Health on the Net

      This site is dedicated as a living memorial to Andy Calabrese, our son and brother,
who loved life and transcended complex medical challenges with grace and dignity.

 

We are proud to participate in The Health on the Net Foundation accreditation program.  HON was established in 1995 under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the State of Geneva.   Their mission is to guide internet users by highlighting reliable, understandable,  relevant and trustworthy sources of online health and medical information.  We subscribe to the HON guidelines:

Authority  

Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on Enviromed is given by medically trained and qualified professionals: Dorothy Calabrese, M.D. and Beth Otto, R.N.

Books, research and other articles reviewed are chosen from reputable sources to reflect a diversity of expert opinions across all medical specialties with an emphasis on the needs of our familes with extensive allergies, immunodeficiencies, and/or chemical sensitivity.

Complementarity

The information provided on Enviromed is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.

 

Confidentiality

Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to Enviromed, including their identity, is respected.  We undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the United States, including HIPPA.  The Patient Only WebBoard is encrypted and maintained on secure professionally-maintained servers in our medical practice.  

 

Attribution

Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified is clearly displayed at the bottom of the page.

 

Justifiability  

 Any claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence and is always predicated on appropriate differential diagnosis by the site visitor's personal physicians.

Transparency of authorship

Dorothy Calabrese, M.D. graduated from New York University (1972) and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (1976).  She provides information in the clearest possible manner.  Contact information:

Dorothy Calabrese, M.D.
Allergy & Immunology
24953 Paseo de Valencia 4A
Laguna Hills, CA 92653-4342
949-454-0509
Fax: 949-454-2033
 

We always try to provide further information or support as is possible.  

 

Transparency of sponsorship

Enviromed does not accept any commercial or non-commercial organizations funding, services or material.

Honesty in advertising & editorial policy

We do not accept advertisements of any kind.

We do include material from reliable sources such as the US government agencies, US courts, and other reliable sources which are not copy-protected or for which copy- protection has expired.  

We include copy-protected sources with full attribution  for educational purposes only as US law allows.  

The original material is written by Dorothy Calabrese, M.D. and Beth Otto, R.N.  

Neither Dorothy Calabrese, M.D. nor Beth Otto, R.N. have any financial conflict-of-interest as defined by the California Business and Professions Code Section 2426.   

Luke Calabrese is the President of Enviromed, Inc. which owns Enviroshop.