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I settled in at the impressive boardroom table of a chic downtown ad agency, where I’d been invited to review a new patient website that this agency had created for its client, our provincial Ministry of Health.

This agency wanted to know if an average patient like me seeking online health information would be able to easily navigate this new website. My volunteer assignment that morning was to noodle around the site in response to a dozen or so search prompts that the young agency hipsters seated around me would provide. When I hit the “Search Health Topics” tab, it revealed a pull-down menu with many diagnoses listed. But I noticed immediately that “heart disease” was oddly…

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 How a $5 Tim Hortons gift card changed my life

I settled in at the impressive boardroom table of a chic downtown ad agency, where I’d been invited to review a new patient website that this agency had created for its client, our provincial Ministry of Health.

CardioBrief

CardioBrief is a one-stop source for new and important information of interest to cardiologists and other cardiovascular healthcare professionals.

Heart Disease Prevention

In 2002, heart disease statistics show that 696,947 people died of heart disease (51% were women). This was 29% of all U.S. deaths. In 2006, heart disease is projected to cost more than $258 billion, including health care services, medications, and lost productivity.

Heart Sisters

All about women and heart disease -our #1 killer - from the unique perspective of a Mayo Clinic-trained heart attack survivor and patient advocate from Canada.

MyHeart,net

MyHeartBlog was created to provide a place for people to receive impartial, reliable, and trustworthy information on a variety of medical and health-related topics. We began as a small group of doctors with one vision: to improve the public’s education and awareness of health and disease on a grand scale. At first it seemed like an impossible task, but many late night meetings and cups of coffee later, the dream was realized and MyHeartBlog was born. We have now grown into a global collaboration of medical specialists, each of whose main aim is to pass on their expertise in order to improve the health and knowledge of as many individuals as possible.

Doc's Opinion

Dr. Axel F. Sigurdsson is a cardiologist with more than 20 years’ experience treating people with heart disease. He has a firm grasp on how people can protect themselves from heart disease. He uses his blog to share this knowledge and help others improve their quality of life - Healthline

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While seven months pregnant with twins, Eliz Greene suffered a massive heart attack -- surviving a ten-minute cardiac arrest, the cesarean delivery of her twin daughters, and open-heart surgery. Today, Eliz is on a mission to change the way the world sees heart disease.

Harvard Health Blog

Harvard Medical School offers a life-saver for individuals with heart disease: the Harvard Health Publications Heart Health blog. Packed with reliable resources, up-to-date news and research reports, medical advice,and expert answers to your questions on heart health, this blog takes the cake for a relevant and informational site...Healthline

The Healthy Foodie

Looking out for her health and your appetite, blogger and chef extraordinaire Sonia makes it impossible to leave her site without jotting down a recipe. Eating for heart health and general wellness has never been so delicious, and Sonia’s photographs and convenient categorized menu make finding the perfect recipe a cinch...Heathline

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