MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'apple'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159650&cid=t_110774_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F8Xq1JYvNYpY%2F Image by acaben via Flickr Sad at the resignation of Steve Jobs. I bought my first computer, an Apple ][, back in December of 1982 after my niece and nephew got one for Christmas and had to show it to me after dinner. I had to be dragged away from it at midnight, and was at the computer store the next day. I had one of the first Macintoshes out, back when they didn’t come with hard drives installed and you had to load the operating system into it via floppy disks. The 5.25″ kind. The magazine ads featured its screen covered with an amazing (at the time) graphic: the picture of a geisha brushing out her hair. I have tried to find that image online for a couple of years, but have never managed to locate it. A special poignancy of the resignation is that the resignation is almost cer... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159650 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:11:13 +0100 5159650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159136&cid=t_110774_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2Fgiv-qlf4YWA%2F A new iPhone application... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159136 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:29:40 +0100 5159136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118761&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-different I'm often asked why healthcare has been slow to automate its processes compared to other industries such as the airlines, shipping/logistics, or the financial services industry. Many clinicians say that healthcare is different. I'm going to be a bit controversial in this post and agree that healthcare has unique challenges that make it more difficult to automate than other industries. Here's an inventory of the issues: read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118761 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:00:16 +0100 5118761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118568&cid=t_110774_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fkindle-highlights%2F Ok so I just discovered another Kindle feature today that is making me even more of an eBook convert. I like the way you can highlight stuff in Kindle (I’m using the iPad app rather than the actual Kindle device), and I like the way it also shows you what other people have highlighted, but beyond that I wasn’t really aware of how you can put it to use. For a long time I’ve been a compulsive underliner in books but my problem has always been how to keep track of what I’ve underlined or how to find quotes later, without just flipping through the book. The nice feature I’ve discovered in Kindle is that you have a webpage in your account where you can view all of your highlights and notes from all your Kindle books. Much easier to scroll through these, or use a te... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118568 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:24:42 +0100 5118568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050717&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F20%2Fif-i-cant-accomplish-anything-else-today-i-can-do-these-10-things%2F We’ve all had days where it seems as though nothing gets done. For those times when I seem to be spinning my wheels, I keep a list of things that I can do every day, even when I have no extra time, money, or energy to spare. I sometimes forget to write in my one-sentence journal and I don’t always make it to the gym, but I do try to make sure I hit all these items. That way, even if I feel like I had a day when I got nothing accomplished, I can comfort myself, as I climb into my smooth, tidy bed, “Well, at least I went for a walk. I ate an apple. I hugged my daughters.” Every day, I… 1. Make my bed. 2. Wear sunscreen (well, most days). 3. Wear my seat belt. 4. Jump up and down a few times. 5. Pick up one object that’s in the wrong place and put it away. 6. Go for a ten... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050717 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:04:06 +0100 5050717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029213&cid=t_110774_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F6XBjWtF_Yrw%2F The growing use of digital devices by doctors is presumed to hasten the demise of the sales rep. Novartis, for instance, recently crowed that using a new wad of Apple iPADS will greatly enhance efficiency (back story) not long after letting go 1,400 reps. In fact, the drugmaker yesterday laid off 75 oncology reps. But are docs really showing reps the door in favor of a hand-held device? Not yet. A new survey finds that 10 percent no longer see reps and, in general, 78 percent use their computers, iPADS and other mobile devices to gather info about drugs and devices. However, 56 percent of the majority say these gadgets do not influence the time they spend with reps. The a survey, which was conducted by Sermo, the online site that offers docs a place to dish, and FiercePharma, queried 98 ph... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029213 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:15:58 +0100 5029213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968637&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FzTUN8EsDiwM%2F I’m in New York City this week for the second Mobile Health Expo, which wrapped up Thursday afternoon. You may have seen the story I wrote for InformationWeek based on one session related to the security of networked medical devices. Since I just do news and not commentary for InformationWeek, I figured EMR and HIPAA—specifically, the HIPAA part— was the perfect forum to discuss a small controversy that I may have stirred up with that story. The two presenters from Indianapolis-based security firm eProtex talked about how connected medical devices have recently been popping up all over the place. “As little as two years ago, we checked some hospitals and found that there was less than one networked clinical device per bed,” eProtex Executive Director Earl Reber said. ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968637 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:37:18 +0100 4968637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953413&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FF1IUAhpiph4%2F The iPad is a revolutionary product. It allows me to do things I’ve never been able to do before with a PC. While it has it’s limitations, I find myself using this device more and more instead of my Windows computer. Here is a list of six things that Microsoft and the legion of PC makers should take into consideration when designing new products. 1. Instant On. This is a big time saver. If I had the time I’ve wasted over the years waiting for computers to boot, I could take a long vacation. The main factor here is OS design and the use of flash memory. My iPad starts instantly when I open the smart cover. My netbook either tries to boot from hibernation, locks up, or has to boot from scratch. My last couple of notebooks had trouble with suspend mode. My desktop PC has trouble in... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953413 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:50:13 +0100 4953413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911621&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-apple-developments-will-likely-spur-mobile-health-innovation If you’re reading this blog, you most likely saw the pop-up/interstitial Intel ad that asks “Is Cloud Computing Right for You?” Steve Jobs apparently thinks so. The Apple impresario announced the company’s most talked-about offering, iCloud, at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week, among a number of other new developments that have stirred Apple fans to new heights of evangelism. Mashable.com staffers have been keeping up with conference developments and announcements pretty well. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911621 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:11:59 +0100 4911621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848006&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25940124%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EApple-Fanboy-Religious-Fanatic.htm When you stick a big Apple fan in an fMRI machine and show him Apple images, his brain lights up in the same areas associated with religious belief. And, according to a BBC TV show, one of the scientists associated with that study proclaims, “big tech brands have harnessed, or exploit, the brain areas that [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesRivalry MarketingWhy Etsy’s Rob Kalin Is Like Steve JobsTop Neuromarketing Posts of 2010 (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848006 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:52:26 +0100 4848006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841654&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34603&url=http%3A%2F%2Fginasmith.typepad.com%2Fgina_on_gina%2F2011%2F05%2Fapples-mac-os-x-lion-preview-3-out-to-developers-note-is-according-to-sources.html Among other things, Apple warns you to back up your system before installing it : ) No upgrading from Lion Developer Preview 3 to final Lion release. My sounces say Mac OS X Lion has a so-called Recovery HD, used... (Source: I'm Gina Smith) I'm Gina Smith blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841654 Tue, 17 May 2011 16:54:38 +0100 4841654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813258&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBZvbCdFqdd0%2F By Jim HarperSenator Chuck Schumer rounds out a trifecta of bloggable moments from the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law’s hearing this morning. Ignoring the subject of the “mobile privacy” hearing, Schumer queried the witnesses from both Google and Apple on whether they will accede to his demand that they reject certain “apps” on Android phones and iPhones. The applications Senator Schumer dislikes alert people on their mobile phones to the locations of DUI checkpoints. Senator Schumer says these apps “allow drunk drivers to evade police checkpoints,” but that statement fails to include other parties who might rightly wish to avoid police checkpoints—such as law-abiding citizens who wish to live free in this count... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813258 Tue, 10 May 2011 19:23:55 +0100 4813258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803242&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F25854703%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhy-Etsys-Rob-Kalin-Is-Like-Steve-Jobs.htm You might think that Etsy founder Rob Kalin doesn’t have much in common with Apple’s rock star CEO, Steve Jobs. Inc. magazine’s Max Chafkin describes Kalin as “socially awkward, reticent, and given to eccentricities that can seem downright crazy.” Chafkin goes on to quote Kalin: “I speak to people in the business world and the [...] CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesRevealed: How Steve Jobs Turns Customers into FanaticsRivalry MarketingTop Neuromarketing Posts of 2010 (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803242 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:01:32 +0100 4803242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789636&cid=t_110774_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FUtb6qNBvltg%2F One year after its launch, the iPad is proving hot with docs. A new survey finds that 30 percent of US physicians now own the Apple tablet and another 28 percent plan to purchase an iPad within the next six months, according to a survey of 2,041 doctors by Manhattan Research. In fact, 75 percent of all docs in the US own some type of Apple device, such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod (see the statement). The finding is potentially significant, at least when one considers that docs can access electronic medical records on their iPad. The implications for EMR providers is rather obvious, since iPad accessibility may be a deciding factor for some practices when selecting an EMR provider. There can be implications for drugmakers, too. Pharma can use the EMR app on iPad to interact with docs by prov... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789636 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:16:36 +0100 4789636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771358&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FoQXVs9bvmvs%2F I noticed something very curious Friday in the financial news. Microsoft’s stock dropped over 5% in one day. The headline went on to say that the main culprit was the drop in sales of the windows operating system. The largest drop was in netbook sales which were down a whopping 40%. The main reason given was the adoption of tablet computers… Specifically Apple iPads. Apple actually had larger net income figures than Microsoft. It seems like people are opting for the more convenient touch screens of a tablet computer than a laptop or netbook computer. This has certainly been the case for me. I get most all of my news and information on the iPad as well as Email, Facebook and Twitter. My old netbook hasn’t seen the light of day for months. My laptop gets occasional use, bu... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771358 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:29:43 +0100 4771358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734095&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-our-healthcare-system-end-up-looking-like-an-apple-or-android-product%2F2011.04.21 The future direction of American health care is unclear.  Certainly the cost trend as it exists is unsustainable with health care costs being a major concern of the private sector, the government, and individuals.  How does the nation manage costs while ensuring high quality medical care, access, and service?  Proposals include increasing competition among insurers, providers, and hospitals to drive down prices or giving more financial responsibility to patients via higher deductibles and co-pays with the belief that they will demand price transparency, shop around for the best price, and as a result slow health care costs. What if both ideas are wrong? While it is possible these plans might work, I cannot help but notice the similarities in the challenges for patients in navigating the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734095 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4734095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734581&cid=t_110774_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FDnMWo0S7a2Y%2Fama-challenges-doctors-to-come-up-with.html Over a quarter of all doctors using tablet devices and two-thirds are using SmartPhones to research medicine and conditions, checking email and taking online surveys. According to BizReport, this has lead the AMA to create their first App for doctors, The CPT® E/M Quick Reference App. In addition to this new app, they are challenging doctors and medical students to suggest ideas for the next big idea that will lead to an app that can help doctors better use this new technology to their advantage.  What do you think it will be?  Weigh in on our poll below. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734581 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:45:00 +0100 4734581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696583&cid=t_110774_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2011%2F04%2F10%2Fipad-for-worship%2F Recently I got an iPad 2, which is a wonderful thing in so many ways. At some point soon I’ll list a few of the useful apps I’ve discovered thus far, but for the time being I just want to discuss how useful I’ve found the iPad as a worship musician. Actually all of the stuff I’m talking about isn’t necessarily specific to the church music setting – you could use it just as well in any live music environment. One of the first things I thought the iPad would be useful for is to display my chord charts. I have a big library of chord/lyric charts in PDF and Word format and so I thought it would be great to display them on my iPad instead of having to print them out each week, with just a simple swipe between songs. I’ve found an app which does not only... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696583 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:07:41 +0100 4696583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658379&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNrjsnVepAsI%2F By Archelle Georgiou. At 9:55 am on a Wednesday morning. I was 15 miles from home and making good time getting to my 10:30 meeting until I realized that I’d left the power cord for my Mac computer at home. There was no way I’d have enough battery power to get through my presentation. So, I had a choice: turn around, go home and be late or run by the mall and buy a new power cord at the Apple store.  Since the mall was only ¼ mile away, I could arrive just as the store opened and likely be the first customer. The decision was easy. As expected, the parking lot had a scant number of cars and I got a plum spot by the entrance. Racing past several stores en route to my destination, I noticed employees in the sporting goods store dribbling basketballs waiting for their first customers. Ga... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658379 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:30:58 +0100 4658379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789394&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2Findex.php%2F2011%2F03%2F30%2Fmy-current-devices%2F Those of us who are avid mobile users would often have 2, 3 or more smartphones. I thought I’d share my current active devices and my thoughts on how useful these are. My current main smartphone is a webOS device, the Palm Pre2. This is an unlocked GSM model sent to me courtesy of HP’s developer programme. I have in addition a Palm Pre which is a backup webOS phone. The Pre2 running on webOS 2.1 is a great phone. The UI is slick and fast and there are no lags like the lesser powered Palm Pre. I don’t recall seeing anymore “too many card errors” as the Pre2 has double the Ram. Battery life is decent and I can get more than a whole working day’s worth of juice with push mail on all the time on 3g mostly (and some Wifi). The Pre2 is used mostly for data (em... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789394 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4789394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642993&cid=t_110774_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FWuG2BE2xCdk%2F In a note to employees this morning, Novartis ceo Joe Jimenez gushed that the Apple iPad offers the drugmaker “game-changing” technology that will make it possible for sales reps to save 250 hours over the course of the year and allow “the entire field force to make an incredible 35,000 additional customer visits each year.” This conclusion, of course, has not yet been proven. But Novartis did trim 1,400 sales reps from its roster in recent weeks, underscoring how technology will increasingly be used by the pharmaceutical industry to eliminate such personnel whenever possible (back story). A few more iPads and perhaps a few more hundred reps will go? But there is more. Jimenez also notes that “another benefit of having sales materials on the iPad is that our r... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642993 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:11:38 +0100 4642993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600628&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F6VthUUiXp08%2F Looking for more commentary about another aspect of health IT? Don’t forget that I’m now a regular contributor to MobiHealthNews. This week, I comment on the rave reviews coming in for the iPad 2, particularly from the healthcare sector, and note the significance of Microsoft discontinuing its Zune digital music player, the product that never did gain much traction against Apple’s ubiquitous iPod. While it looks as if the Android platform may be losing out to the iPad in healthcare, I say don’t call this one for Apple just yet, at least not until Research in Motion comes out with its BlackBerry PlayBook next month. I also recently wrote a special report for HFM, the magazine of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, on the subject of optimizing and enhanci... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600628 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:36:33 +0100 4600628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4525075&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FSFlJznDf4IQ%2F After attending the largest annual health IT conference of the year — HIMSS 11 –  John Moore reported that “nearly every EHR vendor has an iPad App for the EHR [electronic health record], or will be releasing such this year.” Doctors love iPads…not surprising? But, how might you explain this? There are at least two different possibilities: Coincidence Theory Conspiracy Theory The Coincidence Theory So doctors want to access EHR software through the iPad…what’s the big deal? Apple has built a great new hardware platform with the iPad. There’s nothing else like it in the marketplace.  