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Medical Journals in Print: a Dying Resource? | Dr. Wes
With video clips and condensed articles, Dr. Wes predicts the inevitable end of print medical journals.
health-highlights  medical-journal  video  articles 
august 2011 by wjjessen
The Problem With Serving Sizes | Well | NYTimes.com
In an effort to highlight the problems with some labels, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has singled out what it says are some of the worst offenders on serving size information.
health-highlights  serving-size  labels 
august 2011 by wjjessen
A Clinical Search Engine | Blitter
Blitter is a clinical search engine with content highlighted by clinicians who blog or tweet. If they think it's important enough to comment on, Blitter considers it great content.
Blitter  blogs  twitter  health-highlights 
july 2011 by wjjessen
Why Do the Same Drugs Look Different? | Dr Shock MD PhD
Dr. Shock briefly reviews the problem with generic drugs looking different from brand-name medications.
medication  generic-drugs  health-highlights 
july 2011 by wjjessen
Using social media to improve awareness of clinical trials in rare lymphomas - PTCL | Pharma Strategy Blog
Social media is making its way into clinical trials. Sally Church shares an MD Anderson Cancer Center video that describes the new trials they have open for a rare form of lymphoma, Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL).
social-media  MD-Anderson  cancer  Peripheral-T-Cell-Lymphoma  PTCL  health-highlights 
july 2011 by wjjessen
Mayo Clinic launches social network to connect global Mayo Clinic community | Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media
Mayo Clinic has been at the forefront of healthcare providers using social media. Now the organization has created an online site to connect the global Mayo Clinic community.
Mayo-Clinic  social-media  health-highlights 
july 2011 by wjjessen
Genomics and the Social Web: A Timeline | her Nature his Nurture
Genetics counselor Allie Janson Hazell provides a timeline on the social aspects of genomics that illustrates the relationship between genomics and social media.
health-highlights  social-media  genomics 
july 2011 by wjjessen
Summer Solstice: "Hot" Grand Rounds on Shrink Rap | Shrink Rap
Shrink Rap - a blog by psychiatrists for psychiatrists - hosts a hot Summer Solstice edition of Grand Rounds.
health-highlights  summer-solstice 
june 2011 by wjjessen
"Get Fit" Twitter Campaign by GE Healthcare | ScienceRoll
Berci Mesko reports that GE Healthcare has launched a Twitter-based campaign that focuses on health tips for cancer. People can share their own health tips via Twitter using the #get_fit hashtag.
GE-Healthcare  health-highlights  Twitter-campaign  health-tips  cancer 
june 2011 by wjjessen
AAFP Embraces Social Media | Family Medicine Rocks - Mike Sevilla, MD
A big step for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)? Mike Sevilla notes that the medical specialty society, which represents more than 100,000 family physicians and medical students, is seeking a Social Media Manager.
health-highlights  social-media  AAFP  American-Academy-of-Family-Physicians 
june 2011 by wjjessen
On Huffington Post: Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2011 | FasterCures
Margaret Anderson, Executive Director of FasterCures, recently reviewed the top 10 medical research trends to watch for in 2011.
health-highlights  medical-research  trends  2011  FasterCures 
february 2011 by wjjessen
Why Men Should Care About Their Health | HealthTap
Many of men's biggest health risks can be reduced simply by better understanding family health history and making healthier lifestyle choices. Jordanna Joaquina reviews the disease risks from a genetic perspective.
men  health  risks  family  history  genetics  health-highlights 
january 2011 by wjjessen
Energy Drinks | Science-Based Pharmacy
Are energy drinks candied caffeine delivery systems or are they skirting drug regulations? Scott Gavura reviews the ingredients, the risks and the regulation.
health-highlights  energy-drink  regulation  drug 
january 2011 by wjjessen
Social media in healthcare: Who is going beyond the basics? | MedCityNews
With hospitals increasingly turning to social media to connect with patients and get their messages out, here, are a few examples of innovative uses of social media in healthcare.
health-highlights  hospital  social-media  healthcare 
january 2011 by wjjessen
CancerGuide: The Significance of Statistical Significance
Statistically significant may not mean what you think it does
health-highlights  cancer  statistics  statistical  significance 
december 2010 by wjjessen
Most researchers don't understand error bars | Cognitive Daily
health-highlights  statistics 
august 2008 by wjjessen
The REAL Cutting Edge of Medicine | Secundum Artem
N.B. writes about a promising new vaccine to control high blood pressure by stimulating the human immune system to produce antibodies to break down angiotensin II.
