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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Research UK

www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
Alzheimer's Research UK specialises in finding preventions, treatments and a cure for dementia.

Alzheimer's Society

www.alzheimers.org.uk
Alzheimer's Society is the leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.

Arthritis

Arthritis Care

www.arthritiscare.org.uk
This charity provides information and support for people with arthritis.

Arthritis Research UK

www.arthritisresearchuk.org.uk
This charity aims to help sufferers of all forms of arthritis by funding high-class research, providing information and campaigning. It has been funding the research and treatment of arthritis for 75 years.

Bladder and bowel problems

Bladder and Bowel Foundation

www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org
The UK's largest advocacy charity providing information and support for adults aged 18 years and over who have experienced either a bladder problem or bowel problem or both.

Cancer

Cancer Research UK

www.cancerresearchuk.org
The world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer.

Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance

www.mestothelioma.com
A web resource for patients and families affected by asbestos cancer.

Pleural Mesothelioma

www.pleuralmesothelioma.com
Up-to-date information on pleural mesothelioma and resources for those coping with this pulmonary cancer.

Prostate Action

www.prostateaction.org.uk
Formed through the merger of Prostate UK and the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation.

Testicular Mesothelioma

www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com
Information and resources for men and their families to have a better understanding of testicular mesothelioma and the various aspects of life expectancy.

Cardiology

Blood Pressure Association

http://www.bpassoc.org.uk
This charity seeks to provide information and support to people with high blood pressure and to educate people about the importance of blood pressure to health.

British Heart Foundation

www.bhf.org.uk
The UK's largest heart charity.

Diabetes

Diabetes UK

www.diabetes.org.uk
The leading charity for people with diabetes and their families in the UK.

Evidence-based medicine

The Cochrane Collaboration

www.cochrane.org
An international not-for-profit and independent organisation, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions.

Essential Evidence Plus

www.essentialevidenceplus.com
Formerly known as InfoPOEMs/InfoRetriever, this evidence-based medicine content resource is packed with all the medical evidence healthcare professionals need to make critical patient care decisions.

Men's health

Alcohol concern

www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems.

ASH

www.ash.org.uk
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

Embarrassing Problems

www.embarrassingproblems.com
Practical advice on the health problems that people find difficult to talk about. Written by qualified doctors, the website includes sections on urinary problems, sexual health and talking to your doctor.

Men’s Health Forum

www.menshealthforum.org.uk
The vision of the Men’s Health Forum is a future in which all boys and men in England and Wales have an equal opportunity to attain the highest possible level of health and well-being.

European Men’s Health Forum

www.emhf.org
The European Men’s Health Forum (EMHF) is the only European organisation dedicated to the improvement of men’s health in all its aspects, and a platform for the collaboration of a wide range of stakeholder groups in Europe. The EMHF presents an opportunity for a wide range of organisations and individuals to work together to raise the profile of men’s health at a Europe-wide level and within individual countries.

International Society of Men’s Health

www.ismh.org
The International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH) is the only international organisation dedicated to the rapidly growing field of men’s health. The comprehensive scope of men’s health brings together multiple disciplines such as urology, cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, gerontology, psychiatry, psychology, sexual and reproductive medicine and public health.

International Society for Gender Medicine

www.isogem.com
The aim of the International Society for Gender Medicine (IGM) is the establishment of the discipline of sex/gender-specific medicine at an international level.

Obesity

National Obesity forum

www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk
The National Obesity Forum (NOF) was established in May 2000 to raise awareness of the growing impact of obesity and being overweight on patients and the National Health Service. Membership is open to all healthcare professionals and is free.

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's UK

www.parkinsons.org.uk
The UK's Parkinson's support and research charity.

Sexual health

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

www.bashh.org
Formed through the merger of the Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases and the Association for Genitourinary Medicine, the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) represents professionals practising sexual health, including the management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV, in the UK.

Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health

www.medfash.org.uk
The Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) is a charity dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the healthcare of people affected by HIV, sexually transmitted infections and related conditions. It undertakes a range of projects to support health professionals and policy-makers.

British HIV Association

www.bhiva.org
The British HIV Association (BHIVA) represents professionals in HIV care in the UK. It is committed to providing excellence in the care of those living with and affected by HIV.

British Society for Sexual Medicine

www.bssm.org.uk
The British Society for Sexual Medicine (BSSM) was founded in 1997 (as the British Society for Sexual and Impotence Research) for the purpose of promoting research and exchange of knowledge of impotence and other aspects of sexual function and dysfunction, in both men and women, throughout the UK scientific community.

European Society for Sexual Medicine

www.essm.org
The European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary, academic and scientific organisation dedicated to male and female sexual function and dysfunction.

International Society for Sexual Medicine

www.issm.info
The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) was founded in 1982 for the purpose of promoting clinical and basic research in the area of male erectile function and dysfunction. Now, the orientation is towards the whole field of human sexuality.

Sexual Advice Association

http://www.sda.uk.net/
The Sexual Advice Association is a charitable organisation that aims to help improve the sexual health and wellbeing of men and women, and raise awareness of the extent to which sexual conditions affect the general population.

Stroke

The Stroke Assocation

www.stroke.org.uk
The only UK-wide charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.

Urology

BJU International

www.bjui.org
This website provides information on the BJU International journal and on the educational, research and training role of the charitable company that owns it.

British Association of Urological Surgeons

www.baus.org.uk
The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) was founded in 1945 and exists to promote the highest standards of practice in urology for the benefit of patients, by fostering education, research and clinical excellence. BAUS is a registered charity and qualified medical practitioners practising in the field of urological surgery are eligible to apply for membership. It is intended that this website will be a resource for urologists, their patients, other members of the healthcare team and the wider public.

British Association of Urological Nurses

www.baun.co.uk
The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) aims to promote and maintain the highest standards in the practice and development of urological nursing and urological patient care.

British Uro-Oncology Group

www.bug.uk.com
The British Uro-oncology Group (BUG) was formed in 2004 to meet the needs of clinical and medical oncologists specialising in the field of urology. As the only dedicated professional association for uro-oncologists, its overriding aim is to provide a networking and support forum for discussion and exchange of research and policy ideas.

European Association of Urology

www.uroweb.org
Since 1972 the European Association of Urology has focused its efforts to improve urological practice across Europe through educational, scientific and professional activities.

The Urology Foundation

www.theurologyfoundation.org
The aim of The Urology Foundation is to improve the diagnosis, treatment and management of urological disease through the development and support of medical education and sponsorship of research.