Web Resources & Useful Links
As a service to web site visitors, we are providing you with useful medical, legal, and legislative links. We also list links in these categories: toxic substances, elder abuse, and various governmental and nonprofit organizations.
- Toxic Substances
- Asbestos
Beryllium
Tobacco
Welding Fumes
- Elder Abuse and Senior Web Sites
- Medical (Also see Medical Journal Articles)
- General Medical Resources
Cancer/Mesothelioma
- Support Groups
- Companion Animals, Pet Therapy
- Legal
- California
Consumer
Oregon
Washington
Federal
International Law Sites
Legal Research
- Legislative
- California
Federal
- Regulatory Agencies
- Nonprofits (Also see Groups We Support)
- Environmental and Humane Groups
- Unions and Ship Reunions
Toxic Substances
- Asbestos
- American Merchant Marine
- Asbestos (County of San Diego Air Pollution District; Department of Environmental Health)
- Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
- Asbestos Disease Symptoms from Radiology Dept. of Medical College of Wisconsin
- Asbestos in the Community (Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia)
- Asbestos Network
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Online
- International Ban Asbestos Secretariat
- Johns–Manville Trust Web Site
- Oklahoma State Dept. Environmental Health & Safety (Asbestos articles)
- Railroad Information - The Main Yards: Railroad Documents Online
- U.S. Geological Survey – Asbestos Statistics and Information
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “definitions” of asbestos
- Beryllium
- Beryllium Network
- National Jewish Medical & Research Center—Chronic Beryllium Disease
- Tobacco
- Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Home Web Page
- Campaign for Tobacco–Free Kids
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Foundation for a Smoke–Free Environment
- Nicotine Victims
- Tobacco Litigation Documents – UCSF
- Tobacco BBS — News and resources on tobacco, smoking, cigarettes
- Tobacco Control Resource Center
- Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
- Welding Fumes
- Welding Rod Dangers — welding fumes, Parkinson's disease, and manganese poisoning
Elder Abuse and Senior Web Sites
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Elder Abuse Information
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- SeniorLaw Home Page
- SeniorLaw: Resources
Medical Web Sites
(also see Medical Journal Articles)
- General Medical Resources
- Association of State Medical Board Directors
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- California State Medical Board
- Chesire Medical Center’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Classification of the Pneumoconioses
- Clinical Trials Matching Service – University of Pennsylvania
- Cremation Association of North America
- Insurance Claim & Medical Billing Services
- Medscape.com: Patient Information and Discussion Groups
- Medline Plus
- More Medline Searches
- Welcome to PubMed
- PDRnet.com
- Cancer/Mesothelioma
- Lung Cancer Alliance
- Alpha Cancer Information Resource
- American Cancer Society—Malignant Mesothelioma
- Association of Cancer Online Resources
- Australian Lung Foundation (ALF)
- Macmillan Cancer Support - Mesothelioma
- Cancer Care
- Cancer Guide
- Cancer Information Network
- National Cancer Institute
- National Cancer Institute – Clinical Trials
- Cedars–Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Lance Armstrong Foundation
- List of national clinical trials for mesothelioma
- National Institutes of Health
- Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
- Mesothelioma Network
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- National Family Caregivers Association
- National Institute of Health – Clinical Trials
- Neoplasia: International Journal of Oncology
- Oncolink: University of Pennsylvania
- Rational Therapeutics
- To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation
Support Groups
- Alliance for Lung Cancer
- Asbestos Disease Awareness
- Cancer Care
- Cancer Survivors Network
- Gilda’s Club
- Well Spouse Association
- White Lung Association
Companion Animals, Pet Therapy
- Delta Society, Pet Partners®
- Dog Play: Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets
- Paws for Healing
- Petfinder.org
Legal
- California State Law
- California Contractors State License Board
- California Courts: Home Page
- California Courts: Information for Jurors
- California Courts: Opinions of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
- California Courts: Rules of Court
- California Statutes
- Los Angeles County Superior Courts
- San Francisco County Superior Courts
- Public Justice – America's Public Interest Law Firm
- Consumer Law
- California Secretary of State
- Information on Class Action Lawsuits
- Information on the Internet and New Legislation
- Information on Trademarks and Logos
- People Over Profits
- Oregon State Law
- Paul L. Boley Law Library of the Lewis & Clark School of Law
- Law Library of the University of Oregon Law School
- Law Library of Willamette College Law School
- Oregon Judicial Department (Supreme Court and Ct. of Appeals Opinions)
- Oregon Jury Protect
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Washington State Law
- Washington Law and Legislative Information
- Washington Revised Code and Laws
- Washington State Courts
- Federal
- Supreme Court
- International Law Sites
- Gerard Malouf and Partners (Insurance and Negligence Lawyers)
- Legal Research
- Cornell University: State Statutes, Laws and Constitutions
- Federal Judiciary Home Page
- FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
- FindLaw – LawCrawler
- Lawguru.com – Legal Research Page
- Social Security Death Index
Legislative
- California Legislature
- Assembly—District Finder
- Assembly Member Directory
- Finding Your California Representative
- Senate—Find Your Senator
- Federal Legislature
- Contact Your Representative in the House
- Senators of the 111th Congress
- Senate Publications
Regulatory Agencies
- State
- North Carolina Worker’s Compensation Handbook
- South Carolina Bureau of Air Quality Asbestos Information
- Federal
- Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) Home Page
- ATSDR Government Toxicological Data Sheet for Asbestos
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Home Page
- Food and Drug Administration Home Page
- FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Home page
- National Toxicology Program
- NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NTSB – National Transport Safety Board
- Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA) Home Page
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Homepage
- U.S. Department of Labor, Longshoreman and Harbor Workers’ Compensation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Home Page
Nonprofit Associations
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
- American Lung Association
- Kids in Danger: A Non–profit Group to Protect Children from Dangerous Products
- National Safety Council
- New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental and Humane Groups
- Citizens’ Campaign for Old Growth Preservation
- Earthjustice
- Humane Society of the United States
- The Marin Humane Society
Ship Information and Ship Reunions
- Armedguard.com — (information on ship reunions for navy gun crews, information on merchant marine as well)
- Destroyer Reunions
- J. Porter Shaw Library Collections (SF Maritime Museum)
- Haze, Gray and Underway: Naval History and Photographs
- Historic Naval Ships Association
- Links to Navy Sites (many links!)
- Merchant Marine Books and Research
- Ship History Project
- Tin Can Sailor
- U.S. Navy’s Naval Vessel Registration Page
