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Weight Loss and Social Networking: The Importance of Talking Off the Calori
2008-06-02 04:11:00 Weight loss is one of the most common searches on the Internet. There are millions of people every day who want to learn how to lose weight and keep it off. Inevitably, the best way to lose weight is to eat less and move more, but there are times in every person?s journey to being ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Voice , Weight Loss , Weight
Why Do Doctors Hate Ratings?
2008-05-27 06:26:00 The world and its consumers are advancing by leaps and bounds. We want to know how well we will be treated at the doctor’s office well before we make an appointment. When appointment time waits are well into a month, we want to find out all the information we can on a doctor before placing ... More About: News , Doctors , Blogs , Hate , Ratings
How Deep Does Our Health Naivety Really Run ? Health Care 101 Series, by As
2008-05-21 06:24:00 Topic 1 When it comes to receiving the proper health care, often patients are uneducated about the ins and outs of health care prevention, recognition of health related symptoms and the methods behind health care. Here are a few questions and answers that may just open their health related eyes! Do people know the difference between a ... More About: Health , Health Care , Series , Care , Deep
Wishing for a smart health search
2008-05-21 01:04:00 Re-print from The Health Care Blog Health care consumers today want to use the Web to find information online about doctors, specialists and care in general. And they want it to be useful. Unfortunately, in the vast health search space based mostly on ad revenue and keyword densities, consumers often spend hours clicking links into dead ... More About: Search , Smart , Wishing
Medicare Cuts and Senior Citizen Health Care Coverage: When is Enough, Enou
2008-05-08 22:24:00 According to a Health WorldWeb user, ?I’m concerned about the constant cycle of Medicare cuts to the doctors who treat our senior citizens. If these cuts go into effect, many doctors may be forced to stop seeing Medicare patients. All patients deserve access to health care, help preserve this country’s health care system. It only takes ... More About: Senior , Voice , Health Care , Blogs
HealthWorldWeb: Where Social Meets Informative and Everyone Has Chance to B
2008-04-30 02:11:00 Social media and health care are friends and partners in the integration of Web 2.0 and Health 2.0. From this partnership has come the chance for people who would be otherwise left unheard, to speak and scream the information they have from the rooftops of the blogs and forums of the web. Hear at HealthWorldWeb, ... More About: News , Social , Blogs , Chance , Informative
When Doctors Serve Up Bad Treatment
2008-04-23 04:44:00 In a recent communication from a HealthWorldWeb user this information was passed along to me: I once vowed that I would never let a doctor get away with not returning my phone call with treatment concerns after numerous treatments. I broke my ankle and the emergency room referred me to a totally arrogant and demeaning doctor ... More About: Doctors , Blogs , Treatment , Serve
Why do you need a Chiropractor? (by John Hughes)
2008-04-22 02:01:00 I am a patient with a wealth of knowledge in the field of chiropractic health who is writing to erase the mystery and confusion of how to find a good chiropractor. I have known of a good chiropractic for about 10 years. My back and overall health keeps getting better and better. I’ve not had ... More About: Blogs , John , Hughes
News Of Note - the week of April 14th, 2008
2008-04-21 20:57:00 Things DO Get Better With Age Spunky, feisty and full of life, that is how I plan to be as I age. Life is about more than just living as a young adult, it is about living life as an older adult with verve and excitement. According to the Associated Press, I am not the only ... More About: News , April , Blogs , Note , Week
News of Note ? Week of April 7, 2008
2008-04-15 06:29:00 The school year is coming to an end and kids will soon be back at home for a summer of sleeping in and playing in the summer sun. Kids are our number one priority and keeping them safe, healthy and well is at the heart of every parent. Kids Drug Mistakes Happening More Than Some ... More About: News , April , Blogs , Note , Week
Dear Mr. 2009 President, by Summer Banks
2008-04-15 06:15:00 As the new President of the United States, you promised many changes for the betterment of the country. During the vast time you spent on the campaign trail, there was talk of health care reform, economic stimulus and immediate action relieving our troops from their duties in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, I would like to ... More About: Summer , Banks , Blogs , Election
News of Note - Week of April 1, 2008
2008-04-07 20:23:00 The protection of unborn life, lives that are new and at harm and lives that are forced into repeating times of stress, the health of our nation is at risk this week. Babies Need to be Timed Just Right Conceiving and giving birth to babies used to be a natural occurrence that was never planned. Babies ... More About: News , April , Blogs , Note , Week
Is Health 2.0 More Beneficial for the Family Pediatrician or the Money Hung
2008-04-05 00:27:00 Health 2.0. The term has become an Internet phenomenon in a very short period of time. With the integration of community based reviews, information and doctor ratings, the inevitable question comes up, who will benefit most from these rating and reviews? Will the family pediatricians who care for their patients like their own children be ... More About: Family , Health , Money , Blogs , The Family
Health 2.0 and Baby Boomers
2008-03-31 19:30:00 Not too long ago, the baby boomers were running the United States. They held positions as business CEO’s, created massive business empires and had a hand in nearly every bit of the business world one could imagine. Today, the baby boomers are aging within a society laced with technologies. These technologies were once just a ... More About: Baby , Health , Boomers , Baby Boomers
News Of Note - Week of March 24th 2008
2008-03-31 19:21:00 Achieving a Fitness High Exercise is the number one recommendation that doctors give. For weight loss, exercise. For fatigue, exercise. For diabetes, exercise. Well, for those who thought twice about taking that recommendation, the doctor may just be offering you a FREE and LEGAL high. According to a story run the New York Times, runners feel effects ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , March
What Should the Presidential Candidate?s Focus On Regarding Health Care Ref
2008-03-26 21:16:00 Professional Views In a recent Commonwealth/Modern Health care Health care Opinion Leaders Survey, this pertinent and timely question was placed upon the table for discussion. The results may just mold the outcome of the Presidential elections. Of the leaders surveyed, 83% supported the overall need for EVERYONE to have access to total health care coverage. This has ... More About: News , Health Care , Care
News Of Note - Week of March 17th , 2008
2008-03-24 18:08:00 This week we will focus on young and old. There are certain illnesses that are most common in the younger population. The same statement can go for the older population. When trying to tackle the ever changing need of disease prevention and cure, medical news is often a breath of fresh air. When we think of ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , March
News of Note ? Week of March 10th, 2008
2008-03-18 03:48:00 Teens Have Higher STD Scores Than Grades In this age of teens having sex at younger and younger ages, the fact that more and more teens are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases is not truly that surprising. What is surprising is the fact that HPV was present in 18% of the teenage girls tested. HPV, ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , March
Can Britney Spears benefit from the Online Health Communities?
