National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to promote screening and early detection of breast cancer.

Roughly 1 in 8 women in the United States will get breast cancer. Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in women.

Symptoms of breast cancer may include:

• A lump in the breast
• A change in size, shape, or feel of the breast
• Fluid (called “discharge”) from a nipple

You have a better chance of surviving breast cancer if it’s found early. Talk to a doctor about your risk for breast cancer, especially if breast or ovarian cancer runs in your family. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get a mammogram.

Lake Health Urges Women to Schedule Their Yearly Mammogram

Quick Guide to Healthy Living

• Get Tested for Breast Cancer
• Mammograms: Questions for the doctor
• Talk with a Doctor if Breast or Ovarian Cancer Runs in Your Family

Personal Health Tools

• Breast Cancer Risk Tool
• Breast Cancer Tutorial
• Mammograms: Questions for the doctor

More Information (Health A-Z)

• Breast Cancer
• Breast Self-Examination

Resources

Source:  Healthfinder.gov

The Lake Health Resource Center hours vary Monday-Friday between TriPoint Medical Center and West Medical Center. Voicemail and e-mail are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call before visiting to ensure staff availability.

E-mail: library@lakehealth.org
Telephone with voicemail: 440-639-4387
FAX: 440-354-1916 or 440-953-6297

If your request is urgent, call the Lake Health Resource Center to ensure staff availability!

TriPoint Medical Center - Physician Pavilion
7590 Auburn Rd.
Concord Twp, Ohio 44077

West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Avenue
Willoughby, Ohio 44094

The Lake Health Resource Center/Library is proud to announce the start of the Laptop Lending program!  The pilot project began at West Medical Center on Monday, September 12, 2011.  Lake Health patients, families and visitors (18 years or older) may borrow a laptop for up to 4 hours while at West Medical Center from the Resource Center. 

Patients and family members call the Resource Center at ext.33123 to request a laptop.  If Resource Center Staff is unavailable, patients are directed to ask their nurse to contact a Nursing Supervisor to obtain a laptop.  Four laptops are available for the pilot project. If the pilot project is successful, additional laptops will be purchased and the program will be implemented at TriPoint Medical Center.

The purpose of the program is to help our patients stay in touch with family and friends by email, Facebook, Skype, etc., keep up with work or school, watch DVDs or listen to CDs or play games, or search the Internet for good health information. 

The Lake Health Resource Center hours vary Monday-Friday between TriPoint Medical Center and West Medical Center. Voicemail and e-mail are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call before visiting to ensure staff availability.

E-mail: library@lakehealth.org

Telephone with voicemail: 440-639-4387

FAX: 440-354-1916 or 440-953-6297

If your request is urgent, call the Lake Health Resource Center to ensure staff availability!

TriPoint Medical Center - Physician Pavilion
7590 Auburn Rd.
Concord Twp, Ohio 44077

West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Avenue
Willoughby, Ohio 44094

Every September, Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month promotes the health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables.

Fruit and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet that can help protect you from:

• Heart disease
• Bone loss
• Type 2 diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Some cancers, such as colorectal cancer

Quick Guide to Healthy Living

• Help Your Child Stay at a Healthy Weight
• Watch Your Weight

Personal Health Tools

• Analyze My Plate Tool
• My Pyramid Menu Planner
• MyPlate.gov Daily Food Plan

More Information (Health A-Z)

• Fruits
• Vegetables

Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Produce for Better Health Foundation Fruit and Veggies – More Matters Month Sponsor
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, How to Use Fruits and Vegetables to Help Manage Your Weight
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nutrition for Everyone: Fruits and Vegetables
• Produce for Better Health Foundation, Why Fruits and Veggies
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers Market Search
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Growing a Healthier You: Nutrition From the Farm to the Table

The Lake Health Resource Center hours vary Monday-Friday between TriPoint Medical Center and West Medical Center. Voicemail and e-mail are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call before visiting to ensure staff availability.

