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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Monday, October 6, 2008
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Monday, October 6, 2008
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November is American Diabetes Month. Over 18,000,000 Americans have this disease and the number is growing rapidly. While there may be no cure for diabetes it can be treated successfully. If you or someone you love has diabetes, finding unbiased, current, and science-based information is only a click away. NetWellness and its team of diabetes experts can provide you with the information you need including the most current clinical trials like the ACCORD trial.
The College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati has a long history of providing quality education. Founded in 1889 the college offered the first baccalaureate degree in nursing in the country. The college was a charter member of the National League of Nursing, the national accrediting agency, and has maintained its accreditation continuously since the organization's founding in 1942. Under the leadership of current dean Andrea R Lindell, RN, MSN, DNSc enrollment has grown to 887 students in its graduate and undergraduate programs. Programs offered include: the baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Nursing, including Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a respected doctoral (PhD) program.
In addition to excellence in education and research, service to others both locally and internationally is integral to the overall philosophy of the college. This emphasis on service is reflected by the number of nursing faculty who participate in NetWellness. Some of the most respected nurses in the country will answer your questions about addiction/substance abuse, aging, breast feeding, diet and nutrition, and newborn care.
NetWellness welcomes Siddarth M. Khosla, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Khosla has a special interest in Laryngology and Voice Disorders and will be answering your questions in the Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders area of NetWellness joining our respected team of experts in this area.
The holiday season has started again. It's the time of year that some people look forward to with both joy and apprehension. The season's many celebrations make it difficult to keep your eating and health under control. Would you like to make a change this year? A good place to start is with our new articles "Don't Let Holiday Candy Scare You" by Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD, Extension Nutrition Associate in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University and "Avoid Letting Sickness Spoil the Holidays" by Charles J. Manfresca, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine of the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University.
In our effort to provide the most current information to visitors, NetWellness is now adding video news releases from partner universities to the site. These are brief but content-rich interviews with researchers. The following have been added this month: "Breast Cancer in Men - Higher Rates Puzzling" with Charles L. Shapiro, MD, Associate Professor, in the department of Hematology and Oncology at the James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute of the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University.
Ten years ago on October 1, 1994 the University of Cincinnati (UC) received the first grant to create NetWellness. The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in the first year of a program to extend the Internet to underserved areas of the country, awarded UC one of a handful of grants. With its over 40 community and business partners, UC developed one of the first consumer health sites on the Internet and installed dozens of computers for public use throughout the Cincinnati area and across southern Ohio. For more information, please read the complete news release.
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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Please note: only your personal physician or other health professional you consult can best advise you on matters of your health based on your medical history, your family medical history, your medication history, and how information from any of these databases may apply to you. Neither University of Cincinnati (NetWellness) nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site shall be liable for any damages arising out of access to or use of this web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. (More) |