Web 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 Health Effects Conference
- Asbestos in the Community (Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia)
- Asbestos Network
- Asbestos Slide Show
- Asbestos Truth
- CancerWeb (National Cancer Institute)
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Online
- International Ban Asbestos Secretariat
- Johns–Manville Trust Web Site
- Map of Nationwide Asbestos—Related Deaths
- Oklahoma State Dept. Environmental Health & Safety (Asbestos articles)
- Railroad Information
The Main Yards: Railroad Documents Online. Comprehensive - U.S. Geological Survey re: Asbestos Production
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “definitions” of asbestos
- World Safety: Global resource center for health, safety and fire protection
- Beryllium
- Beryllium Network
- Beryllium Support Groups
- 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
- State Tobacco Information Center
- 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 Web Site
- CancerWeb On–line Medical Dictionary
- Chesire Medical Center’s Chronic Lung Disease Web Site
- Classification of the Pneumoconioses
- Clinical Trials at the University of Pennsylvania
- Cremation Association of North America
- Library of Congress Thesaurus Pages
- Insurance Claim & Medical Billing Services
- Medscape.com: Patient Information and Discussion Groups
- Medline Plus (articles sent for a small fee)
- More Medline Searches
- Welcome to PubMed
- PDRnet.com
- Cancer/Mesothelioma
- Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy (ALCASE)
- Alpha Cancer Information Resource
- American Cancer Society—Malignant Mesothelioma
- Association of Cancer Online Resources
- Australian Lung Foundation (ALF)
- CancerBACUP
- Cancer Care, Inc.
- Cancer Guide
- Cancer Links
- Cancer Information Network
- CancerNet (material for health professionals, patients and the public)
- CancerNet: Index to Cancer “PDQs”, official health references on various types of cancers
- Cancer Source
- CancerTrials (a comprehensive database of clinical trials across the U.S.)
- Cedars–Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Lance Armstrong Foundation
- List of national clinical trials for mesothelioma
- Medicine OnLine
- Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (lists clinical trials, treatment and research projects)
- Mesothelioma Network
- National Institutes of Health – Health Information
- National Cancer Institute
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- National Family Caregivers Association
- National Institute of Health (Database of Clinical Trials)
- Neoplasia: International Journal of Oncology
- Network for Oncoloy Communication and Research
- 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
- Wellness Community
- 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
- Los Angeles County Superior Courts Local Rules
- San Francisco County Superior Courts
- San Francisco Superior Courts: Complex Asbestos Rules
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Home Page
- Consumer Law
- California Secretary of State
- ConsumerWatchDog.com: Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights
- Information on Class Action Lawsuits
- Information on the Internet and New Legislation (from the FTC)
- 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
- Contingent Fees and Tort Reform, Elihu Inselbuch, 64 Law & Contemp. Probs. 175 (Spring/Summer 2001)
- 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 (search over 64 million records for free)
- VersusLaw – Legal Opinions from the US Supreme, Federal, and State Appellate Courts
Legislative
- California Legislature
- Assembly—District Finder
- Assembly Member Directory
- Finding Your California Representative
- Senate—Find Your Senator
- Senate—List of Senators
- Federal Legislature
- Locate Your Representative in the House
- Senators Listed Alphabetically
- Senate Publications
- Senators Listed by State
Regulatory Agencies
- State
- Carolina Worker’s Compensation Guidelines
- South Carolina Bureau of Air Quality Asbestos Information
- Federal
- Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry (ATSDR) Home Page
- ATSDR Government Hazardous Data (HazDat) Database
- 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 – Home Page
- Occupational Health and Safety Agency (OSHA) Home Page
- OSHA Technical Guidelines
- 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 - ELASTIC: A Non–profit Group Devoted to Aiding Victims of Latex Allergies
- Kids in Danger: A Non–profit Group to Protect Children from Dangerous Products
- National Safety Council
- New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Links Page
Environmental and Humane Groups
- Citizens’ Campaign for Old Growth Preservation
- Earthjustice
- Humane Society of the United States
- National Association for Humane and Environmental Education
Unions and Ship Reunions
- Unions
- Pipe Trades Association
- Ships and Shipmate Reunions
- Armedguard.com (information on ship reunions for navy gun crews, information on merchant marine as well)
- COMNAVSURFLANT: Navy Ship Pages
- 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
- Tin Can Sailor
- U.S. Navy’s Naval Vessel Registration Page