Acupuncture

Addiction

See also Alcoholism
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (US Dept. of HHS)
HabitSmart
Long Island Recovery Advocates
National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month

ADHD (see also Learning Disabilities)

CHADD of Nassau County
Feingold® Association

AIDS

Alcoholism

See also Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon/Alateen
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Nassau InterGroup of AA

Allergy

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Allergy/Asthma Information Association (CA)
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Ctr. (US NIA)
Columbia U. Taub Inst. for Research on Alzheimer's Disease
Cure Research Foundation
Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
NYU Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

ALS Assn. Greater New York Chapter
ALS Survival Guide

Animal Assistants

Assistance Dogs International
Canine Companions for Independence
Delta Society
Dogs for the Deaf
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
Guide Dogs of America
International Assn. of Assistance Dog Partners
Seeing Eye

Anthrax

Anthraxvaccine.org (Meryl Nass, MD)
KidsHealth
MEDLINEplus
NY State Department of Health
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US DOD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
US Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
US Dept. of State Intl. Health Affairs Fact Sheet
US Dept. of State Intl. Info. Programs
US Office of Personnel Mgt.

Arthritis

Asperger's Syndrome (See alsoAutism)

Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S.
Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome

Asthma

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Allergy/Asthma Information Association (CA)
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
AsthmaMoms
Natl. Asthma Education & Prevention Prog.

Autism (See also Asperger's Syndrome)

AHA/AS/PDD
Autism Foundation of NY
Autism Info
Autism National Committee
Autism Network International
Autism Research Institute
Autism Resources
Autism Treatment Info
Autism Society of America
AutismLawyers911.com
Center for the Study of Autism
DeafAutism
Families for Early Autism Treatment
Natl. Institutes of Mental Health

Blindness

American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
Guide Dogs of America
Helen Keller Svcs. for the Blind
Nassau BOCES Program for Vision Svcs.
National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities
National Eye Institute
Natl. Federation of the Blind
Prevent Blindness America
Seeing Eye
SKI-HI Institute

Blood

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
New York Blood Center
Red Cross

Bone & Joint Disorders

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Paget's Disease
United States Bone and Joint Decade

Breast Cancer

Cancer

See also:

Breast Cancer
Leukemia
Ovarian Cancer
Prostate Disease

Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, & Educ.
American Brain Tumor Association
American Cancer Society
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of Cancer Online Resources
BoneTumor.org
Cancer Care
Cure Research Foundation
CancerSource
Colorectal Cancer Network
The Miracle Foundation
National Cancer Institute
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Pancreatica
Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
Women's Cancer Network

Cerebral Palsy

Child Abuse

Coalition on Child Abuse & Neglect

Clinical Trials

CenterWatch
ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

Coma

Conjoined Twins

Conjoined Twins International

Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis and Positional Plagiocephaly Support

Crohn's Disease

Cystitis

Interstitial Cystitis Association
Interstitial Cystitis Network

Deafness

About Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Adelphi U. Hy Weinberg Ctr. for Communication Disorders
Alexander Graham Bell Assn. for the Deaf
American Academy of Audiology
American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
American Music Therapy Association
Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss
Assn. of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Auditory/Oral School of New York
Auditory Neuropathy Information
Auditory-Verbal International
Auditory-Verbal Learning Institute
Beth Israel Hearing, Speech-Language & Learning Ctr.
Bilateral Cochlear Implant Group
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
British Cochlear Implant Group
Canadian Hearing Society
CARTinfo
CARTWheel
Children's Hearing Institute
CI Circle (Pediatric Cochlear Implant listserv)
CI Hear
Cleary School for the Deaf
Cochlear Implant Association
Cochlear Implants (FDA)
Deaf Education & Access Foundation
Deaf Welcome Foundation
DeafAutism
Deafness Research Foundation
DeafZone
Dogs for the Deaf
The EAR Foundation
Ear Surgery Information Center
Educational Audiology Association
Hands & Voices
Healthy Hearing
Hearing Concern (UK)
Hearing Education & Awareness for Rockers
Hearing Exchange
The Hearing Informer
Hearing Loss Web
Hope for Hearing
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People
Larent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (Gallaudet Univ.)
League for the Hard of Hearing
Let Them Hear Foundation
Listen Up
LIJ Hearing & Speech Center
LI Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Mill Neck Family of Organizations
My Baby's Hearing
Nassau BOCES Preschool Hearing Services
Nassau BOCES Program for Hearing Services
National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities
National Association of the Deaf
National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management
National Cued Speech Association
National Institute on Deafness
NY University Cochlear Implant Center
Rienzi Foundation for Cochlear Implant Research
SHHH
Signing Exact English Center
SKI-HI Institute
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Prog. Assn.
Temporal Bone Registry

