A column devoted to informative integrative health resources on the Internet
This column features many
of the best Web resources described in "Web Page Potpourri," from
the spring of 2005 until now. Last month, Townsend
Letter ran the best Web pages featured
from November 2002 through the spring of 2005.
About Stress
http://stress.about.com
Airhead
http://airhead.cnt.org/
AirNow
http://airnow.gov/
American Iatrogenic Association
http://iatrogenic.org/
American Lung Association – State
of the Air: 2006
http://lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2006.html
The Analyst
http://www.diagnose-me.com/
And a Side Order of Human Rights
http://www.ciw-online.org/schlossernyt.html
Beautiful Farm Photos
http://www.localharvest.org/album.jsp
http://www.fieldsofplenty.com/photography/index.html
Body Care Products
http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/
Braunwald Atlas of Heart Diseases
http://www.braunwaldatlas.com/
(March 2007: Link no longer active)
British Columbia Food Democracy Network
http://www.fooddemocracy.org
http://www.fooddemocracy.org/docs/BCFSN-new.pdf (108KB
.pdf)
Browse Drugs
http://www.medications.com/go/drugs
California Asthma Public Health Initiative - Home Environmental Assessment
Tools
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/caphi/ea_tools.htm
Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs
http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/
The Carter Center Health Programs
http://www.cartercenter.org/health/index.html
Center for Informed Food Choices
http://www.informedeating.org/
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
The China Study
http://www.thechinastudy.com/
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress
http://ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/06jun/IB10137.pdf (94KB
.pdf)
The Coalition for Patients Rights
http://www.CoalitionForPatientsRights.org/
ColorBrewer
http://www.ColorBrewer.org/
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths
http://www.HospitalInfectionRates.org/
Common Thread
http://www.PatHumphries.com/CommonThread.mp3 (1.5
MB mp3 file)
Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org/
Computed Tomography Angiography
http://www.rochestermedicalcenter.com/CT%20Angiography.htm
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/zm2643.asp
Curezone
http://www.curezone.com/
Digital Atlas of Video Education
http://dave1.mgh.harvard.edu/
Dr. Richard Rahe's
Health Assessment Programs
http://www.drrahe.com/
Drug Information Online
http://www.drugs.com/
http://browse.drugs.com/cond-h.html
Eat Grub
http://www.EatGrub.org
Eczema Natural Healing
http://eczema-natural-healing.com/
Election Integrity Blogs
http://www.VelvetRevolution.us/
http://BradBlog.com/
http://FairnessByBeckerman.blogspot.com/
Emergency Preparedness Checklists
http://www.ready.gov/
http://www.pep.bc.ca/hazard_preparedness/Supplies2002.pdf (639KB
.pdf)
http://theepicenter.com/chklist.html
The Environmental Impact of 9/11 Attacks
http://www.complete911timeline.org/project.jsp?
project=Enviromental_impact_911_attacks
http://www.nrdc.org/air/pollution/wtc/wtcinx.asp
EpiQMS
http://app2.health.state.pa.us/epiqms/
http://app2.health.state.pa.us/epiqms/EpiQMSHelp/DGEpiQMSHELP.htm
Exercise as a Stress Management Modality
http://www.OptimalHealthConcepts.com/ExerciseStress.html
Fast Track Financial Stress Questionnaire
http://www.fasttrackproject.org/techrept/f/fsi/
Find a Health Email List
http://health.dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Health___Wellness/Health_Care
Fit For Travel
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/
Fluoride & Cancer:
The Firing of Dr. William Marcus
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6263795440459038510
Food and Food Purchasing: A Role for Health Care
http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?ID=1052&type=document
The Food Project
http://www.thefoodproject.org/
Global Malaria Programme
http://malaria.who.int/
http://malaria.who.int/aboutus.html
Green Guide for Health Care
http://www.gghc.org/
Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
A Guide to Community Food Projects
http://www.foodsecurity.org/cfsc_case_studies.pdf (748KB
.pdf)
Have Health Concerns About Lariam Been Overstated?
