Useful Links

OPTAVIA Coach:

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Calcium & Bone Disorders

Paget:
When the Paget Foundation was founded in 1978 as a national voluntary health agency located in New York, NY, its mission was to provide information on Paget’s disease of bone to patients, family members and health professionals. Beginning in 1992, the foundation expanded its mission to include other bone disorders, including primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia, osteopetrosis (not the more common disease osteoporosis) and the effects of certain cancers on the skeleton. To meet these objectives, the Foundation provides publications on all of these disorders, physician referral lists for Paget’s disease, primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia and osteopetrosis, research grants for scientists studying Paget’s disease and hyperparathyroidism and educational programs for physicians and scientists.

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association:
The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

DLife:
The place for all aspects of your diabetes lifestyle, offering information and community support for type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and caregivers.

General Endocrinology Sites

The Endocrine Society:
The Endocrine Society is the world’s oldest, largest, and most active organization devoted to research on hormones and the clinical practice of endocrinology. The Society works to foster a greater understanding of endocrinology amongst the general public and practitioners of complementary medical disciplines and to promote the interests of all endocrinologists at the national scientific research and health policy levels of government.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists:
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is a professional community of physicians specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism committed to enhancing the ability of its members to provide the highest quality of patient care.

Osteoporosis

National Osteoporosis Foundation:
To prevent osteoporosis and related fractures, to promote lifelong bone health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and to find a cure through programs of awareness, advocacy, public and health professional education and research. Established in 1984, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health.

Pituitary Disorders

Pituitary Network Association:
The PNA is an international non-profit organization for patients with pituitary tumors and disorders, their families, loved ones, and the physicians and health care providers who treat them.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PCO Support:
PCOSupport is an all-volunteer grass-roots organization that is operated by women with PCOS and those who support them. This organization is dedicated to serve the many women who struggle on a daily basis to deal with quality-of-life as well as life-threatening consequences of PCOS if untreated.

Thyroid Diseases

American Thyroid Association:
The ATA provides outstanding leadership in thyroidology by promoting excellence and innovation in clinical care, research, education, and public policy.

ThyCa (Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc):
This site maintains current information about thyroid cancer and support services available to people at any stage of testing, treatment, or lifelong monitoring for thyroid cancer, as well as their caregivers. It receives ongoing input and review from numerous thyroid cancer specialists. This site also serves as a resource for anyone interested in thyroid cancer survivors’ issues.