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e-Health News    Spring 2006
 


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Saturday, March 25
Parenting Matters
“Practical Information for Raising Children,” sponsored by Bradley Hospital.

Saturday, April 1
Hasbro Twister Gala

This year's gala will benefit pediatric diabetes at Hasbro Children’s Hospital.

[Other classes and events]


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Alzheimer’s: The Insulin Link
Levels of insulin in the brain are linked to Alzheimer's disease in a groundbreaking research study at Rhode Island Hospital.
[Alzheimers Disease and Memory Disorders Center]

The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
Read more about symptoms and treatments available through the Hallett Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Hasbro Children's Hospital, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital.
[Hallett Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology]

A New Way to Treat Chronic Back Pain
Learn more about the first artificial disc replacement surgery, a treatment available at The Miriam Hospital for those who experience chronic lower back pain due to degenerative disc disease.
[Orthopedics at the Miriam Hospital]

Tossing and Turning: Children and Teens Struggle to Sleep
Studies at Bradley Hospital reveal that teenagers have more trouble falling asleep and young children are getting much less sleep than prescribed.
[Bradley Hospital Sleep and Chronobiology Research Laboratory]

What's New About MRI?
Superior image quality is now available from 3-D images at Newport Hospital.
[Newport Hospital department of diagnostic imaging]

Rhode Island Youth See a Future in Health Care
Shadowing, volunteer and internship opportunities are available at Lifespan hospitals.
[Lifespan Youth]


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