Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use
Turnitin.com
A state-by-state breakdown of cybercheating, based on papers tested through Plagiarism.org's Turnitin.com program.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The official government site has a myriad of resources.
FOOTBALL
DraftInsiders.com
Complete NFL draft preview and coverage.
Footballsfuture.com
A site dedicated to pre-draft coverage.
SuperBowl.com
Offbeat facts and figures on Super Bowl.
Billwallacesports.com
Veteran Pro Football Weekly columnist has his own site.
DatabaseFootball.com
NFL stats, player information, records, draft data, and more.
PFWsports.com
Archives of Pro Football Weekly publications.
Football Outsiders
Pro football extreme statistical analysis.
Sports Illustrated: Inside the NFL
Don Banks' NFL site.
Europe Basketball Resources
A directory that provides links to European basketball Websites. It is unique in that it only lists English language sites. The directory is arranged by country and is updated frequently.
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Hoops Hype
NBA basketball web site.
DraftExpress.com
NBA Draft projection site.
RemembertheABA.com
Archives of player stats, standings, FAQ, newspaper articles and fashion guide from the 1970s league. It's a fan site.
BASEBALL
USA Today: Baseball Salaries Database
Find salaries of specific players on specific teams, going back several years.
MinorLeagueBaseball.com
Good source for stats.
Baseball-Reference.com
Stats on players, managers, etc.
Major League Baseball Blogs
Players and others blog on the game, life.
Major League Baseball Trade Rumors
A great blog that tracks trades, gossip and news. Links off to several national publications. One-stop shopping for trade information.
Ballpark Reviews
A web site dedicated to major- and minor-league ballparks.
About.com: Baseball Rules
Learn the basics of the game.
BaseballsSteroidEra.com
News, lists of players who have tested positive, etc.
The Business of Baseball
Resources galore on how the game works. Read archives of articles, links, bios, etc. Subscribe to the newsletter.
Library of Congress: Historical Baseball Resources
Baseball Prospectus
Covering all levels of baseball, this site features stats, blog, newsletter, archived radio broadcasts and more.
BaseballTips.com
Suggestions on equipment, radar guns, safety, etc.
Library of Congress: Selected Baseball Sites
Minor League News
Feature stories on players throughout minor league sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey), investigative pieces, industry news, editorials and even a kids publication written by and for kids (MLNKids.com).
Understanding Baseball Signs
St. Petersburg Times helps you understand how base coaches send/interpret signs.
BaseballAmerica.com
Another good source for minor league baseball information.
Society for American Baseball Research
Original research and links to many studies.
BaldEagle.com
RBI: Research in Baseball Index. Links to every type of baseball study under the sun.
Knuckleball Headquarters
Profiles on pitchers who throw that freak of physics -- the knuckleball.
ESPN: Understanding Baseball Waivers
Baseball analyst Jayson Stark provides the answers.
Sports Illustrated: Inside Baseball
Jon Heyman's baseball page.
HOCKEY
The Hockey Database
A quick way to check bios, stats and other info. on players, coaches and legends at several levels of hockey. Message boards and link pages too!
Hockey Research Association
History of the game and many, many links to other research sites. One-stop shopping for puck history.
European Hockey Net
Bios, standings and news from the European leagues.
US CollegeHockey.com
News and info. from NCAA and USCHO hockey.
CNNSI's Minor League Hockey page
News, standings and other updates.
The Hockey Database Links Page
Links to dozens of research, history and fan pages.
German Elite Hockey League DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) Magazine
More than 100 North Americans currently play in the DEL, including ex- NHLers like coaches Dave King and Pierre Page, GM Butch Goring or players Dave McLlwain, Derek Plante or Ken Sutton."
AUTO RACING
How Stuff Works: NASCAR
Breaks down how NASCAR race cars work.
GOLF
Golf Stars Online
Find online information and resources on the world's top golfers. Included are the top 200+ players from the PGA, senior PGA, LPGA and European tours.
