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What's New on NetWellness- June 2, 2003

Feature of the Month: Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease. There are approximately 36,000 Americans who suffer from this disease. NetWellness is fortunate to have three nationally respected experts in this area: Henry J. Kaminski, M.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Director of the Case Western Reserve University Myasthenia Gravis Center, John G. Quinlan, M.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Dolly Boughaba, M.D., who has recently completed a fellowship in movement disorders in the Department of Neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Finding information that is current and reliable on such a rare disease can be difficult. NetWellness' team of experts solves that problem.

Welcome Back "Experts" in Dental Hygiene and Braces

NetWellness would like to welcome back participating faculty from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Walter C. Buchsieb, DD., MS, Clinical Associate Professor, Henry W. Fields, DDS, .MS, MSD, Assistant Professor, Allen R. Firestone, DDS, MS, Assistant Professor, and Katherine L. Vig, BDS, MS, FDS, D. Orth., Professor, who will be answering questions concerning Braces and Wendy J. Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS, Assistant Professor, Susan Bauchmoyer, RDH, BS Ed, MS, Assistant Professor, Michele P. Carr, RDH, MA, Assistant Professor, and Constance R. Kuntupis, RDH, MA, Assistant Professor who will be answering questions concerning Dental Hygiene.

New Article - Anesthesia

Gareth S. Kantor, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has written a new article giving an overview and what to expect when receiving various types of anesthesia.

Expanded list of links in Dental Health for Seniors

As the amount of information on the web grows every day, the difficulty of knowing what is accurate increases. NetWellness is committed to providing only the most current and accurate information. We are experimenting with a new more in-depth list of web links. All web links on NetWellness are evaluated by health experts. Dental Health for Seniors is our first area using this new format. As always, your feedback is appreciated.

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.