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Gifts For Nurses Nursing Blog, Chat, Forum, Nursing Career Jobs, Nursing Degrees, Programs, Nursing Homes, NursingMail.com, Nursing Scrubs, Uniforms, Nursing Schools, Colleges, Scholarships (Nursing), Traveling Nurses Nursing Topics, A to Z: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! Free Downloads, Games, Software, and more! ****************************************************** Anti-Quackery Mailing Lists:"The "Healthfraud" discussion list and the "Alert" announcement list are available for those interested in the fight against unscientific medical practices and quackery. The mailing lists are co-sponsored by Georgia Council Against Health Fraud, Inc., and Quackwatch, Inc., both local affiliates of the National Council Against Health Fraud. The lists are also co-sponsored by ScotSoft Research, Inc., headed by Scott Ballantyne, whose staff does unix and networking consulting. Mr. Ballantyne donates the computers and technical support for the mailing lists." http://www.hcrc.org/mlists.html ****************************************************** Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy UK, Surrogacy U.K - C.O.T.S Homepage... Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy UK. We give support and advice to surrogates and childless couples in the United Kingdom.... http://www.surrogacy.org.uk ****************************************************** Chiropractic: A Skeptical Guide... Your guide to chiropractic... http://www.chirobase.org ****************************************************** DietFraud.com - Protect yourself from diet scams... FAT CITY Diet and Weight Loss Fraud reviews fad diets, herbal scams, and potentially dangerous nutritional supplements, MLM companies, and quacks. ... http://www.dietfraud.com ****************************************************** drkoop.com... The latest news, in-depth features, health calculators, support groups -- at drkoop.com you'll find the information and resources you need to help you and your family live healthier lives. Whether you... 162 Pages Found, 5 Links Found, 957 Score, http://www.drkoop.com ****************************************************** From Quackery to Bacteriology: The Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America :"This exhibit, "From Quackery to Bacteriology: The Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America," traces the development of medicine through printed works: from heroic medicine at the beginning of the century to quackery movements, the experience of the Civil War, and ending with improvements in medical education and the formulation of the germ theory at century's end. Other topics covered in the exhibit include women's health, mental health, public health, and preventative medicine as advocated through physical fitness and nutrition." http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/quackery/quack-index.html ****************************************************** Forces International Homepage - Welcome... The FORCES INTERNATIONAL homepage - Your gateway to the truth on the antismoking political and scientific frauds. News, Scientific Information, Education, Humour and Entertainment... 120 pages found, 76 links found, 116 score http://www.forces.org ****************************************************** Georgia Council Against Health Fraud's Health Care Reality Check... Health Care Reality Check provides science-based answers to frequently asked questions on alternative and complementary medicine, including an extensive online encyclopedia containing articles and pre... http://www.hcrc.org ****************************************************** Health On the Net Foundation... HON site includes a complete list of hospitals on the WWW, internet medical support communities (listservers, newsgroups and FAQs). You can search the internet for Medical Information with MEDHUNT, HO... 65 Pages Found, 11 Links Found, 510 Score, http://www.hon.ch ****************************************************** Health Sentinel... Health Sentinel provides you with news and information that effects our health and the world in which we live. All the information presented here comes directly from reliable sources such as peer rev... http://www.healthsentinel.com ****************************************************** HealthGrades - the healthcare rating experts... HealthGrades is a unique, award-winning Internet service that accurately and objectively grades the performance of health care providers in the United States. HealthGrades provides comprehensive... 257 Pages Found, 4 Links Found, 35429 Score, http://www.healthgrades.com ****************************************************** HealthWatcher.net | Consumer Health Watchdog... Healthwatcher.net brings you the best of the news and information about your health. We specialize in consumer information, especially health fraud, rip-offs in the diet and herbal medicine areas. We ... http://www.healthwatcher.net ****************************************************** Health Pages: The Voice of the Health Care Consumer... Search and compare doctors, dentists, health insurance plans and hospitals. Rate your own doctors. Explore your health care options. Learn to care for your health.... 143 Pages Found, 6 Links Found, 3643 Score, http://www.thehealthpages.com ****************************************************** HealthySkepticism... Healthy skepticism scepticism about misleading pharmaceutical drug promotion, advertising and marketing. ... 