Alzheimer’s
Association: Link to the Alzheimer’s
Association, a national network of chapters, that is
the largest national voluntary health organization committed
to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping
those affected by the disease.
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.
American
Diabetes Association: Link to the American
Diabetes Association, a national, voluntary non-profit
organization that provides diabetes research, information
and advocacy.
American
Heart Association: Link to the official
web site of the AHA.
American
Liver Foundation: Link to the American
Liver Foundation, a national, voluntary non-profit health
agency dedicated to preventing, treating and curing
hepatitis and all liver diseases through research, education,
and support groups.
American Lung
Association: Link to the American Lung
Association, a national, voluntary health organization
dedicated to fighting lung disease in all its forms,
with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and
environmental health.
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 source, so you can access
qualified professionals.
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.
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.
HealthBoards.com:
Link to HealthBoards.com, a site containing message
boards on health-related topics.
March
of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: Link
to the March of Dimes, a national, non-profit organization
committed to improving the health of babies by preventing
birth defects and infant mortality.
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 early diagnosis and treatment
will save lives; and, to help support the development
of vaccines and other means of treating and/or preventing
meningitis.
Muscular
Dystrophy Association: Link to the MDA,
a national, non-profit health agency that is a dedicated
partnership between scientists and concerned citizens
aimed at conquering neuromuscular disease that affect
more than a million Americans.
National Kidney
Foundation: Link to the NKF, a national,
non-profit 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.
National
Multiple Sclerosis Society: Link to the
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 health care providers is central to their mission.
National Osteoporosis
Foundation: Link to the 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.
National
Sleep Foundation: The NSF is an independent
nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public
health and safety by achieving better public understanding
of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting public
education, sleep-related research, and advocacy.
National Stroke
Association: The NSA’s mission is
to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke, to save
lives, to improve the quality of care and to improve
patient outcomes.
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