December 23rd, 2010 by Felasfa Wodajo, M.D. in Better Health Network, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Accelerator Apps Network, Dr. Felasfa Wodajo, EHRs, Electronic Health Records, Health 2.0, Health IT, Healthcare IT, iMedicalApps, Medical Apps
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At this past October’s Health 2.0 meeting in San Francisco, many great new ideas about the future of healthcare were presented with a special emphasis on technology. For a great overview check out the keynotes by Jeff Goldsmith & Tim O’Reilly. The conference, organized by Matthew Holt & Indu Subaiya started in 2007 and bills itself as the “the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare.” Those not lucky enough to attend the conferences can follow along on the Health 2.0 blog.
Besides exploring the overarching themes of the future of healthcare in general and health IT in particular, many innovative companies, young and old, gave on-stage demos at the conference. One demonstration in particular stood out for me. This was the demo by the Accelerator Apps Network which showed the future of interconnected companies and applications seamlessly exchanging patient information. The Health 2.0 Accelerator Apps Network is a non-profit industry consortium launched by the Health 2.0 company. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps*
December 23rd, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, News, Research
Tags: Dartmouth, General Medicine, Lab Reports, Laboratory Data, Medgadget, Medical Technology, TEDMED, Wired Magazine
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Although medical professionals get used to it, the way laboratory data is presented in reports can be quite confusing to the patient. Typically, it is a few columns of black text with poor organization and little guidance to help the patient discern any meaning.
The folks at Wired agreed, and they brought together some Dartmouth physicians and a group of designers to bring a new look to these drab reports. We got to see their refreshing results at TEDMED, but now these prototype reports have been published online:
Link: The Blood Test Gets a Makeover…
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
December 22nd, 2010 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Archives of Internal Medicine, Axillary Dissection, BCRL, Breast Cancer, Dr. Kathryn Schmitz, Dr. Ramona Bates, Lymphedema, Mastectomy, New England Journal of Medicine, Oncology, Physical Fitness, Strength Training, Suture For A Living, Weight Training, Weightlifting, Women's Fitness, Women's Health
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Last August, Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH and colleagues published the results of their study Weightlifting in Women with Breast-Cancer–Related Lymphedema (BCRL) in the New England Journal of Medicine. They have now published a similar study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (see full reference below).
While the NEJM article focused on breast cancer survivors with lymphedema, the Archives article focuses on breast cancer survivors without lymphedema. The new study adds weight for the need to change historic dogma which cautions breast cancer patients to avoid weight training after a mastectomy and or axillary dissection. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
December 22nd, 2010 by John Mandrola, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Diet and Exercise, Dr. John Mandrola, Exercise Before Breakfast, Fitness Goals, Food and Nutrition, Holiday Eating, Metabolism, Morning Exercise, New York Times, Physiology, Pre-Breakfast Exercise, Tara Parker-Pope
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It’s the time of the year when dietary temptations lurk around every corner of the hospital. And since completely abstaining is not always possible, the best antidote for this holiday deluge of inflammation is obvious: Exercise.
No doubt, within the boundaries of common sense, all exercise is good. But is there a best time of day to exercise?
Tara Parker-Pope’s New York Times piece suggests that the most “productive” time of day to exercise is before breakfast. In concisely reviewing a Belgian exercise physiology study, Ms. Parker-Pope points out that, in blunting the undesirable effects of a high fat and sugar diet, pre-breakast (fasting) exercise was metabolically more efficient than was exercise later in the day. That’s really good news for the overweight middle-agers who consistently say: “I really don’t eat very much. I must have a slow metabolism.”
Scientific studies are one thing, but are they validated in the court of real life? Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr John M*
December 21st, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: ABV, ACS, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol By Volume, Alcohol In Moderation, Alcohol-Related Disease, Alcoholic Drinks, Alcoholism, American Cancer Society, Barbara Ficarra, Breast Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease, Extensive Alcohol Use, Health In 30, Heavy Drinking, Holiday Beverage Guide, Liver Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, NCI, Oral Cancer, Red Wine, Type 2 Diabetes
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Guest post submitted by MD Anderson Cancer Center*
When you raise your glass at this year’s holiday toast, choose your beverage wisely. Research shows that drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases your chances of developing cancer, including oral cancer, breast cancer and liver cancer.
Yet, other research shows that drinking small amounts of alcohol may protect the body against coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Some evidence even suggests that red wine may help prevent cancer.
Researchers are still trying to learn more about how alcohol links to cancer. But, convincing evidence does support the fact that heavy drinking damages cells and contributes to cancer development.
Confused? Use our beverage guide to choose a drink with the lowest health risk, and learn your recommended drink limit and what alcoholic drinks to avoid. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
