AGING:
National Institute on Aging
1-800-222-2225 (8:30 - 5:00 ET) Information and referrals.
ALLERGY:
American Academy of Allergy and
Immunology 1-800-822-2762 (8:30 - 5:00 ET).
National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases 1-301-496-5717 (8:30 - 5:00 ET).
ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE:
The University of
Pittsburgh's Alternative Medicine Home Page
ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE:
Alzheimer's Association
1-800-272-3900 (8:00 - 5:00 CT).
ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis Foundation
1-800-283-7800 (24-hr recording).
National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 301-495-4484
(8:30 - 5:00 ET).
BREAST CANCER:
Y-Me National Organization for
Breast Cancer Information Support Program 1-800-221-2141
(9-5 CT) Presurgery counseling, treatment information, peer
support, patient literature and referrals.
CANCER:
American Cancer Society
1-800-ACS-2345 (24-hr recording).
Cancer
Information Service of the
National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER. CancerFax
(National Cancer Institute) 1-800-624-2511 (24-hr) Faxes Current
patient and professional information about causes, diagnoses and
treatments for all forms of cancer.
Gray Laboratories Cancer
Research Trust
OncoLink Information
on most types of cancer provided by the University of
Pennsylvania; has many links to other useful sites.
CHRONIC FATIQUE
SYNDROME:
CFIDS Association 1-800-422-3437 (24-hr recording).
COSMETIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:
American Society of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1-800-635-0635 (8:30 -
4:30 CT) Information and referrals.
DENTISTRY:
American Dental
Association
National Institute of Dental
Research 1-301-496-4261 (8:30 - 5:00 ET).
DIABETES:
American Diabetes Association 1-800-342-2383 (9-5 ET).
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1-301-496-3583
(8:30 - 5 ET).
DISEASE
PREVENTION:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 404-332-4555
(8-4:30 ET; 24-hr recording) Information on infections,
epidemics and immunization.
DRUG/ALCOHOL
ABUSE:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1-800-729-6686 (8-7 ET) Information on alcohol, drugs and
tobacco provided by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP),National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
EATING DISORDERS:
National Center
for Overcoming Overeating 212-875-0442 Information about
binge eating disorder (24-hr recording).
ENDOMETRIOSIS:
Endometriosis
Association 1-800-922-3636 (24-hr recording).
ENVIRONMENT AND
HEALTH:
Environmental Health
Clearinghouse 1-800-643-4794 (9-8 ET) Scientists from the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences answer
questions related to environment and illness.
EYE DISEASE
National Eye Institute 301-496-5248 (8:30-5 ET).
American Academy of Ophthalmology's Eyenet Graphics
depicting eye anatomy; information on conditions and treatments.
FIBROMYALGIA:
Fibromyalgia Alliance of American
614-457-4222 (10-6 ET; 24-hr recording).
HEARING:
National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 1-800-241-1044
(voice 8:30-5 ET) 1-800-241-1055 (TDD/TTY/TT).
HEART DISEASE:
National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute 301-251-1222 (8:30 - 5 ET).
INCONTINENCE:
The Simon
Foundation for Continence 1-800-237-4666 (24-hrs) Quarterly
newsletter and other publications.
INFERTILITY:
Resolve 617-623-0744 (9-4
ET).
LUNG DISEASE:
American Lung Association
1-800-LUNG-USA (9-4:30 ET) Information on respiratory disease.
LYME DISEASE:
Lyme Disease Foundation 1-800-866-LYME (24-hr recording).
MEDICATION:
Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research 301-594-1012 (8-4:30 ET) The Food
and Drug Administration's hotline for information about
medicines.
MENOPAUSE:
North American Menopause
Society Midwife Women's Network 1-800-886-4354 (8-5 CT)
Information and referrals.
MENTAL HEALTH:
Grief Recovery Hotline
1-800-445-4808 (9-5 PT) Information on recovering from loss.
The National Institute of
Mental Health 1-301-443-4513 (8:30 - 4:30).
Panic Disorder Information Line
1-800-64-PANIC (24-hr recording).
Internet Mental
Health Home Page
NEUROLOGICAL
DISORDERS:
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-301-496-5751 (8:30 - 5
ET) Provides brochures and fact sheet.
NUTRITION:
American Dietetic Association
Nutrition Hotline 1-800-336-1655 Information from and
referrals to registered dieticians (experts: 9-4 CT; recorded
messages 8-8 CT).
OSTEOPOROSIS:
National Osteoporosis Foundation 202-223-2226 (8-5 ET).
PARENTING:
National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development 301-496-5133 (8-5 ET).
PMS:
PMS Access
1-800-222-4767 for information; 1-800-558-7046 for referrals to
physicians in your area (9-5 CT).
RARE DISEASES
National Organization of Rare
Diseases 1-800-999-6673 (9-5 ET; 24-hr recording).
