 June 8-15: Health and Fitness Week. Join us at Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center in Foxborough for free health information classes and events. Topics include: • Shoulder and Sports Injuries: Getting you back in the game
• Sciatica, Stenosis and Back Pain: Take control with new treatments
• Images are Everything: Sports injuries and diagnosis
• Knee Repair: What you need to know
• Could It Be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
• Wii Fit Fun
• Suitable Sneakers Learn more and register.
 Watch Us on YouTube. For an easy way to access our health videos, visit our new YouTube channel – featuring innovative treatments, latest research, patient profiles and a series of “My Health” videos providing helpful news and information for your better health. Face Transplant Recipient Resumes Life. Last month, BWH was the second hospital in the U.S. to perform a partial face transplant. Recently, the face transplant patient left the hospital and prepared to resume life. In our video, hear from the patient and surgeons.
 Gleason Score of 3+4 is not equal to 4+3 in Lethal Prostate Cancer. BWH researchers found that a Gleason score (a way to classify prostate cancers based on the appearance of the cancer cells under a microscope) is a strong predictor of prostate cancer mortality and that rates differ with a Gleason score of seven based on whether Gleason pattern four is primary or secondary. Clues to How Blood Forms in Life’s Earliest Stages. BWH and other researchers have shown that biomechanical forces can stimulate blood formation. The investigators initially observed that blood progenitors appear in the wall of the embryonic aorta soon after the heart starts beating. They then showed that shear stress due to fluid flow increases local levels of chemicals known to induce blood formation; leads to expression of stem cell markers on endothelial cells; and results in increased formation of progenitor blood cells.
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To Prevent Skin Cancer, Know Your Skin  June 1-7 is Sun Safety Week. Skin cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the skin cells and accounts for more than 50 percent of all cancers. In the U.S. alone, more than 1 million Americans will be diagnosed in 2008 with non-melanoma skin cancer, and 62,480 will be diagnosed with melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society. To prevent melanoma, it is important to examine your skin on a regular basis, and become familiar with moles, and other skin conditions, in order to better identify changes. Recognizing changes in moles is crucial in detecting malignant melanoma at its earliest stage. >>Learn more about skin cancer and how to distinguish benign moles from melanoma. Comprehensive care: At the Center for Cutaneous Oncology at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, teams of specialists focus on all aspects of skin cancer – including research and clinical trials, treatment and prevention – to provide patients the most effective, comprehensive care.
Diagnose and Dismiss Your Headaches  June 7-13 is National Headache Awareness Week. Headaches vary greatly in terms of pain location, intensity and frequency. Headaches often indicate the presence of migraine, but may also be caused by disorders of the neck, eyes, brain, jaw or teeth. Headache (especially migraine) triggers may include medications, dehydration or changing levels of hormones. The underlying cause of headaches may often be apparent after a comprehensive medical evaluation and, if indicated, diagnostic testing. Specific treatment is determined based on your overall health, the type and severity of your headaches and other factors. >>more Comprehensive treatment: BWH’s John R. Graham Headache Center at Faulkner Hospital has received international recognition for clinical excellence, for pioneering new approaches to headache treatment and for research on women's issues.
Summer Fruits Bring Phytonutrients  With summer on the way and farmers' markets coming alive, it will be even easier to have fresh fruits and vegetables on hand – and to make phytonutrients a part of your everyday diet. Phytonutrients are disease-preventing components that plants ("phyto") contain. Getting your fair share of phytonutrients isn't difficult. When shopping for fruits and vegetables, choose foods with colorful hues; the deeper the color, the more phytonutrients are generally present. Learn about different phytonutrients and their effect on the body.
For more information on our services or to make an appointment, use our convenient online request forms at any time: Or contact our Referral Coordinators at 1-800-BWH-9999 Monday to Friday from 8:30 am – 5 pm.
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