Potential Benefits and Risks of Mammograms (Popularity:  )
(Score: 12.42)
Detailed information, answers to common questions and a questionnaire. Part of a scientific study being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Main\Health\Medicine\Imaging\X-Ray
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Anabolic Steroids, Bodybuilding, and the Law (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.26)
Discusses not only possible side effects and health risks but also the potential legal consequences of anabolic steroid involvement.
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Main\Sports\Strength Sports\Bodybuilding\Supplements
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Genetically Modified Rice (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.26)
Offers a basic overview incorporating both potential benefits and risks as well as a basic description of the modification method used .
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Main\Science\Biology\Genetics\Eukaryotic
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Child-Safe (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.74)
Events, contacts and information about this initiative to raise awareness of the potential risks to children. Includes details of a range of booklets and resources available for parents, organisers and schools to purchase. Located in Avon and Somerset ...
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Main\Society\Issues\Children, Youth and Family\Child Abuse
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Environmental Institute of Houston (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.67)
EIH was created to address real and potential issues of environmental concern, such as loss of biodiversity, health risks from pollution, failure of food supplies, and depletion of natural resources.
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Main\Science\Environment\Organizations
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International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.58)
Concerned over potential health risks which may be associated with patient exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam. Web site of Dr. Phillip P. Sukel founding member of IAOMT.
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Main\Health\Alternative\Non-Toxic Living\Mercury and Amalgams
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Risk Identification of Soil Contamination - RISC (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.58)
A framework and model to predict potential risks, using expertise on presence and behaviour of contaminants in soil. Downloadable demo. Developed by the Van Hall Institute in Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Main\Science\Environment\Products and Services\Software
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Oral Contraception Update (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.40)
Technically-oriented report covers changes/advances in pill formulations in recent years, including potential health benefits and risks. Includes a list of birth control pills and their producers and formulations available in the US.
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Main\Health\Reproductive Health\Birth Control\Hormonal Methods
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Risks Digest (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.17)
Forum on risks to the public in computers and related systems.
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Main\Computers\Security\Mailing Lists
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Risks of Dying From Smoking (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.16)
Slide presentation outlines individual risks, social trends.
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Main\Health\Specific Substances\Tobacco\Effects
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Dysphoria: Transgender Chest Reconstruction (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.14)
Introduction to the expected results, recovery time, potential risks and cost of female to male transgender chest reconstruction.
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Main\Society\Transgendered\Transition\Surgery
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Existential Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.08)
Paper by Nick Bostrom, analyzing well-known and less well-known extinction risks and related crippling hazards to humanity.
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Main\Society\Future\Catastrophes\Human Extinction
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Integrated Environmental Management (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.89)
Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement and risks. Extensive information on radioactivity and radiation, exposure and risks.
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Main\Science\Environment\Air Quality\Radon
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EM Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.74)
Discussions on health risks of electromagnetic fields, cellular phones, radio and TV broadcasting stations. Public concerns of electrosmog, and exposure to radiofrequency radiation.
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Main\Business\Telecommunications\Two-Way Radio\Mailing Lists
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Potential Theory (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.52)
Two texts by V.I. Fabrikant: Applications of Potential Theory in Mechanics, Selection of New Results (1989); Mixed Boundary Value Problems of Potential Theory and their Applications in Engineering (1991). Text in PDF with figures separately in JPG.
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Main\Science\Math\Publications\Online Texts
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Gene Therapy Advisory Committee - GTAC (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.47)
Advises on the ethical acceptability of proposals for gene therapy research on humans taking account of the scientific merits and the potential benefits and risks, and provides advice to UK Health Ministers on developments in gene therapy research.
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Main\Science\Biology\Genetics\Eukaryotic
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Medical Risks of Epidural Anaesthesia during Childbirth (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.46)
This site explores the risks undertaken when choosing an epidural for pain management.
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Main\Health\Reproductive Health\Pregnancy and Birth\Complications
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European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.45)
Promotes research regarding the extent and nature of the problem of spreadsheet risks.
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Main\Computers\Software\Spreadsheets
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For Some Women, HRT Benefits Outweigh the Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.42)
A brief Q&A relating to the risks and benefits of HRT therapy from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Main\Health\Pharmacy\Drugs and Medications\H
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Aware (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.40)
"Abstinence Wait-training And Relationship Education" is an educational program designed to teach students in public and private schools how to have healthy relationships, the potential risks of early sexual involvement, and highlight the many ...
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Main\Health\Teen Health
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InteliHealth - Risks For Pregnant Teens (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.25)
Overview of a few pregnancy risks that are more prevalent in teens.
