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Growth Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Child Growth Foundation

Supports children and adults and their families who are affected by a growth disorder. We also fund research into growth related conditions.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Restricted Growth Association

Provides information and support to improve the quality of life for persons of restricted growth.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Achondroplasisa.co.uk

Help and Information about the condition called Achondroplasisa (the most common form of short limb dwarfism), with in-depth information, pictures of people with the condition and an open forum and a chat room.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Growth Hormone Deficiency Website

Provides in-depth information from child growth specialists as well as a forum for sharing knowledge and experiences with other families, across borders. Hear parents tell about living with growth hormone deficiency and treatment.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Tall Persons Club GB & Ireland

The Club aims to provide information for and to promote the interests of those taller than average. These aims include the practical, medical, psychological and social aspects of being taller than average.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Long Tall Sally

Supplier of affordable clothes, proportioned to fit all tall women. Clothes for all occasions, including maternity wear. Online purchase facility.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Turner Syndrome Support Society

Aims to offer support, social contact, advice and information on all aspects of Turner Syndrome to women and girls with TS and their families.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Growth Problems in Children

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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