| Australian Skeptics |
Investigating pseudo-science and the
paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint. |
| The James
Randi Educational Foundation |
The James Randi Educational Foundation
in Florida is getting into gear for the battle against misinformation, pseudoscience, and
fraud. The Challenge Members of the prestigious "2000 Club" have pledged
more than $1,100,000 to anyone who can actually demonstrate something supernatural. |
| Quackwatch |
Quackwatch, Inc., a member of Consumer
Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat
health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Our activities include:
 | Investigating questionable claims |
| Answering inquiries |
| Distributing reliable publications |
| Reporting illegal marketing |
| Improving the quality of health information on the Internet
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| Attacking misleading advertising on the Internet |
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| U.S. National Library of
Medicine |
MEDLINE, the world's most extensive and reliable collection
of published medical information. FREE. On June 26, 1997, NLM announced that its MEDLINE
database of more than 8.8 million references to articles published in 3800 biomedical
journals may be accessed free of charge on the World Wide Web. Health consumers are
encouraged to discuss search results with their health care provider. |
| Scientific American |
Scientific publication, current and past issues, full
articles with illustrations. |
| Roget's Internet
Thesaurus |
Roget's Thesaurus – do not spend $80 for a hardback
copy! It is here, on Internet, and it is free! |
| Bacard's Privacy Page |
Web site of Andre Bacard, author of the popular books Computer
Privacy Handbook ("The Scariest Computer Book of the Year") and Hunger
for Power: Who Rules the World and How. Links you to people and software to safeguard
your privacy in our Computer Age. |
| Mr Bill's
World! Just For Kids |
Doggie Digby and his friends – one of the
best Internet sites for young children. A lot of graphics and music make
this site often SLOW – if you have problems accessing, try again later. |
| Health World Online |
HealthWorld Online is also the only Internet health network
that integrates both alternative and conventional health information into a synergistic
whole. Information obtained from this website is not to be construed as
medical advice. |
| The Physician
Advisor |
This website is dedicated to the dissemination of accurate
medical information not readily available by other means to the lay public so as to
empower them to make informed decisions regarding their health. Some topics: DHEA: A
Fountain of Youth?, Vitamins: Facts and Fallacies, Losing Weight (including the
"Fen-Phen" diet), Melatonin, etc. Information obtained from
this website is not to be construed as medical advice. |
| The Page
at Pooh Corner |
This page is dedicated to the wonderful
stories found in the books, Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, written by A. A.
Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for children. |
| An Online Literature
Library |
This library is a personal project. Includes works by: L
Frank Baum, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lewis Carroll, Charles Darwin, Rene Descartes, Charles
Dickens, John Milton, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker,
Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Voltaire, H G Wells |
| The University of Virginia Electronic Text Library |
Electronic versions of printed texts, many thousand
books on line. |
| The On-line Books
Page |
Look here for an index of thousands of on-line books, and for
common repositories of on-line books and other documents. |
| Japanese
cookbook |
Also suitable for children wishing to cook. Mainly
sushi, but not only. Itadakimasu! (Bon Appetite!) |
