Diseases

• Achondroplasia - information from the Human Growth Foundation.


• Achromatopsia - Philosophical Psychopathology


• Achromatopsia Network, The - information/support network for individuals and families concerned with the rare inherited vision disorder achromatopsia.


• Acid Maltase Deficiency Association - assists in funding research and promotes public awareness for this disease.


• Children's Pompe Foundation - provides financial support to researchers, institutions, and companies to find a cure for this disease.


• AcneNet - collaborative site between Roche Laboratories Inc. and The American Academy of Dermatology.


• Acoustic Neuroma Info Sources - patient-oriented list of doctors, surgeons, and hospitals known to work with acoustic neuromas.


• Acoustic Neuroma Personal Stories - contains personal stories from patients, family, and friends and related links.


• Acoustic Neuroma Resources - annotated links for those trying to find information on this benign brain tumor. Helpful for the newly diagnosed.


• 16 Steps of Personal Empowerment - self-supporting groups that offer support for addiction, codependency and abuse.


• Alcoholism/Drug/Teen/Gambling Treatment Information - an international expert answers your questions on addiction for free.


• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) - professional membership organization. Includes the American Journal on Addictions.


• Research Institute on Addictions - a non-profit institute dedicated to research into alcoholism and substance abuse.


• Web Directory: Recovery Related Resources - collections of Recovery related internet pages on subjects of Alcoholism (AA), Chemical Abuse (NA, CA), and other addictions.


• Addison and Cushing International


• Addison's Disease - information from the patient network.


• National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (NADF) - organization supporting individuals suffering from addison's disease related diseases such as cushing's syndrome and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.


• ALD International Research Group - established for the purpose of coordinating current diagnostic, therapeutic and research efforts on adrenoleukodystrophy.


• Health Answers: Adrenoleukodystrophy - includes symptoms, causes, treatment, and other resources.


• Scooter's Adrenoleukodystrophy Page - includes information about treatments.


• Living With Agoraphobia - information and resources for those challenged with anxiety, agoraphobia and depression.


• Aicardi Syndrome


• Aicardi Syndrome Foundation - includes definition of the disorder, personal stories, resources, and chat.


• NINDS: Aicardi syndrome - from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Provides information about the rare disorder including prognosis, treatment, and links to resources.


• HIV InSite - comprehensive and reliable information on HIV/AIDS treatment, policy, research, epidemiology, and prevention from the University of California, San Francisco.


• AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS) - HIV knowledgebase. A joint educational effort with Roxane Laboratories.


• HIV Positive - a comprehensive HIV/AIDS resource that's focused, understandable and easy to navigate.


• Johns Hopkins AIDS Service - comprehensive database of HIV clinical care, research, outcome and reimbursement issues, meetings lists, and links to other AIDS sites.


• NOAH: National Organization of Albinism and Hypopigmentation


• Institute of Alcohol Studies - provides information on alcohol-related issues.


• Alcohol Concern (UK) - national agency on alcohol misuse. Working to reduce the costs of alcohol misuse and develop the range and quality of helping services for problem drinkers and their families.


• Brown University - Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies - promotes the identification, prevention and effective treatment of alcohol and other drug use problems in our society through research, publications, education and training.


• Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database - resource covering all aspects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Offers information from a variety of sources including journal articles and dissertation abstracts. From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.


• Allergy and Asthma Network / Mothers of Asthmatics - aims to eliminate morbidity and mortality due to asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, community outreach, and research.


• FAQ - Allergy and Asthma - general information about allergies and asthma, with some discussion of children's special needs. Links to related web sites.


• AllerDays - provides information on hayfever/allergic rhinitis, allergic reactions, allergists, allergens, pollen forecasts and advice.


• Action Against Alopecia - members support group.


• Alopecia Areata


• FAQ - Alopecia


• Alpha One Foundation - non-profit organization developed to promote research and provide information.


• Texas Alpha-1 Resource Support Group - dedicated to identifying, educating and providing emotional support for all individuals and families with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.


• Alpha1 National Association


• Altitude-Info - offers information about acute mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude syncope, prevention, and more.


• High Altitude Medical Advice for Travelers


• High Altitude Pathology Institute - offers articles related to altitude illness.


• Hypoxia Online - offers information about the 1999 symposium, books, and other resources.


• Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia - looking for answers and hoping for a cure.


• Alzheimers.com - provides practical, up-to-date information to empower Alzheimer's caregivers to manage the disease more effectively.


• Alzheimer Web - site on research of the disease. Intended for researchers or for those interested in research developments.


• Alzheimer Page - from the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in St. Louis.


• Alzheimer Research Forum - non-profit organization established for the purpose of supporting the information needs of researchers and to promote openness and collaboration with colleagues worldwide.


• Alzheimer's Disease Review - discussion of the latest advances in research on the disease and related disorders.


• NBC's Dateline: Amnesia - how your brain remembers and the injured brain.


• University of Arizona - Amnesia and Cognition Unit - main focus is on explaining changes in various kinds of memory due to aging and brain injury, and is interested in the rehabilitation of memory disorders.


• AboveKneeAmputee.com - purpose is to help above knee amputees to achieve good results when they get their prosthesis.


• Amputee Online - resources for amputees, family members, and medical professionals.


• One Arm Dove Hunt - an annual gathering of arm amputees for fellowship and mutual support held in Olney, Texas.


• Montans, Karl - includes a history of prosthetics and an amputation magazine.


• Amyloid Treatment and Research Program


• ALS Network - provides a central site for PALS to track individual treatment programs and progress while battling ALS.


• ALS Survival Guide - includes treatment, causes, equipment, legal, financial, and advocacy information.


• Doctor's Guide to the Internet - ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) - A guide to ALS-related information and resources likely to be of interest to medical professionals and/or patients.


• Luther Out Loud - personal experience after diagnosis of ALS and then Lime Disease.


• Anaphylaxis - Life threatening allergy


• Anaphylaxis Foundation and Anaphylaxis Network of Canada - offers product alerts and registry for product recalls and research and advocacy data.


• Anaphylaxis Syndrome


• Anemia & Neuro-Cognitive Disorders - One of the most common disorders caused by nutritional deficiency is anemia due to an insufficiency of B-12.


• Anemia: An Approach To Diagnosis


• Iron Deficiency in Adults


• Anencephaly - includes definition, background, and more.


• Aneurysm - information from the American Heart Association.


• Angelman Syndrome [asclepius.com] - inforinformation for families and professionals.


• Angelman Syndrome Information for Families and Professionals


• Angina and Heart Attack


• Angina Patient Information


• Angina Pectoris


• Ankylosing Spondylitis - information on AS, drugs, treatments, stories, e-mail, links, research, doctor's, SSD disability and more.


• AS-Web - includes treatments, links, chats every month, story's, research and email.


• Reiter's Information & Support Group - from survivors of the spondyloarthropathies including Reiter's Syndrome, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and IBD.


• Anorexia As Is - containing online journals as well as resources, insights, and more.


• Anorexia Nervosa - general overview, effects on the body, and a summary of current research.


• Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms and Treatment


• Congenital Anosmia Pages - includes facts, personal accounts, survey, and more.


• Dr. Wuensch's Anosmia Links Page - includes links to personal experiences, discussion forums, medical search engines, olfactory research and treatment institutions, and related topics.


• ACL - information about the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.


• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Surgery, and Rehabilitation - information on ACL reconstruction and the rehabilitation.


• Anthrax - answers to questions about this communicable disease also known as malignant edema and woolsorters' disease.


• Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) - information included in a bacteriology lecture at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.


• Apert Syndrome


• Aphasia Hope Foundation - increases awareness throughout society of Aphasia and of the effective, long term treatments available for victims.


• National Aphasia Association - aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words - often a result of stroke or head injury.


• Aplastic Anaemia - Leukaemia Research Fund


• Aplastic Anemia Answer Book


• Appendicitis


• American Syringomyelia Alliance Project - aims to increase public awareness and improve the lives of people with Syringomyelia and/or Chiari.


• Arnold-Chiari Brain Malformation and Syringomyelia - Arnold-Chiari Cerebellomedullary Malformation (ACM) and Syringomyelia. Information for patients, parents, neurologists and neurosurgeons. Online Web-Board and Comic Chat Room enabled.


• ARVD.com - a resource for patients and doctors featuring an international directory of specialists, diagnostic protocols, articles, news, and ARVD registry information.


• ArthritisWebSite.com - includes support, information, as well as supplies and services.


• Arthritis Resource Center - medical news, newsgroups and message boards.


• ASPEN of America, Inc. - committed to providing up-to-date and comprehensive information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD).


• Asperger's Disorder


• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - information for patients, physicians, employers, and news media. Includes and allergist locator.


• Asthma Information Center - information intended for physicians, pharmacists, journalists, researchers and other health care professionals as well as for patients and parents of children with asthma.


• Episodic Ataxia - one man's personal experience with this disease including its definition, links and family tree.


• National Ataxia Foundation - dedicated to the hereditary ataxias.


• National Ataxia Foundation - dedicated to the hereditary ataxias.


• National Ataxia Foundation - dedicated to the hereditary ataxias.


• Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology


• Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis - description of hardening of the arteries.


• Athletes Foot Disease


• How to Treat Athlete's Foot Handout


• Children's Liver Alliance - empowering the hearts and minds of children with liver disease, their families and the medical professionals who care for them.


• Born to Explore! The Evolution of ADD and Creativity - ADD genes may exist because they increase creativity, thereby making a population more fit.


• FAQ - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)


• NIH Consensus Statement 110. Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - informs the biomedical research and clinical practice communities of the results of the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD.


• Autism 99 - information resource and web-based conference for sufferers, their carers, and medical professionals.


• FAQ - What is Autism?


• Autism Depot, The - resource for parents of autistic children.


• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. - information on autoimmune related diseases, q & a, and press releases.


• Pernicious Anemia - information on causes, signs and symptoms, risk factors, and prevention.


• Avascular Necrosis - discusses the etiology and of avascular necrosis of bone. The use of MRI for early diagnosis of avascular necrosis is explained.


• Aviophobia


• Fear of Flying - a step-by-step process to understanding and overcoming your fear of flying.


• Guide to Low Back Problems - The US Health Service Consumers Guide.


• Diagnosis of Disk Disease - multimedia textbook illustrating spinal diseases.


• National Decubitus Foundation - Hospital, home-care, and nursing home patients suffer from bedsores. Suffering is immense. The solution is known and available.


• Behcet's Syndrome - sufferer of this chronic rheumatoid condition provides information and support for others. Includes a bulletin board.


• Bell's Palsy Network - online source for Bell's Palsy information. includes message forum, FAQ, links and book ordering information.


• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - answers frequently asked questions related to prostate enlargement.


• Beryllium Disease: Reducing the Risks - details berylliosis treatment at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver.


• Bipolar Disorder Sanctuary - includes newsletter, articles, bulletin boards, and much more.


• Bipolar Planet - self-exploration of Bipolar Disorder, with a hope that a better understanding of ourselves will help us teach others to understand us.


• Winds of Change - frank and personal look at living with BiPolar Disorder. Lots of links.


• Birthmarks (Port Wine Stains) - information on a congenital birthmark that affects approximately 3 out of every 1000 people.


• Hemangioma And Vascular Birthmarks Foundation - charitable organization working to provide support and resources on hemangiomas and other vascular birthmarks and tumors.


• End Black Lung Now and Forever - campaign from the Mine Safety and Health Administration.


• Black Lung Legal Practice Clinic


• Bladder Cancer WebCafe - resources for people diagnosed with bladder cancer and those who care for them.


• Understanding Bladder Cancer - a patient's guide.


• Benign Essential Blepharospasm


• Blind Net


• Perceptual Alternatives - Electronic Travel Aids (ETAs) for the blind and partially sighted. The Sonic Pathfinder. Mobility for the vision impaired.


• Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome


• Questions and Answers About Bone Cancer - from the National Cancer Institute.


• Borderline Personality Disorders - description of diagnosis, symptoms, etiology, and treatment.


• Botulism


• Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page - thousands of articles on mad cow and other diseases.


• Health Center: Bowel Incontinence - outlines possible causes, treatments, and offers a bulletin board for discussion about the condition.


• Brachial Plexus/Erb's Palsy Information Page


• Brain Injury Guide - series of issues on various themes regarding brain injury and rehabilitation.


• Mass General Hospital Neuro-oncology - listing of brain tumor resources.


• Brain Tumor Biology Laboratory


• Breast Cancer Network, The - non-profit Web site devoted to acting as a clearinghouse for information on the subject of breast cancer.


• National Breast Cancer Centre - information about breast cancer in Australia: includes statistics, news, conferences, other links, resources.


• Bronchiolitis - What You Should Know - information from the Physician's Desk Reference.


• Bruxism: Advice, Links, and Resources - advice, links, and resources for bruxers and health care professionals.


• Fact Sheet: Bulimia Nervosa


• Bulimia


• Cool the Burn - site for children and adults that offers information on burn injuries, including type of burn, skin grafting, surgery, burn rehabilitation, and wound cares.


• Burns - includes symptoms, treatments and alternatives.


• Canavan Disease - brief description of the disease, risk, and diagnosis.


• CDG Syndrome, What Is That? - site of the CDG Society; contains information about Carbohydrate Deficient Glycoprotein syndrome, an inherited metabolic disease; in Swedish, English and German. Scientific references.


• Cardiomyopathy Association - charity which helps sufferers and medical professionals find ways to deal with various forms of cardiomyopathy. Contains information about the conditions.


• Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome - includes definitions, signs, symptoms, causes, and prevention information.


• Eyenet: Cataract


• Cavities


• Celiac.com - provides information and support for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Includes gluten-free and wheat-free diet resources.


• Emedicine: Cellulitis


• Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research


• National Cervical Cancer Coalition - grass roots advocacy coalition for issues concerning cervical cancer screening and the traditional pap smear.


• Cervical Dysplasia - information on diagnosis and treatment.


• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association - CMTA is a nonprofit organization whose goals are patient support, public education, promotion of research and ultimately the treatment and cure of CMT.


• Chicken Pox Info - information from the Multnomah County Health Department.


• Chlamydia - describes signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.


• Cholera - Bad Bug Book


• Co-Cure CFS and FM Information Exchange Forum - forum providing CFS and FM patients, care-givers and advocates access to comprehensive information and available resources.


• Chronic Granulomatous Disease Association, Inc.


• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - review of COPD by Dr Vince Mak with graphics.


• Chronic Pain/Pain Management Support Group - 24 hour moderated support group by MedSupport FSF International.


• Churg - Strauss Syndrome


• Clubfoot Resource Page - layman's resouce for parents of a child with clubfoot which offers shared experiences and links to other sites.


• Codependency and Relationships - includes characteristics and patterns of codependents.


• Infant Colic - includes basic information, theories, and what to do.


• Colon Cancer Alliance - brings the voice of survivors to battle colorectal cancer through patient support, education, research, and advocacy.


• Colour Blindness - What is It? - includes sections on its history, diagnostic tests, personal experiences, and related links.


• Coma Waiting Page - caregivers offer information and help to those who are waiting for those in a coma from a brain injury.


• Concussion Information


• Congenital Heart Disease Resources


• Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)


• Constipation


• Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation


• RxMed - Costochondritis - information about Tietze's Syndrome.


• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - national organization providing lay and professional services for cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial deformities.


• Many Faces of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - collection of personal stories.


• Cri Du Chat Syndrome Support Group - includes a chat room, message boards, and a photo gallery.


• Crohn's Disease - offers news, message boards, chat, an information library, and other resources.


• Croup - AudioHealth Library topic covering signs and symptoms, home care treatments, and more.


• Crouzon Support Network


• Cushing's Syndrome - offers information about this disorder, also called hypercortisolism, caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol.


• CysiticFibrosis.com - information for families and patients including forums and a online newsletter.


• Deaf Resource Library - various research, resources and information concerning Deaf communities in the United States and Japan.


• Deaf and Hard of Hearing - resource for the deaf and hard of hearing for communication, education, associations, entertainment, forums and services.


• Dementia - resources on the disease.


• Disorders That Cause Dementia


• Adiposis Dolorosa


• Dercum's Disease


• Diabetes.com - information resource and online community for diabetics. Includes sections on diet and exercise, intimacy, risk factors and prevention, and information on symptoms.


• Diabetes Well - resource for people with diabetes.


• Diabetes Insight - provides information to assist in the management of diabetes.


• Diarrhea - HealthWorld Online - includes some herbal treatment tips.


• Fact Sheet: Chronic Diarrhea - from the Centers for Disease Control.


• Diarrhea - tips for children plus general information and possible causes.


• Multiple Personality Disorder - from the Ontario Center for Religious Tolerance.


• Spectrum of Dissociative Disorders - an overview of diagnosis and treatment by Joan A. Turkus, M.D, medical director of The Center: Post-Traumatic & Dissociative Disorders Program.


• Diverticulitis Fact Sheet


• Diverticulosis & Diverticulitis


• 7th World Down Syndrome Congress - held in Sydney March 23 to 26, 2000. Includes programme information and registration.


• Down Syndrome


• Dry Eye Syndrome


• Diastrophic Help - tips for parents of children with diastrophic dysplasia to solve some questions about self-care and adjustments to home and school.


• FAQ - Dwarfism


• Dyslexia - theory about traditional misconceptions of dyslexia and related attention deficit and anxiety disorders.


• Dyslexia-Information.com - offers basic information, educational support, and homework links.


• Dysphagia Resource Center - collection of resources regarding swallowing and swallowing disorders, with links to various diseases that may result in dysphagia.


• Dysplastic Nevi


• Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia


• Dyspraxia Foundation


• Dystonia Society - UK-based national charity supporting people who have any form of the neurological movement disorder.


• Ebola Information Headquarters - links to information about the ebola virus.


• Ebola Outbreaks - Updates


• Ectopic Pregnancy


• Eczema Connection - enter a world of knowledge concerning Eczema and how to get better.


• Eczema Informant - resource for people who suffer from eczema, most common type being atopic dermatitis.


• Canadian Ehlers Danlos Association - seeks to help Canadian people living with this rare genetic disorder.


• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Support Group - providing literature and information on the disorder. Offering help for patients and medical professionals.


• A Brief Look at Elephantiasis


• National Emphysema Foundation - tips on exercises, inhalers uses and other such helpful items.


• Arboviral Encephalitis - fact sheets and detailed information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


• Viral Encephalitis - brief overview.


• Endocarditis


• Endometriosis - offers details of symptoms, treatment, theories, case studies, and causes of endometriosis from the Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre.


• Endometriosis Research Center - non-profit research and resource center for endometriosis and other women's health issues.


• DEBRA - Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association, Inc.


• Epilepsy International- resource for those dealing with epilepsy on a day-to-day basis and health care professionals working on the treatment and research.


• Epilepsy Research Group (ERG) - dedicated to all aspects of clinical and basic scientific research in epilepsy.


• FAQ - Epilepsy - Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) about Epilepsy


• Place for People with Essential Tremor - provides news, discussion boards, an online support group, and related links.


• Hope for Henry - dedicated to educating people about Fanconi Anemia.


• Arc's Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Resource and Materials Guide


• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects


• FAS/FAE Information - provides an electronic forum for the discussion of FAS/FAE issues.


• Fibrocystic Breasts: A Non-Disease - information from the American Cancer Society.


• International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Assoc. - information on rare disease, in which bone forms in muscles and other connective tissues.


• Fibromyalgia Network - educational materials on fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), such as: coping techniques, treatments, research studies, medical journal listings, and more.


• Fibrous Dysplasia Support Online - dedicated to providing support for individuals and families seeking answers on Fibrous Dysplasia, a rare bone disease that effects children.


• Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease)


• Fragile X Syndrome - a statement from the American College of Medical Genetics.


• Fragile X Syndrome - Macroorchidism


• Frostbite - provides information on signs, prevention, and treament. From the Health Service at the University of Rochester.


• Galactosemia


• Galactosemia Resource - contains an overview of the condition, foods to avoid, links, and more.


• Gall Bladder Disease - describes the gall bladder, as well as the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.


• Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal


• North American Training Institute - conducts training about compulsive gambling treatment, and specializes in prevention and education of adolescent and senior citizen compulsive gambling.


• Gambling Research - research conducted at the University of Minnesota on prevalence of youth gambling in Minnesota and a gambling treatment outcome study.


• Gangrene


• RxMed - Gangrene


• Gaucher Disease: Current Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment - from the NIH Health Technology Assessment Conference.


• Living with Gaucher Disease


• Genital Warts - information on HPV, its treatment and how it affects pregnancy.


• Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts - information from Arnot Ogden Medical Center.


• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus


• Gestational Diabetes Screening Study - randomized controlled trial comparing routine testing vs. selective testing for gestational diabetes.


