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Aging
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Nursing
Homes and Long-term Care in New York State
This Web site from the NYS Department of Health
provides tips on finding a qualified nursing home
facility and information on financing for long-term
care in NYS.
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The
Long Term Care Community Coalition
The Long Term Care Community Coalition
is a not for profit organization and a knowledgeable
and reliable source of information and analysis on
the long-term care of the elderly and institutionalized
in New York State and nationally.
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Medicine & Nutrition
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American
Botanical Council (ABC)
Learn about the potential benefits and side
effects of some of the most popular herbs, as well
as other information regarding medicinal herb at the
American Botanical Council's Web site. ABC is a nonprofit
educational organization and publishes the newsletter,
Herbalgram.
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Center
for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
CSPI is a nonprofit education and advocacy
organization that focuses on improving the safety
and nutritional quality of food. Their Web site offers
information on food additives, substitutes and advice
on improving you and your children's diet. CSPI is
the publisher of Nutrition Action Healthletter.
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The
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) is dedicated to exploring complementary
and alternative healing practices in the context of
rigorous science; training CAM researchers; and disseminating
authoritative information.
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www.annieappleseedproject.org
Information
about complimentary, alternative, natural therapies
for people with cancer.
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AIDS
Clinical Trials Information Service
This
list of HIV- and AIDS-related clinical trials is
maintained by the National Library of Medicine,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, and the FDA.
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Breast
Cancer Action
A critical
take on breast cancer treatment and policy decisions.
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Cancer
Treament
For summaries
of the latest treatments for cancer complied by the
National Cancer Institute. this Web Site also has
a wide variety of other information, such as a registry
of cancer-related trials and a directory of physicians,
geneticists and genetic counselors.
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
This government
agency's Web site contains the latest in health news
as well as an extensive listing of fact sheets on
a variety of diseases and health related issues.
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Mammograms:
Potential Risks and Benefits
The University of California at San Francisco
sponsors this Internet site. It walks the reader through
the decision-making process with 17 questions and
answers. The Web site also makes a distinction between
older and younger women, and describes any uncertainties
surrounding a diagnosis.
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www.susanlovemd.com
Susan
Love, MD, American women's favorite breast surgeon,
provides a wealth of information about breast cancer.
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KidsSafe.com
Want to find out if your child's toys are
safe? This site will give you the answer as well as
provide information on the recall of all child and
baby related products. This Web site also has tips
on how to childproof your home.
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Mt.
Sinai School of Medicine's Center for Children's Health
and the Environment
Nation's
first academic research and policy center to examine
the links between exposure to toxic polllutants
and children's illness.
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National
Vaccine Information Center
National Vaccine Information Center is a
nonprofit education organization working to provide
the public with information on vaccines and adverse
reactions associated with certain immunizations.
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www.safeminds.org
Organization
led by parents of autistic children provides research
information about how mercury in vaccines, the environment,
and food may be causing health problems.
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Guides & Rights
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Coronary
Artery Bypass Surgery Rates in New York State
Maintained by the New York State Department
of Health, this Web site contains data of surgeon
and hospital volumes as well as mortality rates for
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
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New
York Issues Office-Based Surgery Guidelines
The New York State Department of Health(NYSDOH)
has released guidelines for office-based surgery to
improve patient safety and the quality of care. Consumers
considering a surgical procedure in a doctor's office
may want to refer to the guidelines which can be accessed
at the NYSDOH
Web site. Consumers should use the guidelines to check
whether a doctor's office is doing everything possible
to maximize patient safety.
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Medical
Records in New York State
If you're a resident of New York State and
want to access your medical records, this Web site
will give you the information you need to know. (For
residents of other States, please contact your Department
of Health to find out what your State's laws are regarding
medical records).
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Nursing
Homes and Long-term Care in New York State
This Web site
from the NYS Department of Health provides tips on
finding a qualified nursing home facility and information
on financing for long-term care in NYS.
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Prevention
First Colation
A coaltion of indepent health organizations
with a focus on the problems associated with direct-to-consumer
advertising of prescription drugs.
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U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Read about and report unsafe products at
this site.
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www.besttreatments.org/risk
British Medical
Journal Publishing Groupand United HealthCare Services
provide help in understanding risks and benefits when
deciding to take a drug.
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National
Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational
Foundation
Learn more about the relationship between
higher drug costs and the federal laws which protect
the pharmaceutical industry from competition in the
making and marketing of drugs. See how much the Pharmaceutical
industry spends advertising the most expensive prescription
drugs directly to consumers.
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FDA
Homepage
Find out about drug recalls, recent drug
approvals, and other pharmaceutical information at
the Food and Drug Administration's Web site.
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MedWatch
MedWatch, the FDA medical
products reporting program, allows consumers to
report and read about serious reactions and problems
with drugs and medical devices.
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No
Free Lunch
Physicians,
medical students and residents concerned about the
influence of the pharmaceutical industry - especially
freebies.
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www.medicationsense.com
Dr.
