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Medical Resources

GENERAL HEALTH

Down Syndrome Growth Charts: www.growthcharts.com/charts/DS/charts.htm

Healthcare Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome: www.denison.edu/collaborations/dsq/heath96.html

(Down Syndrome Preventive Medical Check List) resides at the Down Syndrome Quarterly's home page.

Down Syndrome Health Issues: www.ds-health.com

Essays written by pediatrician (and parent), Len Leshin, M.D, on medical and health issues.

Down Syndrome Health Message Board: www.healthboards.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=48

Health Topic Searches: www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

Search engine for thousands of scholarly abstracts & articles from the U.S. National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health.

March of Dimes Down Syndrome Medical Reference: www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1214.asp

SPECIFIC MEDICAL ISSUES

Heart

Congenital Heart Information Network: www.tchin.org/index.htm

Down’s Heart Group: www.dhg.org.uk

Down’s Heart Group Online Community: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Downs-Heart

Heartpoint: www.heartpoint.com/congheartdx.html

Gastrointestinal

American Pediatric Surgical Association, Gastroesophageal Reflux: www.eapsa.org/parents/GER.cfm

American Pediatric Surgical Association, Hirschsprung’s Disease: www.eapsa.org/parents/hirschsprungs.cfm

Feeding Issues and G-tubes Online Support: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/feeding_g-tubes

Pull-thru Network:  www.pullthrough.org

Reflux in Children: www.refluxinchildren.com