LVCCLD HOT TOPICS - HEART HEALTH

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LIBRARY CATALOG

Books for Adults

Conquering high blood pressure : the complete guide to managing hypertension

Conquering high blood pressure : the complete guide to managing hypertension
by Wood, Stephen

An education guide for the general public, about managing high blood pressure.

 

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FOR MORE LIBRARY RESOURCES TRY:

Cholesterol

Coronary Artery Bypass

Coronary Heart Disease

Hypertension

Low-cholesterol Diet

Databases

 Alt HealthWatch (http://0-search.ebscohost.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/login.aspx?authtype=ip,url&profile=ehost&defaultdb=awh)
Resources on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
 Health & Wellness Resource Center (http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/itweb/lvccld_main?db=HWRC&id=52et2001TGG)
More than 400 health and medical journals and other resources that can link you to major health web sites.
 Health Source: Consumer Edition (http://0-search.ebscohost.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/login.aspx?authtype=ip,url&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hxh)
Searches health publications geared toward the lay person and contains a medical dictionary.
 Literature Criticism Online (http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/itweb/lvccld_main?db=GLA)
Contemporary Literary Criticism is THE resource to use when you need literary criticism. Now, you can find CLC, PLUS poetry criticism, drama criticism, and much, much more, online, without visiting the library!
 Natural Standard--Professional (http://0-lvccld.health.naturalstandard.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org)
Provides high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.

WEB SITES

 American Heart Association (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/)
Information for families on heart conditions

 DASH: Your guide ot Lowering High Blood Pressure (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/h_eating.htm)
A healthy eating plan designed to both reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower an already elevated blood pressure.

 MedlinePlus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesprevention.html)
Health Internet sites and information selected by the National Library of Medicine

 NOAH: New York Online Access to Health (http://www.noah-health.org/en/blood/disease/)
Information on exercise in English and Spanish. Search the index for other topics!