The Arthritis Research Campaign, founded in 1936, raises funds to promote medical research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritic conditions; to educate medical students, doctors and allied healthcare professionals about arthritis; and provide information to the general public. - read more

BackCare is a registered charity that aims to reduce the burden of back pain by providing information and support, promoting good practice and funding research. - read more

ANXIETY UK (formerly the National Phobics Society) works with sufferer of agoraphobia and anxiety disorders. - read more

To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland. - read more

Welcome to the BNF website. This site provides healthy eating information, resources for schools, news items, recipes and details of the work we undertake around the UK/EU - read more

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focusing on all muscle disease.It has pioneered the search for treatments and cures for nearly 50 years and provides practical, medical and emotional support to people affected by the conditions.(Registered Charity No. 205395 and Scottish Registered Charity No. SC039445) - read more

The Anthony Nolan Trust takes back lives from leukaemia by providing lifesaving donors for patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. Since 1974 we have helped to give over 5,800 children and adults a new chance of life. - read more

Group B Strep Support To inform health professionals and the general public about Group B Strep, how it can infect and kill babies, the signs of Group B Strep (GBS) and how it can be prevented; To offer information and support to families affected by Group B Strep To generate funds for GBS research. The charity produces medically approved leaflets and posters that are sent to appropriate medical professionals and made available to the general public - read more

DebRA is the national charity working on behalf of people in the UK with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). - read more

Lyme Disease Action accepts and adopts the medical guidelines issued by The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). - read more

The Huntington's Disease Association exists to support people affected by the disease and to provide information and advice to professionals whose task it is to support Huntington's disease families. The HDA is financed through the generosity of trusts, foundations, the statutory and corporate sectors, branches of the HDA, members and friends. - read more

CRY was founded in 1995 to raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS, SADS) - read more

PAPYRUS was founded in 1997 by Jean Kerr, a mother from Lancashire. She and a small group of parents who had each lost a child to suicide were convinced that that many young suicides are preventable. The name, PAPYRUS, came from the original name of the fledgling charity, Parents Association the Prevention of Young Suicide. From those early days, membership numbers grew and the charity became a UK-wide membership organisation dedicated to the prevention of young suicide - read more

We are the UK's leading blood pressure charity - lowering blood pressure to prevent stroke & heart attack since 2000. High blood pressure can be treated & prevented. - read more

We are the UK’s leading charity for people with ataxia, their families and carers. We support people affected by ataxia and fund research into causes and potential treatments. - read more

The MS Trust is a UK charity, providing information for anyone affected by multiple sclerosis, education programmes for health professionals, funding for practical research and campaigning for specialist multiple sclerosis services. - read more

The National Kidney Federation is unique because, although there are a large number of kidney charities, the NKF is the only national kidney charity actually run by Kidney Patients for Kidney Patients. - read more

The Migraine Action Association bridges the gap between the sufferer and the medical world by providing unbiased information on all aspects of migraine, its causes, diagnosis and treatment. MAA’s mission statement is “to relieve the burden of headache by facilitating informed awareness and encouraging research” - read more

UKAN, the Narcolepsy Association UK (Registered Charity No. 326361) is an association of people with narcolepsy, their relatives and others interested in improving their lot. Its registered objects are the benefit, relief and aid of persons suffering from narcolepsy. Its aims are: - To promote awareness of narcolepsy and provide authoritative information about it to narcoleptics, to the medical profession and to the public. - To support the establishment of local self-help groups in which narcoleptics can exchange experience and provide mutual support. - To press for the recognition of narcolepsy as a disability by the social services. - To encourage research into the causes and treatment of narcolepsy. - To co-operate with narcolepsy associations overseas to further these aims. - read more

The Herpes Viruses Association helps to improve life for people with herpes simplex: - helping them to understand the condition and put it into its proper perspective as a common skin complaint - publishing a quarterly journal SPHERE which covers everything from research news to articles on stress management and our social events. running trials to ascertain the effectiveness of complementary treatments - supporting and encouraging local groups and meetings - read more

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy