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Heart Disease Prevention and Information:
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Best overall site for continually updated
heart related information and cholesterol clinic information developed
by Dan Rader, MD
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www.heartinfo.com |
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Website for the Society of Atherosclerosis
Imaging involved in developing guidelines for integrating imaging
modalities and conventional risk factor assessment. Our medical
director (Ehrlich) is a co-founder and executive board member
of SAI
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www.sai.org |
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Academic site concerning emerging issues
in atherosclerosis
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www.vulnerableplaque.org |
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Website of the American Heart Association
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www.amhrt.org |
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Patient and physician sections reviewing the newest
national cholesterol guidelines. Can calculate 10 year risk
at this site.
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/cholesterol/cholesterol |
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Global risk assessment
program and single score analysis based upon risk and fitness used
at our center to help advise patients having a heartscan |
www.healthscan.com |
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Laboratories for risk factor analysis and
nonpharmacologic products we recommend:
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Leading laboratory for
sophisticated cholesterol analysis. |
www.berkeleyheartlab.com |
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Website explaining value
of fiber called Bioslife 2 in lowering of cholesterol. One
can order the product at wholesale here |
www.rexall.com/coloradoheart |
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Leading scientific
based protocols of micronutrients and antioxidants which
is risk and disease specific. We recommend their program for prevention
of heart disease risk based upon coronary calcium score. Call Boni
at our center to get on the program. |
www.premiermicronutrient.com |
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Source website for Juice Plus distributor Gloria Weiss.
Juice Plus capsules of fruits and vegetables appear to have multiple
beneficial effects in prevention of heart disease, cancer, immune,
etc. |
www.juiceplus.com/+gw84739 |
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Electron Beam Tomography and centers using
the scanner:
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A current list
of all centers that use EBT technology
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www.heartscan.com
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Website for Imatron,
the manufacturer of the revolutionary Electron Beam Tomography scanner.
Lots of information about scanner including differences between
EBT and spiral CT |
www.imatron.com |
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Website of several heartscan
centers using electron beam tomography. Great information concerning
the difference between EBT and spiral CT. |
www.imatron.com/customer_USA.htm |
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Coronary imaging
center directed by leading authority John A. Rumberger,
MD, a medical consultant to Colorado Heart & Body Imaging |
www.ohio-heart.com
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Site of the famous
Cooper Clinic in Dallas that uses EBT imaging in their executive
medical assessments. Go to www.cooperwellness.com radio archives
section to review discussion on EBT by our director with Dr. Cooper
(5/27/00 beginning at minute 28). |
www.cooperaerobics.com
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here for radio clip
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Well designed website
showing the range of capabilities of EBT imaging (heart,
lung, abdomen, colon at Lifescore in La Jolla developed by Dr.
Michael Wright (cardiologist) and Dr. Tabita Wright (radiologist) |
www.lifescore.com
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Resources
for lung information — |
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National Lung Health
Education Program. Excellent resource for lung disease prevention
strategies, spirometry and smoking cessation advice by leading pulmonologist
Dr.Thomas Petty. |
www.nlhep.org
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Information and forums
about respiratory disease from the nation's top facility
dedicated to lung disease and asthma, National Jewish Medical and
Research Center. |
www.nationaljewish.org
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Excellent smoking
cessation programs from National Jewish with an online version
(JustQuit On-Line) and one with professional follow-up (JustQuit
One-on-One) |
www.justquit.org
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American Association
for Respiratory Care Good updates on news related to respiratory
health |
www.aarc.org
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National Emphysema
Foundation Lots of feature articles concerning chronic obstructive
lung disease |
www.emphysemafoundation.org
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Lung Cancer Frontiers
online version of excellent newsletter forum for the early diagnosis
and treatment of lung cancer. New information continually updated
by leading authority Thomas L. Petty |
www.lungcancerfrontiers.org
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Alliance for Lung
Cancer advocacy, support and education. Excellent site dedicated
to diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Great resource material
for early detection. |
www.alcase.org
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International Collaboration
to Screen for Lung Cancer. Summarizes conferences on lung
cancer screening at NY Cornell. |
http://icscreen.med.cornell.edu
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Excellent site for understanding
lungscanning with EBT as performed at La Jolla center called
Lifescore. |
www.lifescore.com/lungscore.htm
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Colorado Health Sites — |
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A unique new service
which improves your access to your doctors, to medical advice
and to your records…ask your doctor to join this service. |
www.reachmydoctor.com |
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The website of Colorado
Springs doctor George Juetersonke. A good resource to learn
about external counterpulsation or ECP which can be an alternative
to surgical bypass for selected patients. |
www.drjlifepulse.com |
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An online health information
source from Colorado that concentrates on chronic diseases.
Section on ultrafast CT is uneven in quality. |
www.coloradohealthnet.org |
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Informational website
for South Denver Gastroenterology…interesting issues
reviewed. |
www.gutfeelings.com
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Website of the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Our center is currently
involved in various research projects with the institution. |
www.uchsc.edu |
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Leading nutrition
and vitamin experts have developed the coronary prevention and
diabetes protocols among many others. Ask about their BioShield
pills which could lower the damaging effects of any xray procedure. |
www.premiermicronutrient.com |
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Leading group of preventive
oriented physicians who apply an integrated (east-west) approach
to medical therapy. Dr. Wayne Peters practices here 303-584-8900. |
www.healthmark.org |
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The professionals at
Medrock can help you navigate through the complicated world
of medical care when an illness strikes your family….let them
help. |
www.medrock.com |
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Drs. Sheldon and
Sowell are excellent family physicians in Englewood who apply
a "traditional" approach to medical care. They are preventive-oriented
and their care is unfettered by managed care restrictions. |
www.HMNo.com |
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Website of Rocky
Mt. Gastroenterology Associates, a large group of gastroenterologists
in our area. |
www.coloradogi.com |
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Website of the American
Thrombosis Association centered in Denver dedicated to prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis (blood clotting disorders) |
www.bloodclot.org |
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Website of Western
Cardiology Associates, a group of Denver cardiologists who have
recently merged with Aurora-Denver Cardiology. |
www.yourheartdoctors.com |
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