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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Friday, March 12, 2010
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Friday, March 12, 2010
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The articles below are provided by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and are written by their reporters about health topics currently in the news.
Title: FDA site offers info to keep pregnant women safe from food illness: a NetWellness column
Summary: Pregnant women are in a high-risk group who have to be extra careful to avoid food-borne illness. The immune system is weakened during pregnancy, making it harder for the body's natural defenses to protect both mother and fetus from microorganisms.
Published: 2010-03-10 - Updated: 2010-03-11; Source: Cleveland Plain DealerTitle: Early detection key to preventing colon cancer: a NetWellness column
Summary: When it is detected in its early stages, colorectal cancer is curable in over 90 percent of the patients. Colorectal polyps can be detected before they turn into cancer, and when removed the risk of cancer formation from that polyp is gone.
Published: 2010-03-03 - Updated: 2010-03-03; Source: Cleveland Plain DealerTitle: Expert advice on controlling your blood pressure: a NetWellness column
Summary: Having high blood pressure over a long period of time can cause the muscle of the heart to thicken. When the muscle of the heart is too big, it can't pump as much blood, leading to a lot of health problems.
Published: 2010-02-24 - Updated: 2010-03-01; Source: Cleveland Plain DealerTitle: Ward off heart disease ... before it strikes you or your family: a NetWellness column
Summary: Cardiovascular disease kills more men and women each year than any other cause of death. To prevent heart disease and save many lives, prevention is key. The first step in prevention is knowing the modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors.
Published: 2010-02-17 - Updated: 2010-02-25; Source: Cleveland Plain DealerTitle: Understanding the good and the bad about cholesterol: a NetWellness column
Summary: Two different kinds of cholesterol are generally referred to as the "good" and the "bad." However, this isn't like a "50s Western. Even the cholesterol wearing the black hat isn't all bad.
Published: 2010-02-10 - Updated: 2010-02-16; Source: Cleveland Plain DealerTitle: Recurrent urinary tract infections not uncommon, especially in women: a NetWellness column
Summary: Recurrent urinary infections need to be evaluated in a urine culture. Then a urologic assessment could be done to determine if there is a definite cause for the infections.
Published: 2010-02-03 - Updated: 2010-02-16; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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