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Books

Academics

Naomi Schaefer Campbell has written several excellent books on academia, including The Faculty Lounges (2011), which explains why parents and students will probably not receive the education they paid for.  Dennis Prager interviewed her on July 7, 2011.

Pharmaceuticals

AIDS, Opium, Diamonds & Empire (2011) – Although a bit technical at times, Nancy Banks MD, MBA chronicles the history of drugs as a weapon of war against foreign (China/Opium Wars) and eugenic’s domestic enemies, specifically blacks and homosexuals (see OMSJ’s review).

Get the Facts: HIV Does Not Cause AIDS (1999) – Although others have previously questioned the validity of the hypothesis that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a retrovirus called HIV, it took an expert toxicologist and pathologist, Mohammed Ali Al-Bayati Ph.D, to implicate the widespread medical use of corticosteroids and related therapeutic drugs as the major causative agent in the U.S. AIDS epidemic.  (see review)

Our Daily Meds (2009) – It is estimated that more than 100,000 Americans – about 270 each day – die from medicines they’ve taken just as the doctor directed.  The New York Times calls this book “Tough, cogent and disturbing… a chilling investigation by reporter Melody Petersen.

Overtreated (2006) – Investigative journalist Shannon Brownlee presents an outstanding overview of what’s wrong with healthcare in America today – a must-read!  (interview)

Side Effects: Death (2010) – John Virapen PhD spent decades bribing and corruption government officials into releasing deadly drugs for companies like Eli Lilly and Novartis.  A powerful voice from the inside.

Take Him Home and Love Him (2005) – A heartwarming story of autism that addresses many of the obstacles that caregivers face when dealing with a person who has the disorder.  The story is a narrative of a young man who was diagnosed with Early Infantile Autism.  The parents share how they learned to advocate for their son, and interventions that helped improve his quality of life and that of the entire family.

Vaccine Epidemic (2011) - This book is an essential and critical read that details the complex topic of vaccine injury and personal health rights.  Comprised of original essays written by many different authors; the book takes the complicated legal, medical, and scientific issues surrounding this matter and dissects them into easily digestible bite-sized morsels of knowledge. Vaccine Epidemic is a powerful new weapon in the information war that currently surrounds vaccination policy.  (Rebecca Estepp – see also this book review and video.)  Contributor Ginger Taylor lists additional links between autism and vaccines here.

Vaccine Illusion (2012) – by Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD – Due to the growing number of vaccine safety concerns, our society has been polarized into vaccine advocates and vaccine opponents.  However, in the debate over vaccine safety, we have lost sight of a bigger problem: how the use of vaccines eliminates our chance to achieve disease prevention naturally. (available from Amazon.com (Kindle edition).

Vaccine Legal Exemptions - Comprehensive, authoritative information about vaccine exemptions you can trust, from Alan Phillips, J.D., a leading vaccine rights attorney with years of experience helping clients legally avoid vaccines in a wide variety of vaccine-refusal settings.  (See also the Pandemic Response Project.)

Vaccine Liberation – Package inserts, ingredients, fraud… an excellent resource for concerned parents.

Vaccine Safety

Cancer Treatment Alternatives

The Independent Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. – The ICRF is not controlled by the pharmaceutical or medical industry.  It is led by cancer researchers, NOT businessmen.   Their website provides useful information for those who seek cancer prevention and treatment alternatives.

Breast Cancer Action (BCA) – BCA believes that all women should have information about the risks and benefits of breast cancer screening technologies.  You’ll find information about mammography, its risks and benefits, and other screening methods in this section.

Clean Medicine

Alliance for Human Research Protection - AHRP supports the human rights of research subjects – especially those who are vulnerable and/or susceptible to coercion, manipulation and exploitation. Those who are incapable of exercising their right to informed consent are in greatest need of protection from research abuse (recent report).

Center for Bioethics & Culture Network – sheds light on the bioethics issues within our culture that most profoundly affect our humanity — especially among the most vulnerable.

Failed Implant Device Alliance – Blog to promote better industry regulation and transparency so patients and their doctors can select the best devices.

No Free Lunch – medical student organization that advocates the end of pharmaceutical influence in medical practices.

Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society (OHM) – The OHM Society promotes orthomolecular health-medicine, based on the medical use of nutrients, detoxification from pollutants, and physiological support of healing.

Patients Rights Council – committed to the principle that you have the right to know all the facts about the critical issues of life, death, and assisted suicide.

Retraction Watch – launched by Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky MD in 2010, this blog reports retractions in a timely and centralized location.

Medical Resources

Cochrane Collaboration – Up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide.

FAIR Foundation – Dedicated to the fair and equitable distribution of US Government research funding for all diseases

InfoPoems Access – Online resource for healthcare professionals who seek accurate and meaningful journal reporting.

Jocelyn Y. Dickson Foundation for Life is a charitable organization that is a voice and champion with children with disabilities.  We build awareness, advocate for change and welcome alliances and partnerships that serve to educate, create policy, raise funds and promote research for disabilities.

The True Costs of Healthcare – Dr. David Belk MD presents an entertaining and informative examination of the rampant fraud and waste in America’s broken healthcare industry.

Eye Health

Myopia.org -  Information and tools about myopia.

ISEE.org – Dedicated to promoting better natural eyesight.

Heart/Cardio Health

HeartAttackNew.com provides a detailed and understandable explanation of why coronary narrowings (stenoses) usually do not diminish the blood supply of the heart and do not damage the heart muscle.  They answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) about heart attacks.

Psychiatry

Mad in America – A resource for those interested in rethinking psychiatric care in the United States and abroad.  MIA provides readers with news, stories of recovery, access to source documents, and the informed writings of bloggers that will further this enterprise.

PsychRights.org – legal rights for people diagnosed with mental illness through individual legal representation.

SSRI Stories – a collection of 3500+ stories related to the suicidal and homicidal side effects of SSRI drugs.

Retaliation Against Physicians

America’s Medical Society – Protects and defends the rights of physicians targeted by fraudulent peer review (retaliation).

Alliance for Patient Safety – Helping patients and physicians understand Sham Peer Review and how it affects their health and the medical profession.

American Association of Physicians & Surgeons – AAPS  is dedicated to the highest ethical standards to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine.

Center for Peer Review Justice - provides resources, counseling and support to medical professionals who face or endure retaliatory action.

Semmelweis Society Int’l – SSI is dedicated to ending the practice of “sham peer review” against physicians and nurses and problems related to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA).

Environmental Sciences

Wind Power Facts -  a physicist and environmental activist, John Droz asks:  “Do you want our energy and environmental policies determined by Science or lobbyists?”  Although the industry-funded lobbyists are pitching a shut-out, their hysteria doesn’t come close to these sensible arguments.

Interviews

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