E-mail: library@lakehealth.org

Telephone with voicemail: 440-639-4387

FAX: 440-354-1916 or 440-953-6297

If your request is urgent, call the Lake Health Resource Center to ensure staff availability!

TriPoint Medical Center - Physician Pavilion
7590 Auburn Rd.
Concord Twp, Ohio 44077

West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Avenue
Willoughby, Ohio 44094

Source:  Healthfinder.gov

Eat Right with Color during National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month. This year's theme is "Eat Right with Color,"  encouraging you to pack more nutrition into your day with colorful foods on your plate.

Research is uncovering the benefits of pigment-related phytonutrients - and the colorful fruits and vegetables that supply them. Different foods add a variety of color, texture, shape and flavor to meals and snacks, as well as different nutrients and phytonutrients. Vary the color on your plate to provide a festive and nutritious meal.

• Green: avocados, apples, grapes, honeydew, melons, kiwi, limes, artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, green beans, green peppers and leafy greens such as spinach
• Orange and deep yellow: apricots, cantaloupe, grapefruits, mangos, papayas, peaches, pineapples, carrots, yellow peppers, yellow corn and sweet potatoes
• Purple and blue: blackberries, blueberries, plums, raisins, eggplant, purple cabbage and purple-fleshed potatoes
• Red: cherries, cranberries, pomegranate, red/pink grape fruit, red grapes, watermelon, beets, red onions, red peppers, rhubarb and tomatoes
• White, tan and brown: bananas, brown pears, dates, white peaches, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, turnips, white-fleshed potatoes and white corn.

For videos, tips, games and other resources to help you eat more healthy this National Nutrition Month, visit www.eatright.org/nnm.

The recently released 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend an increased focus on a plant-based diet. This combined with including lean meats, fish and poultry, and low-fat milk and dairy products creates a rainbow of colors on the plate that serve as the foundation for a healthful eating plan.

"The Dietary Guidelines provide a great base for directing the eating patterns of Americans. The expertise of registered dietitians can translate the Guidelines into easy, actionable and personal information that can be used to develop a healthful eating plan that is right for the individual," Rodriguez said. "ADA encourages all Americans to take time during National Nutrition Month to look at their eating patterns and begin to make the small improvements that, over time, add up to significant health benefits."

The ADA's National Nutrition Month website includes a variety of helpful tips, fun games, promotional tools and nutrition education resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition around the "Eat Right with Color" theme.

Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. Nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water.

Learning to eat nutritiously is not hard. The key is to

• Eat a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products
• Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans and low-fat dairy products
• Drink lots of water
• Go easy on the salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat and trans fat

Saturated fats are usually fats that come from animals. Look for trans fat on the labels of processed foods, margarines and shortenings.

The Lake Health Wellness Institute recommends you use this time to take a look at what you are eating and how much you are eating.  Ask yourself the following questions:

Do I eat from all the different food groups?   

Do I eat a variety of foods within each food group?

Do I use portion control?

Do I choose whole grains?

Do I eat too many empty calorie foods?

Do I eat a rainbow of colors when choosing fruits and vegetables?

Do I choose lean meats and other proteins?

Do I choose healthy oils and fats?

If you have answered no to any of the above questions, take some time to think about ways you can improve your eating habits in that category.  By doing this, you will be more consciously aware of the behaviors that need to be changed in order to live a healthier lifestyle.

Here is just a sample of books and newsletters available in the Lake Health Resource Center on eating and nutrition:

The American Cancer Society's healthy eating cookbook : a celebration of food, friends, and healthy living.

3rd ed.

Atlanta, Ga. : American Cancer Society, c2005.

American Dietetic Association complete food and nutrition guide / Roberta Larson Duyff.

3rd ed.

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2006.

American Dietetic Association guide to eating right when you have diabetes / Maggie Powers.

New York, NY : J. Wiley & Sons, c2003.

Diabetes & heart : healthy cookbook / American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association.

Alexandria, Va. : American Diabetes Association, c2004.

