[OPLINLIST] What's New on NetWellness

[Kishman, Charles (kishmacp)]

What's New on NetWellness- July 6, 2004

Summer Safety, Part 2 - July's Feature

Our June feature helped you be "safe in the sun." This month let =
NetWellness
provide you with more summer safety tips. From bug bites to protecting =
the
potato salad look to NetWellness for answers to your summer health
questions.

Department of the Month - Division of Allergy and Immunology, =
University of
Cincinnati College of Medicine

12 members of the Division of Allergy and Immunology provide =
information for
our users on a variety of topics including Allergies, Arthritis and
Rheumatoid Diseases, Asthma and Lupus.

The Division was established by the Department of Internal Medicine in =
1965.
The goals of the Division of Allergy and Immunology are to provide a =
program
of teaching for medical and postgraduate students, care for patients =
whether
hospitalized or as outpatients, and lead a broad research program in
rheumatic, allergic, and general immunological diseases.

Under the current leadership of Fred Finkelman, MD, the division has =
grown
to include more than 20 physicians and basic scientists engaged in the =
core
activities. Referral, diagnostic, and treatment clinics have been
established at all the major hospitals of the medical center.

The Division has had a fellowship-training program since 1967. The =
Division
also provides clinical rotations for residents and medical students in
rheumatology and allergy as well as mentoring graduate students in =
programs
that lead to the Ph.D. degree and Ph.D. research fellows. The Division =
is an
active member of the Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Aging Medical =
Information
System (ARAMIS), NIAMS Cooperative Systematic Study in Rheumatic =
Disease
Collaborating Clinic and NIAID Immunotherapy Study Center.

More Experts!  Skin Care and Smoking Cessation

NetWellness would like to welcome Tatiana Oberyszyn, PhD and Mary Ellen
Wewers, PhD, MPH to our panel of experts. Dr. Oberyszyn is an Assistant
Professor in the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the James Cancer =
Hospital &
Solove Research Institute of The Ohio State University and will be =
answering
questions in the Skin Care area. Dr. Wewers is a Professor in the =
College of
Nursing at The Ohio State University and will be answering questions in =
the
Smoking Cessation/Tobacco Abuse area.

Summer Allergy Season - New Article

Thought the summer would bring relief from your allergies? Not sure =
what to
do? Then the new Summer Allergy Season article provides the information =
you
need to help get you through the summer. This article was written by =
Thomas
Tami, MD, Professor, and Allen Seiden, MD, Professor; both are members =
of
the Department of Otolaryngology at the University Of Cincinnati =
College Of
Medicine.=20

Accident Prevention and First Aid - New Article

NetWellness has added a new child safety article from Walter Chwals, =
MD,
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve School of
Medicine=A0and the Rainbow Community Safety & Resource Center, at the =
Rainbow
Babies & Children's Hospital. Child Passengers at Risk in America =
reviews
the correct methods to ensure that your child is safe in your car.

Mini Medical School=20

Mini Medical Schools are offered to the general public at the =
University of
Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State =
University.
Classes are taught by the faculty of the three universities. Can't =
attend?
You're in luck. Many of the presentations will be available on =
NetWellness.
New for this month is: Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder =
(PTSD)
by Stephen F. Pariser, MD, Clinical Professor in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychiatry of the College of Medicine and
Public Health at The Ohio State University.=20

Let Us Know How We're Doing

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!

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 sites on the Internet.