July 2007

Grilling Health Risks
When muscle meats are cooked at high temperatures, it creates chemicals that are not present in uncooked meat.

Group B Strep Awareness Month

Robotic Surgery
The new da Vinci-S® robot with high definition will enable surgeons to continue meeting the mission of education, research, and care.

RAGBRAI
Riders will focus on celebrating cancer survivors, remembering those we've lost tocancer, and fighting cancer.

LASIK Surgery

UV Safety Month
Suntans are a response to injury of the skin, so every time you see a tan developing on your skin, it's doing that because your skin has been damaged.

Corneal Transplants
The DSAEK procedure replaces only the diseased endothelial layer, leaving the eye stronger than with traditional surgery.

Sports Physicals
Sports physicals screen young athletes to make sure they're ready for competition for the next year.

National Youth Sports Week
There's a lot of pressure on kids to participate in fewer sports and to participate in sports year round.

Obesity Treatment Program for Children
It is estimated that as many as one in three children in this country is overweight, which may lead to obesity as an adult.