Dentistry

Academy of General Dentistry
American Dental Association
Floss.com
NY State Office of the Professions

Dermatology

American Academy of Dermatology
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

Developmental Disabilities (See also Learning Disabilities)

American Music Therapy Association
Assn. for Children With Down Syndrome
Assn. for the Help of Retarded Children
Assn. for the Neurologically Disabled of Canada
Special Friends with Down Syndrome
Williams Syndrome Association
Working Organization for Retarded Children & Adults

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
Cure Research Foundation
Diabetes.com
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Intl.

Digestive Diseases

American College of Gastroenterology
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Intl. Foundtn. for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association
Natl. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Soc. of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Directories & Indices

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Case Mgt. Resource Guide
CBS HealthWatch
Discovery Health
DrKoop.com
eMedicine
familydoctor.org (Amer. Acad. of Family Physicians)
FreeMedicalJournals.com
Gale Health & Wellness Resource Ctr. 
Harvard Med. School Family Health Gd.
Health Forums
Health Pages
HealthFinder
HealthGate
HealthHelp
HealthLinkUSA
HealthWeb
InfoTrac Health Reference Center
Mayo Clinic
Medical News Today (UK)
Medscape
National Health Information Center
Natl. Library of Medicine's PubMed
US Consumer Gateway
Web MD
Who Named It?

Disaster Relief

American Red Cross in Nassau County
Disaster Relief
Emergency Email Network
Federal Emergency Management Agency
NY State Emergency Management Office (SEMO)

Diseases

American Academy of Family Physicians
Cure Research Foundation
HealingWell
US Centers for Disease Control & Prev.
World Health Organization (UN)

Doctors

ADA Find a Dentist
AMA Physician Select
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Bd. of Medical Specialties
Empire Plan Directory
Medical Society of the State of New York
NYS Office of Professional Medical Conduct
NY State Physician Profile
Reference USA Health Care Database
US Surgeon General
Web MD

Dyslexia (See also Learning Disabilities)

International Dyslexia Association

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Council of LI
National Eating Disorders Association

Epilepsy

American Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island

Fraud

Health Care Bureau (NY State Atty. Gen.)
Quackwatch

Growth Disorders

Turner Syndrome Society

Gynecology

American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
American Soc. for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
Gynecologic Oncology
Internatl. Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics (FIGO)
Internatl. Soc. for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease
National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group (UK)
National Vulvodynia Association
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Vulvar Pain Foundation

Heart Disease

American Assn. of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehab.
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
Cure Research Foundation
Mended Hearts
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Hemochromatosis

American Hemochromatosis Society
Canadian Hemochromatosis Society
Haemochromatosis Society (UK)
Hemochromatosis Foundation
Iron Disorders Institute
Iron Overload Diseases Association

Herpes

American Herpes Foundation
American Social Health Association
International Herpes Management Forum

Home Care

Home Care Association of New York State
Home Health Compare
Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island

Hospice & Palliative Care

Children's Hospice International
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of NY State
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Hospice Education Institute
Hospice Foundation of America
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Hospitals

American Hospital Directory
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Healthcare Association of New York State
Hospital Compare (US Dept. of HHS)
Jt. Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Orgs.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center
Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council
Nassau University Medical Center
North Shore - LIJ Health System
St. Francis Hospital
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Winthrop University Hospital

Hydrocephalus

Australian Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Assn.
 Hydrocephalus Assocation
Hydrocephalus Foundation
International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
National Hydrocephalus Foundation
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Assn. of Canada

Insurance

BenefitsCheckUp
Child Health Plus
Citizens' Health Care Working Group
Empire Plan
Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program
NY State Health Care Bureau
NY State Health Insurance ICA Program
NY State Partnership for Long-Term Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US DOH)

Medicaid
Medicare
State Children's Hlth. Ins. Prog.