health-highlights  vaccine  high-blood-pressure 
january 2008 by wjjessen
You don't have to exercise just think that you do » Dr Shock MD PhD
Dr Shock reviews a study that seems to challenge our basic assumptions about the relationship between mind and body.
health-highlights  exercise 
january 2008 by wjjessen
7 Tips to Get Out of Bed
health-highlights 
december 2007 by wjjessen
Drugs Don't Work » InsureBlog
Drugs don't work ... unless you take them. Seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? Bob at Insureblog writes about a USA Today article discussing people with chronic health conditions that stop taking their medication.
health-highlights  drugs  medication  chronic-health-conditions 
december 2007 by wjjessen
12 Tips for a Happier Holiday Season » Dr Shock MD PhD
Dr. Shock offers 12 tips for a happier holiday season.
health-highlights  holiday  happy  depression 
december 2007 by wjjessen
Medicine 2.0 Wiki: Benchside to Bedside 2.0
Rahul Shetty of Constructive Medicine 2.0 has created a wiki on Medicine 2.0 to serve as a common healthcare and life science resource.
health-highlights  medicine-20  life-science  healthcare 
december 2007 by wjjessen
The Acetaminophen Blues » Secundum Artem
N.B. discusses the difference between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen.
health-highlights  acetaminophen  nsaids 
december 2007 by wjjessen
Why Do People Enjoy Being Frightened? » Dr. Val and the Voice of Reason
Next week is Halloween. Dr. Val discusses the reasons why people enjoy being frightened. Boo!
health-highlights  emotion 
october 2007 by wjjessen
Ability to email Your Doctor Improves Care » Comments on the e-Patient Revolution
Charlie Smith MD writes about a recent study in Pediatrics showing that patients who were allowed to email their doctors improved their perceptions of care.
health-highlights  e-patient 
october 2007 by wjjessen
Sleep Problems Online Community
A newly launched social network for people who have problems sleeping. What a great idea! Meet other people, share stories, ask questions and help one another.
health-highlights  sleep  sleep-problems  online-community 
october 2007 by wjjessen
Introducing . . . The Digital Health Revolution » HealthCareVox
Fard Johnmar introduces a new bi-weekly program he's hosting that will chronicle how the Internet, computers, mobile phones and other technologies are impacting health globally, with a major emphasis on social media (blogs, podcasts, social networks).
health-highlights  social-media  health 
october 2007 by wjjessen
Medical 2.0 - A new health 2.0 directory for all of you » Medical 2.0
Uri Ginzburg introduces a new directory resource that aggregates medical and life science applications, platforms and websites that are based on web 2.0 tools.
health-highlights  health-20  directory 
october 2007 by wjjessen
The e-Patient Revolution » HealthDot @ ScribeMedia.Org
A bi-weekly WebTV show featuring the people who are using and making digital technologies that are reshaping health around the world. This episode features Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life Project and discusses the e-patient revolution.
health-highlights  e-patient 
october 2007 by wjjessen
New Pew Study Shows Patients Turn to Internet for Health Information; Now Can We Get Docs to Do The Same? » The Health Wisdom Blog
The internet is changing the way patients not only get information but the way they interact with doctors and their families. Unity Stoakes discusses one of the major healthcare challenges today - lack of a credible online resource for physicians to recom
health-highlights  e-patients  credibility 
october 2007 by wjjessen
The first Journal dedicated to Personalized Genetics? » ScienceRoll
Berci Mesko writes about BMC Medical Genomics, a new open access journal that will publish original peer-reviewed research articles on functional genomics, genome structure, genome-scale population genetics, epigenomics, proteomics, systems analysis and p
health-highlights  genomics  personalized-genetics 
october 2007 by wjjessen
The Sherpa Silenced » Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You
Steve Murphy, a.k.a. the Gene Sherpa, is making an appeal for more Gene Sherpas.
health-highlights 
october 2007 by wjjessen
Doctor Anonymous Live on BlogTalkRadio
Dr. Anonymous streams live every Thursday night at 10 PM EST. Call in or chat live. Don't miss it!
health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
The 10 Rules of Aging Well » Mark’s Daily Apple
Live well and age gracefully. Mark gives us the 10 rules to live by.
health-highlights  aging  living-well 
september 2007 by wjjessen
Health 2.0: Explosion » Scott Shreeve, MD
Scott Shreeve highlights a few video feeds from the Health 2.0 conference.
health-2.0  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
What is alternative medicine, anyway? Rumble in the Jungle » WhiteCoat Underground
In Part I, PalMD tried to define alternative medicine. Part II was an attempt to clarify Part I. And with Part III, it's personal. A must read.
