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On February 3, 2012, Leumit Health Services was proud to receive the highest grade of all Kupot Cholim related to Child Health related supplemental services. The winner was assessed based on 10 areas: cost of supplementary insurance, services for the newborn, glasses and eye exams, dental care, ADHD evaluations, basic developmental services, advanced developmental services (such as horse therapy, hydrotherapy, music therapy, art therapy, etc), availability of 2nd opinion in pediatrics, bed wetting treatment, immunizations, medical accessories for children.

Results

Leumit recieved the top grade of 8.3/10
Clalit 8.2/10
Meuhedet: 7.9/10
Maccabi: 7.2/10

Its easy to join the winning team at Leumit, call Rivka at 0509955148
Leumit: World-Class Medical Service….at your doorstep

Opening soon! New massive 550 meter branch in Shopping Center of RBS
Aleph. Primary care, Specialists, Womens Health Center, Pharmacy and
much, much more. And of our course, our unique 24/6 doctor availability
for all our patients.

Call RIVKA at 0509955148 for information and for how to change into Leumit in under 10 minutes!

Look at our list of amazing NEW ANGLO doctors

Dr. Robert Cohen, Pediatric and Adult Allergy. Hailing from Atlanta,
Georgia, Dr. Cohen specializes in allergy and asthma. While Dr. Cohen
accepts patients in his private practice. He now sees Leumit patients in
our branch on Dolev and soon, in our new branch on Tzeilim.

Dr. Victor Fishman, Adult Gastroenterologist. Dr. Fishman continues to
practice in Philadelphia and Israel and specializes in Crohn’s, Celiac,
and all adult gi problems.

Dr. Penina Farkash, Dermatologist, previously in private practice in
Ridewood, New Jersey, Dr. Farkash specializes in aesthetic dermatology.

Dr. Andrew Gordon, Family Practice, previously from South Africa, Dr. Gordon will be working in our new branch in Tzelim. Currently, he is working in our branch in Givat Sharet.

Dr. Leon Joseph, Pediatric Pulmonologist from Shaarei Tzedek hospital.
Previously from London, England.

Dr. Sara Cohen, pediatrician, previously from Potomac, Maryland.

and in addition:

Dr. Hadar Rozen, Obstetrics and Gynecology, from Shaarei Tzedek
hospital. Dr. Rozen is a fluent English and Hebrew speaker.

Dr. Avraham Altergut, Orthopedist, from Hadasa Ein Kerem Hospital.

Come the join the hundreds who have joined Leumit in the last 2 years.

We are the:

*Only Kupah with a Local Doctor Available 24/6 For Consultation

*Only Kupah with All Primary Care Doctors with Smartphone and Email
Availability for Patients

*Only Kupah with Motzei Shabbat & Motzei Chag Hours

*Only Medical Website Designed for the RBS community WWW.RBSMedical.Com
(Contains Special Section For Olim)including prescription renewal

*Only Kupah with an Anglo Female Pediatrician: Dr. Tamar Rosner from
Boro Park, NY

*Only Kupah with Lab Services until 11 am.

*Only Kupah with Rapid Strep testing every day.

*Only Kupah with a Complementary Medical Center:
Chiropractic,Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Reflexology, Acupuncture, etc. and
discounted rates for Medical Tai Chi and Chi Kong classes with the
Meridian Clinic

*Only Kupah with Passport to Health: Booklet to Keep Your Children
Healthy and Happy.

*Only kupah who has a dedicated book for child well exams and
preventive medicine.

*Only kupah with Dr. Esther Silver, specialist in ADD. (This is not a
pediatric neurologist who have much less training and expertise in ADD
)

*Most inexpensive and well developed child development center under
guidance of Dr. Tziporah Sklar, former chief of behavior/developmental
pediatrics at SUNY Downstate. (6 speech therapists , 3 ot’s, 2 pts)

*Machon Hala for mammography

*Significant discounts for didactic testing

We asked local citizens why HUNDREDS of RBS residents have joined
LEUMIT in thelast two years?

Esther Stewart, 054-8438405
“The Leumit physicians won’t just give you a blood
test or prescription, they will take time to ask questions and arenvery
thorough. In Leumit, they have a tremendous focus on preventative
medicine and encourage annual physical exams. In addition to their
wonderful local services, their specialists and outside referrals to
places such as Machon Hala for mammography, are outstanding. Those who
are interested in good, prompt, conscientious health care should switch
to Leumit.”
Vardit Spigelman, Social worker at Mercaz Rakefet, 02-9920947
“You guys call yourselves the ‘A-team’ but we call you the ‘dream team.’
Finally,
I feel like a doctor is advocating for me and my family’s health care
needs. Everything is so easy at Leumit. I can call my doctor at any
hour, I can renew prescriptions on line, I can email my doctor with any
question. These people really care and I’m not another number any more.”
Tzivia Reiss, new olah, 052-7677155″If you are concerned about
receiving good health care in Israel, then join Leumit. The doctors,
nurses and secretaries are patient, caring, warm, concerned and call you
by your name. There is rarely a wait when you go in for an appointment,
and if you do wait a few minutes, you know it is because they are giving
they’re full attention to another patient. Please have any oleh call me
any time for
a recommendation.”

