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National Nutrition Month
Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your bowl. Foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy products and lean protein foods contain the nutrients you need without too many calories. Over the day, include foods from all the food groups.
Click here for some great nutrition and health tips to "Get Your Plate in Shape"
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Gentle Cesareans part of our birthing culture at Memorial
The concept of Gentle Cesarean, where infants are immediately placed on mother's chest in the operating room after birth, is not new. However, this concept is new for Rhode Island. Memorial Hospital has pioneered this effort in the state, and we have been performing Gentle Cesareans for over a year now. Click here To learn more about this process and about the birthing center at Memorial Still want to learn more? Give us a call at (401) 729-2291
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Keith Rafal, MD, MPH Appointed Chief of Rehabilitation and Restorative Care at Memorial Hospital
Keith Rafal, MD, MPH has been appointed as Chief of Rehabilitation and Restorative Care at Memorial Hospital. Rafal will lead a team of specially trained rehabilitation nurses, licensed physical, occupational and speech therapists, a neuropsychologist and a therapeutic recreation specialist.
Rafal will succeed Bruce Lazarus, MD who served in the department of Rehabilitation and Restorative Care as Chief for over 20 years.
Rafal earned his medical degree at Howard Medical School, Washington, D.C. and completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Boston University Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Brown University, received his Masters in Public Health from Tufts University and currently is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. KEEP READING...
Dr. Rafal practices in the Center for Rehabilitation at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. He can be reached at (401) 729 - 2326.
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Free Lecture: Cancer Care, Prevention, Surviving and Thriving
Join us on March 28th for a free lecture on cancer care. Lectures will be given on Prostate, Skin and Colorectal Cancer. The event will take place between 9:00 and 10:30 am in the Sayles conference Center at Memorial Hospital.
Additional Event Features
- FREE Skin Cancer Screenings
- FREE Prostate Cancer Screenings
- Take Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
- Support Group Information
- Imaging Services Information
Click here to register online or call (401) 729-2459 for more information
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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Memorial
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Ask the Expert:
How can I catch polyps or colorectal cancer early?
In the United States colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy diagnosed in both men and women and is the second most common cancer killer.
It has been established that most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps (polyps that are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum). Early detection and removal of these polyps has been shown to reduce death from colorectal cancer. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, in February, reported a 53% reduction in colorectal cancer deaths in patients with appropriate colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in the form of colonoscopy.
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Looking for a new Doctor? The 2012 Physician Referral Service Directory is now available.
To request a free copy either click here or call 1 (800) MHRI-DOC
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