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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Friday, October 10, 2008
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Friday, October 10, 2008
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women with over 200,000 new cases in the United States alone estimated for 2004. While the causes are unknown, treatment is available and the number of deaths each year from this disease decreases. Early detection and treatment is the key. Increasing awareness and education about this disease was the guiding passion of our late friend and colleague, Janet Trigg, a NetWellness expert who answered 559 questions posed by NetWellness visitors. These are also the goals of Syed A. Ahmad, MD, who now answers questions about breast cancer. NetWellness can help you answer "how to do a breast self exam", "what are the latest treatments," and much more.
The OSU College of Nursing, with a faculty of over 60 members who are doctorally-prepared or masters-prepared clinicians, provides educational programs at three levels. There is a large undergraduate enrollment, and advanced nursing practice masters degrees are offered in a number of specialty areas including adult nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, neonatal nurse practitioner, psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, pediatric nurse practitioner, and women's health nurse practitioner. Graduates of the doctoral program are prepared to conduct nursing research, and many assume faculty roles in academic settings. Over 9,000 alumni provide leadership in all aspects of the nursing profession.
Faculty research addresses a wide range of health care issues related to smoking behavior and cessation, HIV symptom management and medication adherence, reducing cervical cancer risk, pulmonary rehabilitation, fatigue and pregnancy, clinical informatics, weaning from mechanical ventilation, rural health care, hypoxia and pulmonary sleep disorders, stress and coping in school-aged children, social determinants of health, growth outcomes in vulnerable infants, and sexual health among adolescents and young adults.
The Nursing Center for Tobacco Intervention website, which is maintained in the College of Nursing, was initiated through an educational grant from the American Nurses Foundation and the American Nurses Association. Mary Ellen Wewers and Karen Ahijevych, faculty members, are co-directors of the center, which was designed to provide smoking cessation information, smoking-related research, international links, and information about trying to quit.
The health risks of smoking are well known. Every day many people attempt to break the habit. The first phase for many smokers is to attempt to cut back, but is this effective? To get the real scoop read the new NetWellness article titled: Cutting Back on Cigarettes: When Less is More by Karen L. Ahijevych, Ph.D., R.N. to get the real low down.
Thomas A. Tami, MD, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has received the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Distinguished Service Award. The Award recognizes Dr. Tami for his presentation of several instructional courses and scientific papers at AAO-HNS annual meetings. In addition, he has served on AAO-HNS editorial boards, clinical and educational committees, and has participated in otolaryngology research. Dr. Tami was one of NetWellness's first experts, starting the Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders topic over 7 years ago. He and his department colleagues have answered over 1300 questions. Dr. Tami has answered more than 550 questions himself. NetWellness congratulates Dr. Tami for his award and thanks him for his contributions to NetWellness. A note from one NetWellness visitor says it all about Dr. Tami: "giving simply stated information in a format one can pass on to the patient, and he can understand-----Thank You."
The number of Americans diagnosed each year with Diabetes is increasing. Almost 7% of Americans have been diagnosed with Diabetes. If you or someone you love suffers from this disease, our new Diabetes Introduction, by Robert Cohen, MD and Laurie Sadler, MD, should be on your must reading list.
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:
"Low Fat vs. Low Carb Diet Studied in Breast Cancer" with Electra D. Paskett, PhD, Professor, in the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute of The Ohio State University.
A special thanks to Jane Puleo, Library Media Specialist, at Garfield Heights High School. Jane has prepared a very nice PowerPoint presentation on using NetWellness for a health and wellness fair at her school. She has graciously offered it for use by anyone interested. Her presentation titled: "What Is NetWellness?" is available from the Help area on our site.
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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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