• Giardia


• Giardiasis


• Gilbert's Syndrome


• Gilbert's Web - for people who suffer from Gilbert's Syndrome, written by a person who does. Provides information on the disease.


• Gum Disease - information from the American Dental Association.


• Porphyromonas Gingivalis Genome Project - information and discussion forum.


• Porphyromonas Gingivalis Genome Project - information and discussion forum.


• Glaucoma and Intramedical Pressure - discusses the continuing distortion by clinicians of available scientific data and theory in favor of the pressure dogma.


• EyeNet: Glaucoma


• Collaborative Glomerulonephritis Therapy Study (CGTS) - therapy of minimal changes, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous, membranoproliferative, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and IgA nephropathy.


• Gonorrhea


• Gonorrhea Facts - information from the New York State Department of Health on gonococcal infection (clap, drip).


• RxMed - Gonorrhea


• Goodpasture Syndrome - autoimmune disorder affecting the kidneys and the lungs, causing rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhage.


• Goodpasture Syndrome/Anti-GBM Diseases - autoimmune disorder affecting primarily the kidney and lung; correlates well with the presence of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies.


• Gout [rheumatology.org.nz] - covers causes and treatments.


• Gout [wellweb.com] - overview, diagnosis, treatment, resources, and more.


• Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) - info from the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center's Hematologic Malignancies Division.


• Guillain Barre Syndrome Association - support and information to sufferers of Guillain Barre Syndrome as well as their family and friends.


• Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International, The - founded to assist victims of this rare, paralyzing, potentially catastrophic disease of the peripheral nerves, through support, education and research.


• Clinical Trials Gulf War Syndrome - information on two new VA and DoD sponsored clinical trials conducted in San Diego by the Naval Health Research Center.


• Gulf War Syndrome and Treason - complete discussion of Gulf War Syndrome, including its symptoms, possible origins, and the U.S. Government's involvement in biological warfare.


• Hair Loss Foundation - dedicated to researching treatments for hair loss and verifying product claims for hair growth.


• Hair Replacement Surgery - information from the Plastic Surgery Information Service.


• Regrowth Hair Loss Network - reference and guide for hair loss discussing treatments, transplants, hair systems and more.


• Bad Breath Research


• Hangover Remedies - includes a variety of remedies.


• Malarkey Alert! - offers "the truth" about hangovers. Explains what causes them, and discusses the merits of old cures.


• What Causes Hangovers? - answers to this most infamous of questions.


• All About Hantavirus - information from the CDC.


• Hantavirus.Net - information about the North American hantavirus, HPS epidemiology statistics, prevention, links, and more.


• Head lice - frequently asked questions.


• Head Lice Fact Sheet


• Cluster Headaches - a worldwide support group for those that suffer from cluster headaches.


• Headache Information - informational site for headache sufferers. We are a private headache clinic serving the entire state of Michigan.


• Ice Pick Headaches - links and information.


• Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute Resource Center


• Heart Attack - symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options and more.


• Cardiotonics - discusses treatment of myocardial infarction using cardiotonics, contradicting traditional medical practice.


• HeartPoint - multimedia site for patient information and education.


• Take Wellness To Heart - an AHA site that provides information about heart disease and stroke in women.


• Atrial Fibrillation - includes general information, FAQ, and glossary.


• Beat Goes On - support and information forum for congestive heart failure sufferers worldwide. Share and exchange thoughts with those who are in the same boat.


• Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. - organization concerned with mechanisms/management of heart failure and delivery of optimum care to patients with this clinical condition.


• Heart Health - Heart Murmurs


• Heart Murmurs (Valve Problems) - includes an explanation of how heart valves work, and audio files with the sounds of the most common heart valve murmurs.


• First Aid For Heat Stroke


• Heatstroke Or Heat Exhaustion


• Canadian Helicobacter Pylori Susceptibility Study 2000 - general methods and resistance testing.


• Helicobacter Pylori Fact Sheet - from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.


• Helicobacter Foundation - Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that infects the stomach of over 50% of world population and is the cause of duodenal/gastric ulcers and some gastric cancer.


• Hemochromatosis


• Hereditary Hemochromatosis


• Hemophilia Forum - dedicated to supplying information on haemophilia to medical and health care professionals, registration required.


• Hemophilia Page (Bleeding Disorders, Haemophilia) - provides information and support on issues relating to hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. This includes hemophilia related AIDS.


• Hemorrhoids


• Hepatitis A Fact Sheet


• Hepatitis B Fact Sheet


• Hepatitis C Fact Sheet - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


• Hernia Information - A comprehensive description of the various types of HERNIA and the different techniques of hernia repair surgery available.


• Hernia Resource Center - information about the treatment of hernias.


• Herniated Disc


• Herniated Lumbar Disk


• Herpes Zone - for the general public and healthcare professionals.


• HerpesWeb - provides information concerning genital herpes to both the general public and healthcare professionals.


• Herpes Helper - observations by a guy who aquired Herpes. Includes links to people, products, and information.


• CDD - Hiatus Hernia


• Heartburn and Hiatus Hernia


• Cure for Hiccups


• Function of Hiccups


• Hidradenitis Suppurativa


• Hidradenitis Suppurativa Support Group - support group for those suffering from hidradenitis suppurativa. Included are links to information about the disease.


• Cholesterol Myths - focusing on the relationship between cholesterol and heart disease.


• Doctor's Guide to Elevated Cholesterol - guide to cholesterol-related information and resources likely to be of interest to medical professionals and/or patients.


• Hodgkin's Disease Resource Center - from the American Cancer Society.


• Hodgkin's Disease - includes an informative Q & A with Kaye and Erica describing their experiences with Hodgkin's Disease.


• EndocrineWeb.com - comprehensive guide to parathyroid, thyroid, and adrenal disorders. Drawings and text explain disorders and treatment options.


• Human Growth Foundation - helps individuals with growth related disorders, their families, and health care professionals through education, research and advocacy.


• Caring for People with Huntington's Disease - resource area for caregivers and family members of those with the disease; non medication treatments and adaptive measures are emphasized.


• Facing Huntington's Disease


• Hurler Syndrome Questions


• Hurler Syndrome MPS I H


• Hydrocephalus Center - offers general information, suggested reading, links, and more.


• Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. - established to help assist patients and their families during the transition from their diagnosis to a resumption of their normal lifestyles.


• Excessive Sweating Info - providing educational information and resources on hyperhidrosis.


• Hyperhidrosis and Facial Sweating Forum - discussion group.


• American Hyperlexia Association - a pervasive developmental disorder with autistic-like symptoms, but with a strong visual ability to decode and a precocious ability to read.


• High Blood Pressure - information from the American Heart Association.


• Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology - links to medical products, devices, services, and drugs pertaining and papers.


• Hypochondria and Munchausen Syndrome


• Self Test For Hypochondria


• What is Hypochondria?


• Hypoglycemia


• Hypoglycemia Links and Information Page - links to hypoglycemia related pages, plus a listing of hypoglycemia related organizations.