BadGolfer.com
Funny tips on hitting into bunkers, etc.
National Golf Foundation
Insights and research on the business of golf.
Golf Course Superintendents Assn.
of America
TENNIS
2007 FBI Uniform Crime Report
Look up crimes by state, classification, population group, etc.
2007 FBI Bank Robbery Statistics
2006 FBI Violent Crimes Statistics
Review nationally, by region, state, county, city, universities, etc.
2001 FBI Crime Statistics Summary
Also available as a full-text document.
Safest Cities List
A list of America's safest and most dangerous cities (as of December 2001).
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
From the State University of New York at Albany.
Interpol Most Wanted "Red Notices"
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Searchable databases of 500+ criminal-justice data collections.
Property Room: Stolen Property Lookup
Crimenet.com
A combined information service on criminal records, stolen property, missing persons, wanted persons, con artists and unsolved crimes.
PoliceForum.org
Site features cops from large jurisdictions and has done lots of stuff on police shootings, etc.
National Registry of Sex Offenders
Links to all the state sex offender databases run by state or local police. Search by zip code for names and addresses of sex offenders in a particular community. Some of these sites, such as Illinois have fairly complete databases. However, some have less than one-third of all sex offenders registered. Be sure to double-check any information you get.
State Sex Offender Registries
Thirty-four states have them, but many are under review for accuracy.
PsychLaws: Tragedies Database
Search by state.
Poynter.org: Crime Coverage Tips for Broadcasters
WHO@ (Working to Halt Online Abuse)
Resources, stats, facts and protection tips about online stalking.
MotherJones.com: Debt to Society/Prison Issues
The site offers a searchable database on the prison systems of all 50 states over a 20-year period, including details on prison spending vs. education spending.
Crime Spider
Links you to one of the best sites on the Web. Type in a word and find information on cybercrime, forensics, the FBI, investigation techniques, serial killers, missing persons, gang violence and more.
Bureau of Justics Statistics: Household Crimes Study
ChicagoCrime.org
Uses Google maps to track crime patterns.
Department of Justice: National Crime Victimization Survey
A searchable database of stats and studies on various crimes.
CriminalWatchDog.com
Provides criminal background reports to employers, landlords or anyone wishing to ensure their safety. Users can access their own private database of saved criminal record reports. U.S. state, county, national, federal and sex offender registry reports are available.
IRE/NICAR Homicide Database
Contains new FBI database that details the age, sex and race information of offenders and victims, as well as other details.
Jury Verdict Research
A for-profit company that maintains a database of nearly 200,000 verdicts and settlements resulting from personal injury claims.
Disastercenter.com Crime Stats
Search nationally and by state.
Corrections.com Inmate Database
Includes searchable databases of inmates in several states, as well as links to crime fighting organizations and agencies.
IRE and NICAR: Legal Databases
There is a fee for the legal databases.
U.S. DOT: Fatal Accident Reporting System Database
This links to details and samples of the data. NICAR charges for the full database. The data covers 1975-2001 and contains information on automobile accidents on public U.S. roads that resulted in the death of one or more people within 30 days of the accident.
North Carolina Corrections Database
Prisoners & fun facts about prisoners, such as what they're in for and for how long.
Stanford University: Prison Experiment
An online tour of a 1971 psychology experiment on California college students sent to prison. Photos, video, background. Interesting research.
U.S. Surveillance Statistics
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. 2001 Wiretap Report.
BlackBookInfo
Contains links to a number of databases including unclaimed property, railroad accidents, currency converter, attorney and physician profiles, language translators, crime reports, etc.
Public Records Online
Search state-by-state criminal records, real estate information and more.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Several different kinds of federal statistics on crime and justice.
Department of Justice's Stats Page
Criminal-Records.com
Search federal court, divorce court, marriage licenses, military records and more.
