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Health & Medical Hot Lines

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The hot lines listed below provide information, help, and support for people with various illnesses and for those in emergency situations.

Aids Hotline, English: 800-342-AIDS, Spanish: 800-344-7432. Offers information and educational services on HIV-and AIDS-related topics. Also provides medical and support-group referrals. Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention.

Alcohol & Drud Helpline, 800-252-6465

American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, 212-501-8351. Provides information on eating disorders, as well as referrals and outreach programs for those affected by such disorders.

American Kidney Fund, 800-638-8299, 301-881-3052. Assists kidney patients unable to pay for treatments.

Cancer Information Service, 800-4-CANCER. Provides information on cancer treatment and prevention. Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 800-FOR-HELP, 708-872-4561. Offers information on alternatives for the diagnosis effective treatment of cancer.

Center for Nutrition and Dietetics Consumer Hot Line, 800-366-1655.

Child Abuse Hotline, 800-422-4453. Provides twenty-four-hour service that offers Counseling facilities and provides reporting agencies for victims of child abuse.

Cocaine Hotline, 800-COCAINE. Provides referrals to hospitals, counseling centers, and doctors specializing in cocaine treatment.

Dial a Hearing Test, 800-222-EARS, 800-345-EARS(Pennsylvania).

Hearing Aid Helpline, 800--521-5247.

Impotence Foundation, 800-221-5517. Offers information on impotence and other male and female dysfunctions. Also provides professional advice and referrals.

The Living Bank, 800-528-2971, 713-961-9431. Provides information and maintains registry of donated organs, tissues, bones, and bodies for transplants or research.

Lung Line Information Service, 800-222-5864, 303-355-5864. Provides information on respiratory diseases and immune disorders. Specialists available to answer specific questions.

Meat & Poultry Hotline, 800-535-4555. Provides information to help consumers prevent food-borne illness through proper food handeling.

Medic Alert Foundation, 800-432-5378, 800-344-3226, 209-668-3333. Maintaines files on individuals who wear medical bracelet to provide information in case of an emergency.

Medicare Hotline, 800-638-6833. Provides up-to-date information on medicare related topics.

National Institude on Drug Abuse, 301- 443-6245. Provides referrals for drug-abuse prevention programs.

Poison Control Center, Refer to your local listings. Emergency:911.

Project Inform, 800-822-7422. Offers a national HIV-treatment hotline to update people on the latest treatment nwes and to debunk the latest in treatment hype.

Prostate Information Hotline, 800-543-9632.

Runaway Hotline, 800-231-6946. Accepts calls from runaways. Offers free bus ride home, forwards messages to home, and provides referrals for medical aid and shelter.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotline, 800-227-8922.

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