• Hypoglycemia Survey - for non-diabetic hypoglycemics to share with others what works, or doesn't, for low blood sugar problems.


• Canadian Hypophosphatasia Society (CHS) - describes this rare bone disorder and gives Canadian resources.


• Hypophosphatasia - provides information on this disorder, an inherited metabolic (chemical) bone disease.


• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Info


• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Website - offering physician contacts and links.


• Hypospadias - descriptions of the defect and surgical repair from the University of Michigan Medical Center Section of Urology.


• Accidental Hypothermia - information about the prevention of lowered body temperature caused by staying in a cool place for a long time.


• Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment - articles, protocols and research on the life-saving skills of keeping hypothermia victims alive by core rewarming techniques.


• Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types


• Iliotibial Band Syndrome - links and personal experience with "runner's knee".


• Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - includes sections on the anatomy, treatment, and rehabilitation for this knee injury.


• Impotence - NIH consensus statement.


• Sucessfully Treating Impotence - online resource for causes and cures to impotence.


• IBD Page - articles about Crohn's and Colitis, discussions of issues related to inflammatory bowel disease, annotated links, and an archive of past issues of the IBDList.


• Centers for Disease Control: Influenza - includes general information, as well as information on the types of flu viruses in the United States.


• National Influenza Immunization Campaign - offers information about flu prevention through vaccinations.


• Is It a Cold or the Flu?


• Insomnia Information and Resources - medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients.


• Insomnia? Just Go To Sleep and Forget About It - collection of methods to help with sleeping.


• Sleep/Insomnia Program - resources for sleep problems, insomnia, and personal growth.


• Discover Insulin Resistance - is the underlying cause of diabetes, obesity and other major cardiovascular diseases.


• Mental Health Net: Intermittent Explosive Disorder Symptoms - for those who suffer from a failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property.


• Treating Intermittent Explosive Disorder With Neurofeedback


• Center for On-Line Addiction (COLA) - provides internet addiction training workshops and corporate seminar series for counselors and employers.


• Internet Addiction Quiz


• Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)


• Cystitis Research Center - non profit laboratory for culuring urinary tract organisms run by Dr. Paul Fugazzotto. Of interest to cystitis, interstitial cystitis and prostatitis patients.


• Interstitial Cystitis


• Center for Keratoconus - including FAQs, treatment, prevention, and diagnosis, with message boards, support groups, personal stories, doctors, research, clinical trials, and more.


• Keratosis Pilaris - describes the chronic problem characterized by red bumps.


• Kidney Cancer Resource Web - providing information about kidney cancer, treatment options, research and fundraising to patients and their loved ones.


• National Kidney Cancer Association


• Infection and Kidney Disease


• RxMed - Acute Kidney Infection


• RxMed - Chronic Kidney Infection


• Kidney Stone - information on diagnosing, treating, and preventing kidney stones.


• Kidney Stones in Adults


• Kleine-Levin Syndrome - features information about the rare sleep disorder. Also provides a support network for those involved with the disease.


• Shoplifters Alternative - helps people with a shoplifting problem and reduces the burden of shoplifting on retailers, courts, and communities through its research, rehabilitation, and ongoing support services.


• Ask the Expert: Causes of Kleptomania


• Chromosomal Disorders - provides information about Klinefelters Syndrome, and the chromosome variations of K.S.


• Klinefelter Syndrome m - educational, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness about the condition. Includes newsletter, email support list and much more.


• Understanding Klinefelter Syndrome - a guide for XXY males and their families.


• Klippel-Feil Syndrome Network - klippel-feil syndrome is a rare congenital fusion of the cervical vertebrae.


• Krabbes Disease


• Lactose Intolerance - general information.


• Milk Allergy and Lactose Intolerance - a support page for those with children who suffer from milk protein allergy or lactose intolerance.


• Landau Kleffner Syndrome Parent Support Group - information for parents of children with Landau Kleffner Syndrome and support groups in the UK and soon the US.


• Langer-Giedion Syndrome Association - international support organization for people and families living with Langer-Giedion Syndrome and related disorders.


• Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer


• Laryngeal Cancer: The Basics - general description of laryngeal cancer, and the starting point for descriptions of treatement for this disease.


• ThroatCancer.com - information on the disease, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.


• Disease Database: Laryngomalacia - includes definition, diagnosis, and prognosis.


• Laryngomalacia


• Lassa Fever Virology Project


• Latex Allergies: When Rubber Rubs the Wrong Way


• Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease - research paper by Dr. Geofrey Nochimson.


• Legg Calve Perthes Disease - description of the disease and its treatments from the Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics.


• American Leprosy Missions - learn about leprosy and take the opportunity to request additional information or make a pledge to cure a person of the disease.


• Leprosy Mission, The - assisting in the rehabilitation of people with leprosy and working towards the eradication of the disease.


• Leprosy


• Leukaemia Clusters - a series of publications published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.


• Leukemia Information Center - information for professionals and patients.


• Leukodystrophy - information on where to find out more about it, where to chat with others, links to other sites and more.


• Liver Cancer Network - provides information about the liver and liver cancer.


• Living with Liver Cancer - information includes diagnosis, treatment, hospitals, news, and research articles.


• Long QT-Syndrome


• Inherited Long QT Syndrome


• Lung Cancer Information Center - contains information for health professionals and patients on diagnosis, staging and treatment of various forms of lung cancer.


• Lung Cancer Online - information and resources for patients and families.


• Lung Tumors: A Multidisciplinary Database - multimedia textbook illustrating the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.


• Systemic Lupus - information from a nurse (RN) who has lupus.


• Colorado Health Net Lupus Center - provides general information, lists centers in Colorado and support services in the U.S.


• Lupus Clinical Overview - a clinical overview of of systemic lupus erythematosus (sle), its symptoms, diagnosis, and effects.


• Lyme Disease


• Lyme Disease Information Resource - with medical news, research and information on Lyme and tick-borne disease; For patients, professionals, and public.


• LAM Foundation - dedicated to finding the cure through research funding and through dissemination of information.


• Lymphatic Research Foundation - non-profit corporation whose mission is to help identify, support and promote research on causes, treatments, and potential cures for lymphedema and other angiodysplasia disorders.


• Lymphovenous Canada - aims to link people who live in Canada with dysfunctioning lymphatic systems to health care professionals and support groups in their communities and around the world.


• Cystic Hygroma Online Support Group


• Children Afflicted with Lymphatic Malformations - CALM - organization of parents and children afflicted with lymphatic malformations. Offers information, support, medical references, and encourages research to improve treatment.


• Lymphoma Information Network - includes Hodgkin's Disease and the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas. Information on bone marrow transplants is also included.


• Lymphoma Research Foundation Canada (LRFC) - seeks to provide support for those who face lymphoma and to those who undertake research in the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of lymphoma in Canada.


• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Center - created for families coping with NHL. Includes resources, support, organizations, blood counts and articles.


• Macular Degeneration - article by Kathleen Philippi, RN, BSN.


• Macular Degeneration Partnership - coalition of patients, families, and leaders in the fields of vision and aging.


