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411Cancer.com - Link to 411Cancer.com, a site dedicated to
providing patients and their families with cancer treatment
information and facilitating access to cancer treatment options,
drugs, and treatment strategies through clinical trials. |
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Alzheimer's Association
- Link to the Alzheimer's Association, a national network of
chapters, is the largest national voluntary health organization
committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and helping those
affected by the disease. |
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American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry - This
site is designed to serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and
Families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the
understanding and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and
mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children
and adolescents at any given time in the United States. You will
find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for
parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice
guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship
descriptions, meeting information, and much more. Since there are no
child and adolescent psychiatrists on staff, it is neither ethical
nor responsible to give consultations for specific children and
families.
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American Association of Blood Banks
- Link to the AABB's website contains facts about donating and
receiving blood, message boards, feedback and interactive sessions,
listings of meetings across the nation, late breaking industry news,
FDA reports, legislative changes, medical updates, access to
subscription newsletters, special interest groups, and the AABB
Marketplace. |
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American Association on Mental Retardation
- AAMR is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of
professionals (and others) concerned about mental retardation and
related disabilities. Through their Web site, the AAMR has provided
a resource that will give you rapid access to information about the
mental retardation and disabilities field. |
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American Cancer Society
- Link to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center,
which is an outstanding resource for anyone who wants to learn more
about cancer and topics related to cancer. |
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American Diabetes Association
- Link to the American Diabetes Association, a national, voluntary
nonprofit organization that provides diabetes research, information
and advocacy. |
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American Heart Association
- Link to the official Web site of the American Heart Association. |
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American Latex Allergy Association
- The American Latex Allergy Association is a national nonprofit
organization that provides information about latex allergy and
supports latex-allergic individuals. |
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American Liver Foundation
- Link to the American Liver Foundation, a national, voluntary
nonprofit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating and curing
hepatitis and all liver diseases through research, education and
support groups. |
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American Lung Association
- Link to the American Lung Association, a national, voluntary
nonprofit health organization dedicated to fighting lung disease in
all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and
environmental health. |
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American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language,
and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them
communicate effectively. On its site you will find information to
help you understand communication and communication disorders as
well as a referral service, so you can get access to qualified
professionals. |
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Arthritis Foundation
- Link to the Arthritis Foundation, a national, voluntary health
agency seeking the causes, cures, preventions and treatments for the
more than 100 forms of arthritis. |
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Better Hearing Institute
- The Better Hearing Institute is a not-for-profit corporation which
was created over 30 years ago to promote hearing healthcare across
the United States. The manufacturers and suppliers who comprise the
hearing industry in the U.S. jointly fund the organization. Over the
years, BHI has perhaps been best known as the producer of Public
Service Announcements about hearing loss and the importance of
appropriate treatment. Behind the scenes, BHI has operated a call
center where consumers could ask questions about hearing loss, and
the organization has distributed helpful brochures about specific
subjects that were important to consumers. |
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CancerGuide - Link
to CancerGuide, a site, created by a cancer survivor, which is
dedicated to helping site visitors find the answers to questions
about cancer and helping them find the questions that should be
asked. |
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Children with Diabetes
- The mission of Children with Diabetes.com is to promote
understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes, especially in
children, to increase awareness of the need for unrestricted
diabetes care for children at school and day-care, to support
families living with diabetes, and to promote understanding of
research into a cure. |
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Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Link to the Epilepsy Foundation, a national, nonprofit
organization dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy. |
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HealthBoards.com -
Link to HealthBoards.com, a site containing message boards on
health-related topics. |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - JDRF is a leading nonprofit,
nongovernmental funder of diabetes research worldwide, and the only
major diabetes organization focused exclusively on research. |
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- Link to the March of Dimes, a national, nonprofit organization
committed to improving the health of babies by preventing birth
defects and infant mortality. |
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Meningitis Foundation of America
- Link to the MFA, an organization with the goals and objectives to
help support sufferers of Spinal Meningitis and their families; to
provide information to educate the public and medical professionals
about Meningitis so that its early diagnosis and treatment will save
lives; and, to help support the development of vaccines and other
means of treating and/or preventing meningitis.
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Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Link to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a national, nonprofit
health agency that is a dedicated partnership between scientists and
concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that
affect more than a million Americans. |
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National Kidney Foundation
- Link to the National Kidney Foundation, a national nonprofit
organization that seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract
diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and
families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability
of all organs for transplantation. |
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Link to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, whose mission is
to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Providing
accurate, up-to-date information to individuals with MS, their
families, and healthcare providers is central to their mission. |
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National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Link to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, which claims to be
the nation's leading resource for people seeking up-to-date,
medically sound information about the causes, prevention, detection
and treatment of osteoporosis. |
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National Sleep
Foundation
- The NSF is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving public health and safety by achieving public understanding
of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting public education,
sleep-related research, and advocacy. |
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National Stroke Association
- The NSA’s mission is to reduce the incidence and impact of
Strokes, to save lives, to improve quality of care and to increase
patient outcomes. |
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National Transplant Society
- Link to the National Transplant Society, a national, nonprofit
organization dedicated to maximizing the availability of lifesaving
organs, health enhancing human tissue and life sustaining bridge
technology. |
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ORTHOclinics.com -
This site is a resource for patient-oriented orthopedic material.
OrthoClinics.com collects links to sites that use patient-friendly
presentations. You can find these sites in its list of Best of the
Net Sites. OrthoClinics.com is also assembling a database of
orthopedic sites in the United States and around the world. |
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Prevent Blindness America
- Link to Prevent Blindness America, a national, nonprofit
organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. |
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Support-Group.com - Link to Support-Group.com, a site that
allows people with health, personal, and relationship issues share
their experiences through 200+ message boards and provides links to
support-related information on the Internet. |
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Topica -
Link to Topica's Web page that contains links to health-related
newsletters, alerts and discussions. |
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Yahoo! Groups - Health & Wellness
- Link to Yahoo!'s Health & Wellness groups. |
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information on Meningitis from CDC