Health
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- Better Children through Chemistry
- Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD.
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- Ritalin and Junk Science
- Alternative viewpoints on Ritalin use for ADHD, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in children. Includes contact information.
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- Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription?
- An article by a campaigning journalist in the UK, analysing the marketing and use of Ritalin and related medications.
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- Ritalin - Miracle Drug or Cop-Out?
- Republication of an article by Ken Livingston. (April 01, 1997)
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- Luvox and the Littleton Columbine High School Shootings
- Article that suggests Luvox, a Prozac-like drug, could have caused manic and destructive behavior by a teen responsible for the shooting. By Peter R. Breggin, M.D.
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- Washington Post: Littleton Shooter Was Rejected by Marines
- Columbine High School shooting suspect Eric Harris was rejected for induction into the Marine Corps because he lied about having been prescribed a mood-altering drug. (April 28, 1999)
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- Aspartame (Nutrasweet) Toxicity Information Center
- Detailed scientific and general documentation regarding the toxicity of aspartame.
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- Aspartame Consumer Safety Network
- Organization dedicated to providing independent scientific and general information related to aspartame toxicity. Recent news and research.
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- Aspartame Information Center
- Information about aspartame including scientific studies and Internet rumors.
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- Aspartame Research on Aspartame Safety from Scientists, Health Organizations, Regulators
- Pro-aspartame site that focuses on authorities and organizations that support aspartame.
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- Aspartame Resources
- Explains benefits, how the body handles aspartame, groups that may benefit from using aspartame, a serving chart, and a brochure in pdf format.
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- Killing Me Sweetly
- Overview of the case against aspartame by journalist Bill Strubbe of the Sonoma County Independent.
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- Sweet Poison
- Information on adverse aspartame side effects and Dr. Janet Starr Hull's aspartame detox program.
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- The Truth About Aspartame
- Site supporting the use of aspartame. Has information about statistics, uses, safety, and organizations that support its use.
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- Urban Legends: Aspartame Warning
- David Emery refutes a chain e-mail by Betty Martini ("Nancy Markle") which "blithely implicates aspartame as the cause of just about every malady known to humankind". (February 20, 1999)
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- ASTHO - Tobacco Prevention and Control
- Programs of the U.S. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials to raise the visibility of tobacco prevention and control issues among state health officials and their senior staff.
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- Action In The War Against Big Tobacco
- Letters, press releases, and correspondence advocating for a tobacco free society. Emphasis on what ordinary citizens can do.
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- Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and Health
- Citizens and organizations advocating policy decisions, educational and prevention efforts to address the problem of tobacco in their communities. Provides tobacco news, issues, analysis, advocacy; factsheets and policy papers.
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- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Working to expose Big Tobacco's lies, the Campaign reveals the truth about the deadly effects of smoking, tobacco's corporate public relations campaigns to convince the public that it is a reformed industry, and the advertising and marketing tactics tobacco companies use to entice youth as their new customers.