http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/1008129.html
Health and Clean Air Newsletter
http://healthandcleanair.org/
Health and Economic Impacts of Air Pollution
http://www.airimpacts.org/
Health Care Without Harm
http://www.noharm.org/
Health Impacts of Air Pollution
http://EduGreen.teri.res.in/explore/air/health.htm
Health Information for International Travel
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybBrowseO.asp
Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Project
http://hphp.us/
Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov
Herbal Medicine Garden
http://www.hebes.mdx.ac.uk/teaching/learning/Garden/index.htm
Herbal Treatment for Malaria
http://www.mercola.com/2004/dec/1/malaria_treatment.htm
HICPAC/SHEA Guidelines Debate
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hicpacshea.html
Hospital Infection Society
http://www.his.org.uk/
How to Cube a Mango
http://phrogz.net/MangoCubes/
How to Cut an Avocado
http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=15471
http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-an-Avocado-Without-Touching-the-Flesh
How to Filet a Watermelon
http://www.rawtimes.com/food/watermain.html (450KB
of photos on page)
http://www.hormel.com/templates/template.asp?catitemid=113&id=838
How to Harvest Your Worm Bin: The Movie
http://www.cityfarmer.org/moviewormharvest.html (2MB
Quicktime movie)
How to Open a Coconut
http://www.howtoopenacoconut.com/
http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-Open-a-Coconut
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/crackcocl.html
http://www.rawguru.com/html/openyoungcoconut.html
http://www.rawlifeline.com/resources/
How to Protect Yourself Against Malaria
http://www.iamat.org/pdf/ProtectYourself.pdf (167KB
.pdf)
How to Travel and Stay Healthy
http://www.itg.be/itg/Uploads/MedServ/egezond.pdf (236KB
.pdf)
Integrative Medicine Service's
Herbs and Botanical Information
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11571.cfm?RecordID=650&tab=HC
Interactive Health Atlas
http://www.leeds.nhs.uk/professional/healthatlas/
International Travel and Health
http://www.who.int/ith/en/
The Internet Drug Index
http://www.RxList.com/
http://www.RxList.com/cgi/generic/albut1_ad.htm
http://www.RxList.com/cgi/generic/advair_ad.htm
http://www.RxList.com/top200.htm
Keep Antibiotics Working
http://KeepAntibioticsWorking.org/
Lecture Notes on Nosocomial Infection
http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol2053.htm
Life Cycle of Malaria
http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/malaria/lifecycle.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/Malaria/biology/life_cycle.htm
Lobbying Guide
http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?publication=3083
Lyme Disease Web Page Potpourri Column
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_244/ai_111271907
Making Changes: Turning Local Visions Into National Solutions
http://www.winrock.org/agriculture/files/makingchanges.pdf (510
KB .pdf)
Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ptsafety/index.html
Making Yourself Heart Attack Proof
http://www.vegsource.com/video/ess.htm
Malaria Light Microscopy: Creating a Culture of Quality
http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/BA269B30-65EC-4A64-9784-
FCE1787E509C/0/malaria_light_microscopy.pdf (297KB .pdf)
Managing Stress
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/stress/stress.html
Mandatory Reporting of Infection Rates: Where Does My State Stand?
http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GovernmentAdvocacy/
MandatoryReporting/state_legislation/state_legislation.htm
Maps of Malaria Risk Using Climate Data
http://www.mara.org.za/mapsdownload_bmp.htm
Medical Images and Illustrations
http://www.mic.ki.se/MEDIMAGES.html
Medical Pictures
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
MilkSucks.com: Got Zits?
http://www.milksucks.com/zits.asp
The Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
http://www.sustainabledesignguide.umn.edu/MSDG/scoring.html
(March 2007: Bad Link. Use http://www.msbg.umn.edu/)
Molecular Expressions
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/
Mosquito Bite Prevention
http://www.natureskills.com/mosquito_bite_prevention.html
MRSAWatch
http://tahilla.typepad.com/mrsawatch/
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Referral and Resources
http://www.mcsrr.org/
National Center for Environmental Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/NNIS/members/members.htm
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/SURVEILL/NNIS.HTM
(March 2007: bad link. Use http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nnis_pubs.html)
Natural Treatments for Parasites
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditionsitoq/a/Parasites.htm
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditionsitoq/a/ParasitePrimer.htm
New York Times "On The Brink" Series
Examines Control, Eradication
http://www.cartercenter.org/doc2321.htm (March
2007: Bad link.
Use http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc2321.html )
Beyond Swollen Limbs, a Disease's Hidden Agony [Filariasis]
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/world/americas/09lymph.html
Dose of Tenacity Wears Down an Ancient Horror [Guinea worm]
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/international/africa/26worm.html
(Note: Reader must sign in to access New
York Times articles.)