JoinTogether.org
A study was released project associated with Boston University School of Public Health that found that the 1989 Massachusetts statute that adds jail time when drugs are sold when 1,000 feet of a school (which many states have on their books) has failed to drive drug dealers from school yards.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
A guide to official government statistics and information on various crime stats.
CrimeLynx.com
Legal resource center with expert links, policy and research links.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Jail Population Study
Study: More than 6.5 million adults were jailed, on probation or on parole at the end of last year, a record-high number that represents 3.1 p of the country's total population or 1 of every 32 adults. Look up your state.
Campus Security Statistics
Reported incidents at U.S. colleges.
TBO.com: Crime Tracker
A tool to track crime statistics, neighborhood by neighborhood; from Tampa Bay Online & WFLA-TV.
LegiStorm
A database of congressional staff salaries and other valuable public records, such as the most comprehensive database of all privately financed trips taken by members of Congress and congressional staffers.
Congressional Quarterly
Breaking Washington news and scheduling updates.
Sunlight Foundation: Public Markup
Opens legislative bills to online public review.
Sunlight Foundation: Earmark Watch
Resources for citizens to track congressional spending. You have to register for the site, but it helps you investigate earmarks - spending measures inserted by members of Congress into bills that direct taxpayer dollars to their pet projects. The site has more than 3,000 of them.
YouTube: Library of Congress Channel
Sunlight Foundation: Open Congress
Sunlight and the Participatory Politics Foundation run this site, which tracks bills, votes, senators and representatives. It includes an RSS feed that registers your zip code to track all the actions by your elected officials and what people are saying about them.
Roll Call: Politics Links
Links to dozens of think tanks, etc.
Center for Responsive Politics' Congressional Travel Database
Track how congressmen spend our tax money. This database is searchable by lawmaker, special-interest group sponsor or destination.
Sunlight Foundation: Online Foreign Agent Lobbying Database
The Foreign Agent Registration Act requires the Justice Department to maintain detailed reports of lobbying firms hired by foreign governments and by organizations. Just select legislators from a menu and it will show their records, lobbyist ties, etc.
GAO's Congressional Investigations
Track investigations through the General Accounting Office.
Vote-smart.org
Easy way to track a Congressman's voting record.
Library of Congress
The library's catalogs, full-text access to bills under consideration in both the House and Senate.
Congressional Budget Office Director's Blog
Analysis of proposed legislation from the official government site.
Open Congress: 50 Key Senate Votes
Library of Congress: State Resource Guides
Provides links to external Web sites and a bibliography containing selected works for both general and younger readers. This site will be updated on a regular basis.
Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Information
Find bill summaries, legislative agendas, roll call, etc.
Library of Congress: Thomas Search Engine
Tracks congressional bills as they pass through the system.
Washington Post Bill Tracker
Search bills by state, voters, those who missed a vote, vote margin, etc.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Office of the Congressional Clerk
Obtain copies of House documents that the Clerk makes available as part of the official duties of this office, including public disclosure. You can also find historical information about the House of Representatives and information about its Members and Committees.
LII.org: U.S. Patriot Act Resources
Resources from the Librarian?s Index to the Internet.
House.gov
U.S. House of Representatives info. and directory
Senate.gov
U.S. Senate info. And directory.
EditorsWeb.org
Our daily service, which gathers links to governmental and congressional press releases, is used by hundreds of editors and reporters.
Lobbyist Database
Opensecrets.org, part of the Center for Reponsive Politics, has a database of registered lobbyists. Also tracks spending in particular sectors of lobbyists.
USPresidency.com
Bios and facts on past presidents.
Special Interest Groups List
Opensecrets.org, part of the Center for Reponsive Politics, has downloadable lists of special-interest groups.
Wisconsin Advertising Project
Studies campaign spending and advertising.
FEC Info/Political Moneyline
Search PAC, soft money, lobby databases and more.
Office of Management and Budget
Technet.org
Bipartisan tech network allows you to look up tech-related bills being considered in Congress.
Library of Congress: A Century of Law Making
Annals of the House and Senate, bills and resolutions.
Library of Congress: Time Capsule
An online collection of broadsheets, pamphlets and more, which lets you examine early American life as it was lived.
Center for Public Integrity
Has background on congressional spending, including travel.
Technet.org
Bipartisan tech network allows you to look up tech-related bills being considered in Congress.
OurDocuments.gov
Defining moments in American history, famous documents.
Congressional Accountability Project
Site, which claims to fight corruption in Congress, offers information ranging from pay and perks to ethics.
United States Constitution Search
This search engine allows you to search for words and phrases and find lists of links to the location within the text of your search terms.
Constitution Facts
This site provides insights into the men who wrote the Constitution and how it's been interpreted over the years.
U.S. Senate Glossary Page
Alphabetical list of hundreds of terms.
Presidential/Congressional nominees history
Information about all nominees (received, rejected, confirmed) for the current session of Congress. It gives names, position for which the individual was nominated and the status of their nomination.
House Energy and Commerce Committee: Majority
House Energy and Commerce Committee: Minority
Congress Online: Assessing and Improving Capitol Hill Web Sites
An analysis project funded by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Roll Call 2008: Richest Members of Congress
History of the United States Capitol
The site's described as "a chronicle of design, construction, and politics.
Library of Congress: A Century of Law Making
Annals of the House and Senate, bills and resolutions.
National Association of Counties
WashingtonPost.com: Congress
Track daily votes in Congress. Organized by states, bills, most voted-on, etc.
Resource Shelf: Congressional Research Service Reports
Great site to visit on a regular basis. Roundups on updates, recent reports and updated old reports. You also can get an RSS feed from this page.
WSJ: 2008 Campaign Fundraising Totals
Access to this does not require a subscription to the WSJ.
Appropriations Earmarks by Agency
From the Office of Management and Budget.
Appropriations Earmarks by State
From the Office of Management and Budget.
Library of Congress: Ask a Librarian
Submit questions to a librarian. Includes a chat feature and links to various collections.
Slate.com: Online Guide to Following the Health Care Legislation
Death of Senator Ted Kennedy
Boston.com: Senator Kennedy
A deep archive on Kennedy from the Boston Globe.
Library of Congress: Links to Ted Kennedy
Books, video, bios and other resources.
Ted Kennedy Official Senate Bio
NY Times: Ted Kennedy's New York
ABCNews Politics: Ted Kennedy
Photos, story about death, archives and Facebook chat.
YouTube: Video of Kennedy's Speech at 2008 Democratic National Convention
Swine Flu
Centers for Disease Control: Swine Flu
World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News Center
Nieman Foundation Guide to Covering Pandemic Flu
HealthMap Global Disease Alert Map
Medical Symptoms Database: Swine Flu Symptoms
HealthFinder.gov
A good government health news clearinghouse site. Takes feeds from several departments and agencies.
Wellsphere:Swine Flu Resources
CNET: Resources for Covering Swine Flu
A great list of links and social-networking sites covering the Swine Flu.
Health Law Prof Blog: Swine Flu
Articles, links and other helpful information on the outbreak.
FluWiki Forum
Links, tips and news on the new flu.
Medicine.net: Swine Flu Symptoms, Treatments, Facts
Google Maps Swine Flu Outbreak Map
PandemicFlu.gov: Stories from Survivors, Families and Friends
Association of Health Care Journalists: Covering Flu and Pandemics
Dart Center: Tips for Covering Swine Flu
National Pork Producers Council: Pork Safe to Eat
Science Magazine: Naval Researchers Spot Swine Flu
NewScientist.com: Swine Flu -- What You Need to Know
NewScientist.com Blog: Swine Flu a Bioterrorist Virus?
Nieman Foundation: Reporting from the Front Lines of Flu
A 2007 report from Harvard University.
