The Association's Web site offers information on diseases of the heart, as well as information on nutrition and exercise. The 800 number puts you in touch with your local affiliate, where information specialists can answer questions and send you written materials on heart disease. This is a clearinghouse for information on heart, lung, and blood diseases. By writing, calling, or faxing, you can request literature on a variety of conditions, including arteriosclerosis.
Fact sheets are also available on the Web site.
Information specialists are available by phone to answer specific questions about these diseases. 2323 Colorado Ave. It tells emergency workers that the wearer needs special treatment, and it directs them to call Medic Alert's 24-hour Emergency Response Center. Highly trained operators dispatch lifesaving information by phone or fax. Founded in 1969 by Irvine Page, M.D., who, after suffering a heart attack, decided there wasn't enough information available for laypersons on cardiac problems.