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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Sunday, October 12, 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, October 12, 2008
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April is National Minority Health Month. Minorities suffer from various chronic diseases at higher rates than the population as a whole. Raising awareness of these health disparities and understanding how these diseases can be prevented or delayed and promoting a healthier lifestyle can have a direct impact on your health. Not sure where to start? Let NetWellness help. Our experts can provide information on where to start and are always available to respond to your questions.
The Department of Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland has been successful in meeting and expanding on multiple missions of teaching, research, clinical care and scholarly pursuits.
The Case Department of Family Medicine is involved in all levels of medical education including medical student, resident and fellowship training. The department's residency program has nearly 200 graduates, many of whom are in major leadership positions nationally and internationally. The Case Department of Family Medicine is one of the premier research divisions in Family Medicine nationally. Investigators are advancing the science of primary care with research projects that include: cancer epidemiology and prevention, genetics and primary care, obesity prevention and treatment in minority women, and physician-patient communication. In keeping with their commitment to research, the department of family medicine is the editorial office home of the Annals of Family Medicine. In March 2005, the Department announced its new Division of Adolescent Health which will focus on a three fold mission of research, professional education and community collaboration.
The Department is also one of the largest medical groups providing primary care services in and around the University Circle area of Cleveland, Ohio. Family Medicine's joint faculty-resident office provides a model of care for patients from various socioeconomic backgrounds. For more information on the Department of Family Medicine, please call (216) 844-3791
Current NetWellness experts from the Department of Family Medicine include: Esa Davis, MD, MPH, Antoinette Graham, PhD, and Darrell Hulisz, PharmD.
Parkinson 's disease currently affects 500,000 Americans and is growing each year as our population ages. NetWellness welcomes Parkinson's experts Karen Thomas, DO, Associate Director and George W. Paulson, MD, Medical Advisor and Consultant of the Movement Disorders Division of the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University. While there is currently no cure new treatments are being developed. For the latest information take a look at the information written or reviewed by NetWellness' experts.
Autism is a complex developmental disorder that normally appears in the first 3 years of life. While there is no cure experts agree that the earlier treatment is started the better. NetWellness welcomes a multi-disciplinary team of experts from The Ohio State University. Participating from the Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities are: Michael G. Aman, PhD, Professor, L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, Professor Emeritus, Luc Lecavalier, PhD, Assistant Professor, Paula Rabidoux, PhD, Associate Director, Yaser Ramadan, MD, Child Psychologist/Director, Dual Diagnosis Clinic, Sherry R. Rosensweig, MS, Program Director and Susan Thompson, MSN, CPNP, Research Nurse Practitioner. From the Department of Neurology experts are David Q. Beversdorf, MD, Assistant Professor and Ashleigh J. Hiller, PhD, Assistant Professor. Participating from Children's Hospital in Columbus are James A. Mulick, PhD, Professor, Eric Butter, PhD, Behavioral Treatment Specialist, Daniel Coury, MD, Medical Director, and Jacqueline Wynn, PhD, Assistant Professor. Other members of the team include: Jane Case-Smith, EDD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor in the Occupational Therapy Division of the School of Allied Medical Professions and Gail Whitelaw, PhD, Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition to our Ask an Expert service in this topic be sure and read the new articles contributed. Dr. Butter has authored an interesting article titled: "Educational Approaches for Treating Autism" and the topic overview from Dr. Arnold
NetWellness welcomes John G. Mastronarde, MD as a new asthma expert. Dr. Mastronarde is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care of the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University. Dr. Mastronarde has a particular interest in Asthma and looks forward to answering your questions in this area. He joins the existing team of experts from the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati include: David I. Bernstein, MD I. Leonard Bernstein, MD, and Jonathan Bernstein, MD, from the Division of Immunology and Allergy, Dennis McGraw, MD, Stephen B. Liggett, MD, Francis McCormack, MD, Patricia Joseph, MS, MD, and Mitchell C. Rashkin, MD from the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, and Georgia L Narsavage, RN, PhD, CS, ANP from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at the Case Western Reserve University
Joining the Lung and Respiratory Diseases topic area are: Khalid Almoosa, MD, James Knepler, MD, Ralph Panos, MD, Steven Strausbaugh, MD, and Victoria Surdulescu, MD. Dr. Almoosa has a special interest in critical care medicine, Dr. Knepler is interested in general respiratory medicine, Dr. Panos research centers on interstitial lung disease, Dr. Strausbaugh's area of expertise is cystic fibrosis and Dr. Surdelescu works in the area of sleep disorders. All these physicians are members of the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. They join other members of their division who have served at NetWellness experts since 1998.
Have you heard about Omega-3 and Omega-6 contents in food? Do you know which one is good for you and which one is not? If you're like most of us you probably cannot answer this question. If that's the case our new article "Understanding Omega-3 and Omega-6" by Glen F. Aukerman, MD, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University should be on your required reading list.
NetWellness would like to thank our team of experts in the Exercise and Fitness topic for providing a series of articles called "Just the Facts." Currently there are articles on cutting calories, stretching, fitness motivation, fitness equipment, and the new dietary guidelines. Watch for more of these articles on a regular basis.
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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