Mois : octobre 2010

DrugFreeChildren.org

Ritalin is not a drug to be trifled with. It is an amphetamine. Ritalin has dangerous short-term side effects; that is, the effects appear within weeeks or months after initiating the drug. It also has long-term side effects, about which research is lacking. (David Stein, Ph.D.).

Update dec. 12, 2010: Linked with One Million Kids on Anti-Psychotics.

… This website is sponsored by the Alliance for Drug Free Children, a non-profit organization that believes harmfull, addictive drugs are not the answer for our children … (full long text Homepage).

Clinical information on Ritalin; Parents; Teachers; Resources; Bookstore; Mailing list;
More infos: on Natural News /Physicians speak out; on The Department of Justice’s information on amphetamines; and Legal Cases on AbleChild.org /Legal Issues;
Contact /Feedback online.

About: Ritalin is the most widely prescribed, and the most controversial, drug used in the treatment of attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other behavioral disorders in children. Adderol and Concerta are two more recently released drugs in the same classification.  Continuer la lecture de « DrugFreeChildren.org »

Health Research Foundation HRF by Dr. Doris J. Rapp

Our Mission: The Health Research Foundation is a charitable organization (51-0243144), serving the public since 1977. Our Mission Is Threefold:

  • To inform the public and educate medical doctors about health issues, i.e. environmental health issues.
  • Conduct research to find better, faster, easier, less expensive and safer ways to help children and their families.
  • To help underprivileged children obtain the specific healthcare they need. (down of Homepage 1/2).

News; Contributions; Sponsors; Referrals, Doctors; Appearances;
3 more websites with Dr. Rapp’s informations:

Address: physical: 8040 East Morgan Trail, Suite 13, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258, USA; for post: P.O. Box 6603, Scottsdale, AZ   85261, USA;
Feedbacks and Contacts.

Homepage’s full text 2/2: Doris J. Rapp, M.D.  founder of the Health Research Foundation, is committed to educating both the public and health professionals about the distressing physical and behavioral changes that frequently disrupt the lives and well-being of children and adults. Continuer la lecture de « Health Research Foundation HRF by Dr. Doris J. Rapp »

Block Center (The) of Dr. Mary Ann Block

An International Medical Center for the Treatment of Chronic Health Problems in Adults and Children and a Special Program for Treating ADHD-ADD without Drugs – Update dec. 12, 2010: Linked with One Million Kids on Anti-Psychotics.

  • Dr. Block was compelled to go to medical school at the age of 39 to save her daughter after doctors made the child ill with inappropriate use of drugs for bladder infections.
  • Today her daughter is a healthy adult as a result of her mother’s determination and devotion. Dr. Block was honored by the Ladies` Home Journal and The Lifetime Channel for helping her daughter in such an inspirational way … (about Dr. Block’s work 1/2).

Homepage – The Block center; Sitemap;
to find many Health Issues: see left column of each page;
Blog; Read; Learn; Facts;
Address: The Block Center, Dr. Mary Ann Block, Medical Director, 1750 Norwood Drive, Hurst, Texas 76054, USA;
Contact.

About Dr. Block’s work 2/2: … As Medical Director of The Block Center in the Dallas area, an international clinic for adults and children with chronic health problems, Dr. Block now offers other parents the same kind of health care she desperately needed for her own child.  Continuer la lecture de « Block Center (The) of Dr. Mary Ann Block »

Asian Peasant Coalition

  • … What is APC? APC is an Asia-wide peasant coalition of farmers, landless peasants, fisherfolks, , agricultural workers, dalit, indigenous peoples, herders and pastoralists, including the women and youth across these sectors. It has more than 15 million members representing 21 organizations coming from 9 countries in Asia such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka.
  • APC fosters close relationship with all democratic and progressive people’s movements towards gathering their support for the plight of the peasants of the region. Likewise, it also support the struggles of all the toiling masses in the world … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Campaigns; Resourcees; Members; Blog; Archive; Press;
Address: Asian Peasant Coalition, Rm. 23, 2nd Floor, 3J Heights Bldg., 35 Visayas Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines;
Join, Contact online.

About 2/2: … APC advocates for the following:  Continuer la lecture de « Asian Peasant Coalition »

Safe Harbor – Alternative Mental Health

Update dec. 12, 2010: Linked with One Million Kids on Anti-Psychotics.

  • Safe Harbor is a nonprofit corporation, founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles, California.
  • In 1958, when Safe Harbor founder Dan Stradford (see photo) was four years old, his father, William Stradford, vanished into a mental hospital with a « nervous breakdown. » After receiving a series of shock treatments and potent drugs, William Stradford returned home a broken man. His memory was gone, his personality had deteriorated, and he could scarcely hold a job.
  • William Stradford – a once-vibrant, personable man – never recovered. The family, with 4 children, plummeted into poverty and fell apart. All the children except for Dan ended up in children’s homes … (What is Safe Harbor 1/2).

Homepage;
Organizations, Experts, Facilities; Practitioner search; Patient’s Rights Groups; Volunteering; What is Alternative Mental Health; Articles; Donations;
Address: Safe Harbor, 787 W. Woodbury Rd. #2, Altadena, CA 91001, USA;
Contact.

What is Safe Harbor 2/2: … From a very early age, Dan Stradford felt there had to be safer, more effective alternatives for treating the mentally disturbed. In 1998 he formed the groundwork for the Safe Harbor Project to help others avoid the tragedy he witnessed growing up.  Continuer la lecture de « Safe Harbor – Alternative Mental Health »