WWW Links

Dietary approaches to lowering cholesterol levels

A technical discussion about the relationship between free radicals and atherosclerosis.

Atlas of hematology at the Nagoya University School of Medicine

A photomicrographic atlas of blood cells and bone marrow. Includes very good pictures of various leukemias, thalassemia (a disorder affecting red blood cells), anemias, and masses of lymphocytes in the skin.

Brain Aneurysm Center at Massachusetts General Hospital

This site has a lot of text explaining about strokes, aneurysms, and other phenomena related to cerebral circulation. There are many links to other medical centers that contain diagrams and images of angiograms.

Microfiliarial infection of blood

This site illustrates photomicrographs of blood parasites and has links to other image-containing sites.

The Heart: An Online Exploration

This web page has an open heart movie (requires QTV) as well as other attractive graphics, plus activities related to EKGs and x-rays.

Heart disease information from Merck & Co., Inc.

This site discusses heart risk factors in laypersons' terms.

Index of pathology images of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

Photomicrographs of atheroscleroses and thromboses and pictures of an infarcted heart are featured here.

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