| Disease |
Links |
Link Description |
| Asthma and Allergies |
www.aaaai.org |
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
| www.aafa.org |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| www.lungusa.org |
American Lung Association |
| www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_Whatls.html |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - general information on asthma |
| www.noattacks.org |
Information on how to reduce asthma triggers |
| www.epa.gov/asthma/hcprofessionals.html |
Environmental Protection Agency - information and tolls for asthma education for health care professional |
| www.cdc.gov/asthma |
Centers for Disease Control, general asthma information |
| High Cholesterol |
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1516 |
American Heart Association Information on Cholesterol |
| http://emall.nhlbihin.net/product2.asp?sku=06-5235 |
Free downloadable guide to lowering cholesterol - published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| General Heart Health |
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 |
American Heart Association front page |
| www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053 |
American Heart Association - information on warning signs of heart attacks and stroke |
| www.fda.gov/hearthealth |
FDA website for general heart health information |
| www.hearttruth.gov |
National awareness campaign for women about heart disease - includes free downloadable publication on heart health for women. Publication of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. |
| www.hearthealthywomen.org |
Information on heart disease in women |
| www.womenheart.org |
National Coalition for Women with heart disease - general information website for patients |
| www.deliciousdecisions.org |
Recipes for good heart health - a site sponsored by the American Heart Association |
| www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3047638 |
Information for patients on cardiac rehabilitation |
| Stroke |
www.strokeassociation.org |
American Stroke Association front page |
| Diabetes |
www.diabetes.org |
American Diabetes Association - patient focused information |
| http://professional.diabetes.org |
American Diabetes Association - information focused for health care professionals |
| www.diabetes.org/heart-disease-stroke.jsp |
Information on heart disease and stroke in patients with diabetes - includes further links for both patients and health professionals |
| www.diabeteseducator.org |
American Association of Diabetes Educators |
| www.ndep.nih.gov/index.htm |
National Diabetes Education Program |
| www.jdrf.org |
Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation International |
| www.insulin-pumpers.org/index.shtml |
Insulin Pumpers® - Independent website with patient information on diabetes and insulin products, sample logbooks and links to further product information |
| www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm |
Information for children with diabetes |
| www.diabeteshealthconnection.com |
Site features tips on healthyeating, exercise, monitoring, and general information on diabetes. Signing up as a member allows access to individualized control plans with personalized tools for activities, recipes, weekly nutrition summaries, custom meal plan, and printable shopping list. |
| www.diabeteswatch.com |
Information on insulin and insulin questions |
| www.lantus.com |
Information about Lantus insulin |
| www.GoInsulin.com |
Patient friendly information about insulin in general |
| www.bayerdiabetes.com/us/myAscensia/login.asp |
The Bayer Self-Care Center - patients sign up to track diabetes management progress |
| www.riteaiddiabetes.com/firstvisit.aspx |
Rite-Aid Diabetes website contains information on general disease information, information for those newly diagnosed, information on living with diabetes, and information on caring for someone with diabetes - site is available in Spanish |
| General Information |
www.wyeth.com/patienteducation |
Links to patient information on depression and generalized anxiety disorder, hemophilia, infant and children health, gastroesophageal reflux disease, rheumatoid arthritis, vaccines, and women's health. Also contains information for seniors on general health and Medicare. |
| www.novartis.com/diseases-conditions/index.shtml |
Information on various disease states and available treatments |