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Main\Health\Teen Health\Teen Pregnancy
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Center for Human Potential (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.24)
(Arizona)Harvey and Julie Grady founded the Center for Human Potential in 1989 as a service dedicated to helping people achieve their potential. The Center offers publications, classes, seminars, counseling and consultation services, including intuitive ...
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\New Age\Organizations
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Issue Manager (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.15)
ADS-Limathon risks and issues database designed to manage multi-program and project level issues, risks, assumptions, dependencies and change control in accordance with Prince2 methodology.
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Main\Computers\Software\Project Management\Risk Analysis
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Simple notes on email security (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.15)
Article about the risks of standard internet email, such as forged return addresses, and how to remove these risks using free resources. Concentrates on SMIME digital certificates, but mentions PGP.
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Main\Computers\Internet\E-mail\Encryption
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Uranium - The Deadliest Metal (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.03)
A detailed paper on uranium, its radioactive products, mining, and radiation risks to people issued by the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (1992). The health risks even at the low radon levels in homes.
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Main\Science\Environment\Air Quality\Radon
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The Risks Digest: Linux users want their money back from Microsoft (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.95)
Forum on Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy.
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Main\Computers\Software\Licensing\Microsoft
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Feline Vaccines: Benefits and Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.94)
A site from the Cornell Feline Health Center discussing the risks of vaccine-associated sarcoma and vaccine practices.
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Main\Health\Animal\Conditions and Diseases\Cancer
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Minimax GmbH (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.61)
Learn about this argon fire suppression system using a clean agent with zero ozone depletion potential and zero global warming potential for occupied spaces.
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Main\Business\Business Services\Security\Products and Equipment
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Tobacco Industry Aware of Secondhand Smoke Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.55)
Internal documents show the tobacco industry knew about but consistently failed to warn people about the health risks from second-hand smoke.
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Main\Society\Issues\Health\Tobacco
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Marsh Credit & Political Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.47)
Providing worldwide credit and political risks insurance.
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Main\Business\Financial Services\Insurance\Agents and Marketers
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PhenoSystems (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.40)
Gensearch offers locus specific software application assisting biologists in the analysis of DNA sequences, for potential mutation locations, interpreting their potential consequences. Contacts in Brussels, Belgium.
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Main\Science\Biology\Biochemistry and Molecular Biology\Biomolecules
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Evoked Potential Website (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.35)
Evoked Potential testing is done to assist in the diagnosis of many disorders including Multiple Sclerosis.
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Main\Health\Conditions and Diseases\Neurological Disorders\Demyelinating Diseases
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CAD Instruments (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.33)
Manufacturer of laboratory equipment for research and quality control, for colloidal chemistry: zeta potential, streaming potential, for chemistry of cement.
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Main\Science\Technology\Materials\Testing
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CHAPOSA - Charcoal Potential In Southern Africa (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.90)
Project investigating the potential for a sustainable supply of charcoal to low-income households in urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Main\Science\Technology\Energy\Renewable
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Potential Analysis (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.89)
(Kluwer) Devoted to the interactions between Potential Theory, Probability Theory, Geometry and Functional Analysis. Abstracts and contents from vol.4 (1995). Full text to subscribers.
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Main\Science\Math\Analysis\Publications
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Australian Technology Showcase (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.87)
Focus: identifies leading examples of Australian technology with potential to penetrate global markets and promotes them to potential customers, marketeers, licensees and investors.
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Main\Business\Financial Services\Venture Capital\Resources for Entrepreneurs
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L.L.Helms Homepage (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.86)
Author of 'Introduction to Potential Theory'. Contains information about his forthcoming book 'Potential Theory, the Dirichlet Problem, and the Other Problem'.
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Main\Science\Math\Analysis\Complex Variable
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Cigar, Pipe Smoking Boost Cancer, Heart Risks (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.78)
Summary of study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, October 2003, which found that the health risks of cigar or pipe smoking, from cancer to heart disease, are as great as those of relatively light cigarette smoking.
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Main\Health\Specific Substances\Tobacco\Effects
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Cutco/Vector/Alcas - Important Facts for Potential Employees (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.74)
Former Vector Marketing worker tells potential recruits that selling Cutco is not a good job for an honest citizen. Details about false claims about quality of the knives.
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Main\Business\Opportunities\Opposing Views\Cutco Cutlery and Vector Marketing
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.70)
2003 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances which are determined to pose the most significant potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure.
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Main\Health\Pharmacy\Drugs and Medications
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