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February e-HealthNews |
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Volume 4 Issue 2 |
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This Month, Listen to Your Heart |
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In honor of American Heart Month, take advantage of a heart-healthy lecture presented by PAMF's Education Division.
Cardiologist Cheena Ramrakhiani, M.D., will present "Chest Pain and Diagnostic Testing: What You Should Know" at PAMF's Fremont Center on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Family medicine physician Meg Durbin, M.D., and cardiologist Lynette Lissin, M.D., will present "Women and Men are Different at Heart" at PAMF's Palo Alto Clinic on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cardiologist Girish Narayan, M.D., will present "Current Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation" at the Palo Alto Clinic on Friday, Feb. 16 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
The lectures are free of charge and open to the community. Register online to reserve a space.
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Pregnancy
Prenatal Testing
Children
Scarlet Fever
Preteens
Internet Safety Quiz
Teens
Gynecologist Visits
Adults
Noroviruses
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PAMF Raises Awareness of Eating Disorders |
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Eating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent in society. To raise awareness of the dangers of eating disorders, PAMF will be providing informational materials about anorexia nervosa (starving), bulimia (purging) and binging disorders at its Fremont, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Redwood Shores clinics during Eating Disorders Awareness Week from February 25 to March 3.
"Anyone can suffer from an eating disorder regardless of gender, age, race or ethnicity," said PAMF registered dietitian Elyse Robin. "Eating disorders often start with a weight loss diet and eventually turn into an obsession to become thinner and thinner, often with serious consequences. About 10 percent of all people with eating disorders die from complications of starving and/or purging."
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PAMF Surgeon Travels to Honduras to Provide Care |
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As an orthopedic surgeon at PAMF, Colin Eakin has access to the latest state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to provide his patients with the highest quality care possible. While on recent sabbatical, Dr. Eakin traveled to Central America to perform surgeries on poor and underprivileged citizens of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, who do not have access to the resources needed for corrective surgery.
Dr. Eakin spent three weeks working at Mario Catarina Rivas Hospital -- a large, public facility that provides care to the poorest citizens of Honduras -- with the group Mercy Ships, a faith-based organization focused on providing medical care in the world's poorest countries.
"When a patient is injured in Honduras, it is up to the patient and his or her family to purchase whatever implantable devices will be necessary during surgery to fix the injury," said Dr. Eakin, who traveled to Honduras with a medical team that included nurses, therapists, surgical technicians and other support staff."
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