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Smartphone apps for health and fitness an exploding craze
When Jon Mead, a devoted cyclist, visits a new city, he goes right to his smartphone app Strava to find the best bike routes. In Sacramento, Calif., where he works at a Fleet Feet running-gear shop, the 24-year-old uses MapmyRide ...
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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Physicians fail to disclose conflicts of interest on social media
As the use of Twitter and other social media by physicians and patients rises, more and more physicians seem to forget to do what many consider crucial for building doctor-patient trust: disclose potential conflicts of interest. ...
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Nov 12, 2012 |
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Social networking info will increasingly influence med student and trainee doctor selection
The use of social networking sites is set to increasingly influence the selection of medical students and trainee doctors in the US, suggests the largest study of its kind published online in Postgraduate Medical Journal.
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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Researchers report widespread Internet use by caregivers of children with shunts
When faced with disease, patients and caregivers now readily turn to the Internet for information and emotional support. This is particularly true in the case of caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Researchers at Children's ...
Health
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Retweeted health messages may not be what the patient ordered
(Medical Xpress)—People are more likely to trust health messages tweeted by doctors who have a lot of followers, but not the messages they retweet, according to researchers.
Health
Sep 26, 2012 |
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People love talking about themselves, brain scans show
(HealthDay) -- Got something to report about yourself? An opinion, perhaps, or a status update? Nobody may care except you, but new brain research suggests you can make yourself feel good simply by sharing.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2012 |
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Is Twitter reinforcing negative perceptions of epilepsy?
A revealing study published in Epilepsy & Behavior provides evidence that the perception of epilepsy is not faring well in social media. Kate McNeil and colleagues from Dalhousie University in Canada analyzed data collec ...
Neuroscience
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Distracted doctoring - is it really a concern?
Q: Facebook? Twitter? Gmail? A: None of the above.
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
(AP) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across ...
Cancer
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
(AP) -- Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 27, 2012 |
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New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods
Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2012 |
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New contraceptive rule in China sparks outrage
A new regulation that requires women buying emergency contraceptives in at least one Chinese city to register their real names and ID card numbers has triggered an outcry on the Internet.
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Dec 30, 2011 |
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Can Twitter save lives?
Discussion about cardiac arrest on Twitter is common and represents a new opportunity to provide lifesaving information to the public, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Cardiology
Nov 12, 2011 |
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Twitter data used to track vaccination rates and attitudes
A unique and innovative analysis of how social media can affect the spread of a disease has been designed and implemented by a scientist at Penn State University studying attitudes toward the H1N1 vaccine. ...
Medical research
Oct 13, 2011 |
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US, EU alcohol marketers adopt new code of conduct
Leading distillers in the United States and Europe on Friday will enact new social media marketing guidelines they said would promote responsible drinking.
Health
Sep 30, 2011 |
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