Nieman Foundation: Communicating News of a Flu Outbreak
LA Times: How Swine Flu Spreads in Humans
New York Times Health Guide: The Flu
Tips on dealing with the flu and new outbreaks, definitions, etc.
Poynter.org: Preparing Newsrooms to Cover Swine Flu as Pandemic, Local Story Foreign Policy: Net Effect -- Twitter Misinformation on Swine Flu Twitter: StopSwineFlu Twitter: Track Swine Flu Facebook: Swine Flu U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 1918 Pandemic Flu Map
Be careful with the accuracy of information found on these tweets.
Be careful with the accuracy of information found on these tweets.
One of several Facebook pages on the topic.
Flu Resources
Flu Shot Locator
Type in your zip code and find where to get a shot.
FluStar: Flu Tracker
Tracks flu outbreaks by city. From drug company Roche.
MedLine Plus
This site "brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations." News archives, press releases, research, etc.
Avian Flu
Avian Flu Pandemic
From Nature.com.
AvianFlu.gov
Updates from the federal government on the pandemic.
CDC: Current Bird Flu Situation
Miscellaneous Medical/Health Sites
Life Expectancy Calculator
Answer questions to project how long you might live.
Database of Individual Patient Experiences
A not-for-profit organization that provides information from a patient's perspective.
MEDLINEplus: Evaluating Health Information
SteroidLaw.com
Background on how the laws work, etc.
MedStudents.com
Papers and other resources on medical issues.
HealthWriting.com Links
A must bookmark for any health writer and includes tips for health writers.
DoctorsKnow.us
This site provides physicians (and media) with a searchable database of patients, malpractice attorneys, etc. through court records.
WebMD: Common Cold and Remedies
eMedicine Health
Health statistics, studies, etc.
University of Iowa: Student Health Survival Guidelines
Virtual Hospital
From the University of Iowa, this site offers booklets, links, databases, etc.
Skin Deep
A site about skin care products and what goes in them from the Environmental Working Group.
ExceptionalNurse.com
This site offers a wealth of information about nurses and nursing students with disabilities for journalists writing stories on this topic. The nursing shortage is an important story, and this site provides information regarding the number of nurses with disabilities who are often unable to find employment.
National Library of Medicine Rapid Research Notes
Access to research shared through online forums. Great for health and science writers scanning for latest research. Low-graphic, so it works well on mobile media.
Nova's Secret of Photo 51 Site
Includes 'Journey into DNA,' a Java presentation that explains where DNA is and what it does.
Amputee-Coalition.org
Includes an OPAC that deals with limb loss, its secondary conditions and causes. A useful source for health reporters.
PBS: The Forgetting, A Portrait of Alzheimers
BBC: Your Amazing Brain
A brain anatomy site.
Asbestos Resource Center
Links, definitions, history, litigation, etc.
Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Links to about 10-12 good sites.
Cancer: Prostate Cancer Research Institute
Captain Dave's Survival Center
Tips and guidelines on burn treatments, wildnerness survival.
All Refer Health
Medical resource provides comprehensive and authorative information and news on diseases, symptoms, tests, surgery, injuries, nutrition, medications, and poisons. Focuses on family and community health.
Family Medicine Notes
Notes from a family physician. Some helpful tips. Written as a weblog.
Public Safety: Household Products
Check this National Library of Medicine database (4,000 items) about health risks of products you might have around the house.
American Massage Therapy Association
Sets ethical standards. Good background reading.
Ethnomed.org
Explores different cultural ideas of sickness and health and offers a lot of information on medical beliefs and practices.
National Council of Interpreting in Health Care
Center for Cross Cultural Health
Diversity Rx
Promoting cultural competence in health care.
Limited English Proficient
Federal government working group on issues.
Net Connections for Communications Disorders and Sciences
Partners Online Specialty Consultations
The Physician and Sports Medicine
British Medical Association: Worldwide Smoking
Studies, stats, etc.