Jay S. Cohen provides articles about prescription
drugs and how often people stop taking them because
the dose is too high.
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HUD
E-MAPS
Housing and Urban Development's, (HUD),
E-MAPS provide you with detailed, site specific information
about what the government is doing to protect the
environment in your community. The maps provide area
specific information on the location of toxic waste
sites, abandoned factories and other hazards in U.S.
Communities.
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EPA—Concerned
Citizens
Get familiar with environmental issues and
potential environmental and human health risks caused
by pollution at the EPA's Concerned Citizen site.
You can also learn how to make your home environmentally
safe, as well as find out who to notify in case of
an environmental emergencies or potential environmental
violations.
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Learn more about how to prevent injuries
caused by the workplace and the regulations set to
ensure on-the-job safety.
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Planned
Parenthood of New York City
The New York City branch of the Planned
Parenthood have set up a Web site offering information
on different methods of birth control, insurance coverage
for reproductive services, and much more.
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The
Cochrane Collaboration
This international
organization is a source of reliable evidence about
the effectiveness of health care. It conducts systematic
reviews of studies to determine which medical interventions have
a proven benefit. This Web site provides free
access to the abstracts of these reviews and much
more.
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HealthFinder
Consumers
resources all at one site. Not only does HealthFinder
have links to government, university and our consumer
health related sites, it also has information on
how to choose quality health care, adolescent and
minority health among many other topics. HealthFinder
also has an on-line medical dictionary.
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Informed
Health Online
Evidence-based
medical information for consumers.
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Medline
Research Medical Database
The
National Library of Medicine has made its medical
database, Medline, available to the public at no
charge! You can do subject searches, as well as
access the abstracts of articles published in hundreds
of medical journals.
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Medscape
Visit
the only peer-reviewed on-line medical journal for
up-to-date information on health and medical research.
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U.S.
Consumer Gateway
This Web
site has access to multiple federal consumer information
resources and contains information contributed by
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal
Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration,
and many more government agencies.
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
This government agency's Web site contains
the latest in health news as well as an extensive
listing of fact sheets on a variety of diseases and
health related issues.
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FDA
Homepage
Find out about drug recalls, recent drug
approvals, and other pharmaceutical information at
the Food and Drug Administration's Web site.
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
Learn more about how to prevent injuries
caused by the workplace and the regulations set to
ensure on-the-job safety.
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National
Institute of Health
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New
York State Department of Health
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U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services
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Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology
The International
Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology
(ICSPP) as a nonprofit research and educational network
concerned with the impact of mental health theory
and practices upon individual well-being, personal
freedom, and family and community values. For 25 years
ICSPP has been informing the professions, media and
the public about the potential dangers of drugs, electroshock,
psychosurgery, and the biological theories of psychiatry.
At their Web site, you can read articles critically
assessing the effects of psychotropic drugs and other
treatments.
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Kids
Safe
Want to find out if your child's toys are
safe? This site will give you the answer as well as
provide information on the recall of all child and
baby-related products. This Web site also has tips
on how to childproof your home.
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U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Read and report unsafe products at this
site.
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American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
This ABMS Web site will allow you to verify
the Board Certification status of a doctor,
and is searchable by city, state and specialty. This
site also has a searchable database which will allow
you to locate a Board Certified doctor in your area.
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NY
State Physician Profiles (Includes Malpractice &
Discipline History)
This Web site provides a profile of every
licensed doctor and physician's assistant in New York
State including malpractice and discipline history,
professional education, hospital affiliations, boarded
specialities and more. It is maintained by the New
York State Health Department's Patient Safety Center.
Information about legal actions,
however, may be incomplete. See “Patient
Safety Crisis in N.Y. State.”
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NY
State Professional Licensing-Online Verification
To check on whether a professional is currently
licensed in New York State, visit this Web SIte maintained
by the State Department of Education.
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Tobacco
Bulletin Board System
This Bulletin Board created by a friend
of the Center's, Gene Borio, is considered the definitive
source for tobacco-related information, both pro and
con, that would not otherwise see the light of day.
It is updated daily with news and links to new sites.
There is simply no better place to research the tobacco
industry, tobacco litigation or smoking issues. While
presenting both sides of the issues, the majority
of information and links are decidedly anti-tobacco
and include an activism guide for current and want-to-be
activists. There are also links to smoking cessation
sites.
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Boston
Women's Health Collective
The
organization that publishes the classic women' s
health book called “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”
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Canadian Women's Health
Network
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Maternity
Center Association
For informed decision-making.
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National
Center for Policy Research for Women and Families
Extensive critics of studies involving women's
health and of the FDA's process for approving medical
devices.
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National
Women's Health Network
Information
packets on a wide range of women's health issues.
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Pre-Term
Labor Drugs Web site
This Web site includes research about the
various risks associated with pre-term labor drugs.
The researcher, is a woman who had previously experienced
serious side effects after using these drugs. Now
she is using the Web to inform other woman of the
risks associated with pre-term labor drugs, so that
they may make an educated decision about their treatments.
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