• Drive Against Malaria - David Robertson's greatest challenge: raising a record amount of money while visiting the most countries ever.


• Malaria - how to minimize the risk of contracting the disease; information about diagnosis, treatment, and risk ares.


• Malaria Database - repository of scientific information about malaria parasites, particularly Plasmodium. Includes genome information and a discussion list.


• Canadian Malignant Hyperthermia Association - dedicated to informing health care providers, patients, and the general public on malignant hyperthermia.


• Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States - dedicated to dispersing information to physicians and hospitals about malignant hyperthermia and to providing a hotline.


• Maple Syrup Urine Disease (branch-chain ketonuria) - The MSUD family support group provides information, resources, and support for families who carry the gene for this rare genetic metabolic illness.


• UC Davis: Marburg Virus - includes a micrograph of the virus that can cause haemorrhagic fever.


• University of Wisconsin: Marburg and Ebola Viruses - introduction to the two filoviruses that includes their taxonomy and classification, virion and physical properties, genomic attributes, and replication patterns.


• Marfan Syndrome - offers info, links, and newsletter, and seeks to form a support group.


• National Marfan Foundation - provides information about this condition to patients, family members and the health care community.


• Mastocytosis Society, Inc. - self help society for sufferers.


• American Melanoma Foundation - offers information on skin care, sun protection tips, melanoma, research, and clinical trials.


• Melanoma Foundation - center for diagnosis and research into melanoma and skin cancer.


• Coping With Meniere's Disease - online support group for people who suffer from this or vestibular disorders. Includes a forum, chat room, links, and more.


• Meniere's Disease - American Academy of Otolaryngology


• Meniere's Disease and Allergies - exploring the relationship between allergies and vestibular disorders.


• Meningitis Information Resource - links and some basic information.


• Meningococcal Disease


• Meningococcal Meningitis - facts on the disease, it's spread and signs and symptoms.


• Menorrhagia - definition, causes, and treament information.


• Micro & Anophthalmic Childrens Society (MACS) - includes information about Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia, Coloboma and related conditions.


• Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia - dedicated to families looking for information on microphthalmia and anophthalmia.


• Microphthalmia Chat - chatroom for parents of children with microphthalmia and anophthalmia.


• Migraine - Doctor's Guide to the Internet - medical news and information for patients.


• Migraine Association of Canada - source of education and information on migraine and its medical, social and economic effects.


• Migraines - for those with Migraines to come and gather information, references and support.


• European Mitochondrial Disease Network


• United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation - to promote research for cures and treatments of and provide support to affected families.


• Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome - personal page devoted to this condition, offering helpful links to learn more.


• Society for Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome - nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to spreading the word about MVP syndrome.


• Moebius Syndrome Foundation


• Getting Through Mononucleosis


• Mononucleosis - provides sign, syptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information.


• Morning Sickness


• Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy


• Relieving Morning Sickness - information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.


• Motion Sickness - Medical College of Wisconsin offers information on prevention and treatment.


• Preventing Motion Sickness - travel tips on how to keep motion sickness at bay.


• Mucopolysaccharidosis


• National MPS Society - for Mucopolysaccharide disorders. Society history, activities and membership information.


• Dispossessed - living with multiple chemical sensitivities


• Chemically Sensitive Resources


• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - information about environmental illness and multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome, non-toxic living, the health hazards of perfume, fabric softeners, and air fresheners.


• World of Multiple Sclerosis - international cooperative effort utilising experts in all areas of MS to offer current and useful information to all members of the MS community.


• MS Direct Multiple Sclerosis Support


• Betaseron MS Resource Center - information for people with MS, health professionals, and Internet users interested in MS.


• MS crossroads - Multiple sclerosis info and links for patients, doctors and researchers.


• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy


• Muscular Dystrophy Ireland


• Ask Noah About: Muscular Dystrophy


• Ask Noah About: Myasthenia Gravis


• Myasthenia Gravis - links to information sources valuable to patients.


• Multiple Myeloma


• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - created to fund cancer research for multiple myeloma to improve patient outcomes and to find a cure for the disease.


• Multiple Myeloma Research Web Server - a resource for investigators studying the molecular and cellular biology of plasma cell neoplasms.


• Myopathy & Neuromuscular Junction Differential Diagnosis


• CARMEN - an EU concerted action for collaboration in research on metabolic myopathies.


• Myopia (Near-sightedness)


• Myopia Myth - makes the claim that nearsightedness is not inherited but is caused by excessive close work such as reading. It can be prevented or improved without surgery.


• Mothers Against Munchausen Allegations - formed in response to the growing number of false accusations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP).


• Munchausen Syndrome & Factitious Disorders


• Nail Patella Syndrome - genetic condition affecting, finger nails, knees, elbows and eyes. Pictures included.


• Narcolepsy Network - support group for individuals with narcolepsy, their families and friends.


• Narcolepsy Research Project - group of clinicians and investigators dedicated to improving the care of narcoleptic patients.


• Group A Streptococcus - may cause infections that range from mild "strep throat" or impetigo, to severe and even life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.


• National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation (NNFF) - non-profit organization for education, resources and support in regard to necrotizing fasciitis (the flesh-eating bacteria).


• Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc. - provides information for patients and professionals dealing with all forms of diabetes insipidus: neurogenic/central, nephrogenic, gestagenic and dipsogenic.


• Diabetes Insipidus and Related Disorders Network - support group for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, central diabetes insipidus, NDI, and CDI.


• Causes of Neuroblastoma - identifying causes improves odds of remission. Evidence suggests warnings for living near agriculture and exposure to certain pesticides.


• Neuroblastoma - information about this predominantly early childhood cancer.


• National Neurofibromatosis Foundation - information for patients, families, and healthcare professionals.


• Neurofibromatosis, Inc. - nonprofit providing information and assistance to individuals and families affected by this disease and related disorders.


• Neupogen - helps bone marrow make neutrophils, a white blood cell that helps the body fight infection. Also has information about neutropenia, a common side effect of chemotherapy.


• Neutropenia Support Assoc. Inc - a registered non-profit charity to increase awareness and understanding.


• Jaundice in Healthy Newborns


• Jaundice - What It Is and Why Babies Get It


• Learning About Jaundice - from the La Leche League.


• Niemann-Pick Disease - information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.


• Niemann Pick Disease Group (UK) - provides support and services for families and patients with Niemann-Pick, a rare genetic disease leading to neurological impairment.


• Night Terror Resource Center - information about the research of night terrors and the medications used.


• Sleep Concerns: Night Terrors - why it happens and what you can do about it.


• WetBuster - interactive bedwetting site for kids, teens, parents, and their health care providers.


• International Enuresis Research Center - deals with involountary bedwetting.


• Infection Control Program - will be investigating and controlling nosocomial infections in hospitals, longe-term care facilities, and other medical facilities.


• Hospital Infections Program - dedicated to assisting the Public Health Service, state and local health departments, hospitals, and professional organizations worldwide in the prevention and control of nosocomial infections.


• Hospital-acquired Infection Rates


• Nystagmus


• American Nystagmus Network


• Obesity.com - news, information and online community support for people concerned with health, fitness, and weight issues and weight loss.


