UK sources of information and / or support

 TTP Network

The support network for those dealing with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - a bleeding disorder affecting one in one million people a year. The support group is entirely run by the website and patients/families/medical staff can make contact with others via the message board on that site.

 Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) & Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Information from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit for patients and for doctors who are not renal specialists.

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.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

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.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.