53 pages found, 121 links found, 239 score http://www.healthyskepticism.org ****************************************************** Junkscience.com -- Main Page... JunkScience.com spotlights and debunks faulty scientific data and analysis used to promote special agendas, such as those of activist groups, personal injury lawyers, regulators, businesses and politi... http://www.junkscience.com ****************************************************** Justin Leonard's Infomercial Scams Exposed:"Click here to protect yourself and others from scams! Read Justin Leonard's Infomercial Scams Exposed." 1802 N. Carson St. Suite 212-2151 Carson City, Nevada 89701 http://www.infomercialscams.com/ ****************************************************** National Association For Chiropractic Medicine - A Consumer Advocacy Associ... The National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) is a consumer advocacy association of chiropractors who confine their scope of practice to scientific parameters and seek to make legitimate ... http://www.chiromed.org ****************************************************** Pyramid Scheme Alert... The first international organization to expose, study and prevent illegal pyramid schemes. A consumer organization to battle the Millennium's fastest growing fraud. PSA helps consumers around the wor... 67 pages found, 9 links found, 299 score http://www.pyramidschemealert.org ****************************************************** Quack-Files: Anti-Quackery Resources & WebRing... Here you'll find links to information and web sites that are skeptical of most so-Called "Alternative Medicine" (sCAM), antagonistic to quackery, and favorable to objective scientific evidence and cri... http://quackbusters.quackfiles.com ****************************************************** QUACKATORIUM, THE, A sometimes penetrating look at antique medical quackery and electrotherapy devices:"Welcome to the fascinating and somewhat creepy world of antique medical quackery and electrotherapy devices. What follows are descriptions and pictures of the various types of devices that I (and others) have been able collect over the years. I am always interested in hearing from others who collect or appreciate such weirdness and I am especially interested in sharing info and pictures of devices others have in their collections. Feel free to contact me if you have any interesting devices to sell (see want list). Please send any comments or suggestions to David Rickert at rickertd@gdls.com" http://www.alexandriavirtual.com.br/acervo/9/index(813).html ****************************************************** Medical Scams, Scamwatch:"Medical scams prey on human suffering, desperation and ignorance. They offer solutions where none exist or promise to simplify complex health treatments. The only 'miracle' with miracle cures is that they fool so many people." http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/medical/miracle_cures.asp ****************************************************** Sludge Report... A publication devoted to the protection of patients from insurance medical exam abuse and denial of medical benefits.... http://www.thesludgereport.com ****************************************************** Urban Legends Reference Pages, Snopes.com:"The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation." Barbara and David P. Mikkelson ISSN 1532-737X http://www.snopes.com ****************************************************** WHALE... WHALE: Alternative Cancer Medicine, Medical Politics, Suppressed Medicine, Health Fraud, Electronic Medicine, Vaccines, Alzheimer's, Dental Toxicity, Health Cover-Ups, Heart Disease, AIDS.... 249 pages found, 42 links found, 1489 score http://www.whale.to ****************************************************** ****************************************************** State Specific Resources: AIDS Health Fraud Task Force of California... The Aids Health Fraud Task Force of California keep you up to date on any all frauds occuring in the aids community.... 30 pages found, 17 links found, 4705 score http://www.aidsfraud.com ****************************************************** Georgia Council Against Health Fraud's Health Care Reality Check... Health Care Reality Check provides science-based answers to frequently asked questions on alternative and complementary medicine, including an extensive online encyclopedia containing articles and pre... http://www.hcrc.org ****************************************************** Texas AIDS Health Fraud Information Network. Information on fraudulentand p... 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"Scrubs" defines nursing:""Scrubs" defines nursing: it's all about shutting up and following physician "orders. " Tonight's episode of NBC's "Scrubs," which purports to teach nurse Carla Espinosa that nursing is all about doing what physicians tell you, is one of the most virulently anti-nurse prime time television episodes the Center has ever seen. more..." http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/ Nursing Chat, Nurse Discussion Forums: http://nursingdiscussions.com Alphabetical Nursing Topic Discussion, Chat List Are good CNA jobs that hard to find? Being A Male Nurse Curtailing Workplace Gossip Dealing With Confrontation In Nursing Degree Vs Diploma EKG Classes First Year On The Floor Horror Stories -- working short staffed How Many Hours A Week Do You Work Impaired Nurses Liability Question for Experienced Nurses LPN vs. RN vs. BSN, etc... Male Nurses Mandatory BSN to practice nursing being considered Mean Age of RNs Military Nursing More Foreign Nurses, Is It A Plot? 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