• Association for Morbid Obesity Support - includes an insurance directory, peer support forum, and weight loss resources.


• Obesity Online - multidisciplinary forum for research and treatment of massive obesity including surgery, plastics, dietetics, nutrition, psychiatry, endocrinology, nursing, and allied health.


• Science of Obesity and Weight Control - extensive writing for laymen and physicians. Hundreds of links to WWW science. Phentermine and fenfluramine (the Phen/Fen diet) discussed.


• Awareness Foundation for OCD and Related Disorders - combines the expertise and experience of dynamic workshop speakers with the emotional impact of film to increase professional, educational, and public understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related disorders.


• Doubt and Other Disorders - offers one man's account of his experience with OCD, as well as resources on symptoms and recovery, support groups, and chat.


• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation - includes definition, newsletter, services, and more.


• Onychomycosis - localized infection of the nail or nail bed caused by a pathogenic fungus.


• Oppositional Defiance Disorder Support Group - support group for parents and educators.


• Facts About Oral Cancer - review article by Dr. Gregg Bobier.


• Oral Cancer


• Children's Brittle Bone Foundation, The (CBBF) - dedicated to providing funds for research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and eventual cure for Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).


• Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.


• Osteoporosis Center, The - a site developed for the education and diagnosis of osteoporosis.


• Osteoporosis in Men


• Osteoporosis Online - presented by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. Provides up-to-date information on the risks, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.


• Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology - educational site about osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases from an academic clinical physician-researcher.


• Earache & Otitis Media - causes, symptoms, and treatment of otitis media are discussed as well as a brief summary of middle ear function.


• Canadian National Ovarian Cancer Coalition - to save women's lives by raising awareness about ovarian cancer and to promote education, issues and problems to the general population and the medical community.


• Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry - provides information and links on ovarian cancer.


• Ovarian Cancer National Alliance - unites the efforts of grassroots activists, women's health advocates, and health care professionals to focus national attention on ovarian cancer.


• Ovarian Cancer Alliance Canada (OCAC) - providing support and information to those with the disease, those at increased risk, families, friends, and medical professionals.


• Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders - national voluntary health agency which provides information and programs for consumers and medical professionals.


• National Association for the Relief of Paget's Disease - a registered charity with the aim of encouraging, promoting, and assisting research into the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.


• Pancreas Cancer - information from Cancer Information & Support International.


• Pancreatic Tumor Study Group - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - informing physicians and patients about the latest in treatment options and research.


• Pancreatitis [healthanswers.com] - includes definition, causes, symptoms, and more.


• Pancreatitis Patients Support Group (PPSG) - hopes to increase awareness of the latest treatments.


• Pancreatitis Supporters Network - established to educate the public about this condition.


• Panic Disorders Institute - outpatient evaluation and treatment for the medical aspects of the panic disorders.


• Anxiety-Panic Internet Resource - information on various types of anxiety based disorders.


• Parkinson Glossary - definitions of clinical terms relating to the disease.


• Parkinson's Disease Information - offers resources and information for individuals living with Parkinson's Disease. Includes articles and information concering quality of life issues.


• Pallidotomy - offering information on Parkinson's disease and the pallidotomy surgery which relieves symptoms.


• Rombergs Connection - support group for people with Romberg's.


• Rombergs Syndrome


• Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy


• Bashful Bladders - some people, mostly men, can't pee in public - or even in their own homes. Article by Mary Roach.


• Pee-formance Anxiety - you know you're in trouble when you can't go in a public washroom. Article by Cathy Stapells, Toronto Sun.


• Pectus Excavatum Info - contains information and stories about the condition also known as sunken chest.


• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - information about the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.


• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - information on risk factors, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and impact on fertility.


• National Pemphigus Foundation - non-profit organization promoting education, referrals and support to those suffering from Pemphigus and their care-givers.


• Pemphigus Vulgaris


• Peripheral Vascular Disease - information from the American Heart Association.


• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) - offers information on causes, symptoms, risks, prevention, and treament.


• Phlebitis


• Phlebitis and Thrombosis


• Photosensitive Epilepsy - pre-eminent book on the subject, by Graham Harding and Peter Jeavons.


• Pigmented Villodular Synovitis


• Pityriasis Rosea


• Bubonic Plague


• Plague, The Black


• American Family Physician: Plantar Fasciitis - plus information on other causes of heel pain.


• Plantar Faciitis and Heel Spur Syndrome - contains information and data on symptoms, causes, exercises, and more.


• Plantar Fasciitis - information provided by the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute.


• Pneumonia - Canadian Lung Association


• Childhood Infections - Pneumonia


• Poland's Syndrome - also called Poland's Anomaly, Poland's Sequence and Poland's Syndactyly.


• Polio


• Polio Images: Introduction - on the announcement of the Salk vaccine.


• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)


• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association


• Cures For Pornography Addiction - outlines a personal solution.


• Struggling with Pornography - compilation of suggestions for battling an addiction to pornography.


• Breaking Pornography Addiction - helpful suggestions and advice for overcoming this problem.


• Canadian Porphyria Foundation


• American Prophyria Foundation


• Post Traumatic Stress Resources


• Trauma Information Pages - information resources concerning Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for clinicians and researchers in the field.


• Post-Natal Depression - information for men.


• Post-partum Depression


• Postpartum Depression - social support network, information center, and research guide, sponsored by IUP and Postpartum Support International.


• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia


• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - patient's report on causes, symptoms, and treatment. Latest research is detailed.


• Prader-Willi Syndrome


• Yale Child Study Center Program for Prader-Willi Syndrome - provides diagnostic assessment, treatment, and opportunities to participate in research.


• Preeclampsia


• Facts About Preeclampsia


• Family Internet: Precocious Puberty


• Pregnancy Loss - miscarriage support, pregnancy loss references, a tribute to my unborn baby, and links to other miscarriage sites.


• Hygeia - devoted to the subject matter of grieving and loss as it pertains to pregnancy loss, genetic complications, miscarriage, neonatal loss.


• Miscarriage by Dawn Banks George - a very common experience that can be emotionally and physically difficult.


• PMS Solutions - compilation of information related to the symptoms, diagnosis, medical treatment, and alternative treatment of PMS. Also offers a PMS test.


• PMS Center - description and symptoms: psychological, postpartum depression, learning disabilities, etc.


• Guide to Medicinal Herbs: PMS


• Priapism - The Hidden Pain - written from the perspective of a Sickle-Cell Anemia sufferer.


• Priapism General Information - includes definition, what to expect, how to treat, and when to seek medical treatment.


• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Support Group


• PBC Foundation, The - charity supporting sufferers of the Liver Disease Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.


• Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. - dedicated to finding a cure to the premature aging disease, as well as educating the public.


• Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome - a rare aging disease that is fatal.


• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - KUMC


• PSP Europe Association - for patients, carers and doctors interested in progressive supranuclear palsy.


• Prostate Cancer InfoLink - a one-stop resource for patients with prostate cancer, their families and friends, and interested health care providers.


