http://www.slcn.tv/
Rated • 3 reviews • health, cancer, fundraising, video, virtual worlds • slcn.tv
Second Life TV - broadcasting Relay for Life event right now
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bric9/health
Last seen: 10 days ago
Bri is a 55 year old woman from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." ~~~Voltaire Quotes | On Hotlinking | SU blogging tips | Musical nepotism
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http://slrfl.org/
Rated • 1 review • health, virtualworlds, cancer, science, charity • slrfl.org
Real Life $ being raised for Cancer Research in Second Life ... right *now* (posted July 28 2007)
July 30 update: at this moment (on my lunch break) the total for this campaign as posted has reached L$31,734,153, as posted on the American Cancer Society page. At todays average exchange rate according to the LindeX, that is equal to US$117,199.36. "There is a community goal of $75,000" - that's been blown right out of the water! --- and the events aren't closed yet! :-)
August 2 update: the total this morning (Eastern Time) stands at $31,973,880 - it's still coming in.
One participant, DrFran Babcock, makes regular podcasts called "Mental Health Missives." Listen to her July 27 podcast where she describes some of her own experiences related to the run.
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can action kingston niagara falls at...
Rated • 1 review • health, hair, cancer, cancersurvivors, breastcancer • brcanactionkingston.com
From the page: "Breast Cancer Action Kingston is a survivor led, charitable organization, working to educate and support women and men living with Breast Cancer, their families and the community."
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Quackwatch
Rated • 50 reviews • health • quackwatch.org
Quackwatch: Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions
It looks like this site is really making people think; at least from what I can gather from other reviews, either pro or con. It is designed to help folks make decisions about their health care. While it seems to be anti "alternative" medecine, note the following:
From the site: "Loose Definitions Cause Confusion
To avoid confusion, "alternative" methods should be classified as genuine, experimental, or questionable. Genuine alternatives are comparable methods that have met science-based criteria for safety and effectiveness. Experimental alternatives are unproven but have a plausible rationale and are undergoing responsible investigation. The most noteworthy is use of a 10%-fat diet for treating coronary heart disease. Questionable alternatives are groundless and lack a scientifically plausible rationale."
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Don't just believe a sales pitch (from any source), but investigate. This is empowering. Don't use this as the only source of information when making decisions, but realize that anecdotal evidence and "testimonials" are weak evidence when compared to well-documented experience gathered from large numbers of subjects.
That being said, my own problem with some of what is called "alternative" medecine is that the money isn't there to do the research on some readily-available treatments ... pharmaceutical companies aren't interested in investing in research that will provide no financial return; so many valid treatments may not be supported in this way. That does not mean that there aren't any that fall under the description of "quackery," though, which is why people need to educate themselves.
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Domestic Violence Series
Rated • 1 review • health, women • domesticviolenceseries.com
This is important work about domestic violence; the artists paintings are both beautiful and disturbing.
Take the quiz & remember that abuse can be quite subtle; overt violence is definitely abuse but it's not the only abuse.
Thanks to kriz1 where I spotted this.
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http://www.websterwood.com/bwp/
Rated • 1 review • health, women, arts • websterwood.com
Body Image is not Black and White
Cheyl-Ann Webster's project: "Teens' desire for breast implants inspires a major art project..."
View the Studio Gallery tour
I first posted this June 20, 2006. I was reminded of it while browsing through the photos from this latest site review, where I saw this:
Somewhat related ... hmmm?
