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Medicine and treatment, Free or Reduced

Air Travel for Medical Reasons, Free or Reduced

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Places to Search for Information

National Institutes of Health Information

Mayo Health Oasis

The Black Health Net

National Center for Biotechnology Information

The Merck Manual    Drug Information.  The Merck Manual has been published for 100 years and has become the world's most widely used general medical text. It's now available free of charge on the web.

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Low Cost Medicine and Treatment

Needy meds  List of programs within pharmaceutical companies to help people who can't afford to buy the drugs they need.

The Institute, a D.C. based public-interest group. They maintain lists of places where you can get free
and low-cost outpatient care, prescriptions, hospital care, nursing care and dental care.  The lists are well-organized by drug name for the prescriptions, and by state for the medical care.

THE MEDICINE PROGRAM- seeks to aid those who have exhausted all other sources for help with medication.
 
 

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Getting There

Angel Flight West, for states west of the Rocky Mountains, an organization which
provides free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs,

National Patient Travel Center, the facility housing all the programs of Mercy Medical Airlift  a national charity. The Center is in Virginia Beach, Virginia and provides a variety of services to those seeking a way to travel long-distances for specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. For the states east of the Rocky Mountains, an organization which  provides free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.
 


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Treatments

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and CP. A dedicated group of Chico residents banded together to help local patients by bringing a "state of the art" HBO facility to northern California, the Chico Hyperbaric Center.  We have just published a new, comprehensive article entitled Cerebral Palsy and HBO

Therapy. This piece should answer many of the questions people have about hyperbaric oxygen therapy and CP.
 
 

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Miscellaneous Medical Information

MedicAlert website or by phone  1-800-432-5378

Rehab and Therapy Online MallThe mission of the Rehabmall is to provide health, disability, wellness, and therapy resources for consumers and professionals. With this in mind, the Rehabmall provides a place for individuals to chat about disabilities, the post messages in over 220 forums related to health, read articles on health, play games, search through the Health and Disability Buyer's Guide, share and get healthy recipes, send and receive humorous electronic greeting cards... many of it related to health and disability, and more.
 
 

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