttp://www.aphasiatavistocktrust.org/ Tavistock Trust for AphasiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Bedfordshire-based charity whose aims are to establish clinics across the country, support research into speech and language therapy, and to determine the most cost-effective treatments.
Other resource N49 UK Connecthttp://www.ukconnect.org/ UK ConnectTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Supporting aphasic individuals in the United Kingdom through an integrated program of therapy, education, and research.
Other resource N50 aphasiahelp.orghttp://www.aphasiahelp.org/ aphasiahelp.orgTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Information, penpals, and personal pages, specifically for people with aphasia.
Other resource N51 Dyscoverhttp://www.dyscover.org.uk/ DyscoverTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Support groups for dysphasic individuals in Surrey (UK). Managed by speech-language therapists.
Other resource N52 Intensive Residential Aphasia Communication Therapy Programhttp://fhp.medicine.dal.ca/hcd/disorder_5059.html Intensive Residential Aphasia Communication Therapy ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Offered through the Dalhousie School of Human Communication Disorders in Halifax, Nova Scotia, inteRACT supports the philosophy that aphasic individuals can learn strategies to deal with their condition and continue to lead full, communicative lives.
Other resource N53 Academy of Aphasiahttp://www.academyofaphasia.org/ Academy of AphasiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Professional association of aphasia researchers, offering conference notices, employment listings, and an international directory of aphasia clinics online.
Other resource N54 Moss Rehab: Aphasiahttp://www.einstein.edu/yourhealth/physicalrehab/aphasia/index.html Moss Rehab: AphasiaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Language_and_Speech/Aphasia Overview of the Philadelphia-based hospital's offerings for aphasic individuals and their rehabilitation teams. Links to further information about the hospital's Aphasia Center, research activities, and MossTalk aphasia therapy software are provided.
Other resource N55 Deafblind Internationalhttp://www.deafblindinternational.org Deafblind InternationalTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Deafblindness The world association promoting services for deafblind people.
Other resource N56 Sensehttp://www.sense.org.uk/ SenseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Deafblindness The national (UK) voluntary organization working with and supporting people of all ages who are deafblind or have associated disabilities. Includes international services.
Other resource N57 SEE/HEARhttp://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/index.htm SEE/HEARTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Deafblindness Free newsletter for families and professionals on visual impairments and deafblindness. Articles on an array of topics, with extensive archives. [English, Spanish]
Other resource N58 Project for New Mexico Children Who Are Deafblindhttp://cdd.unm.edu/deafblind/ Project for New Mexico Children Who Are DeafblindTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Communication_Disorders/Deafblindness Technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to families, service providers, and individuals, birth through 21, who are deafblind.
Other resource N59 The Merck Manualhttp://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section19/chapter261/261a.htm The Merck ManualTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Congenital_Anomalies A discussion about congenital anomalies and its causes, diagnosis and its treatment.
Other resource N60 Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategieshttp://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3620.htm Foodborne Illness: Prevention StrategiesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses.
Other resource N61 Bacteria and Foodborne Illnesshttp://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/index.htm Bacteria and Foodborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies.
Other resource N62 BBC Health - Food Poisoninghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/health/features/food_poisoning.shtml BBC Health - Food PoisoningTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments.
Other resource N63 DBMD - Foodborne Infectionshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm DBMD - Foodborne InfectionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases.
Other resource N64 Fight Bac!http://www.fightbac.org/foodborne.cfm?section=4 Fight Bac!Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads.
Other resource N65 Food Poisoning Micro-Organismshttp://www.ccc.govt.nz/Health/foods3.asp Food Poisoning Micro-OrganismsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness.
Other resource N66 Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illnesshttp://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/abstracts/aFOODSTOR.html Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems.
Other resource N67 Foodborne Illnesshttp://www.fpnotebook.com/GI21.htm Foodborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N68 Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University Extensionhttp://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/pathogens/index.cfm?parent=37 Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University ExtensionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention.
Other resource N69 How to Help Avoid Foodborne Illness in the Homehttp://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/foodborn/foodborn.htm How to Help Avoid Foodborne Illness in the HomeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Features prevention strategies and causes.
Other resource N70 Minnesota Department of Health: Foodborne Illnesshttp://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/foodborne/ Minnesota Department of Health: Foodborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Includes surveillance statistics, outbreaks in the state, symptoms, causes, and prevention.
Other resource N71 Reducing the Risk of Food Poisoninghttp://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0124.html Reducing the Risk of Food PoisoningTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Factsheet from Ohio State University.
Other resource N72 Waterborne Illnesshttp://www.fpnotebook.com/GI24.htm Waterborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Factsheets on causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N73 CDC: Healthy Swimminghttp://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/ CDC: Healthy SwimmingTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place.
Other resource N74 WHO: Foodborne Diseaseshttp://www.who.int/health_topics/foodborne_diseases/en/ WHO: Foodborne DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Directory of links and news.
Other resource N75 Food Safety Research Information Officehttp://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/bydiscip.htm Food Safety Research Information OfficeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness.
Other resource N76 CDC: Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cysticercosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cysticercosis/default.htm CDC: Division of Parasitic Diseases - CysticercosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Fact sheets and articles on this disease caused by tapeworms.
Other resource N77 Safefood Bug Biblehttp://www.safefood.net.au/content.cfm?sid=426 Safefood Bug BibleTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning.
Other resource N78 The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illnesshttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Factsheet on prevention from the FDA.
Other resource N79 eMedicine - Food Poisoning :http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic795.htm eMedicine - Food Poisoning :Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Article by Sunil K Sood, MD.
Other resource N80 Foodborne Illnesshttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Foodborne_Illness Foodborne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning.

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