- National Headache Foundation
- Chicago
Volunteer, nonprofit group established by a group of physicians to assist headache sufferers and healthcare professionals, and to increase public awareness about the debilitating nature of headaches.
www.headaches.org
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists
- Chicago
Not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
www.ascp.org
- National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
- Oak Brook
News, resources, and scientific information related to down syndrome from NADS, a not-for-profit organization serving people in the Chicago metropolitan area.
www.nads.org
- Us TOO!
- Hinsdale
Independent network of support group chapters for men with prostate cancer and their families.
www.ustoo.com
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
- Chicago
Services include peer counseling, pamphlets, and a list of resources. Formerly known as Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization.
www.networkofstrength.org
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
- Chicago
An organization dedicated to gastroenterology and endoscopy nursing.
www.sgna.org
- Leukemia Research Foundation
- Glenview
Resource for patients, family, and friends as well as information on applications for scientific research grants and foundation events.
www.leukemia-research.org
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
- Chicago
Works to improve the quality of life of those affected by the disease. Includes support groups, personal experiences, and research registry.
www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org
- Sleep Research Society
- Westchester
Organization of scientists that exists to foster scientific investigation on all aspects of sleep and its disorders.
www.sleepresearchsociety.org
- Lesbian Community Cancer Project
- Chicago
Provides support, information, education, advocacy, and direct services to lesbian and non-lesbian women with a focus on cancer related issues.
www.lccp.org
- Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
- Chicago
Nonprofit organization which supports scientific research on sarcoidosis and its cure, and strives to provide improved understanding of the disease and its causes. Based in Chicago, Illinois.
www.stopsarcoidosis.org
- National Eye Research Foundation (NERF)
- Northbrook
Provides consumers and professionals with access to technology as it develops.
www.nerf.org
- Skin Disease Education Foundation
- Chicago
Organization designed to educate physicians and the public. Annual conference in Hawaii February 8-20, 1999.
www.sdefderm.com
- Canavan Research Illinois
- Rolling Meadows
Devoted to funding medical research to save all the young victims of Canavan disease.
www.canavanresearch.org
- Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships
- Deerfield
Raises funds through venture philanthropy for medical research into finding cures for catastrophic diseases, specifically blood and bone marrow cancers.
www.goldmanpartnerships.org
- Chicago Asthma Consortium
- Chicago
Provides information to groups and individuals interested in asthma, and research the problems of asthma.
www.chicagoasthma.org
- Lupus Foundation of America - Northwest Indiana Chapter
- Portage
Provides information on local chapters and lupus support groups plus a calendar of events.
www.lupusnwichapter.org
- Chicago HELP: STD Educational Support Group
- Chicago
Offers education, support, and resources primarily to individuals with an STD or to professionals who care for them.
www.chicagohelp.org
- American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
- Chicago
Serves Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties with disaster relief and other social services agencies.
www.chicagoredcross.org
- Chicago Society of Internal Medicine
- Chicago
Offers regular meetings where noted researchers, clinicians, and professors from competing institutions gather monthly to exchange information of mutual interest.
www.chicagosocietyofinternalmedicine.org
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