Heart
Disease
American Heart Association:
National voluntary health agency
with mission to reduce disability and death from
cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
Provides leadership for a national
program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and
blood, including conducting educational activities with an
emphasis on prevention.
Medline Plus: Heart Disease Prevention:
National Library of Medicine.
Medline Plus: Cholesterol:
National
Library of Medicine.
Medline Plus: High Blood Pressure:
National Library of Medicine.
Medline Plus: Heart Disease and Women:
National Library of Medicine.
Heart and Cardiovascular Disease:
National Women's Health Information
Center.
Live Healthier - Live Longer:
National Cholesterol Education
Program.
Interactive cholesterol web site for
consumers.
The Heart Truth:
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
A national awareness campaign for
women about heart disease.
Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure:
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute. Based on NHLBI
clinical guidelines and research studies, web site provides
up-to-date practical information for the public on high blood
pressure. Includes information on the
DASH
diet.
JumpSTART Program:
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
School-based program of fun,
field-tested activities to promote active, healthy lifestyles
for grades three to five.
5 Strategies You Can Adopt Today to Prevent Heart Disease:
Mayo Foundation for Medical
Education and Research.
The DASH Eating Plan:
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Heart Healthy Eating:
National Women's Health Information
Center.
Eating For a Healthy Heart:
Food and
Drug Administration.
8-page consumer brochure.
Heart Healthy Diets: The Vegetarian Way:
The Vegetarian Resource Group.
The Mediterranean Diet:
American Heart Association.
Illustrated Guide to Heart Attack:
Nice, basic guide detailing heart attack
causes and affects.
Cancer
National
Cancer Institute:
Central
website for the National Cancer Institute (NCI),
offers free, credible, current, comprehensive online
information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment,
statistics, research, clinical trials, and news, as well as
links to other NCI
websites.
American Cancer Society: Central
website for the American Cancer Society (ACS),
offers free, credible, current,
comprehensive online information about cancer prevention,
diagnosis, treatment, statistics, research, clinical trials,
and news, as well as links to other ACS websites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Find resources on topics,
statistics, programs and campaigns, and more.
Cancer
Research and Prevention Foundation:
National, non-profit health
foundation with the mission of prevention and early detection
of cancer through scientific research and education.
American Institute for Cancer Research:
Non-profit organization encourages
research on the link between diet and cancer.
Medline Plus: Cancer:
National
Library of Medicine.
Medline Plus: Cancer Alternative Therapies:
National
Library of Medicine.
Medline Plus: Living With Cancer:
National Library of Medicine.
Nutrition and Cancer:
The University of Texas. MD Anderson
Cancer Center.
News, articles, resources, recipes,
links and more.
OncoLink:
Abramson Cancer Center of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Comprehensive information about specific types of cancer,
updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances.
Nutrition Ways:
Arizona
Cancer Center. Source for diet and nutrition information for
patients with cancer, their families, friends, and anyone
interested in learning more about the diet-cancer link.
Diet, Lifestyle and Breast Cancer Risk:
Cornell University. Program on
Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors.
Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During and After
Treatment:
National Cancer Institute.
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment:
National
Cancer Institute. Questions and answers related to
complementary and alternative medicine and cancer.
Stroke
Stroke Education - Mayo Clinic:
Very clear, organized presentation about
stroke causes, effects, diagnosis and treatment.
American Stroke Association: A division of the American
Heart Association.
Stroke Information Guide: National Institute for
Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: A guide for patients
and their families from the Stanford Stroke Center.
American Heart Association - Stroke Patient Information:
Non-profit health organization
providing research, education, and advocacy in the area of
stroke.
Illustrated Guide to Stroke: Nice, basic guide detailing
stroke causes and affects.
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association:
Non-profit health organization
providing research, education, and advocacy in the area of
diabetes.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse:
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
National Diabetes Educational Program:
National Institutes of Health; Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
All About Diabetes: American
Diabetes Association.
Information on the prevention and management of four types of
diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, Gestational and Pre-diabetes.
Includes nutrition and physical activity information, risk
test, recipes and more.
Learn About Diabetes: Joslin
Diabetes Center.
Diabetes Risk Test: American
Diabetes Association.
African Americans and Diabetes: Find
a fact sheet about African Americans with diabetes and a press
release about the frequency of pre-diabetes.
Diabetes and Pregnancy: National Center on Birth Defects
and Developmental Disabilities.
American Diabetes Association for Parents and Kids:
American Diabetes Association.
National Diabetes Education Program Resources on Children:
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Illustrated Guide to Diabetes:
Nice, basic guide detailing the causes
of diabetes and its effects on the body. |