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  • Reviewer: Brian Randall
  • Review Date: 09/2012 -
  • Update Date: 00/91/2012 -

This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.

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RESOURCES

  • Address:

    1000 Corporate Boulevard

    Linthicum, MD 21090

  • Phone:

    1-866-746-4282 (US toll free)

    410-689-3700

  • E-mail Address:

    auafoundation@auafoundation.org

  • Internet Address:

    http://www.urologyhealth.org

  • Description of Services Provided:

    Here you’ll find research, education, and advocacy for people with kidney and urologic diseases. Check their website for easy-to-understand summaries of the diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones and other urologic conditions.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    3 Information Way

    Bethesda, MD 20892-3580

  • Phone:

    1-800-891-5390

  • E-mail Address:

    nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov

  • Internet Address:

    http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov

  • Description of Services Provided:

    This agency provides information about kidney diseases to patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and the public. They answer questions, develop and distribute publications, and work with related professional and patient organizations and government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    30 East 33rd St.

    New York, NY 10016

  • Phone:

    1-800-622-9010

  • E-mail Address:

    info@kidney.org

  • Internet Address:

    http://www.kidney.org

  • Description of Services Provided:

    NKF provides information about kidney diseases to patients and healthcare professionals. The Local Affiliates page of their website lists Kidney Foundation offices by state.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    201 E. 19th St., #12E

    New York, NY 10003

  • Phone:

    1-800-643-8699 (US toll free)

    212-777-0470

  • Internet Address:

    http://www.ohf.org

  • Description of Services Provided:

    This is an online resource for people with hyperoxaluria and also for their families and healthcare providers. Consumers can order or download several useful books online—one gives the oxalate content of foods and the other is a low-oxalate cookbook.

RESOURCES

  • Address:

    300-5165 Sherbrooke Street West

    Montreal, QC H4A 1T6

  • Phone:

    1-800-361-7494

    (514) 369-4806

  • Internet Address:

    http://www.kidney.ca/

  • Description of Services Provided:

    The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through funding and stimulating innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to high quality healthcare, increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation.