HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments for Brain Tumors
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments for Brain Tumors
Web address: http://www.virtualtrials.com/
Mirror address(es): http://www.virtualtrials.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct142486
Date of initial review: Summer 1997
Validity of certificate 28 Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
Date of last visit 28 Mar 2012
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This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

The names and qualifications of the members of the Medical Advisory Board are provided.

Medical Advisory Board
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission: You should add the mission of the website.

The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc is a 501(c)3 non- profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and survival times for brain tumor patients by using computer technology to streamline the flow of information, organize the brain tumor community and raise money for brain tumor research.
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Audience:

...for brain tumor patients...
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Purpose of the website

This site is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a brain tumor, health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have brain tumor, you should consult your health care provider. If you find something here (or anywhere on the web for that matter) that you think may help you, bring it to the attention of your doctors and ask them about it. If they don't know enough about the tr... (22 Mar 2012) -

3. Confidentiality

Privacy policy
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

SOURCE: ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd
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This site was last updated on: 03/14/2012 1:53 PM .
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

A contact form is provided.

Contact us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Sponsors
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8. Advertising policy

Sponsored by
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Most - or all - of income from sponsorship and advertising comes from the companies that make products needed by the brain tumor community. Sponsorship is in the form of unrestricted educational grants. These companies are acknowledged on our sponsors page. There are policies in place to prevent any influence of the sponsors on the editorial content of this website. Our editor is a paid employee of the Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc, but his salary is in no way influenced by any of the sponsors. The salary is not based on how many sponsors participate, how much... (28 Mar 2012) -

All advertising on the site is will be clearly identified as advertising and is kept separate from editorial content - always enclosed in a box that says SPONONSORD BY or SPONSORED LINKS. The sponsors do not sponsor a particular page - the order of the banners is random. Every time you reload a page, the banner ad changes to the next sponsor in the rotation. The only exception to this rule is the trial listings - where we allow sponsors to select the category to sponsor such as trials for a particular tumor type, treatment type or geographical area. Those ads are clearly marked as SPONSORED L... (28 Mar 2012) -

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