Discover Rush Summer 2005

Welcome to the Discover Rush Web Resource Center. Here, you will find articles on health topics and recent health news from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. You will also find many helpful links to other areas of our Web site.

Monthly Electronic Health Newsletter

• Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, Discover Rush Online. You'll receive health information, breaking medical news and helpful tips for maintaining your health each month via e-mail.

Tasty Summer Recipes

• Broccoli Salad with Raisins
• Mango Salsa Chicken over Rice
• Banana Split Cake

Discover Rush Summer 2005 issue

To view a PDF of this issue of Discover Rush see link on the right (under “Related Topics”). Or view selected articles using the links below.

Exercise Tips for You and Your Family

Incontinence: Don't Suffer in Silence 

• Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health at Rush

All Eyes on the Baby

My Aching Back

Pediatric Scoliosis

Aging Well

• Free Classes for Older Adults Sponsored by Rush Generations
• Rush Generations Health and Aging Program
• Clinical Services for Older Adults
• Health Information for Older Adults

Study Evaluates Vision Loss Treatment

Screening Pregnant Women and Newborns for Toxoplasmosis

Health, Fitness and Spa Sweepstakes

Your body is a temple. Let us help you treat it like one.
Enter the BODY WORLDS Every Body Wins Sweepstake to become eligible for a nutrition and heart risk assessment from Rush, health club memberships, spa packages and more.

Discount to BODY WORLDS Exhibition

Complete instructions and discount form for BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

Free Health Classes

• Free Health Classes Sponsored by Rush

Blood Pressure Screening

• Free Blood Pressure Screening
  • Locations for free blood pressure screenings

Tool Kit for Heart Health

• Your Ideal Weight and BMI Calculator 
  • Determine your ideal weight.
• Heart Healthy Body Composition
  • Calculate your waist-to-hip ratio to see if you are an apple or a pear.
• Free Blood Pressure Screening
  • Locations for free blood pressure screenings
• Increasing Physical Activity
  • Which physical activity is best for you?
• Decreasing Stress
  • 11 ways to lower stress.
• Women and Heart Disease
  • Test your knowledge of women and heart disease with our interactive quiz.
• More Heart Information
  • Find more health information at our Heart Center
• Our Services
  • For information about the many services for your heart that Rush offers, visit our Heart and Vascular Institute home page

Discover even more about Rush:

• Rush in the News
• Support Groups and Classes at Rush
• Clinical Trials at Rush
• Heart and Vascular Service at Rush 
• Geriatric Services at Rush
• Women’s Health Services at Rush
• List of all clinical services at Rush
• Find a doctor at Rush

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