Dr. Weil
Many alternative health tips, including the Vitamin Advisor.
FoodFit.com
Eating and dieting tips.
WebMD: Compare Presidential Candidates' Health Stances
American Heart Association: Cardiac Rehab Site
MedHelp.org
Patients pose questions to doctors. Fee-based.
MayoClinic.com
Free site, but answers and publishes only a small percentage of questions.
NetLiveMD.com
Fee-based. Online health assessments. Lists of specific doctors.
AskaDoctor.com
A fee-based site that e-mails answers from three anonymous doctors.
WebMD
Daily health news written for "consumers" (i.e. non-health professionals) and also have tons of medical reference material, message boards, live chats with health experts, and much more.
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
Spine-health.com
Spine-health.com provides in-depth information and resources about back pain, neck pain and spinal disorders, as well as a range of treatment options. The site is written and peer-reviewed by a multi-disciplinary group of leading spine specialists, and meets all of the quality criteria of the US National Institutes of Health.
Tools for Wellness
A product site for alternative medicine, but it does have some background helpful to the media.
Healingwell.com
Full of tips, suggestions, bulletin boards on alternative healing. Great for trend stories and finding sources for offbeat stories.
Medicine Malpractice Links
Part of the Electric Law Library.
Index of State Malpractice Laws
Princeton University Global Consciousness Study
The effect of global consciousness, from dozens of sites around the world, from the shocks and reverberations, recorded on Sept 11, 2001.
Nutrition.gov
This government site offers tips and all sorts of nutritional facts, including dieting.
Families USA Health Page
A non-profit, non-partisan perspective on health issues.
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Trials Listing
Lists all of the places looking for patients.
Medical History of American Presidents
Chronicles illnesses of past presidents and other well-known people.
Virtual Museum of Bacteria
Tips on bacteria and keeping yourself safe, definitions, etc.
The PUSH Journal
Gain access to Nexis stories from 5,000 news sources back to May 2002. The acronym stands for "Periodic Updates of Sexual and reproductive Health issues around the world."
Achenet.org: Research on Headaches
National Institute of Health: Headache Information
Tamiflu.com
An interactive site that lets the user track flu trends.
RealAge.com
A fine online health guide.
TheBody.com
AIDS and HIV resource sponsored by several pharmaceutical companies.
Chemotherapy and You
This free online booklet from the National Institute of Health is for patients who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer. It describes what to expect during chemotherapy and what you can do to take care of yourself during and after treatment.
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
Harvard's Research Matters Site
A portal to news articles that span the range of research fields, from the humanities to social science to science to technology to medicine.
TravelHealth.com
Locate clinics and find out local names for your medications.
SportsSci.org
Look up all kinds of information on sports medicine and science. Links, studies, e-mail lists, news and more.
Teen Pregnancy Facts
TeenPregnancy.org offers dozens of factoids on the topic. Also check out the site's state-by-state map of teen pregnancy statistics.
ElderWeb.com
This site offers legal, insurance and medical advice (regional and national) for people facing elder-care options.
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
Washington Post: Archive of West Nile Virus Stories
Track and Animal and Human West Nile Virus
Choking: A First-Aid Refresher
Some good basic terms and steps if you're doing a graphic or how-to article.
MedLine Plus
This site "brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations." News archives, press releases, research, etc.
CommonCold.org
Tips, remedies and recipes for what ails you.
Children's National Medical Center
Based in Washington, D.C., this organization offers studies, links and backgrounds on pediatric medicine.
Institute of Motion Analysis and Research
University of Dundee site is helpful for stories on sports injuries.
Urban Institute
Non-partisan economic and social policy research. Covers issues such as crime, education, health, housing, economy, etc.
iMedix
A community site for health issues.
State Legislation on Comprehensive Health Care Coverage
Health Effects of Wildfires
Links from the National Library of Medicine.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
From the National Library of Medicine, this database offers information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
National Institute of Mental Health
American College Health Association
National Association of Athletic Trainers: Tips for Avoiding Concussions
Combined Health Information
A searchable database of health research.
