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Arc

The national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families.

Down Syndrome - Understanding the Gift of Life

Support groups, events, conferences and medical articles.

I Care I Cure Foundation

The I Care I Cure Foundation supports the development of, and raises public awareness about, cutting-edge, targeted therapies for childhood cancer, so that the treatment of childhood cancer will be gentler and more tolerable.

Infantile-Spasms.org

This web site, run by parents of a child who was diagnosed with infantile spasms, provides a 'one stop shop' for understandable information on infantile spasms. The site was developed to help other families and professionals when searching for information on infantile spasms.

Kidshealth.org from The Nemours Foundation

Has information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy.

March of Dimes

Help with goals regarding birth defects, infant mortality, low birthweight, and lack of prenatal care.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.

National Children's Cancer Society

A non-profit tax exempt organization whose mission is to provide direct financial support to children with cancer and their families, for expenses related to cancer treatment.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Turner Syndrome

Provides general information about Turner Syndrome and information pertaining to Clinical Trials in this area of research.

North American Society for Pediactric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

The mission of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is to advance understanding of normal development, physiology and pathophysiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver in children, improve quality of care by fostering the dissemination of this knowledge through scientific meetings, professional and public education, and policy development, and serve as an effective voice for members and the profession.

Pediheart

A web-site for kids with heart disease and their parents.