Health
Mobile phones monitor vaccine response
WA researchers used mobile phone text messages to implement a real-time safety monitoring program for pregnant women immunised with trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV).
Dec 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Opinion: I went behind the scenes of Penguin Book's psychiatric titles. What I found was women's hidden labor
Penguin Books brought psychiatric ideas to post-war Britain through their inexpensive paperback list. This eclectic list ranged from general introductions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, to discussions of specific problems ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Health
Getting the health message via text
A text message providing support on just how hard it is to ditch junk food has resonated with participants in a WA study examining Generation Y's love affair with smart phones to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Mar 8, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
The Sun's campaign may actually harm women
A breast check campaign by The Sun newspaper may actually harm women, warns Glasgow general practitioner Margaret McCartney today.
Apr 1, 2014
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Pediatrics
Gadget givers urged to consider ramifications
(HealthDay)—Gifts of electronic gadgets, like smartphones and laptops, no doubt bring glee to the teens who receive them. But people thinking of gifting such devices to a kid might want to consider the broader ramifications.
Dec 14, 2012
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Health
Much work needs to be done to change the US smoking rate, experts say
Every year, the Great American Smokeout draws attention to preventing deaths and chronic illness caused by smoking. Almost 38 million Americans, including nearly one million in New Jersey, still smoke tobacco and about half ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Health
Study of text messaging service shows participants prepared for motherhood
Following last week's mHealth Summit, the largest event of its kind where leaders focus on how wireless technology can improve health outcomes, text4baby announced results from the first randomized evaluation of its service. ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Health
Unique risks associated with texting medical orders
(HealthDay)—Despite the popularity, convenience, and speed of texting medical orders, there are unique and alarming risks associated with the practice, according to a report published in Drug Topics.
Mar 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Digital communication is a way to bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer information and follow up
An estimated 14,480 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Cases that could be prevented or cured with better education from screening ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Pediatrics
Is your child ready for a smartphone?
(HealthDay)—When is it appropriate to give kids a cellphone?
Jan 9, 2018
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