Conditions and Diseases

Offers YANA, a prostate cancer support site.

Email format discussion group concerning children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Journal dedicated to Samantha Pinder's brave battle with T-cell leukemia. Includes updates, pictures, links, and a guestbook.

Provides information about this condition including treatment and care strategies from a survivor. Newsletter available to registered members.

Factsheet on NHL including symptoms and causes, different types, tests, treatments, living with the condition and current research.

"Minnesota Don" has another blog about running, but somehow marathons work their way into this blog about treatment for myeloma too.

Provides outline of disease, characteristics, stains, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

Medical and scientific information about the disease includes variants, images, and links to abstracts.

Provides support and shares information about disease and treatment options.

Support and information sharing for patients and caregivers of this disease.

Provides a year-round base of support for children and families who are facing cancer. [Florida]

Provides resources, education, and support to individuals diagnosed with cancer, to their families, and to the community.

Provides emotional support and practical help for patients, their families, carers and the bereaved. Located in Scotland.

Responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of population-based cancer data; includes statistics, reports, and information about their service.

Provides information about how to participate or donate for fundraising for cancer education and research. [Missouri]

California event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research.

California event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research.

California event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research.

Information about the upcoming events as well as how to sign up and donate funds. [Texas]

Supports the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those with cancer in British Columbia, Canada.

Non-profit organization providing financial and emotional support to patients in the Texas counties of Tarrant, Parker and Hood.

Promotes policies, programs, partnerships and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities. [Houston, Texas]

Information and support those living with the disease and education for practitioners involved in care and treatment. Offers an overview and mission statement, medical facts, details of state divisions and videos.

National non-government cancer control organisation with the aim of facilitating prevention, research, support, and care.

Covers topics such as historical background of mitral valve prolapse, preventing complications, as well as treatment, symptoms and diagnosing.

Fred Leong M.D looks at common heart sounds and murmurs in infants, innocent murmurs, pathologic murmurs, and diastolic continuous murmurs. Audio as well to hear the heart sounds.

Answers common questions about veins.

Factsheet providing information on the various pieces of equipment that makes auditory information accessible to those with hearing loss.

Factsheet providing information on the listening aids available for people with hearing loss, and the things that should be considered before purchasing equipment.

Provides information, promotes advocacy and mentorship, and creates a network for individuals with hearing losses interested in or working in health care fields. Articles, mailing list, chat, news, and links.

Charity supporting deaf individuals, particularly children in developing countries within the British Commonwealth.

Deaf attorney in Louisville, Kentucky. A resume with links and published articles on the ADA, links pages for deafness related website, links for disability related websites, links for government and legal websites.

This site is about my adult-onset deafness, my cochlear implant, and has some teaching tools for helping people communicate effectively with the hard of hearing.

Discussion forum and chat board, mainly for deaf people; includes deaf news, deaf sports and forums for ex-students of schools for the deaf.

Collection of information from a person diagnosed with this condition. Includes information about the disease, its symptoms, discussions and recipes.

Features bulletin boards, articles, and details of available treatments.

ia is a mutual support group and is a registered Scottish Charity.

Information and support groups for intestinal and urinary diversion, provided by the OAB.

A support group for those with colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy surgery, their friends and families. Monthly meetings and newsletter. An affiliate of United Ostomy Association.

Provides information on the triggers, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and complications.

Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on the disease.

Important information for Canadians infected through the blood system. Includes definitions, eligibility, procedures, documents, forms, news updates, and FAQs. [English and French]

Links to medical information, social security, insurance, alternative medications, the authors personal experience and funding. Also a message board.

UK charity provides information about HCV, medical care, living with the disease, treatments and support. Includes newsletter, discussion forums and related reports.

Non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington offering information and support for hepatitis patients and their families. Includes newsletter, support group locations, and links to additional resources. [Newsletter requires free membership.]

This is an eclectic site where the author, Bruce Bennett, tells about his life with Hepatitis C and Mastocytosis.

Personal fun drawings of Heppo's, colorful hippo's of friends and family. Plus resources and links.

The authors personal experience living with Hepatitis C. Links and a web ring provided.

Information from veterans for veterans and active military. Includes statistics, VA news, surveys, chat and message boards.

Rare disorder that causes tumors in the pancreas and duodenum and ulcers in the stomach and duodenum.