Recommended Web Sites

Facts About Muscular Dystrophy - The Muscular Dystrophy Association provides this information about the different types of MD.

KidsHealth Kids: The Meaning of Muscular Dystrophy - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for children.

KidsHealth Teens: Making Sense of Muscular Dystrophy - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for teens.

KidsHealth Parents: Muscular Dystrophy - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for parents.

MedlinePlus: Muscular Dystrophy - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

Muscular Dystrophy Association - The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. Research information, fact sheets, brochures, and publications for children, adults, and caregivers can all be found at this web site. They cover wide ranging issues, as well as individual topics:

• Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD)
• Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD)
• Distal Muscular Dystrophy (DD)
• Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies (DMD and BMD)
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) (Also Known as Pseudohypertrophic)
• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD)
• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
• Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD)
• Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
• Rare Muscular Dystrophies: Congenital, Distal, Emery-Dreifuss and Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign - The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's information library, contains six sections and includes 42 downloadable fact sheets. Information on research, care, and adaptive appliances can be accessed here.

Muscular Dystrophy from NOAH - NOAH, New York Online Access to Health, is maintained by a group of organizations that include the New York Academy of Medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. The site includes links to the specific types of muscular dystrophy, general information, care and treatment, and information for children.