health  medicine  psuedoscience  quackery  health-highlights  alternative-medicine 
september 2007 by wjjessen
Combining OA journal articles and social networking tools » Open Access News
Peter Suber reports that BioMed Central has added an option to post articles to social networking sites.
social-networking  biomed-central  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
Chocolate Myths » Sciencebase
David at Sciencebase writes about chocolate and the alkaloids caffeine and theobromine, and also provides a great example of unfounded claims and the importance of scientific evidence and source referencing.
chocolate  myths  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
DNA and Spit Law Enforcement Campaigns » Eye on DNA
What is it with people spitting at other people? Hsien at Eye on DNA tells us about the spit law enforcement campaign in England. Maybe that'll make them think twice about spitting!
dna  spitting  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
The Business of Bottled Water » Think Bigg
Because bottle water is considered a food, it's regulated by the FDA. In contrast, tap water is regulated by the EPA. A Natural Resources Defense Council study found that bottled water sold in the U.S. isn't necessarily cleaner or safer than most tap wate
green  water  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
I Could Swear I’ve Read This Post Before » Healthbolt
New clues regarding deja vu have Sara at Healthbolt saying "I could swear I've read this post before."
neuroscience  deja_vu  health-highlights 
september 2007 by wjjessen
Death by polypharmacy » Kevin M.D.
Kevin comments that the average Medicare patient sees three or more specialists, each prescribing their own medications, often without regard to what the patient is already taking. It reminds me of a post by Dr. Rob last week on communication in American
prescription_drugs  communication  pharmacy  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Yahoo! Health in Stealth Mode or Just Plain Off-the-Radar? » The Healthcare Information Systems Blog
I'm becomming more and more interested in health-focused social networking. Jeff O'Connor writes about Yahoo! Health
health-focused_social_network  yahoo_health  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Personalized Medicine, Part 1:Coumadin (warfarin) » Terra Sigillata
Abel Pharmboy writes about the FDA suggestion to use two genetic markers to determine the minimal starting dose of Coumadin.
blood-clotting  Coumadin  personalized-medicine  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Senior US official likens challenges facing America, Roman Republic » The Raw Story
I've written about the U.S. comptroller general David Walker and his "Fiscal wake-up tour" previously. Recently in Chicago, he
comptroller_general  fiscal_wake-up_tour  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Why Bloggers Will Change the World, and How You Can Help » The Action Blog - Blog Action Day
What would happen if every blog published posts on the same topic, on the same day? One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.
enviroment  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Medicare threatening hospitals » Doctor Anonymous
Dr. Anonymous writes about a significant Medicare policy change directed at hospitals.
medicare  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
When Do Foods Really Go Bad? » Mark's Daily Apple
Sell by date? Leftovers? Mark's Daily Apple reviews how long certain foods really last.
expiration  sell-by  use_by  safety  food  dairy  meat  fish  eggs  kitchen  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
The Hand of the Beholder » Musings of a Distractible Mind
The "perfect child" is simply a matter of perspective.
polydactyly  perfect_child  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Nursing and Web 2.0 » Universal Health
N=1 considers the absence of blogs written by nurses in research and academia.
nurses  nursing_research  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Another Chapter of "Bad" Foods (Not) Making Kids Fat » Junkfood Science
Sandy Szwarc reviews a study that investigated whether young children adjust how much they eat depending on the calorie content in the foods consumed.
calories  nutrition  healthy_eating  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Think Bigg
A non-profit blogsite dedicated to bringing information and inspiration to those who care about the people, communities, culture and the world in which we live.
activism  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Sara Ost of Healthbolt and I Will Blog for Health » Eye on DNA
Sara Ost of Healthbolt guest blogs on Eye on DNA, sharing 7 Essential Steps for Non-Experts Blogging About Expert Things.
genetics  genes  dna  health  blogging  medicine  health_bloggers  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Damn Interesting » Coley’s Cancer-Killing Concoction
I stumbed across this on Digg a few weeks ago and thought it was interesting. The advent of immunotherapy
cancer  cancer-immunotherapy  immune-system  health-highlights 
august 2007 by wjjessen
Scientific advancements of the future » Blah, Blah! Technology
Wayne Smallman at Blah! Blah! Technology imagines a future where nano-mechanical devices and living cell microelectronics replace external communication devices and literally become a part of us.
future_technologies  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
What Is Aspartame And Why You Should Avoid It » The Good Human
David at The Good Human writes about aspartame, it's FDA approval and it's health effects.
