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A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered
include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
http://healthfactsandfears.com/
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Health Issues Monthly
Health related issues including global warming, alternative healing, cancer related, food, and
nutrition.
http://www.healthissuesmonthly.com/
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BBC News: Cold 'killing 50,000' each winter
Campaigners are calling for action to help prevent 50,000 deaths from cold in the UK each year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/298533.stm
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HealthWatch UK
Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/
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Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bags
Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which
can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human
carcinogen.
http://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm
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Antibiotic resistance
From the Why Files.
http://whyfiles.org/038badbugs/
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The UK Partnership for Global Health
A forum for people concerned at the impact of globalisation on global health. Includes documents,
briefings and news.
http://www.ukglobalhealth.org/
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Way2Hope
Advice, information, research and links about a variety of issues, including alcoholism, debt, drug
addiction, marriage problems, sexual abuse and weight issues.
http://www.way2hope.org
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Safety Links
Directory of links to information and articles on safety.
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/index.htm
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Cliff Steer : Heart Man
Free video by a heart transplant patient, aimed at Jr. High kids, about positive life styles, the
non-use of drugs and alcohol, and organ donation.
http://members.aol.com/cjsteer
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Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Health
Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and
demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and
faculty listing.
http://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm
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What is Wrong With Our Health Care System?
A commentary on why the US health care system is the most expensive in the world but less effective
than most people realize.
http://www.execpc.com/~squall1/MedDrg/meddrg.html
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Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc South Carolina
A prevention program in response to high infant mortality rates, low birth weight babies,
inadequate health care for women of child bearing age and their families in rural areas in SC.
http://www.peedeehealthystart.org
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Partners In Health
Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners
with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity,
but "pragmatic solidarity".
http://www.pih.org/
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Questionable Doctors
Public citizen effort to collect and make public information about questionable doctors in the
United States. Data is available online.
http://www.questionabledoctors.org/
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Doctors For Life
Non-profit making organisation which stands for the sanctity of life from conception till death and
a basic Christian ethic.
http://www.dfl.org.za
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What Doctors Don't Tell You
Monthly magazine informing patients of little-known side effects of drugs, and allegedly
"proven" alternative remedies.
http://www.wddty.co.uk/
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Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care
Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and
Physician Assisted Suicide.
http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html
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American Council on Science and Health
A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization.
http://www.acsh.org/
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American Association of Health Plans
Fact sheets and analyses on: managed care, prenatal care, children's health insurance, diabetes,
and current immunization recommendations for children and adults.
http://www.aahp.org
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