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- Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc.
- Free legal information, advice and advocacy services for patients with chronic illnesses in areas including health and disability insurance, Social Security disability, employment discrimination, school-based accommodations, and resource location nationwide.
- Citizens for the Right to Know
- Network of consumer and disease organizations dedicated to providing access to information on health care plans in order to make informed consumer choices.
- 925 L Street, Suite 600
- Sacramento, CA 95814
- Phone: 866.RTK.NATL (866.785.6285)
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- Consumers Union
- An independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving only consumers. Publishes Consumer Reports.
- 101 Truman Avenue
- Yonkers, NY 10703-1057
- Telephone: 914.378.2000
- Families USA
- A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
- 1201 New York Ave
- Suite 1100
- Washington, DC 20005
- Phone: 202.628.3030
- Fax: 202.347.2417
- Email: info@familiesusa.org
- Medline
- Health information from the National Library of Medicine at the US National Institutes of Health.
- Obtaining Quality Managed Care for Children with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses: A Resource and Research Guide
- A web portal for resources and websites related to maternal and child health provided by the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida.
- SNPedia
- Wikipedia + SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) = SNPedia; a free, community annotated website focusing on common DNA variations with medical consequences. Entries are referenced to scientific articles and related genetic databases, and are intended for a wide audience including researchers, physicians, and the general public.
- Web MD
- A source for a variety of health information.
- WikiGenetics
- An open source, user-generated encyclopedia on human genetics for the public. It provides credible and up-to-date information on human genetics.
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