Conditions and Diseases

Site by an English man with CF.

Provides amino acid sequences and cDNA sequences.

Yahoo group shares a common bond of Christianity through prayer support, daily devotions and open discussion about CF. [Membership requires approval.]

Information on education and health as it relates to Down Syndrome.

International federation of Down Syndrome organizations, seeking funds to assist people with Down syndrome in less developed countries.

Pictures of Elijah at various ages, with links to information on Down Syndrome.

Pictures, stories, suggestions and links as well as details about Bridget's development, interventions and therapies. Hope and inspiration for parents with a new DS diagnosis.

In Palm Beach county, FL. Provides a FAQ and inclusion information.

Based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and offering support and advice to parents on all aspects of caring for a child with Down Syndrome.

Information about the ICCS whose goal is to improve the quality of life and the life expectancy for all growing individuals with deficient bladder function. Details about meetings, courses and joining.

Results of a study using data from the Birth Defects Monitoring Program.

Detailed references and diagnostic information.

Information on research, treatment and coping with Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS.

Clinically-oriented information.

A look at antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, what laboratory tests can support the diagnosis of this syndrome, what are the causes and how is it treated.

How one family is dealing with this rare auto-immune disease that affects the muscles and skin.

Through its fundraising and educational activities, this foundation is committed to the research of sarcoidosis in the hope of finding a cure.

Bi-monthly self-help support group meetings for patients and their families living in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding areas. Details about the group, clinical trials, and contact information.

Disease information, email list, support group, and personal stories.

This HIV+ owned and operated site has easy-to-read guided treatment lessons, drug information, recent news, community forums, and drug interactions checker.

A guide for doctors, parents and children affected with this disease. Prevention and treatment guidelines for HIV as well as share your experience.

Personal stories about life with chemical illness.

Factsheet with cause, transmission, prevention, symptoms, and treatment.

Article by Jocelyn Y Ang, MD.

Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.

Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, and prevention.

Encyclopedia article on this genus of bacteria, the diseases they can cause and their commercial uses.

Includes cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.

Scientific and medical information about these bacteria and the diseases they cause.

Directory of links to information and news related to the disease.

Article by Mobeen Rathore, MD

Article by Frank Smeeks, MD, FAAEM.

Provides information on this serious pulmonary infection, including its pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, differential diagnosis, investigation, management, prognosis and prevention.

Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.

Medical and scientific information on this organism and the disease it causes.

Includes cause, treatment, symptoms, and prevention.

Provides information on the invasive and non-invasive infections cased by bacteria known as streptococcus pneumoniae. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Information from the US Centers for Disease Control.

Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.

Features symptoms, cause, prevention, treatment, risks, diagnosis, and prognosis.

The BBC reports on Avenal, a southern California city with an epidemic of coccidioidomycosis, which also affects dogs, llamas and alpacas.

Provides technical information on several different diseases caused by infection with fungi in the order Mucorales.

Tuberculosis and Public Health for Health Care Professionals. Reviews on issues in tuberculosis, applied epidemiology, and courses. An affiliation of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Factsheets and articles on amebic dysentery caused by the organism Entamoeba histolytica.

Features risk factors, cause, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Encyclopedia article on this condition caused by infection with Blastocystis, a single-celled parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals.

Fact sheets and studies with cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

Article by Brooks D Cash.

Provides news, project reports, highlights, progress, publications, workplans, research grants and resources. From the World Health Organization, Tropical Disease Research and Training.

Detailed information from the World Health Organization.