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printed materials or referrals.  In many instances, 24-hour service is provided.
HEALTH INFORMATION HOTLINES AND TOLL-FREE NUMBERS
   
   
AGING    
AARP 800-424-2277
National Council on Aging 800-424-9046
National Institute on Aging Information Center 800-222-2225
   
AIDS    
Clinical Trials (CDC and FDA) Information Service    800-874-2572
AIDS Treatment Information Service 800-448-0440
CDC National AIDS Hotline  
       ( U.S. Public Health Service ) 800-342-AIDS
Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network of the  
       Dissemination of Information (HANDI) 800-424-2634
   
ALCOHOLISM  
Al-Anon Family Group Hotline 800-356-9996
Alcolhol and Drug Helpline 800-821-4357
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment Center 800-328-4357
American Council on Alcoholism 800-527-5344
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and   
      Drug Information Hotline 800-729-6686
National Council on Alcoholismand Drug Dependence 800-622-2255
   
ALLERGY    
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network 800-929-4040
   
ALERNATIVE MEDICINE  
American Chiropractic Association 800-986-4636
National Center for Complementary and  
     Alernative Medicine (NCCAM) 800-644-6226
   
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE  
Alzeheimer's Association 800-272-3900
Alzeheimer's Disease and Related  
      Disorders Association (ADEAR) 800-621-0379
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center 800-438-4380
   
AMPUTEES    
National Limb Loss Information Center 888-AMP-KNOW
   
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)  
ALS Association  800-782-4747
   
ARTHRITIS    
Arthritis Foundation Information Line 800-238-7800
   
ASTHMA    
American Lung Association 800-586-4872
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 800-7-ASTHMA
Asthma Information Line 800-822-2762
Lung Line (National Jewish Center for Immunology  
     and Respiratory Medicine) 800-222-5864
   
AUTISM    
Autism Society of America 800-3-AUTISM
   
BIRTH DEFECTS  
Cleft Palate Foundation 800-242-5338
National Easter Seal Society 800-221-6827
   
BRAIN TUMORS  
American Brain Tumor Association 800-886-2282
Brain Tumor Society 800-770-TBTS
National Brain Tumor Association 800-934-CURE
   
BREAST CANCER  
Y-Me Breast Cancer Organization 8800-221-2141
   
CANCER    
AMC Cancer Information and Counseling Line 800-525-3777
American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program 800-227-2345
National Cancer Institute 800-422-6237
National Marrow Donor Program 800-627-7692
US TOO International 800-808-7866
   
CEREBRAL PALSY  
United Cerebral Palsy Association 800-872-5827
   
CHILDREN    
CHILDHELP USA 800-4-A-CHILD
National Runaway Switchboard 800-621-4000
National Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663
   
CYSTIC FRIBROSIS  
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 800-344-4823
   
DENTAL CARE  
American Association of Orthodontists 800-222--9969
American Dental Association 800-947-4746
   
DIABETES    
American Diabetes Association 800-342-2383
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline 800-223-1138
   
DOWN SYNDROME  
National Down Syndrome Congress 800-232-6372
National Down Syndrome Society Hotline 800-221-4602
   
DRUG ABUSE  
Drug Help 800-662-HELP
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and   
     Drug Information 800-729-6686
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug  
     Dependence Hotline 800-622-2255
   
DYSLEXIA    
The Orton Dyslexia Society 800-622-3123
   
EPILEPSY    
Epilepsy Foundation of Amaerica 800-332-1000
Epilepsy Information Service 800-642-0500
   
FITNESS    
Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America 800-968-7263
American Running Association 800-776-2732
Consumer Fitness Hotline 800-529-8227
Weight Control Information Network--NIDDK 877-946-4627
YMCA of the USA 800-872-9622
   
FOOD AND NUTRITION  
National Dairy Council 800-426-8271
Nutrition Hotline (American Institute for  
     Cancer Research 800-843-8114
Nutrition Hotline of the American Dietic Association  
     (National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics) 800-366-1655
Nutrition Information Service (University of Alabama) 800-231-DIET
   
FOOT CARE    
Aerobic and Fitness Foundation 800-968-7263
American Podiatric Medical Association 800-366-8227
   
GAMBLING    
National Council on Compulsive Gambling 800-522-4700
   
GENERAL HEALTH  
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research 800-358-9295
National Health Information Center 800-336-4797
   
