LINKS
Environmental
Estrogens and Other Hormones
are a
wide variety of natural compounds and synthetic chemicals that may mimic
natural estrogen hormones. They have been linked to growth, reproductive
and other health problems in wildlife and laboratory animals and may
affect human health.
World
Wildlife Fund Canada's Guide to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
combines
information on current science, policy and legislation, WWF projects
and personal actions to help the public protect itself and the environment
from exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.
World Wildlife Fund home page for the World Wildlife Fund.
DES
Action USA
is national, non-profit
consumer organization dedicated to informing the public about DES (diethylstilbestrol)
and helping DES-exposed individuals. They publish a quarterly newsletter,
The DES Action Voice, and many publications on various aspects of DES
exposure. They also provide a link between DES-exposed people and researchers
and the medical community.
Foundation
For Integrated Medicine
couples the latest scientific advances
with the most profound insights of ancient healing systems, giving you
the best ways to preserve health, increase longevity and speed recovery
from illness.
Vitale
Therapeutics Inc.
is designed to assimilate, condense, accelerate, and broadcast key research
on vitalethine, and on a variety of immunological, infectious, autoimmune,
and endocrine (hormone) diseases, including their nutritional and environmental
causes and any effective remedies or treatments.
Environmental
Hormone 2000 at Tulane
and Xavier Universities, plans to be the cutting edge of endocrine
disrupter research. The meeting will present research findings and ideas
ranging from molecular to systematic and from individuals to ecosystems.
The meeting will provide an annual forum for thought that will contribute
to the concepts of the future in human health and ecological change.
Physicians
For Social Responsibility
is working to create a world free of nuclear weapons,
global environmental pollution, and gun violence. The active conscience
of American medicine, PSR uses its members' expertise and professional
leadership, influence within the medical community and strong links
to policy makers to address this century's greatest threats to human
welfare and survival.
Bisphenol A Web Page is an
on-line source of environment, health and safety information about bisphenol
A (BPA). Bisphenol A is a chemical building block used primarily to
make epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastic products.
Endocrine
Estrogen Letter
is the most comprehensive source of unbiased, accurate information about
the scientific, regulatory and political issues associated with endocrine
disrupters. These pages provide an introduction to the effects of hormone
disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of
Governments and industry to this problem. Other terms used to describe
these chemicals include xenoestrogens, oestrogenic (estrogenic), hormone
mimicking and endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Introduction
to Hormone Disrupting Compounds These pages
provide an introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals
on man and the environment, and the response of Governments and industry
to this problem. Other terms used to describe these chemicals include
xenoestrogens, oestrogenic (estrogenic), hormone mimicking and endocrine
disrupting chemicals.
Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR Science
Corner) is a gateway to environmental health information and resources.
It is a simple and user friendly guide (MENU) to search the World Wide
Web for environmental health information. The primary focus is to find
and share global information resources with the public on the linkage
between human exposure to hazardous chemicals and adverse human health
effects. New environmental health information resources are cited, searched,
and documented, as they come on-line.
Center
for Neighborhood Technology Alternative Clothes Cleaning (CNT)
is home to the premier research and technical assistance clearinghouse
for information on alternative clothes cleaning processes.
Friends
of the Earth
for the planet, for the people.
Environment
Health Information Service, sponsored by the National Institute
of Health
Featherwind, founded by Anne
Firth, RN, educates the public about natural healthcare and wellness
solutions.
Vitamin Trader Healthy discounts on brand name vitamins. Discounts up to 40% on list price, on vitamins, herbs, minerals, homeopathics and body care.
National Institutes of Health Publications
World Health Organization Information Press Release
Chlorine Chemistry Counsil’s Website
Integrative Learning Materials