Newswise — Summer weather often means more people taking to the great outdoors, and, for some, catching Lyme Disease. To help the public understand Lyme Disease and how to protect themselves against it, the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society has dedicated its current web show to this topic.
The web show can be seen on the organization's Family Health and Wellness website at http://www.myfamilywellness.org/Videos/Lyme-Disease.aspx or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klIi1vEVP40.
During the three-minute web show, Peter S. Lund MD, founder of the Institute for Good Medicine, hosts Nancy E. Weissbach, MD, an infectious disease specialist from Erie, Pa., who describes lyme disease and offers tips on how to avoid it. Dr. Weissbach, a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, is also the president of the Erie County Medical Society.
Good Medicine is a spin-off of the Institute for Good Medicine's monthly print column by the same name. It is written by Dr. Lund while tapping Pennsylvania Medical Society members to cover topics ranging from flu shots to tobacco use. Like the print version, Good Medicine is designed to educate the public on ways they can contribute to their health care through healthy living, thus hopefully avoiding the need for future medical help.
Both the print and web show versions of Good Medicine are provided free to the media for their use either in print, on the web, or on the air. Community groups and schools are also welcome to use these materials for free in their newsletters and web sites.
To watch other episodes of Good Medicine visit http://www.myfamilywellness.org/Videos.aspx or http://www.youtube.com/PAMedSociety.
The patient-doctor relationship has been the priority of the Pennsylvania Medical Society since its founding in 1848. The Medical Society listens to concerns of both patients and doctors to improve the delivery of health care services. To learn more about the Pennsylvania Medical Society, visit its Web site at www.pamedsoc.org or its consumer Web site at www.myfamilywellness.org. The Institute for Good Medicine can be visited at www.goodmedicine.org. Or follow the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Institute for Good Medicine via Twitter at www.twitter.com/chuckmoran7
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