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The Alzheimer's Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's research.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is an agency of the US federal government that focuses on the prevention of diseases and the promotion of health through research and through investigation of disease clusters and outbreaks.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.

NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

OSHA ensures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

PhysicalTherapist.com is a collaborative informational web site designed for the physical therapy community. Our owners are physical therapists, well known and respected members of the profession. This site includes a jobs link.

The Center for Evidence-Based Medicine is based in Oxford in the UK. The broad aim is to develop, teach and promote evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to doctors and health care professionals to help maintain the highest standards of medicine.

This extremely sophisticated site bills itself as an information resource for central nervous system imaging. It's not for the squeamish, though, as it combines clinical data with magnetic resonance (MR), X-ray computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine images to show what goes on between your ears. Not always a pretty site.