The family guide to fighting fat : a parent's guide to handling obesity and eating issues / Texas Children's Hospital.

1st ed.

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.

Food fights : winning the nutritional challenges of parenthood armed with insight, humor and a bottle of ketchup / Laura A. Jana, Jennifer Shu.

[Washington, D.C.] : American Academy of Pediatrics, c2008.

The new family cookbook for people with diabetes / American Diabetes Association ; the American Dietetic Association.

Rev. and updated, 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.

New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2007.

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The Lake Health Resource Center hours vary Monday-Friday between TriPoint Medical Center and West Medical Center. Voicemail and e-mail are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call before visiting to ensure staff availability.

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Telephone with voicemail: 440-639-4387

FAX: 440-354-1916 or 440-953-6297

If your request is urgent, call the Lake Health Resource Center to ensure staff availability!

TriPoint Medical Center - Physician Pavilion
7590 Auburn Rd.
Concord Twp, Ohio 44077

West Medical Center
36000 Euclid Avenue
Willoughby, Ohio 44094

Sources:           MedlinePlus.gov
                        American Dietetic Association

Sponsor: The American Heart Association

American Heart Month is a time to battle cardiovascular disease and educate Americans on what we can do to live heart-healthy lives.

Heart disease, including stroke, is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States.

You are at higher risk of heart disease if you are:

• A woman age 55 or older
• A man age 45 or older
• Or a person with a family history of early heart disease

Heart disease can be prevented. To keep your heart healthy:

• Watch your weight.
• Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke.
• Control your cholesterol and blood pressure.
• If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
• Get active and eat healthy.
• Talk to your doctor about taking aspirin every day if you are a man over the age of 45 or a woman over 55.
• Manage stress.

Get Involved

Take action to promote heart health.

1. Celebrate National Wear Red Day (February 4, 2011) to raise awareness about women and heart disease. Encourage everyone in your community to wear red on National Wear Red Day and use the tools provided in the toolkit to learn how they can protect themselves and their loved ones from heart disease. Visit Go Red for
   Women  for more information.
2. Host an American Heart Month event at local schools, health centers, libraries, etc. Work with local recreation and fitness centers to spread the word about the importance of physical activity to prevent heart disease.
3. Contact your local Red Cross to host a CPR training event in your community. Urge local community members to learn CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator). These skills can help save the life of someone who has sudden cardiac arrest.
4. Host a 20-minute group walk around your office at lunch time.
5. Conduct a cooking demonstration using a heart-healthy recipe.

Adapted from the American Heart Association.
Contact the American Heart Association  at inquiries@heart.org for more information and materials.

Start Here

• Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire (Siteman Cancer Center)
• Also available in Spanish  
• Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease [ (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Overviews

• Heart and Vascular Diseases (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Heart Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Cardiac Catheterization (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Cardiac CT (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Cardiac MRI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Diagnostic Tests and Procedures (Texas Heart Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Echocardiogram (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Echocardiography Stress Test (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Echocardiography (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Heart Disease: Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Nuclear Heart Scan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Stress Testing (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Treatment

• Cardiac Medications (American Heart Association)
• Implantable Medical Devices (American Heart Association)
• MedlinePlus: Blood Thinners (National Library of Medicine)  Also available in Spanish  
• MedlinePlus: Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  Also available in Spanish  
• Ventricular Assist Device (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Health Check Tools

• Heart Disease Risk Questionnaire (Siteman Cancer Center)  Also available in Spanish  
• Palpitations (DSHI Systems)  

Tutorials

• Coronary Angiography and Possible Angioplasty (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Echocardiogram (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• Echocardiography Stress Test (Patient Education Institute)  Also available in Spanish  

 Videos

• Blood flow  - Encyclopedia  Also available in Spanish  
• Cardiovascular system - Encyclopedia  Also available in Spanish  
• If I Had - A Family History of Heart Disease (Insidermedicine)
• Sleep Deprivation and Cardiovascular Risk (Harvard Medical School)
• Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) (OR-Live) - One hour program - 2/17/2009

Games

Play the Electrocardiogram Game (Nobel Foundation) 

Anatomy/Physiology

• Heart Anatomy (Texas Heart Institute)  Also available in Spanish  
• How the Heart Works (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Sources:           www.healthfinder.gov

                        www.medlineplus.gov

For more information, please contact the Lake Health Resource Center Librarians.

