June 2008 Hot Sites (6/25/2008)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Your online source for credible health information. Find publications, articles, and resources for Healthcare Providers, Researchers, Partners, Individuals and much more. On the new home page design you will find the Top 20 List which features the most popular pages on CDC.gov. This will allows visitors to quickly view a list of the most popular health topics, and access each directly from the home page.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually.

The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. From over 500 front pages. NOTE: Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors.

Factcheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Their goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

Resilience: Build Skills to Endure Hardship: When something goes wrong, do you tend to bounce back or fall apart? People with resilience harness inner strengths and rebound more quickly from a setback or challenge, whether it's a job loss, an illness or the death of a loved one. If you aren't as resilient as you'd like, you can work on skills to become more resilient. From the Mayo Clinic.

HG.org Law and Legal Research Center: A comprehensive starting point for all law and law-related information. The site features links in areas such as international law, intellectual property, and health care, along with substantial portions on consumer law.

LawChek.com: Provides many resources for and about the law and legal community. Among these are directories providing information for every type of legal professional. Whether you need an attorney, expert witness / consultant, private investigator, court reporter, process server or any other legal aid.