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 'bertalan mesko'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592395&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-social-media-guide-for-researchers%2F2011.03.15 I’ve recently come across a great guide about using social media in science. I cover this issue in my university course, Internet in Medicine, and I’ll definitely update my materials with these suggestions. From the Research Information Network: This guide has been produced by the [University of Derby] International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS), and aims to provide the information needed to make an informed decision about using social media and select from the vast range of tools that are available. One of the most important things that researchers do is to find, use and disseminate information, and social media offers a range of tools which can facilitate this. The guide discusses the use of social media for research and academic purposes and will not be examining the many... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592395 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:00:09 +0100 4592395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495206&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fapp-tracking-the-flu%2F2011.02.18 As a part of the TheraFlu campaign, Novartis has developed free Android, Blackberry and iPhone applications for tracking flu outbreaks in the U.S. These days it’s become inevitable to develop free apps on all platforms in order to promote your product. From Novartis: Keep up-to-date on the most active cold and flu reports around the country. The WheresFlu™ app follows sickness incidence levels from week to week and keeps track of the current top 5 affected cities in the nation. The WheresFlu™ app will find your current location and provide you with results for that area. Or you can enter a ZIP code to get information for that area. If you’re wondering how it actually works and how it differs from Google Flu Trends, here it is: WheresFlu™ measures weekly activity for cold ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495206 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:00:39 +0100 4495206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411524&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fteleporting-the-dna-of-hiv%2F2011.01.28 Luc Montagnier received the 2008 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but now he’s come up with a more-than-strange theory. He thinks DNA can teleport from one tube to another via electromagnetic signals. Is this the so-called “Nobel disease?” French virologist Luc Montagnier stunned his colleagues at a prestigious international conference when he presented a new method for detecting viral infections that bore close parallels to the basic tenets of homeopathy. Although fellow Nobel prize winners — who view homeopathy as quackery — were left openly shaking their heads, Montagnier’s comments were rapidly embraced by homeopaths eager for greater credibility. Montagnier told the conference last week that solutions containing the DNA o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411524 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:35 +0100 4411524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4360976&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-a-song-can-get-you-high%2F2011.01.18 According to a new study in Nature Neuroscience, there are songs that can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving by endogenous dopamine release in the striatum: If music-induced emotional states can lead to dopamine release, as our findings indicate, it may begin to explain why musical experiences are so valued. These results further speak to why music can be effectively used in rituals, marketing or film to manipulate hedonic states. Our findings provide neurochemical evidence that intense emotional responses to music involve ancient reward circuitry and serve as a starting point for more detailed investigations of the biological substrates that underlie abstract forms of pleasure. According to study author Robert Zatorre, one of those songs is “Adagio For Strings” by DJ Tie... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4360976 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:00:55 +0100 4360976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318332&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbad-science-and-the-gift-of-medical-skepticism%2F2011.01.06 Discover magazine had an article about Dr. Ben Goldacre, a British physician who writes for The Guardian, is the author of the new book “Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks,” and is considered a gift to skepticism. His column is also called “Bad Science,” and he recently gave a short and interesting talk about non-evidence-based medicine at the Pop!Tech conference held in Camden, Maine. Enjoy! Ben Goldacre Talks Bad Science from PopTech on Vimeo. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318332 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:00:52 +0100 4318332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302858&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fglobal-health-communication-the-top-10-in-2010%2F2011.01.01 From Blog 4 Global Health — an “interactive blog from the Global Health Council’s Policy, Research and Advocacy team” — here’s The Top 10 in 2010 Global Health Communication. An excerpt: If global health communication was characterized by anything in 2010, it was the rise of Twitter and other social media among non-profit organizations as a way of bypassing increasingly irrelevant traditional media and taking their messages directly to their target groups. From the Global Health Council, we saw more and more of our members — large and small — embracing new media like blogging, micro-blogging and social networks like Facebook. At the year’s last meeting of our Global Health Communicators Working Group in November, I asked for a show of hands of those w... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302858 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:00:28 +0100 4302858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285199&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhealthmash_iphone_app_screen_shot2.png HealthMash, WebLib’s next-generation semantic health search engine, will release an iPhone application in January. It utilizes proprietary natural language processing and semantic technology tools and resources in order to find highly relevant, reliable, and recent health information from the most trusted sources and facilitate user exploration and discovery. