| Vol.
I, No. 9 | End
of School / Summer Issue | June
15th, 2001 |
Health
& Medicine
Links to Health & Medicine On-Line
. Links
to Health & Medicine On-Line
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Health & Medicine to sites that might interest
you. Sometimes the links will be related to one another ...
sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case,
we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking
for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that
every link we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter
out the noise and the bustle. ... Hale
& Hearty
Links to Heart Info &
Resource Sites On-Line
To accompany this month's
Health Focus On "Heart
Disease and Love," we are providing links to the following sites in
this month's Links to Health & Medicine On-Line:
- The
Heart: An Online Exploration
This
informative site is published by the Franklin Institute Science Museum in
Philadelphia. It relies heavily on graphics to give a foundation knowledge
of the heart, how it works, its role in the body and its health.
.
If
you start with the preview gallery, you'll be hooked by promises of videos
of open heart surgery, recordings of "The Beat," a radio program
by a cardiologist, and an audio heartbeat identification game. Once you're
excited, go to the Table of Contents for the easiest way to navigate this
rich, but somewhat scattered site. You can get good background on lifestyle
for heart health. This site is also a good place to learn how the heart is
structured, how it pumps, what blood is and what it does.
.
In several
cases, the site jumps to other sites. For instance, "more"
information on heart health will take you to Johns Hopkins cardiac rehab
site. And "more" on open heart surgery will take you to the
University of Iowa's pre-op for heart surgery page. Be prepared for a little
more navigating than for many sites. We think it's worth it for the
smorgasbord of things to do, see and hear.
Rating: **** [4 Stars]
. - WebMD's
Dean Ornish Site
This site presents the basic principles of Dr.
Ornish's comprehensive program for the reversal of heart disease.
Click on "The Program" to get to the meat (or tofu) of the
site. Information is organized by topic: nutrition, exercise, stress
management, love & intimacy. Each topic has lots of information,
not only telling you what to do, but why. In the stress management section,
you can watch a yoga tutorial or listen to a guided meditation. In the
love and intimacy section, find basic, but helpful, suggestions for
communication. The nutrition section explains Ornish's low-fat diet,
includes recipes and sample meals, and even shows images of blood vessels
before and after a low-fat diet. The exercise section is the weakest
with basic guidelines for moderate daily exercise, related news articles and
a message board.
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You
can also view Ornish's PBS special The Healing Power of Love and Intimacy
online or see a transcript.
.
If you have heart disease, know
someone who does, or are at risk, this is a very helpful and motivating
site. It is upbeat without oversimplifying. It's varied, multi-media,
attractive and easy to navigate.
Rating: **** [4 Stars]
. - MSNBS's
HeartHealth Site
Go to this site if you want news articles
related to cardiovascular health. There are interactive pieces to the site,
but they are not very specific or accurate. On the other hand, this site
offers an abundance of the latest news. The articles are listed under the
major categories: prevention, treatment, testing and other news. Find
articles like "Weekend Warriors Beware," " Are
Super-aspirins a Super Failure," and "Growing Your Own
Heart Bypass." You can go to abstracts or the full articles.
.
This
is an easy way to see what's new in heart health, or to find the answer to a
specific question.
Rating: *** [3 Stars]
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to
...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to
include them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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