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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.americanheart.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/ |
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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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Specialized laboratory division
of AspirinWorks that performs various tests including coagulation,
cholesterol. Home of the AspirinWorks aspirin resistance test recommended
for those considering such therapy. |
www.AspirinWorks.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.
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www.juiceplus.com/+gw84739 |
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Electron Beam Tomography and centers using
the scanner:
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Nation's leading scanning resource - this site provides general information on
scanning and provides a
list of Scanning Centers using CT technology |
www.scandirectory.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.heartscan.com
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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, M.D. |
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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Resources for colon information — |
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The manufacturer of the Viatronix System. This site contains
excellent FAQs and images. |
www.viatronix.com |
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Health
Screen America is the leading company providing personalized
health screening services. They use the viatronix system.
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www.healthscreenamerica.com |
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The
center for virtual colonoscopy at Boston Medical Center.They
are a great source for information as well as courses in the field. |
www.virtualcolonoscopy.net |
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Virtual
endoscopy center at Wake Forest, pioneering institution in the
field. |
www.vec.wfubmc.edu |
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National
Cancer Institute's screening recommendations for colonoscopy. |
www.nci.nihgov |
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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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Dr. Gordon Ens is a leading
expert in laboratory testing of various clotting factors and is
involved in the American Thrombosis Association. Cholesterol testing
and tests for aspirin resistance are performed here at
AspirinWorks/Colorado
coagulation consultants in Aurora. |
www.AspirinWorks.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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Web site of Aurora Denver
Cardiology Associates, the
largest group of cardiologists in the Rocky Mountain Region |
www.adca.bz |
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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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