National Birth Defects Prevention Month is a time to raise awareness of birth defects and promote healthy pregnancies.

 A birth defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother’s body. One out of every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect.

 A birth defect may affect how the body looks, works, or both. Some birth defects like cleft lip or neural tube defects are structural problems that can be easy to see. To find others, like heart defects, doctors use special tests. Birth defects can vary from mild to severe. Some result from exposures to medicines or chemicals. For example, alcohol abuse can cause fetal alcohol syndrome. Infections during pregnancy can also result in birth defects. For most birth defects, the cause is unknown.

 Some birth defects can be fatal. Babies with birth defects may need surgery or other medical treatments. Today, doctors can diagnose many birth defects in the womb. This enables them to treat or even correct some problems before the baby is born.

Quick Guide to Healthy Living

• Have a Healthy Pregnancy
• Get Enough Folic Acid
• Talk with Your Doctor About Newborn Screening

Personal Health Tools

• Pregnancy Quiz
• MyPyramid Plan for Moms

Overviews

• 10 Things You Need to Know about Birth Defects (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Birth Defects (Nemours Foundation)
• Reducing Your Risk of Birth Defects  American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

Prevention/Screening

• Folic Acid Questions and Answers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Maternal Blood Screening (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Prenatal Tests (Nemours Foundation)
• Screening for Birth Defects (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Coping

• When Your Baby Has a Birth Defect (Nemours Foundation)

 Organizations

• March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Birth Defects: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion: Maternal and Infant Health
• National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Birth Defects

Sources:           www.healthfinder.gov
                             www.medlineplus.gov

For more information, please contact the Lake Health Resource Center Librarians.

If you are overweight, you are not alone. Sixty-six percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Achieving a healthy weight can help you control your cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar. It might also help you prevent weight-related diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and some cancers.

Eating too much or not being physically active enough will make you overweight. To maintain your weight, the calories you eat must equal the energy you burn. To lose weight, you must use more calories than you eat. A weight-control strategy might include:

1. Choosing low-fat, low-calorie foods
2. Eating smaller portions
3. Drinking water instead of sugary drinks
4. Being physically active

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

• Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Loss for Life (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Management (Patient Education Institute)

Lake Health is leading the way to help individuals achieve safe weight loss that produces long-term solutions. We are dedicated to helping our patients lose weight and change their lifestyles. Weight loss and maintenance are very complex and options for treatment should be individualized. Our menu of specialized programs includes:

• Weight Management
• Weight 4 Life
• Physician Supervised Weight Loss(OPTIFAST)
• Medical Nutrition Therapy

For more information on any of these services, please call the Wellness Institute at 440-375-8153.

Overviews

• Better Health and You: Tips for Adults (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Overweight, Obesity, and Weight Loss (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Weight Loss: 6 Strategies for Success (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What It Takes to Lose Weight  (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Latest News

• Dieting Resolution Works Best When Done in Stages (12/28/2010, HealthDay)
• Fish Oil Won't Accelerate Weight Loss (12/24/2010, Reuters Health)
• Meal Replacements Don't Help Obese Teens Slim Down (12/17/2010, Reuters Health)
• Trials Use Technology to Help Young Adults Achieve Healthy Weights  (11/29/2010, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• FDA Recommends Against the Continued Use of Meridia (sibutramine) (10/08/2010, Food and Drug Administration)
• More News on Weight Control  

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Assessing Your Weight and Health Risk  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Alternative Therapy

• Holistic Weight-Loss Strategies (American Psychological Association)
• Hoodia  (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Pills: Do They Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Nutrition

