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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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Physical medicine and rehabilitation is dedicated to improving function and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. This month NetWellness features rehabilitation, including the many new options available in acute medical situations. Great strides have been made in long term recovery or accommodation from these situations. Our rehabilitation experts from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and The Ohio State University College of Medicine can provide you with the information needed to make informed decisions to reduce the effects of disabilities on individuals' daily lives and/or cure disabling conditions.
NetWellness is pleased to add Ask an Expert is its topic Addiction/Substance Abuse.Due to its impact on so many areas of a person's life, substance abuse and dependency is the number one health problem in our country today. NetWellness has gathered together a large group of experts to provide you with answers to your questions on this serious issue. Our team includes Edna Jones, MD, Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD, Deborah Hoy, CNS, Michele Whaley, MS, RN, CS, MP-C, CCDCIII, Peter Rogers, MD and Tom Pepper, MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the College of Nursing Representing Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are: Christina Delos Reyes, MD, Ted Parran, MD, Chris Adelman, MD, Irene Shulga, MD, Omar Elhaj, MD, and William H. Fiegenschuh,Jr., MD. Experts from the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing include: Janice Dyehouse, PhD, RN and Marilyn Sommers, PhD, RN. If this disease affects you or someone you love rely on NetWellness to provide the timely and accurate information you need to start the road to recovery.
Another new Ask an Expert area is Obesity/Weight Management. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in our country and is spreading rapidly throughout the industrialized world. Approximately 2/3 of the adult population in the United States is overweight, and the problem in our children has tripled since 1963 and shows no sign of stopping. Our experts from The Center for Wellness and Prevention Ohio State University Medical Center on this topic are Shirley Kindrick, PhD and Angela Gerber, LD, RD, Jennifer Shrodes, LD, RD, from Columbus Children's Hospital, Dennis Mungall, PharmD from the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and Benita Jackson, MD, MPH, FACPM from the School of Public Health at the Ohio State University. As always, you can count on NetWellness to provide you with information on healthy eating and active living that you and your family can trust.
Monkeypox is the latest disease on everyone's radar. Is this something you need to watch for? If it is, what are you supposed to watch for? Having trouble getting the answers to your questions? NetWellness has the answers. Benita Jackson, MD, MPH, FACPM, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Public Health, Assistant Professor-Clinical, Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Community Affairs for the School of Public Health at the Ohio State University, has written a NetWellness "Exclusive" on this topic. See what Dr. Jackson has to say to help you understand and make informed decisions.
NetWellness would like to welcome Georgia Narsavage, PhD, RN, CS, ANP-BC as an expert the Lung and Respiratory Diseases area of NetWellness. Dr. Narsavage is an associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University as well as Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Director, MSN and ND Programs, within the School of Nursing. She is the coordinator for the Cardio-pulmonary section of the Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence (SCHI), utilizing her clinical expertise and research interests in care for patients and families living with chronic respiratory disease. She is interested in answering questions within the lung diseases topic area on: home care for patients with chronic lung diseases, coping with chronic lung diseases at home, and maximizing functioning for patients with chronic lung diseases. She joins Stephen Liggett, MD, Francis McCormack, MD, Mitchell Rashkin, MD, Patricia Joseph, MS, MD, Dennis McGraw, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Lisa Cicciarello Andrews, MEd, RD, LD, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences has reviewed and updated the introduction to our Diet and Nutrition area. NetWellness always tries to provide you with the most current and up to date health information possible.
Mary Fristad, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology, Director of Research & Psychological Services in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Department of Psychiatry at The Ohio State University has begun recruiting participants for a study in this area. The study is titled: The Multifamily Psychoeducation Group (MFPG) Study. This study focuses on families of children with depression and manic-depression (bipolar) disorders. Visit the Clinical Trials page on NetWellness and select Ohio State University Trials.
We are always trying to improve to meet your needs. What do we do well? What can we do to better fit your needs? Please send your comments through our "Feedback" feature and we'll get them into the right hands. Thanks again for using NetWellness!
NetWellness is a non-profit consumer health Web site that provides high quality information created and evaluated by health professions faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University. Started in June 1995, NetWellness was one of the first health sites on the Internet.
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