Useful References
USEFUL REFERENCES
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HEALTH TOPICS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
American College of Cardiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
British Herbal Medicine Association
British Holistic Medical Association
British Homeopathic Association
British Medical Acupuncture Society
Complementary Medical Association
Coronary Prevention Group (CPG)
National Institute of Medical Herbalists
NHS Direct (England, Northern Ireland & Wales)
Sexual Dysfunction Association
CANCER
Children`s Brain Tumour Foundation
Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
DEPRESSION
Aware - Helping to Defeat Depression
Mind - National Association for Mental Health
BIPOLAR DISORDER
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
British Heart Foundation (BHF)
DIABETES
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Disorders, Inc.
EMedicineHealth.com
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/heartburn-and-gerd/center.htm
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Sponsored by Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GERD (case sensitive)
GERD Information Resource Center
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/heartburn-and-gerd/center.htm
MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heartburn/basics/definition/con-20019545
MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/gastroesophageal_reflux_disease_gerd/article.htm
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
BREAST CANCER
American Cancer Society
America’s Health Insurance Plans
https://www.ahip.org/browser-update/
ASCO-American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Breastcancer.org
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
http://www.whathealth.com/organizations/b/yme-us.html
Cancer Care, Inc.
Cancer Research Institute
http://www.cancerresearch.org/
CenterWatch Clinical TrialsListing Service
http://www.centerwatch.com/clinical-trials/listings/
Financial Planning Association
The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer Network
Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer (MSDBC)
http://www.mothersdaughters.org/
National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Institutes of Health
www.clinicaltrials.gov (for information on clinical trials)
National Consortium of Breast Centers
www.breastcare.org/ or www.ncbcinc.org/
National Lymphedema Network
Society of Surgical Oncology
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Young Survival Coalition
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Cancer Care, Inc.
Credit Counseling Centers of America/ Money Management International
Hill-Burton Free Care Program
www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/compliance-recovery.htm
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Patient Advocate Foundation
Social Security Administration
Beast Cancer.Org
WEBmed
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer
SEXUAL LIFE AFTER BREAST CANCER
Hope Wellness Center
“Sex and A Healthier You”
ukCancer Back Up
The Center for Intimacy After Cancer Therapy Inc.
The Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR)
The North American Menopause Society
WebMD Health and Sex Guide
National Vulvodynia Association and the International Pelvic Pain Society
www.nva.org and www.pelvicpain.org
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
American Cancer Society
American College of Radiology
American College of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Avon Breast Cancer Foundation
BreastCancer.org
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Cancer Care, Inc.
Fertile Hope
Gilda’s Club Worldwide
Her2 Support
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Mautner Project f or Lesbians with Cancer
Men Against Breast Cancer
www.menagainstbreastcancer.org
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
National Breast Cancer Coalition
National Cancer Institute
NCI Clinical Trials
NCI Genetics
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/BRCA
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Lymphedema Network
Oncology Nursing Society
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Patient Advocate Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Wellness Community
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
Young Survival Coalition
Breast Cancer: Taking Control
www.breastcancertakingcontrol.com
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association xxx
American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
Blood Pressure Association
British Acupuncture Council
British Dietetic Association
British Heart Foundation
British Herbal Medicine Association
British Holistic Medical Association
British Homeopathic Association
British Hypertension Society
British Medical Acupuncture Society
Cardiomyopathy Association
Chest, Heart and Stroke
Chest, Heart and Stroke
Complementary Medical Association
Consumers’ Association
Coronary Prevention Group (CPG)
Curative Hypnotherapy Register
www.curativehypnotherapyregister.co.uk
Department of Health (DoH)
www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/bloodpressure
Diabetes UK
Drinkline (National Alcohol Helpline)
Health Development Agency
Health Which?
www.which.net
Heart UK
Institute for Complementary Medicine
Irish Heart Foundation
National Institute of Medical Herbalists
Natural England
(formerly Countryside Agency)
NHS Direct (England, Northern Ireland & Wales)
NHS Health Scotland
Quit (National Society for Non-Smokers)
Resuscitation Council
Royal Life Saving Society UK
Scottish Heart and Arterial Disease Risk Prevention (SHARP)
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Sexual Dysfunction Association
Smoking
Two good websites to help you stop smoking are
Society of Homeopaths
Sport England
St John Ambulance
Stroke Association
Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom
Women’s Health Concern (WHC)
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Maudsley Parents
National Eating Disorders
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/anorexia-nervosa
NHS
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Anorexia-nervosa/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Resources for Treatment Referrals, Information, and Family Support
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
American Dietetic Association (nutrition information and dietitian referrals)
American Psychological Association
Beat (Beating Eating Disorders) (in the United Kingdom)
Eating Disorders Referral and Information Center
Gürze Books Eating Disorders Resources
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP)
Multiservice Eating Disorders Association (MEDA)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
National Centre for Eating Disorders (in the United Kingdom)
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (in Canada)
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Something Fishy
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED)
HEART ATTACK AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
Organizations
American Heart Association
American Heart Association National Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHLBI Health Information Center
Heart Health Web Sites
APPENDIX
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: www.cdc.gov/cvh/
Early Heart Attack Care: http://ehac.chestpain.org/st-agnes/splashnews2.html
Johns Hopkins Hospital: www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heartdisease.html
Massachusetts General Hospital Health and Wellness Information: www.mgh.harvard.edu/health_info.html
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/diseasesandconditions/
DIABETES
A. Menarini Diagnostics
Aventis Pharma
Distributor of drugs.