HANDICAPS    
National Easter Seal Society 800-221-6827
National Rehabilitation Information Center 800-346-2742
   
HEADACHE    
American Council for Headache Education 800-255-ACHE
National Headache Foundation 800-NHF-5552
   
HEARING AND SPEECH  
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association 800-638-8255
Dial-a-Hearing Screening Test 800-222-3277
International Hearing Society 800-521-5247
National Association for Hearing and Speech  
      Action Line 800-638-8255
National Information Center on Deafness (NICD)  
     Gallaudet University 202-651-5051
   
HEART DISEASE  
American Heart Association 800-242-8721
The Coronary Club 800-478-4255
Heart Information Service 800-292-2221
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 800-575-9355
   
HERPES VIRUS  
Herpes Resource Center 800-230-6039
National Herpes Hotline (American Social   
     Health Association 800-230-6039
   
HOSPICE CARE  
Children"s Hospice International 800-242-4453
National Hospice Organization 800-658-8898
   
HOSPITAL CARE  
Hill-Burton Hotline 800-638-0742
Shriners Hospital Referral Line 800-237-5055
   
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE  
Huntington's Disease Society of America 800-345-4372
   
IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES  
Immune Deficiency Foundation 800-296-4433
   
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE  
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation 800-932-2423
   
INSURANCE    
American Council of Life Insurance 800-423-8000
Health Insurance Association of america 800-635-1271
National Insurance Consumer Helpline 800-942-4242
Social Security Administration 800-772-1213
   
KIDNEY DISEASES  
American Association of Kidney Patients 800-749-2257
American Council on Transplantation 800-ACT-GIVE
American Foundation for Urologic Disease 800-242-2383
American Kidney Fund 800-638-8299
National Kidney Foundation 800-622-9010
   
LEAD POISONING  
National Lead Information Hotline 800-532-3394
   
LEUKEMIA    
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America 800-955-4572
   
LIVER DISEASE  
Hepatitis Foundation International 800-891-0707
Hepatitis Hotline (American Liver Foundation) 800-223-0179
   
LUNG DISEASE  
American Lung Association 800-586-4872
Lung Line (National Jewish Center for   
     Immunology and Respiratory Medicine) 800-222-5864
   
LUPUS    
American Lupus Society 800-331-1802
Lupus Foundation of America 800-558-0231
   
LYME DISEASE  
Lyme Disease Foundation 800-886-5963
   
MAMMOGRAMS  
Mammography Information Service  
     (National Cancer Institute) 800-422-6237
   
MARFAN SYNDROME  
National Marfan Foundation 800-8MARFAN
   
MEDICARE / MEDICAID  
DHHS Inspector General's Hotline 800-447-8477
Medicare Issues Hotline  
      (Health Care Financing Administration) 800-633-4227
   
MENTAL HEALTH  
American Schizophrenia Association 800-847-3802
Anxiety Disorders Information (NIMH) 888-826-9438
Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment  
     (D/ART) (National Institute of Mental Health) 800-421-4211
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 800-950-6264
National Foundation for Depressive Illness 800-239-1265
National Mental Health Association 800-969-6642
NIMH Information Line 800-647-2642
   
MENTAL RETRADATION  
American Association on Mental Retardation 800-424-3688
   
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS  
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America  800-532-7667
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 800-441-7055
   
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY  
Muscular Dystrophy Association 800-572-1717
   
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS  
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation 800-541-5454
   
ORGAN DONATION  
Life Bank 800-558-5433
Living Bank Organ Donor Registry and   
     Referral Service 800-528-2971
National Bone Marrow Donor Program 800-627-7692
National Kidney Foundation 800-622-9010
United Network for Ogran Sharing  (UNO) 800-TXINFO1
   
OSTOMY    
United Ostomy Association 800-826-0826
   
PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY  
American Paralysis Association 800-225-0292
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association 800-225-0292
National Spinal Cord Injury Association 800-962-9629
National Stroke Association 800-787-6537
Paralyzed Veterans of Amaerica 800-526-3456
   
PARKINSON'S DISEASE  
American Parkinson Disease Association 800-223-2732
National Parkinson Foundation 800-327-4545
Parkinson's Disease Foundation 800-457-6676
   
