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 American Association of Health Plans Description: Fact sheets and analyses on: managed care, prenatal care, children's health insurance, diabetes, and current immunization recommendations for children and adults. (aahp.org) |
| American Council on Science and Health Description: 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. (acsh.org) |
| Antibiotic resistance Description: From the Why Files. (whyfiles.org) |
| BBC News: Cold 'killing 50,000' each winter Description: Campaigners are calling for action to help prevent 50,000 deaths from cold in the UK each year. (news.bbc.co.uk) |
| Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Health Description: 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. (cwru.edu) |
| Cliff Steer : Heart Man Description: 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. (members.aol.com) |
| Death Is Inevitable Description: Examination of theoretical justifications for coercive public health policies. (angelfire.com) |
| Doctors For Life Description: Non-profit making organisation which stands for the sanctity of life from conception till death and a basic Christian ethic. (dfl.org.za) |
| Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care Description: Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide. (cp.duluth.mn.us) |
| Health Facts and Fears Description: 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. (healthfactsandfears.com) |
| Health Issues Monthly Description: Health related issues including global warming, alternative healing, cancer related, food, and nutrition. (healthissuesmonthly.com) |
| HealthWatch UK Description: Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'. (healthwatch-uk.org) |
| Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bags Description: 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. (commondreams.org) |
| Partners In Health Description: 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". (pih.org) |
| Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc South Carolina Description: 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. (peedeehealthystart.org) |
| Questionable Doctors Description: Public citizen effort to collect and make public information about questionable doctors in the United States. Data is available online. (questionabledoctors.org) |
| Safety Links Description: Directory of links to information and articles on safety. (pp.okstate.edu) |
| The UK Partnership for Global Health Description: A forum for people concerned at the impact of globalisation on global health. Includes documents, briefings and news. (ukglobalhealth.org) |
| Way2Hope Description: Advice, information, research and links about a variety of issues, including alcoholism, debt, drug addiction, marriage problems, sexual abuse and weight issues. (way2hope.org) |
| What Doctors Don't Tell You Description: Monthly magazine informing patients of little-known side effects of drugs, and allegedly "proven" alternative remedies. (wddty.co.uk) |
| What is Wrong With Our Health Care System? Description: A commentary on why the US health care system is the most expensive in the world but less effective than most people realize. (execpc.com) |
