Other Medical Resources

Allergies

American Allergy Association
P.O. Box 7273
Mento Park, CA 94026
(415)322-1663

National Allergy and Asthma Network
3554 Chainbridge Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703)385-4403

Birth Defects

Association of Birth Defect Children
827 Irma Avenue Orlando, FL 32803
(407)245-7035

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of America
4590 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007
(202)944-3285
(800)621-3141

Bone Diseases

Osteoporosis

National Osteoporosis Foundation
115017th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-4603
(202)223-2226

Paget's Disease

Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone & Related Disorders
200 Varick Street, Suite 1004
New York, NY 10064-4610
(212)229-1582

Scoliosis

Scoliosis Association Inc.
Box 811705
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1705
(407)994-4435
(800)800-0669

Digestive Disorders

Crohn's Disease & Colitis Foundation of America
386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212)685-3440
(800) 932-2423 (information)
(800) 343-3637 (literature)

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
(301)654-3810

Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries

American Paralysis Association
500 Moms Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
(800) 225-0292

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
545 Concord Avenue, Suite 29
Cambridge, MA 02138
(800) 962-9629

Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction

General Information

Alan Gutmacher Institute
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(212)248-1111

American Association of Sex Education, Counselors & Therapists
435 North Michigan Avenue, Room 1717
Chicago, IL 60611-4067
(312) 644-0828

Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit of Johns Hopkins Medical Center
550 North Broadway, Suite 114
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-6318

Impotence

Impotence Information Center
P.O. Box 9
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(800) 843-4315 (impotence information)
(800) 543-9632 (prostate information)

Impotence Institute of America
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite
320 Landover, MD 20785
(301)577-0650
(800)669-1603

Skin and Hair Problems

American Academy of Dermatology
P.O. Box 4014
Sehaumburg, IL 60168
(708) 330-0230

Hirsutism

Electrolysis Society
122 Syosset Circle
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 364-9706
(800) 656-ESNY

International Guild of Professional Electrologists
202 Boulevard, Suite B
High Point, NC 27262
(910) 841-6631
(800) 837-3247

Psoriasis

National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97223
(503)244-7404

Sleep Disorders

American Sleep Disorders Association
1610 14th Street NW, Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 287-6006

National Sleep Foundation
1357 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-2300

Sleep Apnea

American Sleep Apnea Association
P.O. Box 66
Belmont, MA 02178-0001
(617) 489-4441
(617) 489-4761 FAX

Women's Health Issues

International Women's Health Coalition
24 East 21st Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-8500
(212) 979-9009 FAX

Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
409 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 863-4990

National Women's Health Network
514 10th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
(202)347-1140

National Women's Health Resource Center
2440 M Street NW, Suite 325
Washington, DC 20037
(202)293-6045

Women's Sports Foundation Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
(800) 227-3988

Breast-Feeding and Parenting
La Leche League International
1400 North Meacham Road
Sehaumburg, IL 60173-4840
(708)519-7730
(800) LA-LECHE

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
409 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
(202) 863-2458

Domestic Violence National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
125 South 9th Street, Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215)351-0010

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver CO 80218
(303) 839-1852

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 333-SAFE

National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road NW
Washington, DC 20002
(202)232-6682

Menopause

North American Menopause Society University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of OB/GYN
2074 Abington Road
Cleveland, OH 44016
(216)844-3334

Miscellaneous Resources

Disease Prevention Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Health Information Center
Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(800)336-4797

MedlcAlert

MedicAlert Foundation International
Box 1009
Turiock, CA 95381-1009
(209)668-3333
(800)344-3226

Medical Specialists American Board of Medical Specialists
180 Allen Road, Suite 302
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800)776-2378 (To check certification status of individual physicians)

Osteopathy

American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)280-5800

Poison Control Centers

American Association of Poison Control Centers
3201 New Mexico Avenue, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
(202)362-7217

Rehabilitation Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
101 North Wilmot Road
Tucson, AZ 85711

Self-Help Groups National Self-Help Clearinghouse
25 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10037
(212)354-8525