PESTICIDES    
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network 800-858-7378
   
PHYSICIANS CREDENTIALS  
American Boards of Medical Specialties (ABMS)  
     Certification Line 800-776-2378
   
PLASTIC SURGERY  
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive  
     Surgeons Referral Service 800-635-0635
Cosmetic Surgery Information Service (American  
     Academy of Cosmetic Surgery) 800-221-9808
Facial Plastic Surgery Information Service (American  
     Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive  
     Surgery) 800-332-FACE
   
PREGNANCY  
DES Action USA 800-337-9288
International Childbirth Education Association 800-624-4934
La Leche Leaqgue International 800-525-3243
Lamaze Information (American Society for  
     Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics) 800-368-4404
Planned Parenthood Federation 800-829-7732
Prenatal Care Hotline 800-311-2229
   
PSORIASIS    
National Psoriasis Foundation 800-723-9166
   
RADON    
Natioanl Radon Hotline (National Safety Council) 800-SOS-RADON
   
RARE DISEASES AND DISORDERS  
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 800-242-5338
Cooley's Anemia Foundation 800-522-7222
American Leprosy Missions (Hansen's Disease) 800-543-3135
National Fragile X Foundation 800-688-8765
National Information Center for Orphan Drugs  
     and Rare Diseases 800-456-3505
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation 800-323-7938
National Organization for Rare Disorders 800-999-6673
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation 800-981-2663
Spondylitis Association of America 800-777-8189
Wilson's Disease Association 800-399-0266
   
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA  
RP Foundation Fighting Blindness 800-638-5555
   
REYE'S SYNDROME  
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation 800-233-7393
   
SAFETY    
Consumer Product Safety Commission 800-638-2772
FAA Consumer Hotline 800-FAA-SURE
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  
     Auto Safety Hotline 800-424-9393
National Safety Council 800-621-7615
   
SARCOIDOSIS  
National Sarcoidosis Foundation 800-223-6429
Sarcoidosis Family Aid and Research Foundation 800-223-6429
   
SCLERODERMA  
Scleroderma Foundation 800-422-1113
United Scleroderma Federation 800-722-4673
   
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES  
CDC National STD Hotline (Centers for  
     Disease Control) 800-227-8922
   
SICKLE CELL DISEASE  
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 800-421-8453
   
SMOKING    
Office on Smoking and Health 800-CDC-1311
   
SPINA BIFIDA  
Spina Bifida Information and Referral 800-621-3141
   
STROKE    
American Heart Association Stroke Connection 800-553-6321
National Stroke Association 800-787-6537
   
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME  
SIDS Alliance 800-221-7437
   
SURGERY    
American Academy of Facial, Plastic and  
     Reconstructive Surgery 800-332-FACE
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 800-441-2737
American Society of Plastic and   
     Reconstructive Surgery 800-635-0635
National Second Surgical Opinion Program Hotline  
     (Health Care Financing Administration) 800-638-6833
   
THYROID DISORDERS  
Thyroid Foundation of America 800-832-8321
   
TOURETTE SYNDROME  
Tourette Syndrome Association 800-237-0717
   
TOXIC SUBSTANCES  
Chemical Referral Center (CHEMTREC) 800-262-8200
Environmenal Health Clearinghouse (NIEHS) 800-643-4794
   
ULCERS    
H. pylori Information Line (Centers for Disease  
     Control) 888-MY-ULCER
   
UROLOGIC DISORDERS  
American Association of Kidney Patients 800-749-2257
American Foundation for Urologic Diseases 800-242-2383
Incontinence Information Center 800-843-4315
National Association for Continence 800-252-3337
Simon Foundation for Continence 800-237-4666
   
VISION    
American Council for the Blind 800-424-8666
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) 800-232-5463
Better Vision Institute 800-424-8422
Foundation Fighting Blindness 800-683-5555
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 800-548-4337
Guide Dogs for the Blind 800-259-4050
Prevent Blindness America 800-331-2020
   
WOMEN    
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 800-673-8444
Endometriosis Association 800-992-3636
National Osteoprorosis Foundation 800-223-9994
National Women's Health Information Center  
     (U.S. Public Health Service) 800-994-9962
PMS Access Madison Pharmacy Associates Inc. 800-222-4767
Women's Sports Foundation 800-227-3988
   
   

 

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