Healthnet Pulse - May 2007
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which to trust isn't easy or quick for even the Web-savviest among us. Let Healthnet conduct a customized Health Information Search tailored to your specific request. We will sift through the overwhelming amount of online information so that you don't have to and provide you with reliable, accurate, up-to-date, information from a variety of credible sources. Download our new brochure to find out more about this valuable service that's free to Healthnet members or contact us at: 440/893-0830 or help@healthnetfoundation.org.
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Work Out While You Work - Literally |
You really have to see this to appreciate it, but researchers at the Mayo Clinic,
a Healthnet partner hospital, have designed the standup "walk-and-work" desk. A specially designed "vertical workstation" that can be locked in place over a treadmill, allowing employees to work at a computer while simultaneously walking on the treadmill. The "vertical workstation" is expected to cost about US $1,600 and will be available for purchase through office-furniture maker Steelcase Inc. No word yet on when they will be available for purchase.
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Diagnosing Skin Cancer |
As the weather t
urns warmer you can expect an increase in warnings about skin cancer and suspicious moles. But what most of us don't realize is how difficult it can be to accurately diagnose melanoma. If you or a family member have skin cancer or are worried about getting it, be sure and read and/or listen to this timely NPR story on skin cancer. If nothing else you'll come away convinced of the importance of seeking out an expert second opinion and you'll learn more about Healthnet partner hospital, University of California San Francisco Medical Center dermatopathologists' skill at more accurately diagnosing the disease.
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Help for Tinnitus - Ringing in the Ears |
While there is still no cure for tinnitus, there is a relatively new technique that's now available for managing the condition. Neuromonics tinnitus treatment®, which has been studied for more than ten years in Australia, uses a unique, music-based sound therapy to help sufferers manage their tinnitus. Read or view a story on a recent case treated at Healthnet partner hospital, Cleveland Clinic. And for more information visit the American Tinnitus Association's site.
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Cedars-Sinai's New Brain Tumor Center |
While most of us recognize the late attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. for one particular life that he "saved," soon many more lives will be saved in his memory at the newly opened Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Brain Tumor Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dedicated to researching new treatments for brain tumors and funded by donations from Cochran's family and friends, the director of the new center is Keith Black, MD, considered to be one of the top ten neurosurgeons in the world. What Our Members Are Saying
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“Healthnet, absolutely no words can thank you enough.”
Colin MacDonald, CEO and President
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership
Read about one grateful Healthnet member's drama- tic experience at Cedars-Sinai, when a dear friend was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
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Improved Heart Transplant Technology |
Heart transplants may soon be safer if a new Organ Care System technology proves effective. Five transplant centers which include three Healthnet partner hospitals (UCLA Medical Center, University of Chicago Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic) will be testing the machine that keeps donated organs healthier for 4 times as long as the current method of ice preservation.
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Know the Warning Signs for a Stroke |
You may not know that May is Stroke Awareness month but you should know the risk factors outlined by Heatlhnet partner hospital, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. If you think someone you know is having a stoke remember these simple "Act F.A.S.T." warning signs developed by the National Stroke Association.
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Commercial Space Travel Gets Safer |
Book your reservation to travel into space with the comfort of knowing Mayo Clinic Arizona
, a Healthnet partner hospital, is on orbit to handle the medical management portion of the launch. Mayo Clinic Arizona, with one of the "largest concentrations of board-certified specialists in aerospace medicine and internal medicine" has just signed an agreement with University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Wyle Laboratories to provide comprehensive training and testing for commercial space travelers.
For those who prefer to keep their feet on the ground, but would like to consult with the same medical experts call Healthnet for expedited access at 440/893-0830 or help@healthnetfoundation.org.
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15 Ways to Live Longer |
We couldn't end this month's Pulse without providing a little advice on how to live healthier, longer. Click here to read Forbes 15 common sense tips to keep you living longer.
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