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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.
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.
Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care
Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide.
What Doctors Don't Tell You
Monthly magazine informing patients of little-known side effects of drugs, and allegedly "proven" alternative remedies.
Doctors For Life
Non-profit making organisation which stands for the sanctity of life from conception till death and a basic Christian ethic.
Questionable Doctors
Public citizen effort to collect and make public information about questionable doctors in the United States. Data is available online.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Safety Links
Directory of links to information and articles on safety.
Way2Hope
Advice, information, research and links about a variety of issues, including alcoholism, debt, drug addiction, marriage problems, sexual abuse and weight issues.
The UK Partnership for Global Health
A forum for people concerned at the impact of globalisation on global health. Includes documents, briefings and news.
Antibiotic resistance
From the Why Files.
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.
HealthWatch UK
Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
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.
Health Issues Monthly
Health related issues including global warming, alternative healing, cancer related, food, and nutrition.
Health Facts and Fears
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.
Death Is Inevitable
Examination of theoretical justifications for coercive public health policies.

sub categories in Health

Activism Activism
Blood Products Blood Products
Books Books
Dentistry Dentistry
Food, Drink and Nutrition Food, Drink and Nutrition
Health Policy Health Policy
Iatrogenesis Iatrogenesis
Research Research
Tobacco Tobacco
Vaccination Vaccination
Alcohol Alcohol
Body Image Body Image
Conditions and Diseases Conditions and Diseases
Drugs Drugs
Fraud Fraud
HMOs and Managed Care HMOs and Managed Care
Mental Health Mental Health
The Codex Alimentarius The Codex Alimentarius
Transplantation Transplantation
Water Treatment Water Treatment

cross references

Health Health
Health : Education : Patient Education Health : Education : Patient Education
Health : News and Media Health : News and Media
Health : Public Health and Safety : Indigenous Health Health : Public Health and Safety : Indigenous Health
Health : Resources : Consumer Information Health : Resources : Consumer Information
Society : Philosophy : Ethics : Applied : Bioethics Society : Philosophy : Ethics : Applied : Bioethics
Society : Support Groups Society : Support Groups

other references

Health : Animal : Veterinary Medicine Health : Animal : Veterinary Medicine
Health : Child Health : Circumcision Health : Child Health : Circumcision
Health : Occupational Health and Safety Health : Occupational Health and Safety
Health : Pharmacy : Drugs and Medications : Antibiotics : Resistance Issues Health : Pharmacy : Drugs and Medications : Antibiotics : Resistance Issues
Society : Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual : Health and Wellness Society : Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual : Health and Wellness
Society : Issues : Education : Sex Education Society : Issues : Education : Sex Education
Society : Issues : Environment : Health Society : Issues : Environment : Health
Society : Issues : Family Planning Society : Issues : Family Planning

this category in other languages

Sundhed Danish : Sundhed
Santé French : Santé
Salute Italian : Salute
Sănătate Romanian : Sănătate
Salud Spanish : Salud
Hälso- och sjukvård Swedish : Hälso- och sjukvård
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