• Eat More, Weigh Less? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Fast Food: 5 Ways to Healthier Meals (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Healthy Eating Starts with Healthy Food Shopping  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Just Enough for You: About Food Portions  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Key to Nutrition: A Diversified Portfolio (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Snacks: How They Fit into Your Weight-Loss Plan (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Weight-Loss and Nutrition Myths: How Much Do You Really Know? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Coping

• Weight Loss Tip: First, Make Sure You're Ready (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Weight-Loss Help: Gain Control of Emotional Eating (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) 

Disease Management

• Guide to Behavior Change  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Physical Activity and Weight Control  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Health Check Tools
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Interactive Menu Planner  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Make Your Calories Count (Food and Drug Administration)
• Portion Distortion! Do You Know How Food Portions Have Changed in 20 Years?  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Tutorials

• Weight Management (Patient Education Institute)

Videos

• Watch Your Weight! (Healthy Roads Media)

Statistics

• FastStats: Overweight (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Over (National Center for Health Statistics) 

Children

• Childhood Obesity: Make Weight Loss a Family Affair(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Is Dieting OK for Kids? (Nemours Foundation)
• Keeping Portions Under Control (Nemours Foundation)
• Your Child's Weight (Nemours Foundation)

Teenagers

• 5 Ways to Reach (and Maintain!) a Healthy Weight (Nemours Foundation)
• Deal with Diets (Nemours Foundation)
• Emotional Eating (Nemours Foundation)
• How Can I Lose Weight Safely? (Nemours Foundation)
• Should I Gain Weight? (Nemours Foundation)
• Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• What's the Right Weight for My Height? (Nemours Foundation)

Men

• Getting on Track: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating for Men  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Women

• Fit and Fabulous As You Mature  (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Weight Gain After Menopause (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Young Woman's Guide to Losing Weight the Safe Way (American Osteopathic Association) 

Seniors

• Eldercare at Home: Weight Loss and Nutrition Problems (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)

Source: www.medlineplus.gov

If you would like more information, please contact a Lake Health Professional Librarian

Is it hard for you to fall asleep or stay asleep though the night? Do you wake up feeling tired or feel very sleepy during the day, even if you have had enough sleep? You might have a sleep disorder. The most common kinds are:

• Insomnia - a hard time falling or staying asleep
• Sleep apnea - breathing interruptions during sleep
• Restless legs syndrome - a tingling or prickly sensation in the legs
• Narcolepsy - daytime "sleep attacks"

Nightmares, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep talking, head banging, wetting the bed and grinding your teeth are kinds of sleep problems called parasomnias. There are treatments for most sleep disorders. Sometimes just having regular sleep habits can help.

Did you know that Lake Health has two sleep centers?  The nationally accredited sleep medicine program at Lake Health has over 15 years of experience diagnosing and treating a broad spectrum of sleep disorders. Both sleep centers feature four private rooms in a quiet and comfortable atmosphere where patients are monitored overnight for suspected sleep disorders, such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, snoring, sleep walking and restless legs syndrome.  Accredited by the American Association of Sleep Medicine, the centers offer the most advanced monitoring and diagnostic technology as well as an expert staff of physicians board certified in sleep medicine, professional registered polysomnography technicians, registered respiratory therapists, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists (ENT) and psychologists.  The Sleep Centers are conveniently located at:

Willoughby                                Willoughby Hills
West Medical Center          Chagrin North Office Park
36000 Euclid Avenue         34900 Chardon Road
Willoughby, OH 44094       Building 1, Suite 105
(440) 602-6306                    Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
                                                   440-918-1745

Overviews

• Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Sleep and Sleep Disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Sleep Disorders (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
• Sleep Disorders (Food and Drug Administration)
• Your Guide to Healthy Sleep (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF

