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Side Effects from Borrowed Medications
Psych Central News —
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A new study finds that 25 percent of people who borrow prescription medications experience side effects. Investigators looked at whether prescription medication sharing, a common consumer health behavior, leads to adverse outcomes, including inappropriate usage, delayed care and exposure to side effects. Researchers ...1 day ago -
$20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict Upheld
Attorney At Law —
Authority: 514
A California woman is entitled to $20 million in damages from the company that made a construction material containing toxic asbestos that gave her mesothelioma cancer of the lungs, an appeals court has ruled.Joan Mahoney of San Francisco was a singer who toured the world with the United Service Organizations (USO), ...2 days ago -
It’s That Time of Year: Use or Lose Consumer Health Benefits
WSJ.com: Health Blog —
Authority: 684
People who ignore the calendar may waste free benefits or pay more for surgeries or other care.2 days ago -
Report From the H1N1 Vaccine Line: Wait, Inhale, Repeat
WSJ.com: Health Blog —
Authority: 684
There were easily 2,000 people ahead of us. But it was a beautiful day. We decided to wait.3 days ago -
Harvard Health Forum to Tackle Consumer HIT
Chilmark Research —
Authority: 458
Next Monday I’ll be participating in the Public Health & Technology (PHAT) Forum at the Harvard School of Public Health, an event by and large organized by Harvard’s Public Health grad students. I feel honored to be moderating the afternoon panel that will address “Patient Empowerment Through ...3 days ago -
High Serum and CSF Urate Levels may Slow the Rate of Clinical Decline of PD
MediNEWS.Direct! —
Authority: 115
Urate is a superoxide, peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radical scavenger, and iron chelator and ascorbate stabilizer. Previous researches have shown that people with higher urate levels are at a lower risk of Parkinson disease (PD), by virtue of its antioxidant effect. These include persons with gout and those who consume ...5 days ago -
Improving Patient-Physician Communication about Internet Use: Why “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Doesn’t Work
Lisa Neal Gualtieri —
Authority: 99
I met Trisha Torrey, who writes a Patient Empowerment Blog , at the 2009 Connected Health Symposium in Boston, October 21-22. She wrote about my research in Your First Medical Opinion – Don’t Ask Don’t Tell? and included a poll. The results (you see them after you vote) show that 55% of the 40 respondents ...1 week ago -
Johnson & Johnson Cutting 8000 Jobs
EmploymentSpectator —
Authority: 136
Consumer health giant Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is cutting 8000 jobs worldwide as part of a cost saving plan. The cuts represet six to seven percent of its total workforce. The company, which is based in New Jersey, has not yet provided specifics on where the job cuts will take place but they ...1 week ago -
New Year Resveratrol Diet – Aha moment ?
Health Resources —
Authority: 146
RESVERATROL! Brian Williams NBC Nightly News Resveratrol is known for providing many benefits to our health. It is claimed that resveratrol is not only anti-aging solution, but also a supplement that can help in weight loss. Is it just another scam product or does it really work? Does Resveratrol work for Weight ...1 week ago -
AMA site assesses flu symptoms, facilitates patient-physician communication
News —
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What can we here at FierceHealthIT say about swine flu that hasnt already been said? Plenty, apparently, particularly when it comes to educating the public about the facts and myths surrounding this pandemic. The American Medical Association has started a new online service, AMAfluhelp.org, a health assessment ...1 week ago -
Today’s Health Content Headlines
Health Content Advisors —
Authority: 106
Please scroll down if the story you are looking for is not the first headline. New stories are added throughout the day and I may have provided a link to the most current story that is now lower down on the page. Follow me on Twitter @janicemccallum.1 week ago -
Electronic tools can help improve health care processes
Thaindian News —
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Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the use of electronic tools and technology applications can significantly help improve people’s health care processes.The researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that electronic tools for consumers can help improve their ...1 week ago -
Headline Commentary October 19-31
Health Content Advisors —
Authority: 106
» Microsoft and Its Competitors Still In Search of Mainstream User Base for Personal Health Records | Xconomy Usage of free PHR services hasn’t yet taken off. Peter Neupert of MSFT hints that wider adoption of IT by physicians and better connectedness between the stakeholders are needed before the value of ...1 week ago -
States Sue Amgen for Drug Sales Kickback Scheme
Attorney At Law —
Authority: 514
Fifteen states filed a lawsuit today against global biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. for allegedly engaging in fraudulent billing practices and illegally offering doctors cash, trips, and other perks to increase sales of one of its best-selling drugs.The lawsuit was brought by the attorneys general of New York and 14 ...2 weeks ago -
Learnings from mHealth Summit
Chilmark Research —
Authority: 458
Over the last two days, been attending the Foundation for the NIH’s event, the mHealth Summit . This being its inaugural year, the event has been covering a wide gambit of issues, but the majority of panel sessions, keynotes and what not have focused on the use of mHealth tech for addressing public health needs ...2 weeks ago -
Consumer Electronics Can Help Improve Patient Health
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 147
“Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The analysis of consumer health informatics, ...2 weeks ago -
Impact of Consumer Health Informatics Applications
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 147
Many people are excited about the potential to improve the health of the public by using health information technology (health IT) and eHealth solutions that are tailored to consumers. Despite growing interest in this field referred to as consumer health informatics (CHI), the value of CHI applications has not been ...2 weeks ago -
Consumer Informatics Improve Health
Psych Central News —
Authority: 579
A new report confirms that electronic tools and online technology can help improve health care processes that relate to behavioral compliance. Adherence to medication and improved clinical outcomes — such as smoking cessation — were discovered upon a review of 146 published research studies of patient-focused ...2 weeks ago -
Insurance Plans are Reimbursing Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Depression
Wish Everyone Good Health. —
Authority: 464
Over 120 different insurance companies and plans have reimbursed at least one case of vagus nerve therapy for depression.Reimbursement decisions continue to be made on a case-by-case basis. However is it important to note that 127 different payers have reimbursed VNS Therapy? for at least case of treatment-resistant ...2 weeks ago -
Boots teams up to Web MD to provide patient info
(the) health informaticist —
Authority: 115
This new website from Boots and U.S.-based Web MD uses information from “NHS Choices, BMJ Best Treatments, WebMD and Boots” ( NeLM news ). Interesting features include a symptom checker and questions to ask your doctor. It has a comprehensive editorial policy covering conflicts of interest and a section ...3 weeks ago