Nosocomial Infection Photographs
http://www.margieroswell.com/nosocomial/bennettwound.pdf (286KB
.pdf)
http://www.AmericansMadAndAngry.org/pdf/
Single%20level%20spinal%20fusion.pdf (61KB .pdf)
Nosocomial Links
http://www.margieroswell.com/nosocomial/
Nutrient Density Data
http://www.vegsource.com/harris/food_comp.htm
http://www.orgsites.com/hi/hawaii5aday/_pgg5.php3
http://www.vegsource.com/harris/ten_categories.htm
Nutritional Quality of Organic Versus Conventional Fruits, Vegetables,
and Grains
http://www.organicts.com/organic_info/articles/downloads/organic.pdf (174KB
.pdf)
Obesity Trends Among US Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/
A One-Dollar Compound Microscope
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/ucomp1/ucomp1.htm
Online Class on the Dangers of Vaccination
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm
Organic Volunteers
http://www.growfood.org/
PigeonBlog: (Pigeons Map Air Pollution While Flying)
http://www.pigeonblog.mapyourcity.net/test_flight.php
Professor T. Colin Campbell, PhD -- Animal Protein (Meat and Dairy)
Causes Cancer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1308977765978236346
Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases
http://www.promedmail.org/
Rachel's Democracy & Health
News
http://www.rachel.org/
Raw Family
http://www.RawFamily.com/
Raw Food Before and After Photographs
http://www.rawfoodwiki.org/index.php?pagename=Photographs
http://www.IBeatObesity.com/SuccessStories.php
http://www.rawreform.com/material/photogallery.htm
Removing a Colon Polyp
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7495322754392621279
Resolving the Coronary Artery Disease Epidemic Through Plant-Based
Nutrition
http://www.vegsource.com/esselstyn/resolving_cade.htm
http://www.vegsource.com/esselstyn/cardio1.jpg
Resources for Creating Public Health Maps
http://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/maps.htm
Roots of Change Fund
http://www.rocfund.org/
http://www.vividpicture.net/documents/
Shirley's Wellness
Cafe
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/sitemap.htm
Six Ways to Avoid an Asthma Attack
http://www.doctoryourself.com/asthma.html
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
http://www.shea-online.org/publications/shea_position_papers.cfm
http://www.shea-online.org/pdfs/SHEA_MRSA_VRE.pdf
(March 2007: Bad link)
Stereo Images
http://www.udel.edu/Biology/Wags/wagart/anaglyphpage/anaglyph.html
Stop Hospital Infections
http://StopHospitalInfections.org
Stressed Out? Have Some Cold Vegetable Soup
http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-gazpacho-health.html
Strong Bones
http://www.strongbones.org
Sunlight, Nutrition And Health Research Center
http://www.sunarc.org/
Survivor and Funeral Checklists
http://www.historic-woodlawn.com/attimechklst.html
http://www.tva.gov/retireeportal/forms/checklist.pdf (97
KB .pdf)
ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute
http://www.thinktwice.com/
This American Life – "After
the Flood"
http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/05/296.html
To the Heart of the Matter
http://www.stubaker.com/heart/
A Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Falls
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/toolkit.htm (March
2007: Bad link.
Use
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/preventadultfalls.htm )
Traditional Herbal Medicines for Malaria
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/329/7475/1156
Travelers' Health
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm
US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/
Walkable America Checklist: How Walkable Is Your Community?
http://www.nsc.org/walk/wkcheck.htm
Washing Away
http://www.nola.com/washingaway/
http://www.chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/essays/tpnoseries02.pdf (1.73MB
.pdf)
The Water Cure
http://www.watercure2.org/
Wil Bullock's Wonderful
Song at Bioneers
https://secure.bioneers.org/files/secure/bullock_2005_sample.mp3 (720KB
.pdf)
World Immunization Chart
http://www.iamat.org/pdf/WorldImmunization.pdf (111KB
.pdf)
World Malarial Risk Chart
http://www.iamat.org/pdf/WorldMalariaRisk.pdf (141KB
.pdf)
Worm Composting
http://homepage.mac.com/cityfarmer/PhotoAlbum23.html
Worm Digest
http://www.WormDigest.org/
Worm Woman
http://www.WormWoman.com/
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3443 Guilford Terrace
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410-467-3727
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