What's New on NetWellness- May 4, 2004

Better Sleep Month - April's Feature

We spend about 1/3 of our life sleeping but for many of us it doesn't feel like we ever get any. Sleep or rather a lack thereof is a common complaint today. What can you do to get a better night's sleep? You can start by going to NetWellness. Experts in Sleep Disorders can help start you on the path towards better sleep.

Columbus Children's Department of Urology - Department of the Month

Columbus Children's Hospital Department of Urology provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for children of all ages and teens with diseases of the genitourinary tract including consultations for urinary tract abnormalities detected in utero. Services range from primary urologic care to major reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract, genitalia and urinary sphincter. Surgical staff support team includes a stoma therapist, a nurse clinician and urodynamic technical and nursing staff. Diagnostic facilities include a complete urodynamics laboratory.

Children's Hospital Urology Department provides outreach & support services by hosting support groups for bladder exstrophy and major urological disorders.

Dr. Venkata Jayanthi, a pediatric urology expert at Columbus Children's Hospital, is available through NetWellness' "Ask an Expert" program to answer questions about children's urinary and genital problems.

More Experts! Obesity/Weight Management, Diet and Nutrition, Pregnancy, Diabetes

Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, joins the teams of experts answering questions on Pregnancy, Obesity and Weight Management, and Diet and Nutrition. Dr. Davis' research interests include weight gain and weight loss around pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Laurie S. Sadler, MD, FACP, Medical Director, Lipid Research Center, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and her team, Mary K. Griffith, CRNP, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Ellen C. Ospelt, RN, BS, Outreach Coordinator, Ann J. Hornsby, MEd, RD, LD, PC, Dietitian, are joining our other experts answering questions on Diabetes. They have particular expertise in how diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are related.

Nutrition - New Articles

Several new articles have been added to NetWellness.

"Diabetes: Could You Be at Risk?" by Gail Kaye, PhD, MS, RD, Program Director of Human Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, and Jaime Ackerman, RD, LD, Extension Nutrition Associate in Food and Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University.
"Learn to Burn (Calories, that is)" by Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD, Extension Nutrition Associate in Food and Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, and Lydia Medeiros, PhD, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University.
"'Tis the Season for Grilling" by Bonnie Brehm, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati.
"Soft Drinks…Worth the Calories?" by Bonnie Brehm, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati.

Kidney Disease Updates

Philip W. Hall, 3rd, MD, Professor of Medicine Emeritus, in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University has provide new information about the signs and symptoms of kidney disorders, transplantation, and much more in the Kidney Disease area of NetWellness.

Mini Medical School

Mini Medical Schools are offered to the general public at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University. Classes are taught by the faculty of the three universities. Can't attend? You're in luck. Many of the presentations will be available on NetWellness. New for this month are:

Lung Cancer by John A Howington, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Heart Failure by Lynne Wagoner, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Metabolic Syndrome by David D'Alessio, MD, Associate Professor and
Albert W. Vontz, Jr. chair in Diabetes Research in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Cincinnati College Of Medicine

Video News Release

In our effort to provide the most current information to visitors, NetWellness is now adding video news releases from our university partners to the site. These are brief but content-rich interviews with researchers. The following have been added this month:

"Dentists Most Effective in Early Oral Cancer Detection" with Susan R. Mallery, DDS, PhD, Professor, Oral Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University

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