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Personal Injury Lawsuits result from serious harm caused by the negligence, malpractice or actions of others. Here are some resources that you may find useful for getting help with your personal injury. Weitz & Luxenberg's personal injury lawyers can help you with the law, the resources below may be useful for other aspects of your injury. After reviewing the resources, contact Weitz & Luxenberg by filling out this simple form for a free lawsuit evaluation.

Weitz & Luxenberg

800-476-6070

Aging - Eldercare Info & Referrals

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/

800-677-1116

Aging - Health Info & Research
          AoA
NIH/NIA:
NIH/NIA TTY
CMS

http://www.aoa.gov
http://www.nih.gov/nia/
http://nihseniorhealth.gov
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/

202-619-0724
301-496-1752
800-222-4225

Alcohol (Also see Drugs/Alcohol)TTY

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
http://www.samhsa.gov

301-443-8956
800-729-6686

Alzheimer's Disease TTY

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/alzheimersdisease_doc.htm
http://www.alzheimers.org

800-438-4380
800-222-4225

Arthritis/Bone Diseases

http://www.niams.nih.gov

301-495-4484

Birth Defects

http://www.nichd.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthdefects.html

800-370-2943

Blindness/Eye Information

http://www.nei.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/visiondisorgdersblindness.html

301-496-5248

Brain Tumors

http://www.nci.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/braincancer.html

800-4-CANCER

Breast Cancer Information and Support

http://www.nci.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html

800-4-CANCER

Breast Implants

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/index.html

301-827-3990

Cancer Information Service

http://www.cancer.gov

800-4-CANCER

Cerebral Palsy

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disprders/cerebral_palsy.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cerebralpalsy.html

800-352-9424

Child Care Providers Information

http://www.childcareaware.org

800-616-2242
800-598-KIDS

Child Care (National Child Care Information Center)
(National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)

http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov
http://nrc.uchsc.edu

800-616-2242
800-598-KIDS (5437)

Child Care Resource and Referral (Child Care Aware)

http://www.childcareaware.org

800-424-2246

Child Health and Development
AHRQ TTY

http://www.nichd.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/child/

800-370-2943
301-594-1364
888-586-6340

Childhood Immunization: Vaccine Injury Compensation

http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/vicp

800-338-2382

Children's Mental Health
TTY

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/child/childhealth.asp
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childmenu.cfm

800-789-2647
301-443-9006

Children with Special Needs
ACF

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add

202-690-6590

Chronic Diseases

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm

800-311-3435

Civil Rights/Discrimination

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/

800-368-1019

Clinical Practice Guidelines TTY

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgsix.htm

301-594-1364
888-586-6340

Consumer Complaint / Fraud / Referral Help
TTY

http://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/overview.asp
http://www.oig.hhs.gov

800-HHS-TIPS
800-377-4950

Clinical Trials

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

301-496-6308*

Consumer Complaint/Fraud/Referral Help
TTY
Fax
email

http://www.oig.hhs.gov

800-HHS-TIPS

Consumer Product Safety Hotline

http://www.cpsc.gov

800-638-2772*

Cosmetics

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html

800-SAFEFOOD

Deafness/Speech/
Communication Disorders
TDD/TTY

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingdisordersdeafness.html

800-241-1044
800-241-1055

Depression

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depressionmenu.cfm

800-789-2647

Developmental Disabilities

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd

202-690-6590
770-488-7150

Disability - Medicaid

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/consumerag.asp

Disability - Medicare

http://www.medicare.gov/Basics/Eligibility.asp

Disabled Children and Youth/
Disabled Infants

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids

770-488-7150

Disaster Response

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/TraumaticEvents/default.asp

800-789-2647

Domestic Violence
TDD/TTY

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/vawprograms/
http://www.ndvh.org

800-799-SAFE
800-553-2508

Drugs-Adverse Reactions (Product Problems)
Adverse Events To Report
Vaccine Adverse Event to Report