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285199 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:00:26 +0100 4285199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265741&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-is-telebaby%2F2010.12.16 There are more and more premature babies, and the situation for their parents is dramatic. They would love to be with their newborn 24 hours a day, but in most cases they obviously can’t. At the Dutch UMC Ultrecht, they’ve launched a project under the name Telebaby, in which cameras were installed at the incubators and parents can watch their child live 24 hours a day — even through a mobile device. The system is password protected, of course, so only the parents can access the specific video channels. Isn’t it great? A very human but not that expensive idea — a really Dutch approach. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265741 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:22 +0100 4265741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253140&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsocial-networks-for-doctors-one-place-at-a-time%2F2010.12.12 I suspect that in the next couple of years we’ll see the emergence of a viable social network for physicians. It hasn’t happened yet, but I suspect that we’re getting close. Physicians are increasingly dabbling in mainstream social sites. But maybe that’s a problem. After all, a doctor can only hang in so many places. If you have “The Facebook for Doctors,” do you expect us to spend our time there instead of on Facebook itself? Maybe we will, and maybe we won’t. Beyond the obvious requirement of a network to deliver value, I think the rate-limiting factor is old-fashioned bandwidth. You can only be one place at a time. If I spend my days on Twitter, I’m not likely to spend my days on said doctor’s network. I will go there for particular things and to talk to certai... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253140 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:00:55 +0100 4253140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241721&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F200-healthcare-systems-in-4-minutes%2F2010.12.08 Hans Rosling, director of the Gapminder Foundation, just released another spectacular video featuring 200 years of 200 healthcare systems with 12,000 numbers in four minutes. Enjoy: *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241721 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:00:40 +0100 4241721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4205935&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbiological-cinematography-animating-the-cells-of-life%2F2010.11.27 The New York Times published an article (with VIDEO) about molecular animators, scientists who can visualize the microscopic segments of life in a professional way: If there is a Steven Spielberg of molecular animation, it is probably Drew Berry, a cell biologist who works for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Berry’s work is revered for artistry and accuracy within the small community of molecular animators, and has also been shown in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 2008, his animations formed the backdrop for a night of music and science at the Guggenheim Museum called “Genes and Jazz.” “Scientists have always done pictures to explain their ideas, but now we’re discov... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4205935 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:00:29 +0100 4205935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179319&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpicture-your-diet-with-photocalorie%2F2010.11.18 Although I can check the calorie content of any food on WolframAlpha, it’s good to have a site that focuses only on this issue: PhotoCalorie is an application inspired by the ideas of Dr. Mark Boguski of Harvard Medical School, who realized that the current methods available to track your daily nutrient intake are monotonous and simply too complicated.  As a result, people would lose interest in tracking their diet or stop the diet all together. Our mission is to create the easiest food journal on the planet to help dieters lose weight and monitor their diet with ease. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179319 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:00:48 +0100 4179319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159247&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgather-professional-opinions-from-your-medcrowd%2F2010.11.11 medCrowd is the 52nd in my list of biomedical community sites and maybe the first one using crowdsourcing. From medCrowd: Perhaps, you have a patient with a rare condition and you don’t know the best treatment. Or you are treating a patient and you have heard there have been recent developments in the field, but you are not sure how these actually affect your patient’s day-to-day management. The problem is finding the best solution for your patient. What you need is help finding it. medCrowd enables you to find the best solution for your patient by collecting your peers’ professional opinions, simply and in one place. This is called crowdsourcing. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159247 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:00:42 +0100 4159247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133709&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fmayo-today.jpg Whenever I talk to doctors about using social media in medicine, they seem to think there are more cons than pros regarding this issue. I like reminding them about some major differences between 2000 and today: What would I do if… In 2000 Today I need clinical answer Try to find a collegue who knows it Post a question on Twitter I want to hear patient story about a specific condition Try to find a patient in my town Read blogs, watch YouTube I want to be up-to-date Go to the library once a week Use RSS and follow hundreds of journals I want to work on a manuscript with my team We gather around the table Use Google Docs without geographical limits (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133709 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00:33 +0100 4133709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121850&cid=t_165239_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fcdc-toolkit.jpg The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the newest “Health Communicator’s Social Media Toolkit.” From the CDC: A guide to using social media to improve reach of health messages, increase access to your content, further participation with audiences, and advance transparency to improve health communication efforts. The guide is truly fantastic, detailed, and comprehensive. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121850 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:00:11 +0100 4121850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2305989&cid=t_165239_86_f&fid=34461&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicmb.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fpracticing-medicine-in-web-20-era.html Practicing Medicine in the Web 2.0 EraView more presentations from Bertalan Mesko. Tags: zorg20, #zorg20, medicine, health2.0, healthcare, web2.0Related articles by ZemantaAll presentations of Zorg 2.0 (digicmb.blogspot.com)Screencasting and Podcasting: experiences of the Yale Medical Library (digicmb.blogspot.com)Welcome Video HealthInfo Island in Second Life (digicmb.blogspot.com)MEDNAR SEARCH: Innovative Medical Search (digicmb.blogspot.com) This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) DigiCMB blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2305989 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0100 2305989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1291044&cid=t_165239_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Fmedia-in-medicine-bertalan-meskos-scienceroll-and-more-medicine-20-an-interview%2F I am very excited as I type this. I will be deferring the supposed post for today, Media In Medicine: Sprinkle Some Imagination, for later. Alternately in some of the days to come, I will be posting about some interesting proponents of media in medicine. I have written about them here at some point. This time, I will be trying to interview some of them via e. Ah, happy day! In May of 2007, I wrote a post about Medicine 2.0. It dealt with my own exploration and understanding of the interesting place of medical and health care professionals, medical students, academics, researchers, medical leaders and learners, and patients along the arteries and veins of Web 2.0. I then proceeded with exploring further focusing more on its soul—media (focusing on the gifts of the new media) than its inti... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1291044 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:19:32 +0100 1291044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642974&cid=t_165239_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Fmedia-in-medicine-bertalan-meskos-scienceroll-and-more-medicine-20-an-interview%2F I am very excited as I type this. I will be deferring the supposed post for today, Media In Medicine: Sprinkle Some Imagination, for later. Alternately in some of the days to come, I will be posting about some interesting proponents of media in medicine. I have written about them here at some point. This time, I will be trying to interview some of them via e. Ah, happy day! In May of 2007, I wrote a post about Medicine 2.0. It dealt with my own exploration and understanding of the interesting place of medical and health care professionals, medical students, academics, researchers, medical leaders and learners, and patients along the arteries and veins of Web 2.0. I then proceeded with exploring further focusing more on its soul—media (focusing on the gifts of the new media) than its inti... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642974 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:10:44 +0100 4642974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1259964&cid=t_165239_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F26%2Fgrand-rounds-422-is-now-up-at-scienceroll%2F For the general reader: What are Grand Rounds? …are a ritual of medical education, consisting of presenting the medical problems and treatment of a particular patient to an audience consisting of doctors, residents, and medical students. The patient is usually present for the presentation and may answer questions. Grand rounds have evolved considerably over the years, with most current sessions rarely having a patient present and being more akin to lectures. In the medical blogosphere, the tradition of Grand Rounds continues. The virtual Grand Rounds were brilliantly founded by Nicholas Genes in 2004. This “weekly compilation of the best medical blogs” is “hosted by a different blogger each week.” The first Grand Rounds subsequently debuted at his medical blog... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1259964 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:39:27 +0100 1259964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1163224&cid=t_165239_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F20%2Fwelcome-to-the-17th-edition-of-medicine-20-blog-carnival%2F The Truth, Is It Still Out There? Life, as we know it to be so far, always reserves space for seeking answers. The truth. And in our search for truth along the avenues and paths of explorations, lie many dimensions and perspectives. Other’s truths may be some other’s lies. While unfortunately, as knowledge unfolds, some opposing and constricting force, covers the light and distract those whose quest is simple–to know the truth.  Medicine, had its share in this unraveling and evolution. It too had its share of dark times. Though these days are definitely not dark times for understanding Medicine and Life, the current state is also neither the absolute truth. I have the opinion that we are in a spasmic process–breaking down walls, tearing off false attachments fro... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1163224 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:18:18 +0100 1163224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1162032&cid=t_165239_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F18%2F8-am-stop-for-medicine-20-blog-carnival%2F First off, I’d like to thank Berci Mesko of Scienceroll for inviting me to host the 17th Edition of Medicine 2.0 Blog Carnival. His work on organizing information and translating it to all of us as a fun read in his blog is remarkable. I am personally learning a lot and getting personally updated on the new “stuff” because of this. Next, thanks to Jeoffrey Leow of Monash Medical Student for hosting the 16th Edition. For those who have submitted over the weeks, thanks and see you all this Sunday the 20th. I will be putting up this week’s final Carnival post at 8 a.m. Central Time (Houston, Texas). I am still open for submissions till the 19th, Saturday at 8 a.m. Central Time. You may use this submission form. All the best! (Source: the story of healing) the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1162032 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:11:12 +0100 1162032