Bayer
BD
Diabetes Health Care Division
British Heart Foundation (BHF)
British Parachute Association
British Sub-Aqua Club
CP Pharmaceuticals
Cygnus UK
Department of Health (DoH)
www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/diabetes.htm
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
www.diabeteswellnessnet.org.uk
Diabetes UK
Diesetronic Medical Systems
Disability Alliance
GlaxoSmithKline
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
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Health Development Agency
Heart UK
HeartstartUK see under British Heart Foundation
The Impotence Association (now known as The Sexual Dysfunction Association)
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
Insulin Pump Therapy Group
John Bell & Croyden, Dispensing Pharmacy
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
LifeScan
Eli Lilly Diabetes Care Division
Medic-Alert Foundation
MediSense Britain
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence
National Kidney Federation
Novartis
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
Owen Mumford
Roche Diagnostics
The Royal National Institute of the Blind
.Stroke Association
Sydney University’s Glycaemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS)
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Therasense
Tyco Healthcare
NUTRITION
Academic Journals
International Journal of Sport Nutritionand Exercise Metabolism
Journal of Nutrition
Nutrition Research
Elsevier: Journals Customer Service
www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/NTR
Nutrition
Elsevier: Journals Customer Service
www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/NUT
Nutrition Reviews
International Life Sciences Institute
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ilsi/nure
Obesity Research
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
International Journal of Obesity
Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Journal of the American Medical Association
American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Elsevier: Health Sciences Division
Aging
Administration on Aging
U.S. Health & Human Services
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Health and Age
Sponsored by the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology & The Web-Based Health Education Foundation
National Council on the Aging
International Osteoporosis Foundation
National Institute on Aging
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
American Geriatrics Society
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Canadian Government
Health Canada
National Institute of Nutrition
www.nin.ca/public_html/index.html
Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada
Bureau of Nutritional Sciences
Sir Frederick G. Banting Research Centre
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/food-aliment/ns-sc/e_nutrition.html
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
Canadian Institute for Health Information
CIHI Ottawa
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Nutrition and Professional Organizations
Dietitians of Canada, Canadian Dietetic Association
Canadian Diabetes Association
National Life Building
National Eating Disorder Information Centre
Canadian Pediatric Society
Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders
American Psychiatric Association
Harvard Eating Disorders Center
National Institute of Mental Health
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
National Eating Disorders Association
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.(ANRED)
Overeaters Anonymous
Exercise, Physical Activity, and Sports
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI)
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA)
Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN)
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
American Council on Exercise
IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Food Safety
Food Marketing Institute
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Foodsafety.gov
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Consumer Reports
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Food Safety
www.cspinet.org/foodsafety/index.html
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food Safety Project
Dan Henroid,MS, RD,CFSP
HRIM Extension Specialist and Website Coordinator
Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management
www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety
Organic Consumers Association
Infancy and Childhood
Administration for Children and Families
The American Academy of Pediatrics
Kids health: The Nemours Foundation
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Birth Defects Research for Children, Inc.
USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control-Healthy Youth
International Agencies
UNICEF
World Health Organization
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
International Food Information Council
Pregnancy and Lactation
San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition c/o Children’s Hospital and Health Center
National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
La Leche League
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Professional Nutrition Organizations
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
American Dental Association
American Heart Association
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
The American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
The Society for Nutrition Education
American College of Nutrition
American Obesity Association
American Council on Science and Health
American Diabetes Association
Institute of Food Technologies
ILSI Human Nutrition Institute
Trade Organizations
American Meat Institute
National Dairy Council
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
U.S.A. Rice Federation
U.S. Government
The USDA National Organic Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Trade Commission
Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov
Nutrient Data Laboratory Homepage
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov
The National Cancer Institute
The National Eye Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Weight and Health Management
The Vegetarian Resource Group
American Obesity Association
Anemia Lifeline
The Arc
Bottled Water Web
The Food and Nutrition Board
Institute of Medicine
The Calorie Control Council
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Shape Up America!
World Hunger
Center on Hunger, Poverty, and Nutrition Policy
Freedom from Hunger
Oxfam International
World Watch Institute
The Hunger Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
America’s Second Harvest
Mirror-Mirror (general eating disorders information)
Sari Shepphird, Ph.D. (links to free articles and other resources for patients, families, and professionals)
Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists (dietitian and nutritionist referral Web site)
USDA Nutrition Information
Body Image
Body Positive
Body Image Health Resources)
The BodySense Program (based in Canada)
Eating Disorders Advocacy Organizations
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action (EDC)
www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Maudsley Therapy Resources
www.eatingwithyouranorexic.com
Treatment
University of California, San Diego Intensive Family Treatment Eating Disorders Program
http://eatingdisorders.ucsd.edu/IFT.html
Media Education and Awareness
About-Face
Jean Kilbourne (media awareness resource Web site)
Just Think
Research Study Listings
AUTISM
Organizations
Association for Science in Autism Treatment
Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
Autism Network International (ANI)
Autism Research Institute (ARI)
www.autismresearchinstitute.com
Autism Resources Nationwide
Autism Society of America
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
Cure Autism Now (CAN) Foundation
DAN! Defeat Autism Now!
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE)
MAAP Services for Autism, Asperger’s, and PDD
MEDLINEplus: Assistive Devices
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/assistivedevices.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/assistivedevices.html
National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
National Autism Hotline
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
www.2.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pubs/KeywordSearch.asp
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Information Center on Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/fs1stxt.htm
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov/publication/autism.cfm
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/autism.htm
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/autismo.htm
National Parent to Parent Support and
Information System
S.N.A.P. (Special Needs Advocate for Parents)
National Center for Law and Learning Disabilities (NCLLD)
www.his.com/~plath3/nclld.html
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
National Resources for Children with Disabilities
www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/national.html
National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
Siblings for Significant Change
www.archrespite.org/archfs23.htm
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES/VOCREHAB.htm
