Information
about health including heart disease
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The
Heart: An Online Exploration Explore
the heart. Discover the complexities of its development
and structure. Follow the
blood
through the blood vessels. Wander
through the weblike body systems.
Learn how to have a healthy heart and
how to monitor your heart's health. |
Health on the Net
"An international initiative, Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a not-for-profit organisation
headquartered in Geneva. HON is dedicated to realising the benefits of the Internet and
related technologies in the fields of health and medicine. The purpose of the Foundation is to advance
the development and application of new information technologies, notably in the fields of health and
medicine." |
OMNI -
"OMNI is primarily a gateway to Internet resources in medicine,
biomedicine, allied health, health management and related topics. We try
to provide comprehensive coverage of the UK resources in this area and
access to the best resources worldwide. By a process of selection,
evaluation and description we are continuously updating our collection." |
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Patient groups |
Patient
(UK) "This is a
UK site. Our aim is to help non-medical people find information about
health issues primarily from UK sources. Health professionals may also
find the information useful." |
Family
Heart Association Email responder to establish contact |
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Staying
alive longer - smoking, diet, exercise |
ASH
"Call the QUITLINE free on 0800 00 22 00. QUIT provides support for smokers who want to give up or cut down. Surveys show that around
10 million smokers in the UK - 69% of smokers - would like to stop smoking. If you are in this
category, you are not alone. More than 10 million people in the UK have given up and the
majority of those who call the QUITLINE either give up completely or cut down in some way." |
Lifesaver
An interactive website to offer you the help you need to stop smoking.
Again 'clever clever' graphics meant several minutes waiting for the
page to load. |
Cessation
Programme from the Canadian Lung
Association helps you stop. |
Exercise
Health Education Authority site to encourage you to be more active |
Coronary
Prevention Group An advice site,
exercise, diet, smoking etc. with an online doctor you can email.
Not for the impatient, the extensive use of 'arty' graphics slow it all
down and make the first visit confusing. |
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Professional
organisations |
British
Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group This
website makes available in an electronic form the 1999 edition of the
British Heart Foundation’s annual compendium Coronary Heart
Disease Statistics and provides the most recent statistics
related to the incidence, causes and effects of coronary heart disease. |
 British
Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation
BACR
" Multi-Disciplinary
organisation of some 400 plus members that includes Cardiologists, GPs,
Psychologists, Exercise Physiologists, Occupational Therapists,
Physiotherapists, Nurses and others with an interest in Cardiac
Rehabilitation."
This
is
the
house
journal
of
the
BACR
click
on
the
picture
to
visit
their
site
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The
British Heart Foundation The
British Heart Foundation spends approximately £80 million pounds a year
on research and patient support. It is the largest source of funds for
research in heart disease in the UK. It depends entirely on donations
and the work of many volunteers around the country. It is one of the
most respected voices speaking on behalf of heart patients and
researchers in the UK. |
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NHS and
Clinicians |
National
Institute for Clinical Excellence |
