[OPLINLIST] What's New on NetWellness

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What's New on NetWellness - February, 2006

Feature:  February is Heart Month

Heart disease affects all of us, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the #1
killer of women in the United States.  In our monthly feature, you can
find information all about the heart: how it works, symptoms of heart
attack, special information for women and how to stay healthy.  Let
NetWellness help you love your heart.

Department of the Month - The OSU Nisonger Center

The Nisonger Center at The Ohio State University was founded in 1966 as
an interdisciplinary program of the Ohio State University. The United
States Administration on Developmental Disabilities has designated
Nisonger Center a "University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities (UCEDD)." As such, it is part of a network of 60 University
Centers of Excellence. Each state has at least one UCE. Nisonger Center
clinics and services are led by professionals who have between 10 and 30
years experience, and its academic faculty are recognized experts in
their fields.
One aspect of the Center's mission is to expand knowledge on
developmental disabilities by engaging in world-class scientific
research.  The Center's Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology
(RUPP) is a group of professionals engaged in pharmacological,
psychiatric, behavioral, nutritional and alternative research in
children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and
other childhood disorders.  Research at RUPP is aimed at evaluating
scientifically the safety and efficacy of psychotropic medications as
well as treatment outcomes. 
NetWellness experts who are affiliated with the OSU Nisonger Center in
include Michael G. Aman, PhD, Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry and
Director of RUPP; L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd, Professor Emeritus of
Psychiatry; Eric Butter, PhD, Behavioral Treatment Specialist; Patricia
H. Cloppert, BSFS, Faculty Parent Advocate; Daniel Coury, MD, Medical
Director, Professor of Pediatrics; Sherry R. Feinstein, MS, Program
Director; Luc Lecavalier, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology; Paula
C. Rabidoux, PhD/CCC-SLP, Coordinator, Speech Language Pathology; Yaser
Ramadan, MD, Child Psychiatrist/Director, Dual Diagnosis Clinic; and
Susan Thompson, MSN, CPNP, Research Certified Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner. 

Pulmonary Fibrosis: New Topic and Experts!  

Adding to our growing content in the area of Lung and Respiratory
Diseases, we have opened a new forum dedicated to Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Also called Interstitial lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis causes
scarring of the lung. James N. Allen, Jr., MD, Professor, Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, College of
Medicine at The Ohio State University has written an informative
Overview on this topic.  Along with Dr. Allen, the following faculty
from the OSU Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care are also available
to answer your Pulmonary Fibrosis questions: Nitin Y. Bhatt, MD,
Assistant Professor; Ruthann Kennedy, APRN, Clinical Practice Manager;
Clay B. Marsh, MD, Professor, Division Director; and Mark D. Wewers, MD,
Professor.

Huntington's Disease: New Topic and Expert!

Huntington's Disease is now recognized as one of the more common genetic
disorders. This devastating, degenerative brain disorder profoundly
affects the lives of entire families: emotionally, socially and
economically.  Sandra K. Kostyk, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director
of the Huntington Disease Center of Excellence and George W. Paulson,
MD, Medical Advisor and Consultant, Movement Disorders Division, both of
the Department of Neurology, College of Medicine  at The Ohio State
University have written an Overview and are available to answer your
questions to help you better understand and cope with this disease.  Be
sure to visit our new Huntington's Disease forum.

Women's Health Center:  New Expert!

M Joyce Dienger, DNSc, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, College of
Nursing  of the University of Cincinnati  joins other experts at
NetWellness' Women's Health Center.   

New Article on Bird Flu

What Is Bird Flu? by Glen F. Aukerman, MD, Professor, OSU Center for
Integrative Medicine, Department of Family Medicine , College of
Medicine  at The Ohio State University will help you stay informed about
the spread of avian influenza - or Bird Flu. 
Check this link regularly for up-to-date information. You'll easily find
the link on our homepage.  

Heart Disease: New expert and articles

Karen Kutoloski, DO of the MetroHealth Medical Center, Heart and
Vascular Center, Assistant Professor, Case School of Medicine, joins
NetWellness to bring timely information about heart disease to you.  She
is actively involved with the Go Red for Women movement sponsored by the
American Heart Association and has authored a new article on Heart
Disease in Women.

Thyroid Diseases: New Topic Area, New Articles

Thomas Murphy, MD, FACP, FACE, Director of the Division of Endocrinology
at MetroHealth Medical Center, Associate Professor, Case School of
Medicine, has joined with NetWellness to bring you information on
Thyroid Diseases.  This topic offers NEW original NetWellness features
entitled: Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Goiters: Causes, Diagnosis
and Treatment; Nodules: Testing and Possible Results; Diagnosis of
Thyroid Conditions; and Treatment For Overactive Thyroid.

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. 
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