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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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According to the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, over the last twenty years, the overall health of our nation has improved significantly, however there are persistently higher rates of disease and death in African Americans as well as other minority populations. Some of the reasons why health disparities exist are lack of access to health care, poverty, discrimination and cultural barriers.
But there is good news! Many of the conditions that impact the health of African Americans can be reduced today by making changes in our lifestyle. For additional information visit NetWellness' African American Health Center to find out what can be done to reduce the risks.
The mission of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at The Ohio State University is in synch with the overriding mission of The Ohio State University Medical Center: “To create the future of medicine to improve people's lives.” To accomplish this goal, the division focuses on excellence, innovation and teamwork in patient care, education and research. Progress in this direction is evidenced by recognition in US News and World Report as the 19th best respiratory program in the country, and ten faculty members were recognized among Best Doctors in America®, comprising the entire list of those recognized in Central Ohio in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Patient care includes a full range of outpatient services including: general pulmonary medicine, advanced lung disease, allergy, asthma, COPD, interstitial lung diseases, interventional pulmonology, lung transplantation, pulmonary rehabilitation, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, and sleep disorders. Additionally, the division has an active Clinical Trials Program and is expanding its clinical and translational research programs.
Members of the division answer questions and write articles on NetWellness in the topics: Asthma, COPD, Lung and Respiratory Disorders, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Transplantation, Sarcoidosis, and Sleep Disorders.
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a comprehensive heart disease risk factor modification and educational program for patients with cardiovascular disease. Leading this topic is Karen Kutoloski, DO, Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center at the Heart and Vascular Center of MetroHealth Medical Center and Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. This topic has an Ask an Expert feature and is filled with original NetWellness articles: Cardiac Rehabilitation Overview, Dietary Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation, Discharge Activity Guidelines for Cardiac Patients, How to Quit Smoking and Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease, Stress, Depression and Heart Disease.
Kathleen A. Pajer, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Columbus Children's, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine at The Ohio State University has joined Floyd R. Sallee, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry , College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati in answering your questions about anxiety and stress disorders in children. Dr. Pajer is conducting a paid research study, Girls Coping with Stress. Feel free to share this information with any 15 to 16-year-old girls you know who may be experiencing stress.
NetWellness welcomes Gwendolyn Lynch, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and the Neurology Department at University Hospitals of Cleveland where she currently practices as a neurocritical care and stroke specialist. She joins colleagues from our partner Ohio State and University of Cincinnati to answer your questions in the Stroke health topic area.
Sarah C. Couch, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, and Shanil Juma, PhD, Assistant Professor, both of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati join other experts in Diet and Nutrition.
Marzieh Salehi, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine University of Cincinnati joins other experts at in NetWellness' Diabetes topic.
What is the DASH diet? The latest entry into the Nutribyte series by Bonnie J. Brehm, PhD, RD, Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, describes the diet and explains how it can help lower blood pressure.
Increasing numbers of patients with advanced colorectal cancer are living longer, thanks in part to novel targeted drug therapies that work in conjunction with chemotherapy. Targeted Therapies Extend Lives of Colon Cancer Patients, by Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University explains how these new therapies can improve survival and quality of life for colorectal cancer patients.
The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's disease. As many as 4.5 million Americans suffer from the disease, which usually begins after age 60, and the risk goes up with age. Robert P. Friedland, MD of Case Western Reserve University has authored two new features: Alzheimer's Disease and African Americans and Aging and the Brain: Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Friedland is also available to answer your questions in the Alzheimer's Disease health topic area.
American Cancer Society estimated that in 2005, cancers of the urinary tract would appear in the top ten most diagnosed cancers in the United States with Bladder Cancer leading the way as the fourth most common tumor in men and the eighth most common tumor in women. In these new feature articles, NetWellness expert Martin I. Resnick, MD of Case Western Reserve University reviews the causes, symptoms, and treatments available for Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, and Testicular Cancer. Dr. Resnick is also available to answer your questions in the Urinary Tract Cancers health topic area.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. NetWellness expert Martin I. Resnick, MD of Case Western Reserve University covers a wide range of Prostate Cancer issues in this suite of 10 new and revised articles. For more information see these exclusive features on NetWellness:
Introduction, PSA Testing, Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer, Biopsy of the Prostate, Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer, Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer, Surgical Treatments for Prostate Cancer, Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer, Symptoms of Prostate Cancer, Screening for Prostate Cancer
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