2008-03-14 17:45:00 The world of Britney Spears is spiraling our of control. From the time she gave birth to her first child until now, she seems to be misguided in many of her actions. This misguided nature can be contributed to either the ever present focus of the media or an utter lack of knowledge about the ... More About: Health , Celebrities , Blogs
Choosing the Perfect Doctor by Summer Banks
2008-03-14 17:00:00 Summer Banks is a Medical Assistant who loves researching the field of medicine. The doctor you choose for your primary care is one that should be the ideal person to whom you can reveal your innermost thoughts, secrets and symptoms without fear or reproach. From the moment you walk into the office, there needs to be ... More About: Summer , Blogs , Perfect , Doctor
News of Note ? Week of March 10, 2008
2008-03-10 22:28:00 Summer is on the way and some of the hottest news in the world this week is all about slimming down for those months of bikini wear. If you are looking to lose weight before summer, try some of these hot tips. Slim Down your Body by Slimming Down the Kitchen Famous clutter master, Peter Walsh, has ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , March
MUDSLINGING CONTINUES
2008-03-10 17:28:00 The most recent version of Super Tuesday has just passed. With all the over reporting and pre-counting hype one could almost have expected the president to have been decided by Ohio and Texas alone on Tuesday. While Rhode Island and Vermont also held their primaries on Tuesday they represent so few delegates that in the ... More About: News , Blogs , Election , Health policy
The Health 2.0 Conference Observations
2008-03-05 20:48:00 As soon as I left the Health 2.0 Conference , I knew I would be remembering panels, meetings, contacts both random and planned, excitement, creativity and the endless enthusiasm in the air. If there was anything to carry out of these intense few days it was the positive charge of energy that I still carry with ... More About: News , Observations
At the Heart of Social Health Care Networking Are People
2008-03-01 22:07:00 Social health networking is a phenomenon of people. It began with a group of people who wanted to change health care and the way patients are treated and information is presented. More and more people began to understand these wants and needs and joined in on the fight. And at the heart of this is ... More About: Social , Health , People , Health Care , Networking
News of Note - Week of February 25th, 2008
2008-03-01 02:21:00 Weighing in Public, Not Helpful to Overweight Women When a woman is forced to weigh herself in public situations, she does not react in a positive manner. In fact, according to a new study, women who are forced to weigh themselves out in the open at a doctor’s office are less likely to visit the doctor when ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , February
Jamie Lynn Spears Needs Health 2.0
2008-03-01 02:21:00 In the ever evolving drama surrounding the Spears family, Jamie Lynn is just the next chapter in an ongoing saga. She has accomplished a lot in her small time on Earth, but it is the things that she probably was not expecting to accomplish just yet, that are at the fore front of the media ... More About: Health , Celebrities , Jamie Lynn Spears
Universal Health Care is Not the Problem Needing Presidential Focus
2008-02-26 20:30:00 The Presidential campaign is in full swing and health care is the platform that is driving debates all over the United States. The Democrats have one, if only one, common stance on health care reform. Both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama want Universal Health Care for all. But, Universal Health Care may not solve the ... More About: Blogs
News of a note - Week of February 18
2008-02-25 16:08:00 There is a lot of fantastic and dynamic news in health care this week. All over the world, studies and reports are revealing that health care is in dire need of a revamping! Late Night Cardiac Arrests More Fatal According to a new report, late night cardiac arrests prove to be more fatal than cardiac arrests occurring ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , February
Barack Obama on Mental Illness
2008-02-22 21:33:00 Mental illness is a stigma to many. This large group of conditions has been discriminated against for many years. Patients seeking health care for their mental illness are often told they will have to pay higher co pays and higher rates for the medications they need due to a lack of relevant health care. Barack ... More About: Mental , Barack Obama , Blogs , Obama
News of a note - Week of February 11, 2008
More articles from this author:2008-02-18 19:19:00 Another week has passed and new in the Health 2.0 community is growing yet again. The information is flowing and a lot of great topics are being discussed. Lose Weight Help Diabetes Over the past few months, one of the most popular topics in diabetes care is the effects of gastric bypass on diabetes recovery. While ... More About: News , Blogs , Note , Week , February 1, 2, 3 |
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