Latest News

• Military Deployment May Lead to Unhealthy Sleep Patterns (12/01/2010, HealthDay)
• Common Sleep Complaints May Be Tied to Heart Threat (12/01/2010, HealthDay)
• Body's 'Clock' Gene May Play Role in Depression (11/18/2010, HealthDay)
• Sleep and Your Smarts (11/15/2010, HealthDay)
• Sleep Problems? (09/13/2010, HealthDay)
• More News on Sleep Disorders

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Polysomnography (Sleep Study) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Sleep Studies (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Treatment

• Common Treatments of Sleep Disorders (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
• Insomnia Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Instead of Sleeping Pills (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Prescription Sleeping Pills: What's Right for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Sedatives (Consumers Union of U.S.)

Alternative Therapy

• Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Valerian (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

Disease Management

• Preventing Parasomnias (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
• Sleep Hygiene: The Healthy Habits of Good Sleep (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Health Check Tools

• Interactive Sleep Quiz (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Sleepiness Scale (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Tutorials

• Sleep and Aging (National Institute on Aging)
• Sleep Disorders (Patient Education Institute)

Videos

• Alcohol and Sleep (Harvard Medical School)
• Caffeine and Sleep (Harvard Medical School)
• Considering Medication vs. Behavioral Approaches for Treatment of Sleep Problems (Harvard Medical School)
• Discussing Sleep with Your Doctor (Harvard Medical School)
• Drowsy Driving (Harvard Medical School)
  • Jet Lag and How to Mitigate Its Effects (Harvard Medical School)
• Over-the-Counter Sleep Medications (Harvard Medical School)
• Shift Work and Ways to Improve Sleep (Harvard Medical School)
• Sleep Deprivation and Cardiovascular Risk (Harvard Medical School)
• Sleep Problems in Older Adults (Harvard Medical School)
• Sleep Strategies Later in Life (Harvard Medical School)
• Sleep, Learning, and Memory (Harvard Medical School)
• Smoking and Sleep (Harvard Medical School)
• To Nap or Not? (Harvard Medical School)
• What to Expect from a Sleep Evaluation (Harvard Medical School)

Games

• Sleep For Kids: Games and Puzzles (National Sleep Foundation)

Children

• All about Sleep (Nemours Foundation)
• Naps (Nemours Foundation)
• Night Terrors (Nemours Foundation)
• Nightmares (Nemours Foundation)
• Sleepwalking (Nemours Foundation)
• Taking the Bite out of Bruxism (Nemours Foundation)
• What to Do if You Can't Sleep (Nemours Foundation)

Teenagers

• Common Sleep Problems (Nemours Foundation)
• How Much Sleep Do I Need? (Nemours Foundation)
• Pointers for Parents (National Sleep Foundation)
• Teen Sleep: Why Is Your Teen So Tired? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Men

• Sleep & Men (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Women

• Sleep & Women (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Seniors

• Good Night's Sleep (National Institute on Aging)
• Insomnia and Aging (Geriatric Mental Health Foundation)
• Sleep and Aging (National Institute on Aging)

Source: www.medlineplus.gov

If you would like more information, please contact a Lake Health Professional Librarian

Lake Health is committed to the health and safety of our employees, patients and community residents.  Being a smoke-free campus demonstrates our commitment to a health lifestyle.  Did you join us in supporting the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 18, 2010 and give up smoking and chewing tobacco for the day or support others in their efforts to quit tobacco?

 Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don't quit smoking will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health and provides many benefits. Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your blood pressure starts to return to normal. Your sense of smell and taste return and breathing starts to become easier. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of getting cancer decreases with each year you stay smoke-free.

Quitting is not easy. You may have short-term effects such as weight gain, irritability and anxiety. Some people try several times before succeeding. There are many ways to quit smoking. Some people stop "cold turkey." Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine addiction. Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit.  (NIH: National Cancer Institute

Lake Health provides smoking cessation classes “Up in Smoke” to employees and the community.  Why not take the first step to better health and make an effort to QUIT SMOKING IN 2010.  For more information call the Best of Health Line at 440-953-6000 or check out the American Cancer Society website at http://www.cancer.org.

