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- Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Allan H. Bruckheim, M.D.
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- ASSOCIATIONS and FOUNDATIONS
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- ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
- P.O.Box 459
- Grand Central Station
- New York, NY 10163
- (212) 686-1100
- For both men and women who share the common
- problems of alcoholism.
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- ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
- 919 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1000
- Chicago, IL 60611
- 1-800-272-3900
- Patient and family services to aid present
- and future victims and caregivers.
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- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
- 1599 Clifton Road, NE.
- Atlanta, GA 30329
- 1-800-ACS-2345
- Supports education and research in cancer
- prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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- AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
- 1660 Duke Street
- Alexandria, VA 22314
- 1-800-232-3472
- Publishes educational and nutritional
- information, for adult and juvenile diabetics.
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- AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
- 7272 Greenville Avenue
- Dallas, Texas 75231
- (214) 373-6300
- Supports research and education to reduce
- death and disability from heart disease.
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- AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION
- 1425 Pompton Avenue
- Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
- 1-800-223-0179
- Provides educational literature on many
- diseases that affect the liver.
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- AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
- 1740 Broadway
- New York, NY 10019-4374
- (212) 315-8787
- Provides general and care information on lung
- disease and stop-smoking programs.
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- AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
- P.O.Box 13827
- Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
- (919) 361-8400
- Information, and education on sexually
- transmitted (STD) or venereal diseases.
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- ANXIETY DISORDERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
- (Formerly PHOBIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA)
- 6000 Executive Boulivard Suite 513
- Rockville, MD 20852
- (301) 231-9350
- For people who suffer from phobia and
- panic attacks.
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- ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
- 1314 Spring Street
- Atlanta GA 30309
- 1-800-283-7800
- A resource for educational material about
- diagnosis and treatment of arthritis.
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- ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
- 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 305
- Washington, DC 20036
- (202) 265-0265
- Provides information on support services and
- resource materials on asthma and allergy.
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- CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
- 444 Park Avenue South
- New York, NY 10016-7374
- 1-800-932-4237
- Information to patients and their families
- on inflammatory bowel disease.
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- CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
- 6931 Arlington Road
- Bethesda, MD 20814
- 1-800-344-4823
- Provides educational material to patients,
- parents, and health care providers.
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- ECZEMA ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
- 1221 SW Yamhill Suite 303
- Portland, OR 97205
- (503) 228-4430
- Advocacy group providing information and
- education about eczema and skin diseases.
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- EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
- 4351 Garden City Drive
- Landover, MD 20785
- 1-800-EFA-1000
- Provides educational material and resources
- to patients and their families.
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- LEUKEMIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
- 733 Third Avenue
- New York, NY 10017
- (212) 573-8484
- Sponsors programs of research, patient help,
- education and community service.
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- NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
- P.O. Box 9999
- Van Nuys, CA 91409
- (818) 780-3951
- Self-help group offering peer support for narcotic
- addicts and recovered addicts.
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- NATIONAL ALOPECIA AREATA FOUNDATION
- 714 "C" Street Suite 216
- San Rafael, CA 94901
- (415) 456-4644
- Provides information on hair loss and support
- for people with alopecia areata.
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- NATIONAL CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSN.
- 3521 Broadway Suite 222
- Kansas City, MO 64111
- (816) 931-4777
- Organized to educate the public and health
- professionals about the nature of CFS.
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- NATIONAL HEADACHE FOUNDATION
- 5252 N. Western Avenue
- Chicago, IL 60625
- 1-800-843-2256
- Committed to research, education and service
- for the headache sufferer.
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- NATIONAL HEAD INJURY FOUNDATION
- 333 Turnpike Road
- Southboro, MA 01772
- 1-800-444-6443
- Acts as an advocate for head-injured patients
- and support for their families.
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- THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
- 30 East 33rd Street
- New York, NY 10016
- 1-800-622-9010
- Resource for information on kidney and
- urinary tract disease and organ donation.
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- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
- 1021 Prince Street
- Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
- (703) 684-7722
- Advocacy group concerned with all aspects
- of mental health and mental illnesses.
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- NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
- 205 East 42nd Street
- New York, NY 10017-5706
- (212) 986-3240
- A primary resource for information about
- MS research, diagnosis and treatments.
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- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS
- P.O. Box 8923
- New Fairfield, CT 06812
- (203) 746-6518
- Dedicated to helping people with
- Orphan Diseases.
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- NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION
- 2100 M Street N.W. Suite 602
- Washington, DC 20037
- (202) 223-2226
- Information and educational publications
- on diagnosis, prevention and care.
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- NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
- 500 East Remington Road
- Schaumberg, IL 60173
- (708) 843-2020
- Works to prevent blindness through community
- service programs, education and research.
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- NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION
- 8480 East Orchard Road Suite 1000
- Englewood, CO 80110
- (303) 762-9922
- Provides an information exchange system,
- and support network to patients and families.
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- NATIONAL SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ASSN.
- 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 420
- Columbia, MD 21044
- 1-800-221-SIDS
- Offers telephone and local chapter support
- for families of SIDS victims.
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- OCD FOUNDATION, INC.
- P.O. Box 70
- Milford, CT. 06460
- (203) 878-d5669
- For sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder
- and their families and friends.
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- ORTON DYSLEXIA SOCIETY
- 724 York Road
- Baltimore, MD 21204
- (301) 296-0232; 1-800-ABC-D123
- For persons interested in the problems of
- specific language disability.
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- THE PAGET'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
- 200 Varick Street Suite 1004
- New York, NY 10014
- (212) 229-1582
- Voluntary health agency devoted to serving
- patients with Paget's disease of the bone.
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- RECOVERY, INC.
- 802 North Dearborn Street
- Chicago, IL 60610
- (312) 337-5661
- Peer support for former mental patients.
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- THE SIMON FOUNDATION
- P.O.Box 815
- Wilmette, IL 60091
- 1-800-23-SIMON
- Educates the public about the sensitive issue
- of bladder control (incontinence).
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- UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATIONS
- 1522 K Street N.W. Suite 1112
- Washington, DC 20005
- 1-800-872-5827 (National)
- Provides services and assistance,
- counseling and guidance.
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- UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATION
- 36 Executive Park Suite 120
- Irvine, CA 92714
- (714) 660-8624
- Helps ostomy patients return to normal living
- through mutual aid, support and education.
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- UNITED PARKINSON FOUNDATION
- 360 West Superior Street
- Chicago, IL 60610
- (312) 664-2344
- Provides educational resources and referrals
- and publishes a regular newsletter.
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- WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE
- 1909 K Street NW
- Washington, DC 20049
- Cooperative service of the American Assn. of
- Retired Persons, for widows and widowers.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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