[OPLINLIST] Wha's New With NetWellness May 2006

[Moll, Stephanie (mollsl)]

What's New on NetWellness - May, 2006

May's Feature: May 14-20, 2006, is National Women's Health Week
Celebration!

Health care for women includes the entire spectrum of a woman's life,
not just pregnancy and childbirth. The weeklong event, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's largest
preventive care check-up event!  Here is a directory to help you find
Women's Health Week events in your area.  See our monthly feature for
more information on Women's Heath on NetWellness and beyond!

Department of the Month: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension is affiliated with the
School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth
Medical Center.  Experts from the Division of Nephrology answer user
questions and write original content for NetWellness health topic Kidney
Diseases.

The physicians of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at
MetroHealth Medical Center provide comprehensive clinical care, which
includes inpatient and outpatient consultation services for kidney,
fluid and electrolyte, acid-base and hypertension disorders. The
Nephrology group also manages an outpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal
dialysis population of over 300 patients.  

Research and teaching are important divisional activities. The Division
of Nephrology includes a nationally recognized research group, which is
funded by multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health to
pursue projects which range from defining genetic and molecular
mechanisms of kidney disease to establishing optimum delivery of
clinical care. In addition, division faculty participate in a number of
investigator-initiated clinical trials. All members of the Nephrology
Division are faculty members at Case School of Medicine, and teach
kidney physiology, pathophysiology and clinical medicine to Case medical
students.

Current NetWellness experts from the Division of Nephrology and
Hypertension include: Mildred Lam, MD and Thomas Zipp, MD.

Diabetes: New Expert!

NetWellness welcomes Lucy Long, RN, BSN, CDE, ACCORD Clinical
Coordinator of the Lipid Research Center at St. Vincent Charity Hospital
an affiliated teaching hospital of the School of Medicine at
Case Western Reserve University. Ms. Long helps adults with Type 2
diabetes manage their blood sugars, blood pressure and cholesterol
issues and became certified as a Diabetes Educator this past year.  She
joins colleagues from the Ohio State University and University of
Cincinnati to answer your questions in the Diabetes health topic area.

Smoking and Tobacco: New Expert!

NetWellness welcomes Amanda Blake, BA, OCPS 1, Wellness and Prevention
Specialist, JamesCare for Life,  Kick It! Program at The James Cancer
Hospital & Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University. Amanda
brings her skills as a certified prevention specialist to the Smoking
and Tobacco health topic area.   

Breast Cancer: New Expert!

NetWellness welcomes Jennifer B. Manders, MD, Assistant Professor,
Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Cincinnati's College
of Medicine. Dr. Manders specializes in minimally invasive biopsy and
surgical treatments for breast cancer. She will use her expertise to
answer questions in the Breast Cancer health topic area.
New Article: Genetics and Alzheimer's Disease

As many as 4.5 million Americans suffer from the disease, which usually
begins after age 60.  There is, however, a small percentage of the
population (less than 2%) suffering from Early Onset Familial
Alzheimer's Disease.  Melissa Barber, MS and Peter Whitehouse, MD of the
University Memory and Aging Center at Case Western Reserve University
explain this condition and why or why not to consider genetics testing.
They are also available to answer your questions in the Alzheimer's
Disease health topic area.

New Article: Pregnancy Complications and Stroke

Two of the most common complications of pregnancy have emerged as
possible indicators of increased risk of stroke.  Gwendolyn Lynch, MD,
of Case Western Reserve University explains who should be concerned with
this topic and how to minimize your risk of pregnancy complications and
stroke.  Dr. Lynch is also available to answer your questions in the
Stroke health topic area.

New Article: Adding Legumes to Your Diet

Why should you add more legumes to your diet? Another article from the
Nutribyte series, Bonnie J. Brehm, PhD, RD, Associate Professor in the
College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, discusses why and
how this food can be a great addition to any diet. 

It's our Tenth Anniversary - Let Us Know How We're Doing

As we near our tenth year on the internet, we are gathering anecdotes
about how NetWellness is helping our users meet their health information
needs. Do you have any stories or experiences you would like to share?
If so, please use our Feedback feature to tell us about them. 

About 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 information sites on the Internet.