Start Here

Guide to Quitting Smoking
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GuidetoQuittingSmoking/index(American Cancer Society)

Also available in Spanish
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ESP/content/ESP_2_1x_Pasos_para_dejar_de_fumar.asp

Quitting Smoking: Why To Quit and How To Get Help
 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cancer (National Cancer Institute)

Also available in Spanish
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cancer-Spanish

Smokefree.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov/ (National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)

Overviews

Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting
 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation (National Cancer Institute)

Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/tobacco/helpsmokers.htm(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Prevention and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking (PDQ): Control of Tobacco Use
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/prevention/control-of-tobacco-use/patient/ (National Cancer Institute)

Quit Guide
http://www.smokefree.gov/quit-guide.aspx(National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)

Quit Smoking
http://www.healthfinder.gov/prevention/PrintTopic.aspx?topicID=24 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

Quitting Tobacco: Challenges, Strategies, and Benefits
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/quittingtips (National Cancer Institute)

Treatment

FDA 101: Smoking Cessation Products
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm198176.htm(Food and Drug Administration)

Nicotine Patch
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/tobacco/191.printerview.html(American Academy of Family Physicians)

Also available in Spanish
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/addictions/tobacco/191.printerview.html

Quit-Smoking Products: Boost Your Chance of Quitting for GoodQuit
 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/quit-smoking-products/MY00781/METHOD=print(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Varenicline (Marketed as Chantix) Information
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm106540.htm(Food and Drug Administration)

Where to Get Help When You Decide to Quit SmokingWhere 
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/help-quitting (National Cancer Institute)

Coping

Helping a Smoker Quit: Do's and Don'ts
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/helping-a-smoker-quit(American Cancer Society)

Quitting Smoking - Help for Cravings and Tough Situations
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/quitting-smoking-help-for-cravings-and-tough-situations(American Cancer Society)

Skills to Help You Cope with Stopping Tobacco Use
http://www.mayoclinic.org/stop-smoking/coping.html(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Videos

Kick the Smoking Habit
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/titles/engsmoking.htm(Healthy Roads Media)

Also available in Spanish
http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/titles/spasmoking.htm

Overcoming Addiction
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/lungcancer/causesandriskfactors/video/lc1_na.html (National Institute on Aging)

Quitting Smoking
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/lungcancer/causesandriskfactors/video/lc3_na.html (National Institute on Aging)

Stop Smoking Before Surgery
http://www.lifelinetomodernmedicine.com/ArticlePage.aspx?ID=8f6437cc-0b61-4d3b-b309-d9969bdacff6&LandingID=29d0791e-005b-40dd-be33-05b988b17619(American Society of Anesthesiologists)

Smoking and Sleep
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/video/sleep07_epstein_smoking(Harvard Medical School)

Financial Issues

How Much Will You Save?
http://www.smokefree.gov/savings-future.aspx(National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)

Smoking Cessation: The Economic Benefits
http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/tobacco-control-advocacy/reports-resources/cessation-economic-benefits/(American Lung Association)

Health Check Tools

Quiz: Do You Need Help to Quit?: Take the Stop Smoking Quiz
http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/ToolsandCalculators/Quizzes/app/smoking-habits-quiz(American Cancer Society)

Withdrawal Quiz
http://www.smokefree.gov/withdrawal_quiz.aspx(National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)

Tutorials

Smoking - The Facts
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/smokingthefacts/htm/index.htm(Patient Education Institute)

Also available in Spanish
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/smokingthefactsspanish/htm/index.htm

Teenagers

How Can I Quit Smoking?
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/quit_smoking.html(Nemours Foundation)

I Quit: What to Do When You're Sick of Smoking, Chewing, or Dipping
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/iquit/(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Smoking: Don't Let It Steer You Wrong
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html(American Academy of Family Physicians)

Also available in Spanish
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html

Women

Pregnant? Don't Smoke! Learn How and Why to Quit for Good
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/PregnantDontSmoke/(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Smoking and How to Quit
http://www.womenshealth.gov/quit-smoking/(National Women's Health Information Center)

Women and Tobacco Use
http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/women-and-tobacco-use.html(American Lung Association)

Seniors

Smoking: It's Never Too Late to Stop
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/smoking.htm (National Institute on Aging)

American Diabetes Month is a time to raise awareness of diabetes prevention and control. In the United States, 24 million people are living with diabetes and 57 million more are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to give them energy. With Type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin. With Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood.

Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious problems. It can damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and even the need to remove a limb. Pregnant women can also get diabetes, called gestational diabetes.

Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes may include fatigue, thirst, weight loss, blurred vision and frequent urination. Some people have no symptoms. A blood test can show if you have diabetes. Exercise, weight control and sticking to your meal plan can help control your diabetes. You should also monitor your glucose level and take medicine if prescribed.

Over time, if it’s not controlled, type 2 diabetes can cause serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, and blindness. You may be at risk for type 2 diabetes if you:

• Are overweight
• Exercise less than 3 times a week
• Are over 45 years old
• Have high blood pressure or high cholesterol
• Are African American, Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American or Pacific Islander
• Have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes

 The Lake Health Diabetes and Renal Care center offers many programs.  For more information, please visit https://www.lakehealth.org/diabetes-and-renal-care-center

Lake Health Resource Center

The Patient and Community Resource Center, located in the Carol DeJoy Lake Health Resource Center, is available for all Lake Health patients, family members and our community residents.  It is located on the 1st floor, Suite 113 in the Physician Pavilion adjacent to TriPoint Medical Center. 

To visit the Carol DeJoy Lake Health Resource Center please call to check on staff availability.  Email and voicemail are available 24/7.

Carol DeJoy Lake Health Resource Center
Phone:  440-639-4387 or ext.42019
Email:   library@lakehealth.org

• American Diabetes Association complete guide to diabetes: the ultimate home reference from the diabetes experts.
• American Dietetic Association guide to eating right when you have diabetes / Maggie Powers.
• American Diabetes Association guide to insulin & type 2 diabetes / Marie McCarren.
• Diabetes & heart: healthy cookbook / American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association.
• Gestational diabetes: what to expect / American Diabetes Association.
• Life with diabetes: a series of teaching outlines by the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center / lead authors,
• The family guide to fighting fat: a parent's guide to handling obesity and eating issues / Texas Children's Hospital.
• The new family cookbook for people with diabetes / American Diabetes Association; the American Dietetic Association.
• What to expect when you have diabetes: 170 tips for living well with diabetes / by the American Diabetes Association.

Overviews

• Basics about Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• I Have Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
• Introduction to Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• JAMA Patient Page: Diabetes

Latest News

• Multivitamins Don't Reduce Diabetes Risk (11/04/2010, Reuters Health)
• Haitian Americans Show Poorer Diabetes Control (11/03/2010, Reuters Health)
• Diabetes Tied to Colon Cancer in Men, Not Women (11/02/2010, Reuters Health)
• NIH Researchers Identify Genetic Elements Influencing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (11/02/2010, National Human Genome Research Institute)
• Number of Americans with Diabetes Projected to Double or Triple by 2050 (10/22/2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• More News on Diabetes

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Diabetes: Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Diagnosis of Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Glucose Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Microalbumin Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Treatment

• MedlinePlus: Diabetes Medicines (National Library of Medicine)
• Treatments (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Prevention/Screening
• Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Power to Prevent: Helping African Americans Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Take Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Ten Ways African Americans Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
• Ten Ways Hispanics / Latinos Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
• Your Game Plan to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (National Diabetes Education Program)
• Alternative Therapy
• CAM and Diabetes: A Focus on Dietary Supplements (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
• Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Nutrition

• MedlinePlus: Diabetic Diet (National Library of Medicine)

Source: www.medlineplus.gov

If you would like more information, please contact a Lake Health Professional Librarian