Nephrotic Syndrome

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Boulevard
Suite 1010
Rockville, MD  20852
Phone: 1-800-638-8299
1-866-300-2900 (Spanish Language Helpline)
E-mail: helpline@kidneyfund.org
Web Address: www.kidneyfund.org
 

The American Kidney Fund is a national voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the daily lives of people who have chronic kidney disease. Its goal as a patient aid program is to relieve the often staggering financial burden associated with chronic kidney failure. In addition, the organization's information service provides information about how to prevent and treat kidney disease and about the great need for organ donors.


National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Building 31, Room 9A06
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD  20892-2560
Phone: (301) 496-3583
E-mail: dkwebmaster@extra.niddk.nih.gov
Web Address: www.niddk.nih.gov
 

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health, particularly the diseases of internal medicine.

NIDDK sponsors the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), which provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to people with these diseases and their families, health professionals, and the public.


National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY  10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010
(212) 889-2210
Fax: (212) 689-9261
Web Address: www.kidney.org
 

The National Kidney Foundation offers consumer pamphlets and other information and can provide the addresses and phone numbers of local offices.



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Author: Monica RhodesLast Updated: June 13, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
D.C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology

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