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Healthfinder (DHHS)

Index to consumer reports on health and disease from federal government agencies and individual organizations
Includes reports containing statistics on disease incidence
Search by health subject (e.g. AIDS, baby bottle tooth decay) and refine by type of population and organizations/web resources

Healthline

HealthWeb

Extensive links to biostatistics on the Internet, U.S., international and foreign
Analytical annotations
This content is no longer available at its original address. The link is to an archived version at the Internet Archive dated September 30, 2007. The site was discontinued Oct 31, 2007.

Healthy People 2010 (DHHS)

Lists 467 health objectives in 28 categories for improving public health in a ten-year period
Examples: increase life expectancy and associated health; reduce new cancer cases
Data 2010 is a CDC Wonder product with detailed national health statistics

Heart Disease Facts and Statistics

Statistics on heart disease and contributing factors by race
National maps with county level data on heart disease by race
Links to more detailed data issued by the American Heart Association and international sources

Hospital Compare

Choose geography (zip code, city, county state)
Then compare hospitals in area on treatment for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia treatments

House of Representatives Prescription Drug Task Force

Numerous reports and studies on cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. versus foreign countries, cost to seniors as opposed to HMOs, and drug company profits
Authors include the Congressional Research Service and lobby groups

Household Products Database (NLM)

Extensive listing of normal household products (cleaners, lawn care, hobbies, personal care) by brand name
For each provides manufacturer contact information, acute and chronic health effects, ratings for flammability, health, and reactivity
Detailed listing of ingredients an disposal procedure

Human Radiation Experiments

Department of Energy documentation project on radiation experiments from the 1940s through 1970s
Includes location, purpose of experiment, dates, and people involved

Info Nation (UN)

Current statistics on 185 countries
Thirty-seven variables include: population, life expectancy, fertility, school enrollment, illiteracy, homicides, motor vehicles, GDP and labor force
Carbon dioxide emissions, threatened species, and energy consumption are among the environmental data
Separate section on Twenty-One Cities of the World focuses on population and environment