Net Resources
Health Organizations
Alzheimer Society of York
Region
http://www.alzheimer.ca
Alzheimer Society of York Region provides support, counseling and
education to those afflicted with Alzheimer disease and their families
The Arthritis Society
http://www.arthritis.ca
The Arthritis Society offers education, emotional support, and
information about community resources and health care services.
The Canadian Breast Cancer
Network
http://www.cbcn.ca
The Canadian Breast Cancer Network is the national network and voice of
breast cancer survivors.
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation
http://www.ccff.ca
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation provides educational materials,
speakers, telephone information and referrals
The Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation of Canada
http://www.ccfc.ca
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada is a national
not-for-profit voluntary medical research foundation.
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.ca
The goal of the Canadian Diabetes Association's web site is to become
the online resource for people with, and affected by, diabetes and for
healthcare professionals treating those affected by the disease
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
http://www.kidney.ca
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national volunteer organization
dedicated to improving health and quality of life for people with kidney
disease.
American Chronic Pain
Association
http://www.theacpa.org/
Since 1980, the ACPA has touched the lives of millions of people who
have chronic pain. Through a national network of peer support and
education, the ACPA continues to help those with pain improve their
quality of life.
The Chronic Syndrome Support Association
http://www.cssa-inc.org
The Chronic Syndrome Support Association, Inc., is a non-profit
corporation. It was founded in 1997 in order to educate the general
population and health-care professionals who lack current knowledge of
the research being done, and potential research that needs to be done,
on serious, yet invisible, Chronic Immunological and Neurological
Disorders.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society
of Canada
http://www.mssociety.ca
Our Mission is to be a leader in finding a cure for multiple sclerosis
and to enable people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life.
The National Ovarian Cancer
Association
http://www.ovariancanada.org
The National Ovarian Cancer Association is dedicated to overcoming
ovarian cancer and providing leadership by: Supporting women and their
families living with the disease; Raising awareness in the general
public and with health care professionals; Funding research to develop
reliable early detection techniques, improved treatments and ultimately,
a cure.
The Fibromyalgia Community
http://www.fmscommunity.org
At any given point in time, conservative estimates suggest that 3-6% of
the general population, including children, meet the criteria for
diagnosis of fibromyalgia. This assumption makes fibromyalgia over twice
as common as rheumatoid arthritis. Physicians may find that
approximately 8% of their patients have fibromyalgia. This website is
part of a "community" effort to support sufferers and to educate health
care professionals.
Living with FMS and MFP
http://www.tidalweb.com/fms/
This website is dedicated to people suffering with this invisible
disease, their families and loved ones. It provides information on
fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain syndrome.
Managing Fibromyalgia
http://www.mwilliamson.com
Fibromyalgia, Insulin Resistance, and Diabetes: A Non-medical Approach.
Information and Ideas from Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
National Fibromyalgia
Association
http://www.fmaware.org
The National Fibromyalgia Association (previously known as the National
Fibromyalgia Awareness Campaign) is a nonprofit organization whose
mission is: To develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the
quality of life for people with Fibromyalgia by increasing the awareness
of the public, media, government and medical communities.
International Foundation for
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://www.iffgd.org/
The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders,
is a registered nonprofit education and research organization founded in
1991. IFFGD addresses the issues surrounding life with gastrointestinal
(GI) functional and motility disorders and increases the awareness about
these disorders among the general public, researchers, regulators, and
the clinical care community.
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