A social media-monitoring program led by San Diego State University geography professor Ming-Hsiang Tsou could help physicians and health officials learn when and where severe outbreaks are occurring in real time. In results ...
Nov 19, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Heart-breaking accounts of cyber bullying and suicide seem all too common, but a new study offers hope that social media can become an early warning system to help prevent such tragedies.
Oct 10, 2013
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When it comes to stopping dengue, social media posts, tweets and a web system may be just what the doctor ordered.
Jun 11, 2013
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Twitter is a popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, and also a basically reliable one, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official ...
May 30, 2013
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Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it's clear that for many, heavy ...
May 10, 2013
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A growing number of college students are abusing the ADHD medication Adderall to give them an academic edge, and they're tweeting about it.
May 1, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Real-time social phenomenon, Twitter, can be a powerful tool to help prevent heart disease and improve health practices, according to a group of researchers affiliated with the University of Sydney.
Apr 16, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—This flu season you've probably seen a number of friends on social media talking about symptoms.
Jan 22, 2013
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(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.
Sep 26, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Living without stress may seem nearly impossible these days. Technology beckons at all hours for you to read just one more tweet or text. Politics are polarizing. Costs are rising, but salaries not so much.
Sep 14, 2012
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