For more information about how to join our great team, call RIVKA 0509955148 at and visit us at www.rbsmedical.com

Vapor Rubs (VR) shown to be effective in alleviating night time cold symptoms

Pediatrics, 6 December 2010

Many people use vapor rubs to help their child with cough, congestion and sleeping during a cold. The efficacy of these remedies has not been clear as to whether they are better, worse or same as a placebo. In this study surveys were administered to parents on 2 consecutive days—on the day of presentation when no medication had been given the previous evening, and the next day when VR ointment, petrolatum ointment, or no treatment had been applied to their child’s chest and neck before bedtime according to a partially double-blinded randomization scheme. There were 138 children aged 2 to 11 years in the study. In all surveys, the vapor rub group scored the best, and no treatment scored the worst. Petrolatum was not significantly better than no treatment for any outcome. Irritant adverse effects were more common among VR-treated participants.

Bottom Line: In a comparison of vapor rub, petrolatum, and no treatment, parents rated vapor rub most favorably for symptomatic relief of their child’s nocturnal cough, congestion, and sleep difficulty caused by upper respiratory tract infection. Despite mild irritant adverse effects, vapor rub provided symptomatic relief for children and allowed them and their parents to have a more restful night than those in the other study groups. Probably worth a try! Let us know your experience.

And a second important study this month as well:

Use of probiotics to minimize chronic abominal pain in children. Pediatrics Dec 6 2010

A total of 141 children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional pain were enrolled. Children entered a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and received probiotics or placebo for 8 weeks and entered follow-up for 8 weeks. The primary outcome was overall pain at the end of the intervention period.
RESULTS: At week 12, treatment success was achieved in 48 children in the probiotic group compared with 37 children in the placebo group (P < .03); this difference still was present at the end of follow-up (P < .03).

Bottom Line: Probiotics significantly reduces the frequency and severity of abdominal pain in children with irritible bowel syndrome or chronic abdominal pain. Probably worth a try after we’ve ruled out everything else.

Adult Medicine

Pregnancy loss and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective population-based cohort study (EPIC-Heidelberg) 1 December 2010

A recent study of 11 518 women who had ever been pregnant (aged 35–66) in a certain area of Germany suggests that women who have had multiple spontaneous miscarriages are at higher risk of heart attack later in life. Out of the participants, 2876 (25%) had at least one miscarriage, 2053 (18%) had at least one abortion and 209 (2%) had at least one stillbirth. During the follow-up, 82 cases of heart attack and 112 of stroke (confirmed by medical records) occurred in these women. Each stillbirth increased the risk of heart attack 2.65 times (adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, physical activity, education, number of pregnancies, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes): Recurrent miscarriage (>3) was associated with about nine times higher risk of heart attack. No significant association was found between abortion and heart attack or between any type of pregnancy loss and stroke.

Bottom line: These results suggest that women who experience spontaneous pregnancy loss are at a substantially higher risk of heart attack later in life. Thus women who have had recurrent miscarriage and stillbirth should probably have their cardiac function, blood pressure and lipids monitored closely and should be more proactive about prevention of cardiac disease (exercise, weight, diet, etc. )

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Accidental Battery-Ingestions on the Rise in Children and Can be Fatal

Pediatrics, 6 June 2010

Recent cases suggest that severe and fatal button battery ingestions are increasing and current treatment may be inadequate.There has been a 6.7-fold increase in the percentage of button battery ingestions with major or fatal outcomes from 1985 to 2009 (National Poison Data System-U.S.). Ingestions of 20- to 25-mm-diameter cells increased from 1% to 18% of ingested button batteries (1990–2008), paralleling the rise in lithium-cell ingestions (1.3% to 24%). Outcomes were significantly worse for large-diameter lithium cells (20 mm) and children who were younger than 4 years. The 20-mm lithium cell was implicated in most severe outcomes. Severe burns with sequelae occurred in just 2 to 2.5 hours. Most fatal (92%) or major outcome (56%) ingestions were not witnessed. At least 27% of major outcome and 54% of fatal cases were misdiagnosed, usually because of nonspecific presentations. Injuries extended after removal, with unanticipated and delayed esophageal perforations, tracheoesophageal fistulas, fistulization into major vessels, and massive hemorrhage.

Bottom Line: Have a very low threshold to call your doctor if there is any potential that you child has swallowed a battery.

Adult Medicine

Writing down your thoughts and emotions might help relieve the
symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers say. This
early researchis the first to test so-called “expressive writing” in
people with IBS, and the results are still very preliminary. Studies
looking at this type of writing, in which the writer is encouraged to
“really let go” and get to the bottom of their feelings, has shown
that it can be beneficial for some.

The exercise has helped people with depression, rheumatoid arthritis,
chronic pain, high blood pressure and AIDS, the authors of the new
study noted online in the June 15th issue of the American Journal of
Gastroenterology. According to Dr. Albena Halpert of Boston Medical
Center, the 82 patients in the IBS study reported improvements in
disease severity, coping and thinking at 1 and 3 months after they
started writing and also described their quality of life improving.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/724078

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