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To learn more about current medical research on renal disease, diabetes, hypertension, or minority health, visit the sites listed below.

General Health Issues

American Dietetic Association
AskMe3.org - sponsored by Pfizer

Ask the Doctor
Cover The Uninsured Week
Department of Public Social Services - The California Health Care Options
Health City

Dial 24 hours 7 days a week

888-4PPA-NOW (Prescription Medication Assistance)
RX Access: 800-444-4106 (40% of Medications)
RX California 888-777-7818 (Assistance with paying for medications)
211: Community Resources and Assistance
311: City Resources and Department
411: Emergency only (LA County Information)

Renal Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease: Prevention and Treatment of Common Complications
DaVita.com - Kidney disease and dialysis information
iKidney.com - Worldwide Kidney Disease Community
In Focus: A Photojournalist's Journey Through Kidney Failure
Kidney Beginnings Magazine (AAKP)
Kidney Beginnings, Patients Guide to Living with CKD (AAKP)
Kidney Disease and Diabetes (reveals the course of kidney disease)
Kidney Resource
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic Renal Failure
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: End-Stage Kidney Disease
National Kidney Disease Educational Program
National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation - Beyond Dialysis - Towards Prevention
National Kidney Foundation - Focus on Prevention
The Nephron Information Center
Renal Support Network
Renal World: Worldwide Renal Resources
WebMD Health

Diabetes

Awareness Campaign in Manitoba, Canada
Awareness Campaign in Michigan
Centers for Disease control and Prevention
Children with Diabetes - Ask the Diabetes Team
Children with Diabetes - Transplants
Diabetes & Health for the General Public
Diabetes In Control
Diabetes Prevention - American Diabetes Association
Medscape Diabetes and Endocrinology Website
National Diabetes Education Program
National Diabetes Statistics
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease

Hypertension

Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology (HDCN) Weekly Update
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Minority Health

The federal Government's Site to Promote Organ and Tissue Donation
Indian Health Service
National Council of La Raza
National MOTTEP - The Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program.
Office of Minority Health Resource Center

Transplantation and Organ Donation

The Association of the Organ Procurement Organizations
The Department of Veterans Affairs Transplant Program in Washington, D.C.
Donate Life California
Glossary of Commonly Used Transplant Medications
Innovations in Transplantation
Latest News Updates on Organ Transplants
National Transplant Assistance Fund
OneLegacy - Common Myths About Organ Donation
OneLegacy - National Organ Donation and Transplant Statistics
The Tissot Family's Kidney Transplant Stories
Tissue Banks International
TransAction Council (National Kidney Foundation)
Transplant Health
Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc.
Transplant Speakers International
TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation (including 10 myths about donation and transplantation)
TSI's E Learning Center
United Network for Organ Sharing
United Network for Organ Sharing (Fact Sheet)

New Technology or Transplant Information

BioPro Technology - A New Generation of Wellness Solutions
CNN article about cloning organs
New York Times article about organ regeneration

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