Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Health Populi
“More people with higher levels of concern about their health feel they are in good health, see their doctors regularly for check-ups, take prescription meds “exactly” as instructed, feel they eat right, and prefer lifestyle changes over using medicines.
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EurekAlert!
“E-counselling can significantly lower blood pressure, improve lifestyle and enhance quality of life, says Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher Dr. Robert Nolan.
“E-counselling has the potential to strengthen the effects of medical treatment for high blood pressure,” Dr. Nolan told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, which is co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. “We found that it led to an almost double decrease in the blood pressure levels of participants compared to those who did not receive the e-counselling.”
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Chris Gullo, mobihealthnews
“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week two new SMS smoking cessation programs, QuitNowTXT and SmokeFreeTXT, as part of their Text4Health initiative.
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Tom Wilemon, The Tennessean
“Dr. Mathew Ninan could tell a 19-year-old patient wasn’t really listening to his spiel about not smoking, so he said the magic word: app.
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Robert Rowley, EHR Bloggers
“The leading causes of death in the U.S., based on data from the year 2000 – heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lung disease, etc. – are actually surrogates for what has been called the actual causes of death – unhealthy behaviors such as tobacco use, poor diet and physical inactivity. A recent blog piece underscored this point quite nicely.
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Adam Ostrow, Mashable
“Jawbone, the wireless gadget maker known for its headsets and more recently its speakers, is moving into a new area: health. On Wednesday, the company announced UP, a bracelet that connects to a mobile app to monitor your diet, sleep and exercise and make actionable recommendations.
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Andrew Corbett-Nolan, John Bullivant, Martin Green, Michael Parker, Good Governance Institute
“This report is part of a growing series of reports developed by the Good Governance Institute that consider issues contributing to the better governance of healthcare organisations. We would especially like to thank Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited for making available by an educational grant the resources to enable this report to be developed and distributed as well as the many colleagues working in healthcare who have who have contributed ideas and input and helped review the report.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“Asiacell, an Iraqi telecommunications company, announced this week the launch of a mobile health content download and SMS service, according to AMEinfo.com. The new service is part of a larger initiative by Asiacell for spreading health awareness throughout the Iraqi community.
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h2onlinehu
“Social media could be a great staring point for clinical trials. According to a study carried out by Blue Chip Patient Recruitment, e-patients who are active social media users are 60% more likely to have participated in clinical trials.
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Brownsell S et al, J Telemed Telecare, 17(4)
The evidence base for lifestyle monitoring is relatively weak, even though there are significant numbers of commercial installations around the world. We conducted a literature review to summarize the current position with regard to lifestyle monitoring based on sensors in the home. In total, 74 papers met the inclusion criteria. Only four papers reported trials involving 20 or more subjects, with a further 21 papers reporting trials involving one or more subjects. Most papers (n = 49) were concerned with technology development. Motion detection was the most common of the technologies employed, followed by door and electrical appliance usage.
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Peter Orszag, Bloomberg View
“I now have more health information on my wrist than my doctor had about me 10 years ago, and I’m hopeful that it’s going to help keep me healthier.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“From the mobile health company that developed Text4Baby, arguably the best known mobile health service (and certainly the one with the most partners), comes Text2Quit, a smoking cessation program. Voxiva says the service makes use of text messages, emails and the web along with evidence-based best practices from the Surgeon General and peer-reviewed studies.
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Michael, Mobile Marketing Watch
“Forget patches, gum, and doctors. Kicking the addition to smoking may be as easy as picking up your mobile phone.
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Beaudoin CE, Hong T. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2011
Purpose
Research over the past decade has conveyed a dramatic rise in health information seeking via the Internet and articulated various profiles and outcomes of health information seeking. In building upon this research, the current study is innovative in considering predictors of health information seeking by medium, as well as outcomes of health information seeking by medium and by critical demographics.
Methods
OLS regression and logistic regression are conducted on data from a telephone survey of American adults in 2007 (N = 700).
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Janice Simmons, FierceEMR
“Patients with diabetes who receive treatment at HealthPartners clinics soon may be able to use a new personalized tool–called the Diabetes Wizard–which may be one of the first applications to use electronic health records to customize individual care.
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PRWeb
“HEALTHeME has launched an online weight loss program that provides clinically proven diet and exercise plans customized to users’ unique profiles. HEALTHeME was co-founded by Dr. Guy Rachmuth, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, and is the first weight loss program powered by an engine that learns about users’ lifestyles and changing needs over time.
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Ben Anderson, Ewen Speed, CRESI
“This report is the second deliverable of the “Digital Inclusion and Social Knowledge Media for Health: Frameworks and Roadmaps” project. The first discussed the concept of social and digital exclusion whilst this report focuses on the emerging phenomenon of social media.
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EON
“Nationally recognized dietitian and diabetes educator, Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, has partnered with Quantia, the creators of QuantiaMD®, the leading online physician community, to create a groundbreaking mobile diabetes application called EatSmart™. The free application provides those affected by, or at risk for, diabetes with simple meal planning tips and tricks and is available on the iPhone, Android, smartphones, tablets and the Web.
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Leonardo De La Rocha, Yahoo! News
“With the recent mobile app boom, those seeking to be more health-conscious have a seemingly endless selection of tools that claim to help make them healthier by tracking diets, counting calories and even connecting people with others trying to stay active and eat better.
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PAHO
“People throughout the Caribbean will soon be receiving text messages with tips on how to be healthier and prevent diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Through social networks, they’ll also be able to share their personal stories and ideas about healthy living, thanks to a campaign launched today by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition.
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