Healthy Links
ADDICTION:
Addiction Today Journal
AGING:
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:
Medline Plus: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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)
CANCER:
American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 (24-hr recording)
Cancer Information Service of the National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
American Academy of Pediatrics
Health Resources for Parents, Children and Teens
Mayo Clinic Children’s Health Center
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)
DRUG/ALCOHOL ABUSE:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 1-800-729-6686 (8-7 ET) (CSAP)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
EATING DISORDERS:
National Center for Overcoming Overeating 212-875-0442
ENDOMETRIOSIS:
Endometriosis Association 1-800-922-3636 (24-hr recording)
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH:
Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Environmental Health Clearinghouse 1-800-643-4794 (9-8 ET)
EYE DISEASE
National Eye Institute 301-496-5248 (8:30-5 ET)
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)
HEALTH – GENERAL
Reuters Health and Medical News on the Internet
US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Indiana State Department of Health
HEART DISEASE:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 301-251-1222 (8:30 – 5 ET)
INFERTILITY:
Resolve 617-623-0744 (9-4 ET)
LUNG DISEASE:
American Lung Association 1-800-LUNG-USA (9-4:30 ET)
LYME DISEASE:
Lyme Disease Foundation 1-800-866-LYME (24-hr recording)
MEDICAL DICTIONARY
MEDICATION:
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 301-594-1012 (8-4:30 ET) The Food and Drug
MENOPAUSE:
North American Menopause Society 1-800-886-4354 (8-5 CT)
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)
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-301-496-5751 (8:30 – 5 ET)
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
NUTRITION:
American Dietetic Association Nutrition Hotline 1-800-336-1655 (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:
Womens HealthPMS 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 Disorders 1-800-999-6673 (9-5 ET; 24-hr recording)
SPORTS MEDICINE
American College of Sports Medicine
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
WELLNESS
