National Library
of Medicine/PubMed - the best internet
medical search engine in the world. Sponsored by the United States
Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library.
Medicine
Net - provides easy to understand information on medications,
diseases, conditions and procedures. Also features informative
articles and a medical dictionary.
MEDLINEplus:
Accidents - articles on accident prevention an safety.
Online Medical
Dictionary - a comprehensive online medical dictionary.
Conversion
Tables - temperature conversion tables.
Elected
Representatives:
Missouri General Assembly -
provides valuable information concerning what is happening with our
government, including tracking bills.
Governor Matt Blunt - information concerning our governor, his views, and
what he has been doing for us.
Missouri State
Representatives - enter your zip code and find out who your
state and federal representatives and Senators are.
United States House of
Representatives - provides information on the representatives,
current bills, and much more.
United States Senate -
provides information on current bills before the Senate, the
Senators, history, and much more.
The White House -
features statements and press releases by the President, documents,
government information, history, and even a virtual tour.
Thomas
Legislative Information on the Internet - a site maintained by
the Library of Congress, which provides a wealth of information on
current and historical issues before Congress.
Semi-Truck and
Auto Wrecks:
Crash
Profiles Online - crash statistics for large trucks and buses
involved in fatal and non-fatal crashes.
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration - provides statistics and information
concerning safety.
Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute - features vehicle
ratings, safety facts, publications and more.
Department of Transportation -
analysis and information online that provides statistics, facts, and
much more relating to traffic accidents.
MEDLINEplus:
Motor Vehicle Safety - articles on motor vehicle safety and
accident prevention.
National Safety Council -
features home, environment and workplace safety resources.
Medical
Malpractice:
State Board of
Healing Arts - state governing that regulates physicians.
State
Board of Chiropractic Examiners - state governing that regulates
chiropractors.
Missouri
Dental Board - state governing that regulates dentists.
Division of
Quality Assurance - part of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. Provides links to national practitioner data bank
and the healthcare integrity and protection data bank.
National Patient Safety
Foundation - features patient safety literature and
information.
Personal
Injury:
MEDLINEplus:
Accidents - articles on accident prevention an safety.
National Safety Council -
features home, environment and workplace safety resources.
Product
Liability:
Consumer Product Safety
Commission - provides consumers with information on product
recalls and other important safety issues.
MEDLINEplus:
Accidents - articles on accident prevention an safety.
National Safety Council -
features home, environment and workplace safety resources.
Workers'
Compensation and Disability Law:
Missouri Division of
Workers' Compensation - link to the state division that handles
workers' compensation claims
Bureau of Labor and
Statistics - features labor data, surveys, publications and
more.
Safety &
Health on the Job - features resources on job safety, injuries,
illnesses and fatalities.
U.S. Department of Labor-
features laws, regulations, statistics, data and articles.
National Safety Council -
features home, environment and workplace safety resources.
Social Security Administration
- link to the SSA site which provides information for people who are
applying for Social Security Disability.
Social Security
Disability/NOSSCR.org - organization whose members represent
individuals in need of Social Security Disability and where members
lobby to improve Social Security laws.
Medicine and the
Law:
Articles and literature referenced in
the Medicine and
Law series.
Find a
Lawyer:
ATLA.org -
Attorneys who are members of the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America. These are attorneys who primarily represent individuals who
have been severely injured by negligence or a defective product.
MATANET.org - Attorneys who are members of the Missouri
Association of Trial Attorneys.Drunk Driving:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism - provides information, resources and help
concerning the issues of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
MADD - this is the
national chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This site
provides valuable information and resources.
Statistics
- provides eye-opening statistics concerning the problem of drunk
driving in the United States.
SADD -
national chapter of Students Against Drunk Driving.
SADD
Missouri - state chapter of Students Against Drunk
Driving.
Safer Highways:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration - provides statistics and information concerning
safety.
Missouri Department of
Transportation - provides information on Missouri highways
including current and future construction and repair plans and
detour roads.
Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute - features vehicle
ratings, safety facts, publications and more.