Veterans Health Administration

Kidney Disease

American Society of Nephrology
National Kidney Foundation

LaCrosse Virus

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US DOH)
Directors of Health Promotion and Education
Nassau County Dept. of Health
US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
Wadsworth Center (NY State Dept. of Health)

Learning Disabilities

American Music Therapy Association
Center for Learning Differences
See also: Developmental Disabilities
LD OnLine
Learning Disabilities Info
National Center for Learning Disabilities
See also: Nonverbal Learning Disorders
See also: Sensory Processing Disorders

Leukemia

Lice

National Pediculosis Association

Lightning Survivors

Lightning Strike & Electric Shock Survivors Intl.
LightningStrike Group
National Weather Service

Lupus

Lupus Alliance of America
Lupus Foundation of America
Lupus Foundation of Long Is./Queens
Maureen Pratt
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation

Lyme Disease

Malpractice

Center for Medical Consumers
See also: Doctors
NYS Office of Professional Medical Conduct
NY State Office of the Professions

Meningitis

Meningitis Angels
Meningitis Foundation of America
Meningitis Research Foundation (UK)
Meningitis Trust (UK)

Menopause

A Friend Indeed
International Menopause Society
North American Menopause Society

Meniere's Disease

Dizziness-and-Balance.com (Timothy C. Hain, MD)
Meniere's Disease Information Center
Vestibular Disorders Association

Mental Health

American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Counseling Association
American Music Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
Center for Mental Health Services
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Depression Screening
Family and Children's Association
Get Mental Help
Long Island Crisis Center
Mental Health Association of Nassau County
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Social Workers
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
Natl. Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
NYS Office of Mental Health
New York State Psychological Association
Recovery, Inc.
SADAssociation (UK)
Samaritans (Suicide Prevention)
Selective Mutism Group~Childhood Anxiety Network

Metabolic Disorders

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

Migraine

American Council for Headache Education
American Headache Society
Help for Headaches (CA)
MAGNUM (National Migraine Association)
Migraine Action Association (UK)
Migraine Association of Ireland
Migraine-Notes
Migraine Trust (UK)
National Headache Foundation
World Headache Alliance

Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

Neurofibromatosis

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

Nonverbal Learning Disorders

NLDline
NLD on the Web!
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association

Nursing Homes

Eldercare
Nursing Home Compare (Medicare)

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association
Feingold® Association

Osteoporosis

International Osteoporosis Foundation
National Osteoporosis Foundation
NIH Osteoporosis & Related Bone Dis. - Natl. Res. Ctr.

Ostomy

International Ostomy Association
United Ostomy Association
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

Ovarian Cancer

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance

Paget's Disease

Natl. Assn. for the Relief of Paget's Disease (UK)
Paget Foundation

Pain

American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Board of Pain Medicine
American Chronic Pain Association
American Pain Foundation
Mayday Pain Project
Palliative Care

Parkinson's Disease

Physical Disabilities

Access Board
Achilles Track Club
American Occupational Therapy Assn.
Coalition for Disabled Musicians
Long Island Center for Independent Living
Nassau County Off. for the Phys. Disabled

Poison

Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center

Prescription Drugs

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
NassauRx Prescription Discount Card
NYS Atty. General's Prescription Drug Price Website

Progeria

Progeria Research Foundation

Prostate Disease

Reye's Syndrome

National Reye's Syndrome Foundation

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

NY State Dept. of Health
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization

Scleroderma

Scleroderma Foundation

Scoliosis

Sensory Processing Disorders

KID Foundation
Sensory Integration International

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

Sleep

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Narcolepsy Institute
Narcolepsy Network
National Sleep Foundation

Smallpox

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Speech Disorders

American Speech-Language Hearing Assn.
Apraxia-Kids (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association)
LIJ Hearing & Speech Center
NYS Off. of the Professions (Speech/Lang. Pathologists)
Stuttering Foundation of America

Spina Bifida

Australian Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Assn.
 International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Assn. of Canada
Spina Bifida Association of America

Stroke

Surgery

YourSurgery.Com

Technology

ABLEDATA (US Dept. of Education)
Alliance for Technology Access
Center for Assistive Technology (SUNY Buffalo)
FDA Ctr. for Devices & Radiological Health

Tinnitus

Transplants

New York Organ Donor Network
NATCO (Organization for Transplant Professionals)
United Network for Organ Sharing

Transportation

Mercy Medical Airlift
National Patient Travel HELPLINE

Urology

American Foundation for Urologic Disease

Vaccination

National Vaccine Program Office

Violence

Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Family and Children's Association
Mercy First
Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE)

West Nile Virus

Nassau County Dept. of Health
NY City Dept. of Health
NY State Dept. of Health
US Center for Disease Control