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UK sources of information and / or support
Additives Survivors' Network (UK)
Established in March 2000 to reach out to individuals who have suffered or still suffer health problems that may have been caused or exacerbated by additives.
Food Additives and Ingredients Association
Affiliated to the Chemical Industries Association and represents companies whose principal business is the manufacture and marketing of food additives and ingredients. The organization promotes better awareness of the role additives play in modern food.
Understanding Food Additives
A website that discusses the uses and regulation of food additives.
Hyperactive Children's Support Group
A registered charity and a leading proponent of a dietary approach to the problem of hyperactivity.
See also the Patient UK food and nutrition page of links.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Additives Survivors' Network (UK)
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Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
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UK Guidelines
Online Videos
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