Jimmy Fund
Launched in October 2001, this site is an offshoot of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute fundraising.
OMNI
A good UK medical site.
NMAP
Another good UK medical site.
BIOME
A British biosciences site.
Accessible Society
Disability issues for journalists. Dozens of stories, studies, links and other resources for anyone covering this topic.
Pollen.com
A great site for allergy sufferers or anyone writing about allergy season.
SARS Resources
The Centers for Disease Control: SARS Fact Sheet
World Health Organization: SARS Information Page
Government Views of SARS
This site concentrates on government documents and information about SARS both from the United States and from international resources. Topics covered include Blood Supply, Case Definitions, Cases Reported, Countries & Governments, General Background, Healthcare Facilities, Healthcare Personnel, Laboratories, Legal Resources, Presidential Communications, Prevention & Precautions, Public Health Campaigns, Quarantine, Travel Advisories, Travel & Transport, the Virus and the World Health Organization.
National Institutes of Health: SARS Research
Medline Plus: Latest SARS News
U.S. State Department: SARS Travel Warnings
SARS World Map
Track the disease globally.
Washington Post: SARS Coverage
Lung Association Saskatchewan: SARS Updates
DisasterCenter.com: SARS Growth Rate
NCAA Sports: Members Alert for SARS
Forbes: Disease Hot Zones
A handy chart showing what countries are dealing with certain lethal diseases.
JohnnyJet: SARS Concern Links for Travelers
The NewsMarket, Inc.
A journalist's resource for B-roll, this site provides thousands of images free to television newsrooms. Users can preview video, read press materials and order video clips online. Delivery options include digital file transfer via FTP, whereby the material moves from TNM's server to the user's server; satellite feeds via APTN or tape delivery can also be requested. There is no cost to news professionals. The NewsMarket's primary service is providing broadcasters with video from the world's leading companies and organizations; news stories and archived stock shots from a large and growing range of sources. Particularly helpful to business and medical-health reporters.
MPassport.com
Access a database of more than 4,000 English-speaking doctors in 180 countries.
U.S. Pharmacopeia: Medication Errors Index
Type in a name of a medication and this index provides a list of drugs often confused with that drug.
Medi Clim
Weather health warning system offers research that ties health to climate changes.
American Lung Association: State of the Air We Breathe
.PDF format of 2009 report.
Slate.com: Online Guide to Following the Health Care Legislation
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Government site, part of the National Institutes of Health.
National Retail Federation
This site offers many stats and studies on shopping trends.
National Retail Federation: Holiday Survey Report
Public Interest Research Groups
Consumer protection, environmental groups, dangerous toys, etc.
BlackFridayAds.com
Use it to track sale trends for the holidays.
Purdue University: Holiday Shopping Facts and Figures
A study done in conjunction with the National Retail Federation.
National Consumers League: Holiday Shopping
Federal Trade Commission: Tips for Holiday Shopping Online
Consumer Federation of America
Bizrate.com
Site features holiday shopping statistics.
Shop.org
A division of National Retail Federation that gathers consumer survey information.
Identity Theft Resource Center
ConsumerSearch.com
Product reviews and research galore.
BlackFriday.info
Lists retailers and best deals.
SpamGourmet
Set up a temporary address for online shopping purposes.
Planetfeedback.com
Site measures online and offline shopping habits.
eMarketer
Has holiday shopping projections/stats.
Economy.com
Stories and indexes tracking the economy. Could be good for sourcing stories as well.
Federal Trade Commission: Holiday Shopping Tips/Protection
About.com: Consumer Retail Habits
Dozens of helpful links.
This to That: How to Fix Things
How to fix broken things. Handy during the holidays.
Lycos 50
What keywords are people searching during the holiday season?
CNN Money: Holiday Tipping Tips
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