RESOURCES

Asbestos Law
American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center
The mission of this community-based organization is to eliminate "cancer as a major health problem...through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Biomednet
MEDLINE is a comprehensive index of medical citations and abstracts dating back to 1966.
National Cancer Institute
This website provides a computer service called PDQ that gives up-to-date information on cancer issues for patients, families, doctors, and other healthcare professionals.
OncoLink
An outstanding resource for information about all types of cancer and related topics.

Lead Poisoning
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA provides educational materials to help parents, homeowners, and lead professionals learn what they can do to protect their families from the dangers of lead.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program
The National Safety Council is an international public service organization. Their website contains articles and links to information about lead.
MEDLINEplus
This website contains extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions.
Med Web Plus
A free service to help you find health sciences information quickly and easily.
US Department of Housing & Urban Development

Chemical and Toxic Substances
MELINE Plus
MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions.

Drugs & Medications Resources
http://www.drugs.com
Drugs.com. is a comprehensive on-line resource.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/brand.htm
Rx List provides an on-line index of drugs. Users can search for drug side effects as well as potentially harmful interactions.

Defective Products Resources
http://www.recalls.gov
Recalls.gov is a comprehensive on-line resource composed of information drawn from the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), National Highway Transportation & Safety Administration (NHTSA), The United States Coast Guard, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/home.cfm
The Office of Defects Investigation’s website offers searches on consumer complaints related to motor vehicles, child safety devices, defect investigations, and recalls.

Birth Defects
http://www.medicinenet.com/birth_defects/article.htm
Medicine.net provides valuable information regarding toxic exposure, statistics, and the latest medical news.
http://www.birthdefects.org
This website provides parents and expectant parents with information about the most common categories of birth defects. On this website users will also find the National Birth Defect Registry—a research project that studies associations between birth defects and exposures to radiation, medication, alcohol, smoking, chemicals, pesticides, lead, mercury, dioxin, and other environmental toxins.
http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439.asp
The March of Dimes offers a comprehensive guide to the prevention and care for birth defects. A newsletter, e-mail advice, and on-line chat, are offered to users of this website.

Medical Malpractice
http://www.mcandl.com/states.html
McCullough, Campbell & Lane’s website contains summaries of medical malpractice laws by state.

Corporate & Consumer Fraud
U.S. Dept. of Justice
The official Department of Justice website has information on corporate fraud, identity theft, fraudulent schemes, as well as internet and telemarketing fraud.

Whistleblower & Government Fraud
http://www.whistleblowers.org
Whistleblowers.org is a national non-profit organization that provides information and resources regarding current cases and whistleblower laws.

Employment & Labor Law
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide
The Employment Law Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers. It also provides comprehensive information regarding Wages and Hours, Work Safety and Health Standards, Health Benefits and Retirement Standards, Equal Opportunity and index of act by specific industry.
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection
The New York State Department of Labor's official site offers information on New York State employment laws and standards, wages, safety, and health.

Admiralty
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/admiralty.html
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University School of Law provides an overview of admiralty law including conventions and treaties, federal statutes, and agency regulations.

Aviation Law
http://www.house.gov/transportation/aviation/compilations
A compilation of select aviation laws as amended through February 20, 2003.

Automobile Accidents
DC Doctor
DC Doctor.com provides information on what to do in the event of an accident.

Police Brutality
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch and offers a city-by-city profiles on police brutality.

False Arrest
http://dictionary.law.com
Law.com dictionary provides clear definition of false arrest and false imprisonment.