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Featured Links
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Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
http://www.arhp.org/
"ARHP's members define reproductive health in broad terms and recognize that the best health care is delivered through a team of professionals partnering with an informed patient. They bring together health care professionals across disciplines and specialties for evidence based training and network building among committed colleagues.
ARHP's mission is education. They produce accredited, evidence-based programs for health care professionals across a broad range of topics. ARHP members are passionate about science and demand rigorous standards for peer-reviewed data in educational programs and integrity in patient care." |
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The Endocrine Disruption Exchange(TEDX)
http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/
The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, Inc. ( founded by Dr. Theo Colborn ) is the only organization that focuses primarily on the human health and environmental problems caused by low-dose and/or ambient exposure to chemicals that interfere with development and function, called endocrine disruptors. |
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Environmental Health Science Education
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/science-education/home.htm
A whole lot of teaching resources are only a click away at the Environmental Health Science Education web site. Areas for students, teachers, and scientists supply links to abundant, age-specific materials that help explain connections between the environment and human health to elementary, high school, and college students. Students can solve puzzles, read online books, or explore current news to better understand the interplay among medicine, environment, and toxicology. Teachers can tap into lesson plans, web-based science activities, and real-life exercises to aid classroom discussions of disease, risk, and other topics. Scientists can find presentation materials to bolster teaching. Jobs, training, and other opportunities are also listed on this National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences site. |
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Featured Books
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Best Choices from the People's Pharmacy
edited by Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon
Rodale Books
(2006)
We can read the newspaper for candid restaurant or movie reviews or consult Consumer Reports for an impartial analysis of the best buys on toasters or automobiles. But where can we find objective evaluations of popular treatments for conditions like arthritis, high cholesterol, and migraines? Joe and Teresa Graedon, the best-selling authors of The Peoples Pharmacy, will fill the void with a comprehensive new reference that presents all the information readers need to become savvy health-care consumers. JOE GRAEDON, MS, pharmacologist, and TERESA GRAEDON, PhD, medical anthropologist, are authors of the nationally syndicated newspaper column "The People’s Pharmacy." Between them, they have written many books, including the New York Times bestseller The People’s Pharmacy. They also host a syndicated radio show of the same name. They reside in Durham, North Carolina.
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Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health
(Harvard Medical School Guides)
edited by JoAnn E. Manson, Shari S. Bassuk
McGraw-Hill
(2006)
What you should know about menopausal hormone therapy--from the renowned Harvard doctor who is one of the pioneers conducting the latest research in the field Recent news stories on the safety of menopausal hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) have raised public awareness and sparked a national debate. Now learn the facts about this controversial treatment for menopause--from the field's go-to expert. Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health explains the changes that occur during menopause. It also provides you with state-of-the-art information to help you make informed decisions about hormone therapy and other options for treating symptoms of menopause. The cutting-edge research and advice presented in this book will help you determine whether to start hormone therapy, or, if you are already taking hormones, whether you should continue to do so. This book will help you work more effectively with your health care provider to make the best decisions about your medical care. If you have taken hormones in the past, Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health will also be useful in understanding the overall health effects of this treatment.
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