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 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.   Whether you're trying to reduce your risk of heart disease or help a loved one recover after surgery, you can find valuable information on their web-site.  http://americanheart.org/

NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.  The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.  Whether you're looking for support, recipes, o support or direction regarding diabetes and its management. 
http://diabetes.org

FOOD AND NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTER
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is a leader in on-line global nutrition information. Located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) of USDA, the FNIC Web site contains over 2000 links to current and reliable nutrition information.  They even have a section of their web site devoted to diet and disease.
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/

THE REYNOLDS RISK SCORE: Preventing Heart Disease in Women
If you are a healthy woman without diabetes, the Reynolds Risk Score is designed to predict your risk of having a future heart attack, stroke, or other major heart disease in the next 10 years. To calculate your risk, go to the web site http://www.reynoldsriskscore.org/

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. JAMA publishes original research, reviews, commentaries, editorials, essays, medical news, correspondence, and ancillary content.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/