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| This consumer oriented site is the federal government's portal to its consumer resources online. On this site is consumer information ranging from food safety to identity theft. It also contains links to other governement sites for consumers. |
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This is a site in which the Federal Government provides a wealth of information and resources for seniors. The parent site, www.usa.gov is a very useful tool for consumers as well as businesses, government employees and visitors to the U.S. |
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| This is the Federal Trade Commission's website designed with an objective of protecting America's consumers. It contains numerous consumer categories under it's "consumer protection" link on the top menu, including information on automobiles (purchasing/financing), computers and the internet, credit and loans, I.D. theft, telemarketing and others. It also has a link to translate it into Spanish. |
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This site deals with safety issues relating to consumer products (except autos). This is the place to go if you are seeking information about safety of everything from children's clothing to amusement park rides. There are also multiple links to other governmental consumer protection sites and a place to sign up for email notifications of press releases and product recalls. Translates to Spanish also. |
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| This is a website provided by the Fed. Citizen Information Center of the General Services Administration. It is a one-stop source for answers to consumer problems and government services. Consumers can get information through a phone call to a toll free number (Spanish available), through numerous free publications or through information posted on teh FCIC's family of websites, including www.kids.gov the self-proclaimed kid's portal to the U.S. Government. |
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| A wonderful website which assists consumers in registering complaints to get action from merchants, manufacturers and service providers. This site contains a link to order a FREE consumer action handbook which gives helpful tips about buying cars, homes, preventing identity theft and filing consumer complaints. It even contains info about finding a lawyer, filing for bankruptcy and other useful topics. There is a sample complaint letter which can be used to submit your complaints either by writing a letter or email. |
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| This page of a very useful site is the launching point for information regarding goods, drugs and medical devices. Specific products and topics are mentioned and there is an option to receive email notifications of alerts. |
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| This site contains nearly everything you would need to know about automobile safety. It also contains information regarding school bus safety and child safety seats. |
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| This site consolidates information from six federal agencies with differing jurisdictions to alert Americans as to unsafe, hazardous or defective products. The U.S. government calls this a "one-stop-shop" for U.S. government recall information on consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics and environmental products. |
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| Searchable. Dated Codes. Links to CFR, Federal Register, some federal court decisions, and treaties. |
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| Code of Federal Regulations - Searchable. |
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| Federalist Papers - Searchable |
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| Federalist Papers - Searchable |
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US Congress Information:
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| Information on Representatives, committees, legislation, hearings and schedules. |
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| Information on Senators, committees, legislation, hearings and schedules |
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| Information on members of Congress. Can search by zip code. States that their accuracy is 85 percent. |
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| Current and past Congressional activities and bills; Congressional Record and committee reports for last several years. |
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| House and Senate Proceedings, Schedule, Directories, Bills and their Status, Congressional Record and Committee Actions. |
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Other Useful Links:
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This site contains invaluable information regarding child support issues in the Commonwealth of PA, including a manner in which to investigate outstanding liens for child support. There are multiple links relating to child oriented issues such as health insurance, paternity issues and child support guidelines along with information regarding local domestic relations offices where claims for child support can be filed. |
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| The State's official website linking to all the various state agencies, including the Department of Transportation, the Corporate Bureau, and others. Information on voter's registration, forms for ordering driver's license renewal and countless other links to important statewide information. |
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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER LINKS:
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| This is a nationwide organization that assists consumers as well as businesses in resolving complaints between them. The national council maintains statistics on member companies, including consumer complaints. It issues what it calls "reliability reports" on member companies and contains consumer tips regarding numerous industries. |
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This site contains information about telemarketing and Internet fraud schemes. It includes a link to information about fraud against various businesses. There are fraud alerts and pages with instructions on how to report fraud. |
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| This is the Pennsylvania division of the BBB which covers Washington D.C. as well as Eastern Pennsylvania. |
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| This site, provided by the national AFL-CIO labor union, affords much good information about consumer protecton and also about current issues affecting working families. |
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MEDICAL LINKS
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| A site actually created by the AMA for doctors but which also contains information regarding the medical profession and health care advocacy issues. A particularly useful feature on the site is the link to DoctorFinder which is a database of physicians intended for public use and is searchable by name, specialty and location of the physician. |
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| The AAOS mission as stated on this site is to serve the profession, champion the interests of patients and advance the highest quality of musculoskeletal health. The site contains patient safety alerts and newsletters, press releases, articles and links to medical journals. A link within the site will help you find an orthopaedic surgeon in your area. |
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| This fascinating site contains a plethora of topics related to health, including 750 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness, a medical enclyclopedia with pictures and diagrams, a medical dictionary and current health news and press announcements. Not a substitute for a doctor's hands-on care, but a resource to help a patient research issues and understand health related matters. Designed to help you find authoritative health information and provides access to information produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Contains a database of full-text drug and supplement information. |
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| Information regarding facial plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery. This site was created by the American Academy of Facial and Reconstructive Surgery which is the world's largest specialty association, representing over 2,700 facial and plastic and reconstructive surgeons throughout the world. A section of the site will help you to locate a board certified facial plastic or reconstructive surgeon geographically convenient to you. |
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Exposure to Nontraditional Pets at Home and to Animals in Public Settings: Risks to Children
Larry K. Pickering, MD, Nina Marano, DVM, MPH, Joseph A. Bocchini, MD, Frederick J. Angulo, DVM, PhD and the Committee on Infectious Diseases
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- Jeffrey J. Sacks, Randall Lockwood, Janet Hornreicht, and Richard W. Sattin
- Fatal Dog Attacks, 1989-1994
Pediatrics 97: 891-895.
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- Lee E. Pinckney, and Leslie A. Kennedy
- Traumatic Deaths from Dog Attacks in the United States
Pediatrics 69: 193-196.
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- A. M. Margileth
- CAT SCRATCH DISEASE: NONBACTERIAL REGIONAL LYMPHADENITIS: The Study of 145 Patients and a Review of the Literature
Pediatrics 42: 803-818.
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Injury Prevention 2008;14:296-301;
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Effects of gender and parental status on knowledge and attitudes of dog owners regarding dog aggression toward children.
IR Reisner and FS Shofer
J Am Vet Med Assoc, November 1, 2008; 233(9): 1412-9.
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