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What's New on NetWellness – May 2002

Feature of the Month

Minority Health is featured on the NetWellness homepage again during May. If you didn’t have a chance to check it out during April, be sure to read (and watch via streaming video!) what Dr. Robert Haynie, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has to say about health issues facing African American men. You can also visit the NetWellness Minority Health Center to find information on diseases and conditions of particular concern to the entire African American community.

Updated Articles – Gynecology, Pregnancy

Thomas deHoop, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati has reviewed and updated original NetWellness articles on Pregnancy and Drugs, Pregnancy and Exercise, Oral Contraceptives, and Bacterial Vaginosis. NetWellness always tries to provide you with the most current and up to date health information possible.

Thousands of questions answered

NetWellness Experts have answered well over 18,000 health questions from people like you, since the Ask an Expert service began in 1995.  Many Expert groups have now answered over 1000 questions within a single topic area. These areas include: Children’s Health, Diet and Nutrition, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders, Gynecology, Myasthenia Gravis, and Pharmacy and Medications. Check them out – with all those answers, perhaps the one you’ve been wondering about is there. NetWellness experts – health professional faculty at Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati will answer your questions on hundreds of diseases, conditions, medications, and wellness and fitness topics.

Health Illustrated Encyclopedia

Disease, Injury, Nutrition, Poison, Special, Surgery, Symptoms, Tests.

You might ask what these have to do with the Health Illustrated Encyclopedia. They are the major divisions of information that can be found there. The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia is not just a source of information for diseases alone. You can search by symptoms, specific tests your physician has ordered, and even various poisons including plants.  For example; under bone fractures you’ll find information on the different types of fractures, x-rays of fracture types, and on how blood cells aid in fracture healing. Or check out Angioplasties. You’ll learn they are becoming a more and more common life saving procedure, but you’ll also discover illustrations that show the normal anatomy of the heart and what does an angioplasty does to the heart. The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia is available in its entirety – all 10,000 web pages – at /ency/index/diseidxa.htm

Genetic Risks & Environmental Exposures Survey

We need your help! We want to add topics to our web site dealing with genes, environmental diseases and genetic testing. If you have not had a chance to take our survey there is still time.  The survey can be accessed from the NetWellness homepage and from selected areas within NetWellness.

Let Us Know How We're Doing

We're always interested in learning what you have to say about the site. What's good and what can be better? Please send your comments through our "Feedback" feature and we'll get them into the right hands. Thanks again for using NetWellness!

About NetWellness

NetWellness is a non-profit consumer health Web site that provides high quality information created and evaluated by health professions faculty at Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati. Started in June 1995, NetWellness was one of the first health sites on the Internet.