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Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
American Council on Alcoholism

Arthritis
Arthritis National Research Foundation
The Arthritis Research Institute Of America (ARIA)

Bladder
National Association for Continence
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Simon Foundation for Incontinence

Cancer
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Cancer Site Finder
National Cancer Institute

Cardiovascular Disease
American Heart Association
The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
CDC's Diabetes and Public Health Resource
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

Eye Care
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
The Glaucoma Foundation
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Thyroid Eye Disease: Understanding Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Foot Care
American Podiatric Medical Association
Lyme Disease Info
The Wound Care Institute, Inc.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
The HPV Test

Influenza (Flu)
fluchannel
avianfluchannel

Kidney
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
National Kidney Foundation
Kidney & Urology Foundation of America

Lung
American Association for Respiratory Care
American Lung Association (ALA)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Menopause
The Australasian Menopause Society
The North American Menopause Society

Mental Health
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
National Mental Health Association
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA

Neurological Disorders
Alzheimer's Association
National Aphasia Association National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
American Stroke Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation

Pain
American Chronic Pain Association, Inc. (ACPA)
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain

Prostate
Prostate Health Directory
Prostatitis Foundation
Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Network

Skin Disorders
American Academy of Dermatology
American Skin Association
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
The National Eczema Society
Skin Cancer Foundation

General Resources
Consumer Health Education Center
Safe Medication