DALLAS (AP) - The American Heart Association on Friday unveiled a Web
site that individually tailors advice on the risks of heart attacks and
strokes and how to avoid them.
The program, at www.onelife.americanheart.org,
is free. Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, president of the AHA, said the Web
site should not be viewed as a substitute for going to see a physician.
Users of the program are asked for information about physical
activity, nutrition, smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol and medication
compliance. The responses will remain confidential, but aggregate data
will be stored and used by the heart association.
The frequency of the tailored messages, which come as e-mails, is up
to the user. Someone without access to a computer can fill out the
information at the Web site and request information and support be
mailed to them.