While other companies are building competing tablets, Apple’s has been the only viable option in the market for over a year. (more…) Tags: Apple, EHRs/PHRs, strategy... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4525075 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:21:41 +0100 4525075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433342&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FGfMZw5y2afk%2F Are you happy about your goals or are you working for goals that someone else set up for you? Do you have quota goals thrust upon you every month by your employer? How about a weight loss goal that was suggested by your health care provider? Goals like these can be arduous at best and usually have a negative motivational effect. Years ago I worked for a sales company that would set sales quotas (goals) each month. If you reached your quota, they usually would put the carrot a little further out before you received a bonus the next month. Soon people realized that you didn’t want to exceed your quota by much or the goal would be put way out there. Have a really good month and you’ll never see a bonus again. Those kind of goals didn’t work. While we may not have control of the goals t... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433342 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:54:00 +0100 4433342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424233&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fe-patient-goes-mainstream%2F2011.02.01 I have a Google alert for “e-patient,” and sometimes I’m surprised what it catches. [Recently] it was this: 3 Reasons Steve Jobs Will Be The Ultimate e-Patient Steve Jobs’ medical leave sets the stage for the upcoming revolution in the production and delivery of medical information at time of diagnosis. 3 things you need to know. So I’m thinking: “Oh, wow: Is the term ‘e-patient’ going mainstream?” That would be a hoot, because indeed the Society for Participatory Medicine is engaged in spreading the word. *This blog post was originally published at e-Patients.net* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424233 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:00:04 +0100 4424233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372052&cid=t_110774_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F06q9U-Q4HJk%2F aka Trauma Tribulation 008 A 26 year-old male was BIBA after falling off his stationary motorbike at a set of traffic lights. C-spine precautions were removed following palpation of his neck and assessment of his sphincter tone. Initially, his only complaint was pain to his right thumb, presumably from a hyperextension injury. However a detailed [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372052 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:30 +0100 4372052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318373&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F23327815%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ERivalry-Marketing.htm Sometimes the best thing for a brand is an enemy: a rival brand that can be the focus of advertising. The other day, Mark Gallagher and Laura Savard at the BlackCoffee blog put the advantage of focusing on a rival succinctly: It is often said that a brand is a narrative. This is because stories [...] Comments[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Timothy (Tim) ... by Tweets that mention Rivalry Marketing | Neuromarketing -- Topsy.comRelated StoriesTop Neuromarketing Posts of 2010Subliminal Negativity WorksThe BMW Logo That Wasn’t Really There (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318373 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:45:43 +0100 4318373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305037&cid=t_110774_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FwK9PcCWBzrU%2F Reports are coming forth that Apple Computers is being sued for discriminating against a disabled employee at one of their stores.  According to a law suit filed in federal court the employee needed to take a leave of absence due to a nervous disorder and when returning to the Apple store she was assigned to [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305037 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:57:20 +0100 4305037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304958&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D3427 What a year it has been. I was reading the excellent capsule summary at PreCentral on what has happened to Palm and webOS in 2010. I have had first hand experience with webOS for over a year now and continue to be impressed with what Palm (now HP Palm) has achieved with this new mobile OS. We can expect new hardware (tablets and smartphones) from HP Palm in 2011 but how will these stack against the army of devices from Android and what Apple has in store with the iPhone (Verizon launch and the iPhone 5?) ?. My own mobile journey has taken me from PalmOS (devices like the Palm Pilot Professional, IIIx, Tungsten series, Treo smartphones), Windows Mobile (Treo Pro, Dell Axim X50v), iOS (iPod Touch, iPad) and more recently Android (I got a HTC Desire to get a taste of Android). I briefly had a... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304958 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4304958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294714&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F23109480%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ETop-Neuromarketing-Posts-of.htm This is the time of year for “top” lists, and I thought I’d list the most popular Neuromarketing posts for 2010. This list isn’t my opinion of which are best, but rather is based purely on popularity. These posts all generated some combination of social media traffic from Twitter, Facebook, and Stumbleupon as well as [...] CommentsGute Zusammenfassung by Gute. Neuroempfwhlung (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294714 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:04:39 +0100 4294714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4288551&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmerry-christmas-from-better-health-2%2F2010.12.25 Source: North Point iBand (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4288551 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:00:19 +0100 4288551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265683&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fw5-DbLn6GR4%2F By Daniel IkensonIf you want to understand how global integration and cross-border investment have left U.S. trade policy in need of a new purpose, check out today’s Wall Street Journal article about the Apple iPhone’s complex production-supply chain.  (And then see this analysis for more depth and detail.) The story is both testament to the benefits of globalization and the latest indictment of a decrepit international trade flow accounting system that nourishes misleading trade skeptics and misinforms policy. Following in the footsteps of a groundbreaking and widely-cited 2007 UC-Irvine study, which disaggregated the components of a Chinese-assembled Apple iPod and assigned its constituent value to the companies and countries responsible for their production, two researchers at the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265683 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:20:10 +0100 4265683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249109&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D3401 Houston has written in to say that he has updated his guide on the “Best Medical iPhone Apps for Doctors and Med Students.” There are now 10,275 medical apps in the App Store; a big jump from the 1,544 apps I filtered through last year. Several people asked that I update my post, so I spent the last week narrowing down a list of the 70 best apps. Can’t deny the fact – iOS has the numbers now and it’s a great round-up by Houston: read it here from the Palmdoc ChroniclesThe Best Medical iPhone Apps for Doctors and Med Students (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249109 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4249109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225248&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsome-things-about-medicine-will-never-change%2F2010.12.03 I just can’t imagine life today as a medical student. Every medical publication in the palm of your hand. The capacity to create an audience and publish at your own will.  Real-time dialog between students, faculty, anyone. Global reach from your phone. It’s mind-boggling really. This is in stark contrast to my experience. My world was centered on index cards, textbooks and pens with different colors. We communicated via Post-it notes on the door of the student lounge. There were no apps and our only game was foozball. As a first year I scheduled time to compose H&Ps on the library’s only Macintosh II computer. This was plugged into the new Apple LaserWriter with WYSIWYG. Hi tech we were. We thought. Being distractible and restless, I’m going to guess that if I had a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225248 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:00:17 +0100 4225248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214516&cid=t_110774_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F321%2Fapple-cider-vinegar-for-troubled-skin%2F Few people realize as they spend hundreds of dollars a month on skincare that the perfect regimen might be just under their noses—literally.  Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a household cooking item and cleaning agent, and also a little known acne home remedy. ACV Benefits to Acne-Prone Skin Acne is often a result of accumulated toxins in one’s body, a result of an unhealthy diet and lifestyle.  Used topically, ACV can detoxify skin over time by removing deep-seated bacteria from skin and regulating the skin’s pH, which makes it less likely to house bacteria.  ACV is also rich in alph-hydroxy acids; these dissolve fatty deposits in the skin’s surface as well as soften scaly conditions caused by many store-bought acne remedies.  Unlike other “home remedies” like benzoyl peroxid... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214516 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:53:48 +0100 4214516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190456&cid=t_110774_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwhat-difference-year-makes.html So last Thanksgiving i headed up to my sisters in new Hampshire. I had just learned of my diagnosis and had not told everyone. I remember thinking i should wait until taking Laura back to College to tell her as i did not want to ruin her Thanksgiving. Boy was she pissed. I guess I learned that my kids are not quite as fargile as i think. I stayed a day or two extra at Peggy's and we drank wine Thanksgiving night. We probably split a bottle with Peggy having one glass and me the rest. I woke up with a terrible hangover but of course at the time forgot that it was a hangover and assumed the cancer had moved to my head and stomach overnight. hadn't quite gotten over the shock that sometimes things are the worst imaginable.This year once again I head to New Hampshire, home of live free or die ... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190456 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:28:00 +0100 4190456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172291&cid=t_110774_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FhDd6wQ_f2jY%2F @PattiNPatti Niehoff #Beatles on #iTunes, now overloading your #Twitter feed around the world. #Apple about 2 hours ago via EchofonRetweet Filed under: music Tagged: apple, Beatles, iTunes, music, pop music (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172291 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:40:35 +0100 4172291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172292&cid=t_110774_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FVX5rEvv91yQ%2F Image via Wikipedia And the Intertubes take a serious hit in productivity with Apple’s latest announcement of the availability of the entire Beatles catalog on iTunes. Wait, that sounded like I was sticking my nose up at it all. Heck no, I’m downloading the box set as we speak. Or as I type, to be more precise. Fab Four Frenzy: the entire Beatles catalog is now available in iTunes (intomobile.com) Apple announces the complete Beatles catalog is now available in iTunes [TNW Apple] (thenextweb.com) Apple iTunes to sell the Beatles catalog? (timeoutny.com) The Fab Four go digital; The Beatles’ catalog now available on iTunes (Andrew Munchbach/BGR) (techmeme.com) Best Guess For Tomorrow’s Announcement: Beatles on iTunes (cultofmac.com) Filed under: music Tagged: app... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172292 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:17:33 +0100 4172292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139330&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fcool-technology-week-quest-gazelle As readers of my blog know, I'm passionate about mobile technology. I believe that iPhone/Android smartphones, iPod Touch, and the iPad, Playbook, Galaxy, and Streak will become the platforms for healthcare. Desktops with complex operating systems, antivirus, and heavy "thick client" applications will disappear.  Ray Ozzie's farewell message to Microsoft describes a post-PC world. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139330 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:44:38 +0100 4139330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060588&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoximity-the-private-facebook-for-doctors%2F2010.10.12 Doximity is an app that launched on the App Store just over a week ago and has the potential to significantly change the way physicians use their smartphones. The main focus of the app is physician communication, and for this it incorporates an innovative, secure SMS-like text service. But its real power lies in its deep incorporation of multiple databases of physician and related information. In particular, the makers of the app carefully integrated data from the physician NPI and Medicare databases as well as lists of medical schools, hospitals, imaging centers and pharmacies. What they’ve produced is a surprisingly refined version 1 product that can quickly answer the myriad of small, practice-related questions that pop up all day long during a busy schedule. (more…) ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060588 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:00:51 +0100 4060588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040825&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FETgQQtRMitI%2F I had a chance to test drive a new Apple TV the other day. At only $99 dollars, this little unit is amazing. But the real question is… should you buy one? Here is what I found as I opened the box and plugged it in. 1. What you need to make it work. TV or Monitor with an HDMI connection Wireless broadband with a strong signal HDMI Cable Power outlet 2. Setting it up It took less than five minutes to un-box the unit, plug it in and hook up the HDMI cable. Once you power it up you need to select the HDMI source on your TV. The main apple TV screen then comes up and asks you for your wireless password (if it is password protected). Once you have entered your password, the unit goes to the main screen and you are ready to go. 3. User Impression If you already have an iTunes account, you ju... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040825 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:36:14 +0100 4040825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983415&cid=t_110774_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FqtRzSaXqYPk%2F Dear visitors and friends, I give you Ivor Medical Ivor Medical is a company which I have started in order to develop my invention for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Some of you will remember my talk from Mobile Monday Amsterdam event earlier this year, where for the first time I have presented my invention which is intended to relieve rescuers’ fatigue, as well as provide feedback during CPR. After being awarded with several prestigious awards from international innovation fairs, I have decided to seriously pursue the development of my invention into a product available for market. So far, my company has developed a mobile application for CPR feedback called CPR PRO, which is already available in the iTunes store, and will soon also be available for Android phones. My cradle... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983415 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:45:32 +0100 3983415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3959935&cid=t_110774_88_f&fid=38153&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozemedicine.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D880 I have never been a big fan of Apple products, but finally I have conceded to the forces and purchased an Apple iPhone 4 which hopefully will not drop from my scrubs pocket and break (they WILL break after a drop of 4-5 feet onto concrete!) There are a multitude of useful apps one can download from Apple’s iTunes store ranging from a torch for pharyngeal illumination, digital stethoscopes for the hearing impaired (most of Gen X and Y soon), download podcasts and clinical support apps such clinical calculators, image libraries (eg. eye conditions), drug databases, etc. With the Victorian Government CME allowance, it makes sense to buy the iPhone 4 32Gb ($A999) outright and unlocked from an Apple store (eg. Doncaster or Chadstone – but call before hand to see if they have any in ... Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3959935 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:46:04 +0100 3959935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954485&cid=t_110774_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FxGq4jRrjEQw%2Fapple-to-introduce-guidelines-for-apps.html After two years of little guidance, Apple has announced that it will introduce guidelines for Applications in its App store, as reported by the Associated Press. There are are currently over 250,000 apps available. For the past two years, the developers of these programs would submit their applications with no structure during development, leaving some with Apps that were not approved. Also, they've lifted the ban on using third-party development tools that ''translate'' code written for another platform. Will this encourage more apps from Pharma companies that will allow the digital tracking of health to increase?This blog is co-posted with Community 2.0. (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954485 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:56:00 +0100 3954485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929463&cid=t_110774_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCanadianMedicine%2F%7E3%2FLcHX3GqTDzE%2Fstethoscope-app.html And now it’s freeThe stethoscope is coming of age – that is, making a giant leap into the present. Like hundreds of other tasks, iPhones now have an app for listening to the heartbeat with iStethoscope.It’s been around for a while and has, in fact, been downloaded well over 3 million times, by healthcare professionals and the lay population alike. But now, it’s free. Or, for 99¢ you could procure the “pro” variety. The latter allows you to email the heart wave and 8 seconds of the audio, on top of being able to listen to the beat.As long as the user (of whom there are 500 new ones daily) knows where to place the iPhone’s microphone – any of those 6 vital locations between the ribs -- not press too hard, and make sure to press the device against skin – not clothing – th... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929463 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:35:00 +0100 3929463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929234&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffda-actively-monitoring-medical-and-healthcare-apps%2F2010.09.02 Bradley Merrill Thompson, an attorney with expertise in the FDA approval process for medical devices, is stating that the FDA is actively monitoring app stores on various platforms. Regulating medical devices and health care-related applications falls under the FDA’s jurisdiction. James Kendrick from JkOnTheRun spoke with Thompson, where he stated the following: The FDA is actively engaged in surveillance of various app stores to see if apps should trigger their involvement. Applications where a smartphone is connected in any way to imaging are under scrutiny, in particular. Any app that is used to transmit images to a medical facility requires FDA approval. By “various app stores,” Thompson is likely referring to the App store [Apple], Palm App Catalog [Web OS], App World [BlackBe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929234 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:10 +0100 3929234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942841&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F20032351%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWe-Dont-Need-No-Stinkin-Marketing.htm The comments on "Revealed: How Steve Jobs Turns Customers into Fanatics" show that many Apple fans don't believe marketing has played a role in Apple's success. Other consumers also think they aren't influenced by ads. When a business owner or key executive doesn't believe in marketing, though, it's a different story. Comments@Brendon – you asked, “who will ever admit to buying a ... by AshleySteve Jobs knows marketing but one law if particular. The Law ... by Erik JohnsonPlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942841 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:19:09 +0100 3942841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3911892&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FBsWT-JXQ2b4%2F Let me be honest, I’m on the rant. I am so annoyed with Apple at the moment that I want to set my dogs on Steve Jobs and see how he likes having a Doberman hanging off his bollocks. I have been desperately thinking of ways to turn this post into something vaguely related to self-development and/or life coaching and I can’t. Therefore, as Fridays and Saturdays are a bit quiet round here I thought I’d up my posting from twice per week to three times and start a series called A.O.B. (any other business) where I can post stuff that is just, er ya know, stuff. It may be a rant like this one, or it may be a bit of humor like my LMAO post, or it may be something completely different. I’m also happy to publish guest posts that are somewhat off my normal topics, so if you have something int... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3911892 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:41:06 +0100 3911892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942843&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F19488038%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ERevealed-How-Steve-Jobs-Turns-Customers-into-Fanatics.htm Marketers gaze in envy at brands like Apple. The firm that began with the Mac built some of the first home computers [doh, thanks, alert reader!] has turned their customers into legions of fanatical evangelists. But, without a Steve Jobs at the helm, or with fewer resources than Apple, is building that kind [...] CommentsHello I stopped reading all the comments (my bad) because the ... by Carole S[...] an online community dedicated to health and well being. ... by Parallel Insights » Blog Archive » The tribal mentality and a brand’s successPlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942843 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:38:53 +0100 3942843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889083&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkids-with-diabetes-can-count-carbs-with-lenny%2F2010.08.20 Medtronic MiniMed has recently released a new educational game for kids and young adults that takes them through an educational tour to learn how to deal with foods when you have diabetes. A rep for the company tells Medgadget: Called Carb Counting with Lenny, it’s offered for free download on the Apple iTunes App Store for the iPhone, iTouch and iPad. It’s great for parents (and even adults with diabetes have enjoyed it too), as the app features a guide presenting nutritious food choices with associated serving sizes and carbohydrate values. The other key components of the app are fun, interactive games that help reinforce carb counting skills and keep children engaged. And just in case you are not fully familiar with Lenny the Lion, he is a global ambassador for children&#821... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889083 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:22 +0100 3889083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827065&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fipads-for-all-first-year-medical-students%2F2010.08.05 Stanford plans to provide all first-year medical students with a 32 GB WiFi iPad. The students are already familiar with them, the tablet enhances how they view course content and take notes, it allows better access to textbooks, and it’s environmentally friendly. Good thing they’ll become doctors, because one blogger says the iPad is an ergonomic nightmare. It’s too heavy to use for long stretches, and even Steve Jobs has to be a contortionist to balance it while reading. (Scope-Stanford School of Medicine, Suite101.com) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827065 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3827065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784258&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-doctors-and-patients-can-learn-from-apple-and-steve-jobs%2F2010.07.23 First, I am a big admirer of Apple CEO Steve Jobs for his thoughtful 2005 Stanford commencement speech, his clarity of vision, and his superb skills as a leader. Fortune magazine named him CEO of the decade after turning around the company he founded from near bankruptcy in the late 1990s to becoming the most valued company today. Though I have great respect for him, I haven’t bought an Apple product, ever, until this year. So I watched with great interest his press conference regarding Antennagate which has consumed technology news with regards to the design of the new iPhone 4 and its new antenna design. Apparently this makes the smartphone vulnerable to dropping phone calls when held a certain way, known as the death grip. If one simply avoided holding the phone that one explicit ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784258 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3784258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780589&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fapples-patent-on-destroying-productivity%2F8119%2F Apple has a patent for displaying ads in an operating system. Basically, ads would pop up and prevent you from doing work every once in awhile.  The patent shows a mechanism where the ads could be delayed for 10 minutes or you could view one immediately so it won’t interrupt you for a bit longer. What do you think?  Are people so accustomed to being interrupted during work that they would accept something like this? If you enjoy Productivity501, please tell a friend about us because we love new readers. If you liked this, please consider sharing it with others: --- at Productivity501:Destroying MagazinesStriving for GeniusProductivity Family TreeBinge ProductivityProductivity and Finances (Source: Productivity501) Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780589 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:05 +0100 3780589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740571&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fweight-loss-7-ways-to-fight-hunger%2F photo from Flickr user Muffet We’re not big fans of dieting. But sometimes even just watching what you eat sucks. Nothing’s worse than the feeling you get when you want chocolate, but know you can’t have it. (Okay, the BP oil spill, earthquake in Haiti, and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan might be worse.) With these tips to stay full while eating less, you may be able to treat yourself once in a while. 1. Eat protein for breakfast. Eating a lean protein at breakfast keeps you fuller than other nutrients, because your body takes more time to digest and absorb it. Try low-fat yogurt or egg whites. But not mixed — that would be gross. 2. Swallow some spuds. The starch in potatoes resists digestive enzymes, which means it takes longer for your body to break it down. Potat... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740571 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:52:16 +0100 3740571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730127&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38608&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeDev%2F%7E3%2FWb1we0lV2wg%2F Oftentimes we just want to ship something; to get it out the door as quickly as possible. This is usually a great thing. But sometimes we’ll make up tons of extra things to add to something because we fear failure (guilty as charged). So getting something out the door is a great way to build momentum, pat yourself on the back, and bask in the accomplishment of actually creating something. (Lots of people don’t usually get that far. Kudos!) But once the party hats are put away and the plastic cups cleaned from the front lawn, it’s a great idea to start looking at tuning up some of the finer details that might have been glossed over just to meet the deadline and “ship”. I’ve been trying to focus on some of the finer details in the LifeDev design. This is r... LifeDev blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730127 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:53:36 +0100 3730127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710536&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F185961%2F Kellogg’s Recalls Cereal: Boxes of Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Froot Loops, and Apple Jacks are being recalled due to a strange taste and smell coming from the boxes’ liners that is making customers sick. (via NPR) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710536 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:42:01 +0100 3710536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683568&cid=t_110774_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Fios4-and-perth-apple-store%2F After an hour’s download and installing at home, I’ve spent most of this morning playing around with iOS4 on my iPhone (and seeing a few patients in between…) And thus far I’m impressed. I love the folders feature, although it took me a while dragging app icons around on my phone to get it all organized. Now I can get to all my apps so much faster, without swiping through pages and pages of icons. And I can also download heaps more apps to play around with. Yay! One weird thing is that I’ve downloaded the iBooks software onto my iPhone, but can’t find the App icon anywhere. I can load the app by searching for iBooks on the search screen, but the icon is nowhere to be seen (and I looked in all my folders several times!). Weird and annoying. I like the cus... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683568 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:47:03 +0100 3683568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671694&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-ipad-in-the-or%2F2010.06.17 Felasfa Wodajo, an orthopedic oncologist in Virginia, recently took his iPad into the operating theater to see how it performs in such an environment. Being one of the editors at iMedicalApps, Dr. Wodajo just published his initial findings and they bode a rather bright clincial future for the iPad, and tablets in general. SOURCE: iMedicalApps: Test driving the iPad in the hospital Operating Room… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671694 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:15 +0100 3671694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611964&cid=t_110774_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2F9VO3695NGhU%2F Coo-ee!  Guess who.  It’s Pandora, your multiply-diagnosed neighbourhood insomniac, very excited to be here for one week only (unless Z decides to indulge my megolamania again in the future) to feed you your regular dose of TWIM.  For the record, as well as blogs that you’re probably very familiar with, I’m bringing in a few that I read regularly that have not (to my knowledge) been featured here before.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.  Most of all I hope that no one here in the madosphere is typing on that most pointless of devices, the Apple iPad (or iTampon, as it became affectionately known on Twitter).  What in the name of God is the function of a giant iPhone without a phone? Perhaps more pertinently, can something as silly as the iPad cope with the ... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611964 Sat, 29 May 2010 10:35:08 +0100 3611964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581544&cid=t_110774_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2010%2F05%2F20%2Fnew-macbooks%2F Apple today yesterday quietly released the newest update to their base model MacBook laptop. With updated graphics and CPU and longer life battery, it’s also about the cheapest Apple laptop ever. And with it’s smooth lines and cute glossy white colour, it’s also the perfect gift for the Mac-savvy woman in your life who needs her very own laptop! If you want a more detailed first-hand account of it, ask me some time next week… (Source: Baggas' Blog) Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581544 Wed, 19 May 2010 16:19:45 +0100 3581544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3566570&cid=t_110774_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F05%2Fserver-side-email-filtering-with-sieve%2F Discussion Forum had a nice start and pointed me on to sources I used to set it up. Here are the salient points. From the terminal… Add the following lines to /etc/services sudo pico /etc/services Insert the following lines. callbook 2000/udp # callbook callbook 2000/tcp # callbook + sieve 2000/udp # sieve mail filtering + sieve 2000/tcp # sieve mail filtering You can check to see if it’s running by running netstat -an | grep 2000 with results tcp4 0 0 *.2000 *.* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 *.2000 *.* LISTEN 2. Create /usr/sieve sudo mkdir /usr/sieve sudo chown _cyrus:mail /usr/sieve 3. Restart mail services sudo serveradmin stop mail [ some stuff ] sudo serveradmin start mail [ some stuff ] 4. Since I’m using OS X Server and SquirrelMail is al... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3566570 Fri, 14 May 2010 23:55:31 +0100 3566570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505084&cid=t_110774_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdiabetesmine-design-challenge-enter-by-this-friday.html There are exactly five days left to enter the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, the web’s premiere open innovation competition to improve life with diabetes (nice tagline, ay? I just made that up) We’ve already received several-dozen entries this year, and garnered some great media coverage too, including: The Huffington Post (thank you, Riva!) Diabetes Forecast magazine – online [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505084 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3505084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502815&cid=t_110774_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FUXoxSdre_Jk%2F I just came back home from 38th Exhibition of Inventions Geneva held in Geneva, Switzerland. Among around a thousand inventions, including 55 from class M (Medicine, Surgery, Hygiene, Orthopedics, Materials for the handicapped), I have demonstrated my CPR device (you can see it in my presentation from Amsterdam). The whole experience was truly fantastic and made even sweeter at the end, since my invention was awarded a gold medal from the international jury. Big thank you goes out to people from Noven, StivTrade, Croatian Association of Inventors, and Istrian Inventors. For a quick preview, take a look at the short video below. More media will follow. (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502815 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:19:46 +0100 3502815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3501657&cid=t_110774_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FmBmnYMTsy-M%2F Guess what? Earth Week’s almost over, so pretty soon you can get back to work polluting the environment! But before you do, travel back in time with us (in a fuel-efficient Honda Fit, perhaps) to recall Blisstree’s ten best green posts from this intensely earthy week. 1. Are Sandblasted Jeans Killing People? – Worn Denim Could Be Causing Lung Disease 2. Eco-Friendly Outdoor Furniture: Backyards Both Green and Cool 3. 10 Best Detoxifying Natural Foods From Our Hunky Naturopath 4. Eco-Friendly Shopping: 10 Garden Bargains Under $10 5. Earth Day Organic Beauty Products: Made From Earth Skin Care Line 6. All Things Green: 10 Best Earth Day Lists on the Web 7. The Whole Enchilada: Can 8 Wheat-Free Frozen Mexican Meals Be Healthy? 8. Eco-Friendly Yoga: 30 Green Studios Across the U... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3501657 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:12:04 +0100 3501657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490715&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2915 Here’s a nice video by Nature Video (via the Efficient MD). You gotta say, there’re definitely plenty of medical apps on this platform! from the Palmdoc Chronicles Mobile Medicine with your iPhone/iPod Touch (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490715 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3490715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467851&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2909 Over at KevinMD.com, Iltifat has posted a nice review of the iPad for doctors. I must admit I am tempted to get one myself, especially since I can run apps I have got for my iPod Touch on it as well. Reading PDFs (journal articles mostly) and other medical references on a larger screen would be wonderful. On the other hand the size of the device, fitting only in large lab coat pockets (I for one don’t wear lab coats anymore), makes it more cumbersome to carry around compared with a smartphone. The first model released may be WiFi only but at least I can run it with my mobile hotspot - the Palm Pre with MyTether would make a great companion. There may be some early glitches reported but the gorgeous display and great battery life are big plus points. Ultimately I think it’s bett... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467851 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3467851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460142&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffinal-best-of-blisstree-last-week-then-well-stop-bragging-we-swear%2F Renée Zellweger in "My Own Love Song" 1. Let’s Dress Like an Adult! (Round 2): Because sometimes the truth hurts. 2. 5 iPad Cases With an Eco-Conscience: Because we haven’t bought an iPad (yet), but we like to know what our accessories options are. 3. Videos That Crack Us Up: Renée Zellweger Butchers Woody Guthrie: Because at some point today you may need a good laugh. 4. Who Am I, Anyway? Adoption, DNA Testing, and Figuring Myself Out: Because this is a good story by a good writer. 5. Yucky! 10 More Food-Related Terms We Will Not Tolerate: Because we said so. Post from: BlissTree Final Best of Blisstree Last Week (Then We'll Stop Bragging, We Swear) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460142 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:31:20 +0100 3460142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454003&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fipad-healthcare-game-changer There have been a lot of discussions on the net regarding the potential impact of the iPad in the healthcare sector. At this point, there is very little agreement with some pointing to the ubiquitous nature of the iPhone in healthcare as a foreshadowing of the iPad’s future impact, while others point to the modest uptake of tablet computing platforms as a precursor for minimal impact. Our 2 cents worth… We believe the iPad will see the biggest impact in two areas: medical education and patient-clinician communication. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454003 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:00:58 +0100 3454003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453839&cid=t_110774_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fnew-safari-version%2F I’ve just spent the last 40 minutes on the phone with Union Bank tech support because for the past 2 weeks I’ve been unable to log in to my online account with Safari. After all this time the tech support person, who was very nice, told me I was missing a patch to Safari. I told him I have the latest patches to my OS and I am running the most currently available version of Safari. I told me that someone there “got some update patch and could log in.” I told him, with all due respect, I’ve been using Macs for over 20 years. (I got my first Mac 128K in 1985) I was quite certain that there is no more currently available version of Safari. Naturally I ran Software Update and no updates are available. Currently I’m running OS 10.6.3 and Safari Version 4.0.5... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453839 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:12:43 +0100 3453839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460244&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fipad-emr%2F EMR and EHR has been getting a ton of traffic related to my posts on the iPad EMR. It’s a really interesting discussion that I think people that love technology and EMR will enjoy. I have no doubt that the interface that the iPad is helping to promote and develop is going to have a major impact on healthcare. Not that everyone will have an iPad in healthcare, but that the technology behind it will be copied and we’ll see lots of interesting documentation methods for EMR software. Dr. Larry Nathanson, MD from BIDMC seems to disagree with me in his writeup about his experience using the iPad in an Emergency Room. However, what I found most interesting about his writeup is his comments about the challenges of the iPad. The first was how well it will hold up in a clinical environme... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460244 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:56:35 +0100 3460244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440913&cid=t_110774_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fapple-store-role-model-for-clinics-fema.html Two quick insights after picking up my iPad on Saturday:Medical clinics could learn a lot about customer care and clinic efficiency from watching Apple Stores on normal days. FEMA could learn a lot about efficient emergency response from watching Apple Stores on iProduct Launch days. (Source: Not Totally Rad) Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440913 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:53:00 +0100 3440913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440722&cid=t_110774_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fipad-arrives%2F Well, with the Easter weekend over and Apple’s iPad gaining more headlines than anything else, I have to say I want one, but I can wait. I actually got to touch one. Someone at the hospital brought it with them. It’s not that heavy. The display is bright and crisp. It’s fast. I played a little with the keyboard and I can see with some practice that it’s quite usable. I’m more excited to see what’s coming Thursday in the iPhone 4.0 announcement. A unified inbox for the Mail.app and Smart Folders would be great. The iPad is certainly a machine designed for consuming data, not necessarily manipulating data. There are several scripts that I’ve written that make my life easier and I don’t see anyway of making them work on an iPad or iPhone... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440722 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:36:55 +0100 3440722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429153&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fa-device-that-will-parent-for-you%2F Moms: Despite all his wealth, success, and fame, Steve Jobs hasn’t forgotten you. With tons of handy apps being marketed to moms, the iPhone has realized its full potential as The Mom Assistant. Somebody give that man an apple. Image: Apple Evernote Even supermoms need help remembering everything. Evernote to the rescue! This iPhone app is like a second brain – with a photographic memory.  Take a picture with your iPhone of a plane ticket, receipt, or anything really, and Evernote stores it for you. And it logs and organizes all types of media – notes, photos, videos, and audio – so you don’t have to. (free, or $45 per year for a premium account) aSleep Kids Edition A child who can’t (or won’t) fall asleep will soon have you hating life. Thankfully, a remedy ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429153 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:55:37 +0100 3429153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429311&cid=t_110774_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fday-by-day-march-30-2010-bite-me%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir Apple Computer can advertise where and when it wants. This is private enterprise. More than 200 companies have joined a boycott of Beck’s program, making it difficult for Fox to sell ads. The time has instead been sold to smaller firms offering such products as Kaopectate, Carbonite, 1-800-PetMeds and Goldline International. A handful of advertisers, such as Apple, have abandoned Fox altogether. Network executives say they believe they could charge higher rates if the host were more widely acceptable to advertisers. However, Fox News and Glenn Beck in particular have a following and should a competitor arrive to rival Apple’s products (particularly thinking the new i-Pad) that competitor may very well pick up this business. It is not politics or politic... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429311 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:24:15 +0100 3429311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399014&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fapple-targets-healthcare-enterprise While the Apple iPhone was first targeted at the general consumer, Apple has been taking the necessary steps to bring this device into the enterprise, directly competing with RIM’s Blackberry. Unseating the Blackberry in many sectors, such as finance, may be near impossible but healthcare is another story.  Within healthcare, Palm, with its Treo was extremely popular as it was not only a communication device (cell, email, etc.) but also supported other apps such as the very popular Epocrates. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399014 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:34:34 +0100 3399014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395090&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhow-social-media-obsessed-are-you%2F Do you log onto Facebook before you brush your teeth in the morning? You’re not alone. In the latest Retrevo Gadgetology study, they asked social media users how much time (and when and where) they use sites including FB and Twitter. The results? Many of us are borderline crackheads. Image: Retrevo.com Not surprisingly, iPhone owners and those under age 25 are heavy hitters. (Twenty-eight percent of iPhone users check social media sites even before getting out of bed.) So how do you know if you’re a hard-core social media junkie? You are if you’ve ever: Updated your FB status while on a date Tweeted while using the restroom Checked your iPhone for updates during sex Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395090 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:10:59 +0100 3395090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298461&cid=t_110774_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FF2DhcXaUKsY%2F Here you have the February edition of our monthlyeNewsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the box in the right column. The recent SharpBrains Summit witnessed the convergence of Benjamin Franklin’s words (”Man is a Tool-Making Animal”)  with neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal’s  (”Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain.”) The neuroplasticity revolution that may well transform education, training, healthcare, aging, is under way. New Tools Will the Apple iPad Be Good for your Brain: Prof. Luc Beaudoin lays out key criteria to assess Apple iPad’s potential value for our cognitive fitness, and judges the iPad aga... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298461 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:23 +0100 3298461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287684&cid=t_110774_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcolon-cancer%2F Pathophyisology 1) solid tumors (usually adenocarcinoma) that develop from pre-existing adenomas 2) progression from adenomatous polyp to dysplastic lesion to microfoci of adenocarcinoma probably involves activation of an oncogene followed by loss of a tumor-suppressor gene 3) mets typically go to mesenteric nodes and liver Signs and Symptoms Right colon cancers – 1) fever 2) fatigue 3) palpitations 4) weight loss 5) angina Left colon cancers – 6) abdominal pain 7) abdominal cramping bloating 9) perforation 10) hematochezia 11) tenesmus 12) small caliber stools Characteristic Test Findings Laboratory – 1) positive guaiac test on rectal exam 2) iron-deficient hypochromic microcytic anemia 3) increased CEA 4) mildly increased transaminases or GGT in liver mets Radiology &#... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287684 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:07:05 +0100 3287684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273114&cid=t_110774_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FUjoSANZQNnc%2F With the advent of Apple’s new iPad, a lot of new technology will soon be at our fingertips. One of the most exciting will be the advent of iBooks, which will be available from a soon to be released iBook store. I personally would like to see a few things included that will make this one of the most revolutionary products of all time. For iBooks to be a success they should have… 1. Clear and Easy To Read Fonts. This should be a no-brainer but Apple has used a different font technology in the past that has resulted in slightly blurry text. This can be hard on the eyes after a short period and I truly hope they research this thoroughly before releasing their first book. Give us a choice, but make them razor sharp. 2. Full Color. As much as I like the e-paper technology of the Kindle, I... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273114 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:59:50 +0100 3273114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262718&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-wants-tablet-not-apple%25E2%2580%2599s-ipad-survey-results Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, Software Advice surveyed 178 physicians, nurses, medical students and healthcare IT professionals about what the healthcare industry’s ideal tablet would look like. This isn’t our first time talking tablets and healthcare. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262718 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:02 +0100 3262718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259065&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhealthcare-wants-tablet-not-apple%25E2%2580%2599s-ipad Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the announcement of Apple’s iPad tablet, Software Advice surveyed 178 physicians, nurses, medical students and healthcare IT professionals about what the healthcare industry’s ideal tablet would look like. This isn’t our first time talking tablets and healthcare. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259065 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:02 +0100 3259065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251201&cid=t_110774_88_f&fid=38153&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozemedicine.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D862 Apple’s iPad will probably be a big hit with many people with its nice interface for browsing the net, reading magazines, viewing photos and videos, and running innumerable Apple iPhone style apps. But I must agree with the results of this little study which seems to indicate that whilst ED doctors are wanting a tablet style point of care computing tool to make their data entry and patient management more efficient, unfortunately the iPad won’t cut it for a number of reasons including: resistance to dust and liquids for disinfecting user authentication such as fingerprint or RFID barcode reader for patient identification integrated camera or at least an SD card reader transfer photos from a camera for improved documentation voice to text dictation ability to run hospital softw... Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251201 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:23 +0100 3251201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235840&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FVQ3Flr0QK3I%2F The following guest post by Dr. Peggy Polaneczky, a New York-based physician, was recently featured on the Better Health blog.The original post can be found on Dr. Polaneczky’s The Blog that Ate Manhattan: Food, Considerations & Second Opinions blog. First off, I need to address those who think they’re being brilliantly funny comparing Apple’s new product name to a feminine hygiene product – making comments like “Does it come with wings?” and “It’s light and easy to use, but can you swim with it?” (these are the cleaner comments I’ve seen), or calling for the next generation ITampon. Since when did the word “Pad” become unusable in public discourse? And where were these folks when IBM came out with their Think Pad? It&... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235840 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:10 +0100 3235840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227884&cid=t_110774_114_f&fid=34963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsymtym.net%2F2010%2F01%2Fimarkets%2F The obvious horiztonal markets are the consumer markets. The vertical markets are the enterprises, specifically: education and healthcare. Will this be the death of PCs in many enterprises? Many enterprises have needed appliances for years, but have been sold PCs—failing to understand what their markets really needed. Perhaps the iPod and iPhone are the best examples of the Trojan Horse being smaller than its occupant. (Source: symtym) symtym blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227884 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:58:35 +0100 3227884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224904&cid=t_110774_114_f&fid=34963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsymtym.net%2F2010%2F01%2Ffuture-upset%2F (Source: symtym) symtym blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224904 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:40:31 +0100 3224904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642966&cid=t_110774_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Femerging-threats%2F To humans— An identified emerging threat to mankind (in the United States at least) is the smallest bacteria, Mycoplasma genitalium. It is sexually transmitted. According to the University of Texas Medical Branch‘s (UTMB) Medical Discovery News, infection rate is up to 4% among young adults. To humans’ pockets— Chilly Saturday mornings such as today makes for a better appreciation of a warm cup of coffee and  re-swooning over the beautiful new machine from Steve Jobs’ garage of translated technology. I have read the bashing, it doesn’t matter. It still passes as a looming (and welcome?) threat to everyone’s pockets. If only all threats have benefits… (Source: the story of healing) the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642966 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:28:51 +0100 4642966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223356&cid=t_110774_113_f&fid=36671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.medicdrive.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F30%2Ffuture-of-ipad%2F Now that the hype around Ipad is far from  over in Blogosphere and also in the Media,It needs to be  watched over the following months how  Ipad can impact  our lives. Many have criticized  Apple,over Ipad as overpriced,under performed toy.But,the point here is that it is just an extension of their  previous technology.Apple Newton was the [...] (Source: Constructive Medicine 2.0) Constructive Medicine 2.0 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223356 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:32:57 +0100 3223356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220489&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwhy-apple-ipad-will-not-revolutionize.html The announcement of the Apple iPad has been accompanied by the usual irrationally exuberant, buzzword-laden statements and bellicose grandiosity from the IT punditry about how it will "revolutionize" or "transform" medicine.However, this will not occur anytime soon, for in medicine, the device may help solve a portability and visibility problem (compared to PDA's), but it will not solve this problem: the mission hostile user experience.The solution to that problem will require significant human magic.-- SS (Source: Health Care Renewal) Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220489 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0100 3220489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216779&cid=t_110774_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FsFZ3zUUPyTU%2F Just sayin’. With all the negative reviews, ponderations, blog posts, newspaper reports, I just wanted to give so kudos to Steve and the Apple family. Is it the best product ever? No. Is it the next coming of Jesus Christ? No. So what is it? It’s just another product, and you, only you (maybe with your wife/husband/partner/household) will decide if it fits your budget, if it is useful for you and if you actually need to buy it. Apart from that, rants are always good for the people that writes them (I know it firsthand). The icing on the cake is when I overheard two homeless guys discussing if you could multitask on an iPad. When they discovered you couldn’t, they decided not to buy it. Last time I saw them they were in the public library computers. (Source: Blind.Scientis... Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216779 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:08:17 +0100 3216779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208533&cid=t_110774_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FuP6E-oQhJ1Q%2F Rumor has it that Apple is going to announce a tablet computer, which may well become a revolutionary new way for users to read and experience all kinds of educational content. Will it support or hinder our Cognitive  Fitness? In this article, I describe the criteria that a tablet computer—and its technological ecosystem—must meet in order for the solution to make users more knowledgeable and smarter. To achieve these lofty goals, the tablet must be much more than an “e-reader”. The offering must be an integrated learning environment with which users transform the information that they read, hear and view on the tablet into their own knowledge. The key consideration in designing such a system is that productive reading is active reading. In other words, learning involves a lot of ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208533 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:20:13 +0100 3208533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126633&cid=t_110774_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FMcez8peU6jI%2F I discovered Informed Pocket Guides almost two years ago and have been a huge fan ever since. The first product I got was the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide. I believe the fact that I take extra care this little/big guide is always in my bag when I go to work, says it all. It is small, light and compact, yet it has all the necessary reference information you might need in medical emergencies. It is especially useful if you work in the field. Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide has almost 200 pages and covers the following topics: Current ACLS Algorithms, Lab Values, Metrics, Notes Emergency, ACLS Drugs & Top Prescription Drugs IV Drips, Drug Infusions, Dosages Poisons & Overdose / ‘Rave’ Drug 12-Lead ECG Section & Acute MI Medical Emergenci... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126633 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:37 +0100 3126633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126578&cid=t_110774_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8151 MSNBC Health reports: Individually designed music therapy may help reduce noise levels in people suffering from tinnitus, or ear ringing, German scientists said on Monday. The researchers designed musical treatments adapted to the musical tastes of patients with ear-ringing and then stripped out sound frequencies that matched the individual’s tinnitus frequency. After a year of listening to these “notched” musical therapies, patients reported a distinct decrease in the loudness of ringing compared with those who had listened to non-tailored placebo music, the researchers wrote in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. Someone who might benefit from this notched music therapy is Metellica drummer Lars Ulrich. Playing loud rock mu... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126578 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3126578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189212&cid=t_110774_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F3856997%2F10l7iq%2Fneuromarketing%7ETradeOff-by-Kevin-Maney.htm Marketable business ideas often have two key characteristics: simplicity, and a way of categorizing products, brands, or companies. The Boston Matrix, for example, launched armies of strategy consultants who neatly fit businesses into buckets labeled, "cash cow," "star," "dog," etc. Kevin Maney's book Trade-Off has those characteristics as well. CommentsComments (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189212 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:37:55 +0100 3189212