• Prostate Cancer Page - diagnosis, staging, treatment options, specialists, investigational studies and current research, for health professionals and patients alike.


• Cancer-Prostate.com - contains information on the disease and treatments.


• Prostatitis - sponsored bu the Prostatitis Foundation.


• Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Enlarged prostate (BPH) - A guide to BPH-related information and resources for professionals and patients.


• Proteus Syndrome Foundation - not-for-profit organization founded to educate, support and raise money to find a cure for Proteus Syndrome.


• Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (Razor Bumps)


• Psoriasis Remission


• Psoriasis [serv.net]


• Psoriosis Help Group


• Mental Health Net: Pyromania Symptoms


• First Aid: Animal Bites


• Rabies - description, information and links to other pages on rabies.


• Rabies Preexposure - Traveler Information


• CCOHS: Raynaud's Phenomenon - includes the Taylor-Pelmear scale system, which classifies vibration-induced Raynaud's phenomenon.


• NHLBI: Raynaud's Phenomenon - an overview of the condition, including the differences between primary and secondary Raynaud's, and contact information for relevant organizations.


• Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association - offers information on both conditions, as well as books, videotapes, and descriptions of research projects.


• Attachment Disorder - offers support and information.


• Reactive Attachment Disorder


• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Coalition - international organization focused in providing medical, social, and therapeutic information on RSD.


• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) - includes links to related topics.


• RSD Syndromes


• Repetitive Strain Injury - students and instructors alike need to be aware of the hazard of Repetitive Strain Injury to the hands and arms resulting from the use of computer keyboards and mice.


• Tennis Elbow Central - contains an overview of the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and resources available to sufferers.


• Repetitive Strain Injury Info - advice and treatment.


• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Clinical Network - network which carries out multi-center clinical trials of therapeutic agents for ARDS.


• Respiratory Distress Syndrome Foundation - raises money for research into the cure for RDS, a common, highly fatal complication that follows a variety of illnesses, traumas and surgeries.


• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Info Center - information resource provides health care professionals and parents access to the latest trends, diagnostic tests, treatments and clinical research respective to RSV.


• RSV Prevention Information Center - includes informatin on risk, related links, and FAQs.


• Restless Legs Syndrome Support Site - dedicated to supporting as many as 12 million people who suffer from RLS and to educate the medical community that this disorder is physical and treatable.


• Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation - provides information about RLS to patients and medical community regarding symptoms, and support resources.


• Retinitis Pigmentosa and Retinal Degeneration in Australia - provides information on mailing lists, chats, research, adaptive equipment and support organisations for people affected by RD, from an Australian perspective.


• Guide to Retinitis Pigmentosa


• British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society


• Rett Syndrome Association UK - registered charity that supports girls and women disabled by this complex neurological disorder, and their families and carers.


• Rett Syndrome Research Foundation - mission is to fund, promote and accelerate biomedical research for the treatment and cure of Rett Syndrome.


• Rheumatic Fever - provides information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.


• Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease


• National Rosacea Society - comprehensive info on this widespread facial skin condition, including the patient newsletter, Rosacea Review, disease management tools and reference material.


• Salmonella enteritidis Infection - from the Center for Disease Control


• Kidshealth.org: Salmonellosis - information about the foodborne illness caused by the bacteria salmonella. Discusses various types, symptoms, and treatment.


• National Sarcoidosis Resource Center - provides information about sarcoidosis, including physicians and health providers in your area. Also assists with locating support groups and fellow sufferers.


• Sarcoid Survivors of Canada - offers patient registry and news for Canadian patients.


• Sarcoidosis Online Sites - S.O.S. sorts through sarcoidosis related web pages to compile the best sources for accurate information.


• Schistosomiasis


• Schistosomiasis (or Bilharziasis) - info from the World Health Organization Division of Control of Tropical Disease.


• Schizophrenia.com - information and discussions, monthly email newsletter, and more.


• Successful Schizophrenia - a radical perspective on 'schizophrenia.'


• Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - produced by The British Columbia Friends Of Schizophrenia Society.


• Surviving Scleroderma - resource with lots of links to use to survive.


• - includes news, personal stories, information on non-profits, chat, books, and links to scleroderma information.


• Web Directory: Scleroderma


• International Scoliosis Research Center - serves the public and chiropractic profession by increasing their awareness and understanding of scoliosis, its early diagnosis/detection, prevention and treatment.


• Internet Scoliosis Club - helping people with Scoliosis, and those who come into contact with it.


• Living Through Scoliosis - family journal of a daughter being diagnosed with scoliosis, support for other families dealing with the same situation.


• Sea Sickness Cures - details of causes and medications.


• Seasickness - summary of causes and things to avoid.


• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - about light, depression, and melatonin as it relates to the disorder.


• Seasonal Depression - contains general information including a short film.


• Self Injury - includes suggestions on how to overcome the urge to self-injure.


• Cutting and Self-Mutilation


• S.A.F.E. in Canada - Self-Abuse Finally Ends.


• Sensory Integration


• Sensory Integration International - bringing together professionals, individuals, families, and researchers who want to know more about sensory integration.


• Sensory Integration Resource Center - provides links to Internet resources and research about Sensory Integration Dysfunction for parents, educators, occupational therapists and physicians.


• Sex Addiciton Help - providing general information about sexual addiction, professional treatment options, a self test, information for partners of sex addicts, and self help programs.


• Online Sexual Addiction - provides education and support to people concerned about their own or others compulsive sexual behavior on the World Wide Web.


• Sexual Recovery Institute


• Shaken Baby Alliance - national non-profit organization providing support and resources to families and professionals.


• Shaken Baby Syndrome NISRS - national information, support and referral service on shaken baby syndrome.


• Information About Shaken Baby Syndrome - fact sheet for professionals.


• Preventing Shin Splints - from the Fitness and Sports Medicine Health Library.


• Shin Splints - information and graphics provided by the American Running and Fitness Association.


• Shin Splints Data - term used to describe pain in the lower leg that occurs during exercise.


• RxMed - Herpes Zoster


• Shingles


• Shwachman Syndrome Support Group - provides disease information, advocates research and assistance to families.


• Shwachman Syndrome Support Network


• Web Directory: Shy-Drager & Parkinson's - includes links to information on the conditions, treatment, and support groups.


• Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) - FAQ on the sporadic, progressive, adult onset disorder characterized by autonomic dysfunction, Parkinsonism, and ataxia in any combination.


• National Institutes of Health: Shy-Drager Syndrome - information about the disease, diagnosis, treatment, and research.


• Shyness - resources on shyness and social phobia.


• Shy and Free


• Resources for Shy People


• Sickle Cell Anemia


• Sickle Cell Anemia Information


• Sickle Cell Information Center - mission is to provide sickle cell patient and professional education, news, research updates and world wide resources.


• Sinus Care Center - covers a wide variety of disorders, including nose and sinus, and ear and hearing disorders.


• SinusCare.com - includes reference information on Sinusitis and related airway diseases.


• Pediatric Sinus Disease


• Sjogren's Syndrome