aspartame  cancer  soft_drinks  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
Very Cool Web Tool » InsureBlog
H G Stern at InsureBlog writes a short post on one cool tool - <a href="http://www.findyourdoc.com">Find Your Doc</a>.
web_20  health_20  healthcare  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
Heavy metals in foods: more trouble for China » Terra Sigillata
Abel Pharmboy at Terra Sigillata writes about a Wall Street Journal report on heavy metal food contamination in China.
heavy_metal  food_contamination  china  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
Cancer Mutation Theory Possibly Overrated » Life Sciences Blog
Konstantinos at the Life Sciences Blog writes about an alternative theory for cancer. Indeed, aneuploidy (meaning the duplication or loss of one or more chromosomes) is a common characteristic in virtually all cancers.
aneuploidy  chromosomes  cancer  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
NextBio: the search engine for life sciences data » ScienceRoll
Berci over at ScienceRoll shows us NextBio, a web-based scientific data search engine that looks incredibly cool. If you search PubMed frequently (like I do), you'll have to give the demo a spin.
bioinformatics  search_engine  web2.0  health-highlights 
july 2007 by wjjessen
For Your Own Safety Avoid Mixing These Two Products » The Beauty Brains
Insect repellent and sunscreen don't mix. The Beauty Brains explain why.
sunscreen  insect_repellent  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Healthcare Isn’t a Right? Public Health Might Change Your Mind » Universal Health
N=1 offers an interesting perspective to the "healthcare as a right" arguement, namely keeping disease under control, and suggests the number of sick and disabled will eventually poise the US for "pandemics of untold proportion".
pandemic  universal_healthcare  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Kick Start Your Energy » Healthy Lifestyle
Part of staying healthy is managing stress. Borzack over at Healthy Lifestyle presents a series of mental exercises that can help increase and protect our energy levels to better manage everyday stress.
depression  stress  meditation  mental-health  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Birth Order and IQ » Unintelligent Design
Clark over at Unintellegent Design discusses a study that examines the impact of birth order on intelligence. Conclusions are difficult to make given the small but significant differences in IQ. My take on the subject is that parental bias trumps all othe
intelligence  birth-order  social-rank  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
What's in Your Wallet? » InsureBlog
Bob over at InsureBlog writes about the surprising results of a heathcare survey given to Americans living in Canada.
healthcare  Canada  survey  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Are Your Cosmetics Poisoning You? » The Beauty Brains
The Beauty Brains presents an example of why references are so important in the deluge of information we all are bombarded with everyday.
cosmetics  beauty  research  reference  citation  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Kid-friendly Food Not to Blame » Junkfood Science
Sandy over at Junkfood Science writes about childhood obesity and efforts focusing on legislation calling for further restrictions on televsion food advertising.
obesity  advertising  nutrition  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Which Fork Is for the Grubs? » Mark’s Daily Apple
At Mark's Daily Apple, Mark's writing a new column called Primal Health, addressing issues of diet, exercise and stress in the context of our DNA blueprints.
DNA  diet  stress  nutrition  exercise  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Could You Live Without Direct-to-Consumer Ads » Freakonomics Blog
I read somewhere recently that it takes close to $900 million dollars to bring a new drug to market. I have to wonder how much of that money is spent on advertising. I should ask David over at <a href="http://www.healthbusinessblog.com/" target="_blank">H
drug-advertising  pharmaceuticals  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Tear Down These Walls! » Universal Health
N=1 over at Universal Health writes about the absence of nurses' voices in public dialogue and urges nurses to tear down the walls that separate them and speak about diagnosing and treating responses to health problems.
nurses  public-dialogue  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Dr. Jim Watson's Genome Sequenced for 1 Million Dollars » Eye on DNA
Hsien-Hsien Lei at Eye on DNA congratulates Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. He is the first human to have his genome sequenced.
21st-century-medicine  future-of-medicine  genetic-variation  human-genome-sequencing  personalized-medicine  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
Flea Outed In Court » Universal Health
N=1 over at Universal Health discusses Flea's malpractice case settlement and the bigger picture of social responsiblity.
medical_blogosphere  bloggers  blogosphere  healthcare_bloggers  trust  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
10 Tips for How to Acquire a Disease » ScienceRoll
Berci over at ScienceRoll gives us 10 tips on how to aquire a disease.
exercise  obesity  alcohol  cigarettes  sunbathing  sodium  stress  hygiene  handwashing  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen
How To Lower Your Cooling Costs And Go Green This Summer « The Good Human
The Good Human offer some suggestions on how to lower cooling costs and go green this summer. Save some money and save the planet!
eco-friendly  energy_demand  health-highlights 
june 2007 by wjjessen

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