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch
http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm

800-FDA-1088
800-822-7967

Drugs - Prescription and OTC

http://www.fda.gov/cder
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

301-827-4573

Eldercare

http://www.eldercare.gov
http://www.aoa.gov/naic
http://www.eldercare.gov/
http://cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/communities/caregivers/material/default.asp

800-677-1116

Environmental Health
24 Hour Emergency

http://www.niehs.nih.gov
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/default.htm

919-541-3345
888-422-8737
888-232-6789
770-488-7100
(emergency)

Epilepsy

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/epilepsy.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html

800-352-9424

Food Safety

http://www.foodsafety.gov
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fsi/fsi.html

888-SAFEFOOD

Freedom of Information Act Requests
      Food and Drug Administration
NIH

http://www.hhs.gov/foia

202-690-7453

Free Hospital Care: Hill Burton

http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/dfcr/obtain/OBTAIN.HTM

800-638-0742
(in Maryland:
800-492-0359)

Hazardous Substances/ Superfund Sites

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

800-35-NIOSH
888-422-8737

Head Injury

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/tbi_doc.htm

800-352-9424

Heart Disease

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm

800-575-WELL

Health Services Research

http://www.cms.gov/researchers/

High Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html

800-575-WELL

HIPAA Administrative Simplification (non-Privacy)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/default.asp

866-282-0659

Infant Mortality/Healthy Start

http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov

800-ASK-HRSA

Lead Poisoning

http://www.epa.gov/lead

800-424-LEAD*

Learning Disabilities

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders
http:///learningdisabilities_doc.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html

800-352-9424

Liver Diseases

http://www.niddk.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/liverdiseasesgeneral.html

301-654-3810

Lung Diseases

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

301-592-8573
301-251-1222

Medicaid/SCHIP

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/consumer.asp
http://www.cms.gov/schip/

877-KIDS-NOW

Medical Devices

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html

301-443-4190

Medicare
TDD/TTY

http://www.medicare.gov
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/about

800-MEDICARE
877-486-2048

Medicare Managed Care Organizations
TDD/TTY

http://www.medicare.gov/
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/about

800-MEDICARE
800-MEDICARE

Medicare National Coverage

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/default2.asp
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/about

Medicine, National Library of

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

800-346-3656

Mental Health
TDD/TTY

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov

800-789-2647
866-889-2647

Mental Retardation

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcmr
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

202-619-0634
800-370-2943

Migrant Worker Health Care

http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/migrant/Default.htm

Minority Health
TDD/TTY

http://www.omhrc.gov

800-444-6472
301-589-0951

Occupational Safety

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
http://www.osha.gov

800-35-NIOSH

Osteoporosis
TDD/TTY

http://www.osteo.org

800-624-BONE
202-466-4315

Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury

http://www.ninds.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/paralysis.html

800-352-9424

Pregnancy/Prenatal Care/ Childbirth
Spanish

http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov

800-311-BABY
800-504-7081

Pregnancy/Substance Abuse
TDD/TYY

http://www.health.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

800-622-4357
800-311-3435

Privacy of Health Information/HIPAA
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa

866-627-7748

Product Problems/Adverse Events To Report

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch

800-FDA-1088

Recalls (foods, drugs, products)

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/

800-535-4555
800-INFO-FDA

Reproductive Health

http://www.cdc.gov/health/reproduc.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/reproductivehealthgeneral.html

301-654-6190

Smoking/Tobacco
Centers for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
National Cancer Institute

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
http://www.cancer.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov
http://www.ahrq.gov/path/tobacco.htm

800-311-3435
800-4-CANCER
800-784-8669 301-594-1364
888-586-6340

Stroke/Neurological Disorders

http://www.ninds.nih.gov

800-352-9424

Toxic Substances

http://www.niehs.nih.gov
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov

919-541-3345
888-422-8737

Vaccine Adverse Events to Report

http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm

800-822-7967

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