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 'feature'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174849&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwhat-do-patients-share-online%2F According to a report from the Pew Internet Project 80% of U.S. internet consumers seek health information online, making it the third most popular activity after email and search engines. We have all seen the massive adoption of social media in patient education. The next step for healthcare marketer is to understand what patients are sharing online and how they are sharing it. A survey conducted in June 2011 by Minneapolis marketing research firm Russell Herder “Seeking Social Solace: How Patients Use Social Media To Disclose Medical Diagnoses Online” gives us some answers. 40%  of the medical conditions that were disclosed by patients online in 2010 were cancer-related, 16% diabetes and 5% were related to sexually transmitted diseases, according to a research study by Rus... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174849 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:24:43 +0100 5174849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174850&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdoes-social-media-achieve-healthcare-marketing-objectives%2F We all try to market on social networking platforms. Some hospitals marketing departments even go so far as to invest resources into social media marketing! But does this social sharing actually achieve healthcare marketing objectives or is it just a passing fad? Acsys surveyed hospital marketers to find out with “Insights in Action”. According to the survey 55% of healthcare marketers believe their public website to be an above average or excellent patient user experience.  – Tremendous news for the web team! 33% of hospital marketers believe online videos are a very effective tactic to achieve the health systems marketing objects. Less than half, 15%, think having a Twitter presence is an effective way to market the hospital. On a negative note, 27% of marketers say th... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174850 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:41:03 +0100 5174850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159789&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ftwitter-phenomenon-in-america%2F Almost everyone in the US, above the age of 12, is aware of Twitter according to the most recent Edison “The Social Habit” survey. According to the 2011 survey, 92% of American teenagers and adults are aware of Twitter today. Yet as powerful as this seems only 8% of those actually tweet!   2011 Edison Research survey on Twitter AwarenessQuick facts every marketer should know :: 46 million Americans check their social status multiple times a day Social Media platforms now reach the majority of Americans with 52% having at least one social sharing profile Over 51% of Americans use Facebook The majority of Americans are familiar with Twitter but only 8% use it 64% of social media users update their status via a mobile device 30% of Americans are aware of FourSquare but only ... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159789 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:51:22 +0100 5159789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097033&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F08%2Finternets-impact-on-healthcare%2F Fifty five percent of patients use the internet to find treatment information according to a 2010 U.S. Survey of Health Care Consumers According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey, fifty three percent  of seniors, fifty five percent of baby boomers, fifty seven percent of Generation X and fifty six percent of Generation Y research treatment information online. Patients are knowledgeable and informed The Deloitte survey found 25% of participants reported searching online for physician and quality information. Twenty percent of consumers want to access health records by a secure Internet connection. 1 in 5 patients say they would switch physicians to obtain access and would  use a mobile communication device to maintain these records .. however, contrary to this data &#821... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097033 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:55:32 +0100 5097033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057911&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fhealthcare-seeker-demographic%2F Four in five internet users have researched health info on the web. Health information seekers account for 59% of all US adults. Yet as healthcare marketers we spend millions trying to find, reach and convert these evasive surfers! Who are they? What do they look for? I have sourced a demographic breakdown from the Pew Internet and Life Project research which breaks down our audience and will share it with you today. It is also common for health info seekers to be research on behalf of someone else, such as a parent. According to Pew, nearly half of web users who looked for health info online most recently did so for another person. Seven in 10 health info seekers were currently caring for a loved one. Gender Breakdown :: As common healthcare decision makers it is no surprise that women m... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057911 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:58:46 +0100 5057911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789591&cid=t_103328_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fdoctors-love-the-ipad%2F This is a superb #infographic illustrating how much physicians love the iPad. The source of this great graphic is ReadWriteWeb. Select LanguageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekHaitian CreoleHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalteseNorwegianPersianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddish // (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789591 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:26:37 +0100 4789591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631543&cid=t_103328_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2F24%2Fnew-genetic-data-added-to-curetogether-research%2F   I read recently about the idea of a “data donor” – someone who decides to donate their data to disease research rather than the more customary financial contribution. In the future, as people gather more and more information about themselves, and learn the value of this data, I think that data donorship will become widespread. At CureTogether, we’ve just added the ability for our members to upload their 23andMe genetic data to add to the research we’re doing. People are already eagerly adding their genetic data, and once we have enough genomes, we can start making discoveries towards understanding how our genes influence what symptoms we have and what treatments work for us. In the screenshot above, you can see the interface for uploading your 23andMe d... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631543 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:48:56 +0100 4631543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450359&cid=t_103328_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F02%2F08%2Fnew-condition-scores-to-compare-your-severity-to-others-at-curetogether%2F New Feature at CureTogether: Scores for Your Conditions Ever wonder how you compare to other people with your condition? Are your symptoms worse than the average, or better? Well, now you can find out. We’ve just released a major update to CureTogether that gives you a score for each condition you reported and compares you to all other members with those conditions at CureTogether. In the screenshot above, you can see that for each condition, there are two blue gradients. The one on the left indicates your severity score (how mild or severe your condition is), and the one on the right shows your percentile (how your score compares to other CureTogether members). So for Depression, if you have a score of 65, that indicates a moderate severity, which is more severe than 89% of people a... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450359 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:57:51 +0100 4450359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314050&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Foptimism-and-the-psychology-of-chance-encounters%2F “…chance encounters play a prominent role in shaping the course of human lives.” ~ Albert Bandura Former president, American Psychological Association “Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen? Chance favors only the prepared mind.” ~ Louis Pasteur A friend of mine recently went through a tough time: a personal crisis. She was scouring for signs of something positive, anything that would offer a ray of hope or light for her situation. She decided to go out for some tea when she encountered a woman, unknown to her, who began chatting about the trials and tribulations of her life. The woman spoke of gratitude for those who had courage, and at the end of what was essentially a monologue the woman said to my friend: “Everybody goes through difficulties. Surround yourse... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314050 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:05:00 +0100 4314050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018217&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F30%2Fseeking-happily-ever-after-some-tips-for-singles%2F According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 40 percent of adults were single in 2009. Researchers have found that the “single stigma” is worst for women in their mid-20’s through mid-30’s. Women 35 and older are more content with their single status and don’t complain of social pressure as much as younger singles. Michelle Cove, director and producer of the feature-length documentary, “Seeking Happily Ever After,” has just compiled a book by the same title. In between its covers, Michelle presents simple but smart steps for singles to identify their relationship needs and goals, and learns how to pursue healthier, stronger relationships. I have pulled the following suggestions from chapter four, “The Princess in Waiting.” 1. See the pri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018217 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:28:45 +0100 4018217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3867004&cid=t_103328_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2F14%2Fnew-feature-talk-to-your-closest%2F . Imagine being able to talk to someone who shares the same 7 conditions you have. What if they’re also your age? They could be going through the same thing every day that you do. You start to wonder, is their experience the same as yours? Do they have the same symptoms? What treatments are they trying? Do they also have the same side effects as you? In a new feature released at CureTogether this week, now you can not only find people that are your closest health matches, but you can send them a private message to ask them these questions. They can respond privately to you, and you can both choose what information to share with each other. To start talking, just log in to CureTogether, and click on the “Connect” link on the right menu of your home page. You’ll see a... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3867004 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:57:20 +0100 3867004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424908&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F31%2Fthe-mental-power-prague-film-festival%2F Our friends organizing the mental POWER Prague film festival wanted me to let you know that they’ve extended the submission deadline for films. What is this film festival? (Keep in mind that mental disorders are thought of differently in different cultures, and are referred to with different terminology, so please don’t take offense at the specific language used below.) [It] is an international film festival of (non-)actors with a mental or combined handicap organized by HENDAVER, o.s. The festival shows feature films in which exclusively people with a mental and combined handicap act. The main idea of the festival is to create the conditions for artistic self-fulfillment of handicapped people and thus to take part in their mental development. In addition to that, this activit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424908 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:55:46 +0100 3424908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2664094&cid=t_103328_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3855 OK,that last video got taken off You Tube really fast. This one shows that it doesn’t take long to profit off of Whako Jacko - who is now described as Pop Royalty. If anyone purchases all four to complete the collection please let me know. [OFFICIAL] Michael Jackson Tribute SetTechnorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, GLBT, HIV, feature video, shit people buy, dead people make money (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2664094 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:28:10 +0100 2664094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662620&cid=t_103328_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3850 Here is my new Feature Video. I’ve not been making my own video content for a while. I’m working on it thought. This Bill Mayer clip is great. And now with our right-wingers in power, Canada is following down the same path of being containing a very dumb constintuency. “New Rules!!” Real Time With Bill Maher - July 31, 2009 Technorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, feature video, people are stupid, Bill Mayer, GLBT (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662620 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:00:23 +0100 2662620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699840&cid=t_103328_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3850 Here is my new Feature Video. I’ve not been making my own video content for a while. I’m working on it thought. This Bill Mayer clip is great. And now with our right-wingers in power, Canada is following down the same path of being containing a very dumb constintuency. “New Rules!!” Real Time With Bill Maher – July 31, 2009 Technorati Tags: Acid Reflux, acidrefluxeweb.com, feature video, people are stupid, Bill Mayer, GLBT (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699840 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:55:42 +0100 2699840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621852&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F21%2F5-ways-to-practice-gratitude-an-interview-with-sonja-lyubomirsky%2F Today’s interview is with happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., who is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and the author of “The How of Happiness.” In 2002, Lyubomirsky was awarded a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize. Currently, she holds a 5-year million-dollar grant (with Ken Sheldon) from the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct research on the possibility of permanently increasing happiness. Her research has been written up in dozens of magazines and newspapers and she has appeared in multiple TV shows, radio shows, and feature documentaries in North America and Europe. Question: I know that gratitude is one key component of happiness, and you mention keeping a gratitude journal, where you regularly write down the thing... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621852 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:32:12 +0100 2621852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365179&cid=t_103328_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2F23%2Fthe-21-things-people-track-at-curetogether%2F After the recent release of the “track anything you want” feature at CureTogether, a flurry of self-tracking happened. People started measuring themselves every day. They added new measures to track, some of which were wonderfully surprising. Tracking happens right on the CureTogether home page after you log in, or using our iGoogle widget. Here’s the list of what people are tracking today: Sample CureTogether self-tracking graph . Adderall time (1 and 2, times drug taken) BMI (%) Blood pressure (Sys and Dia, mmHg) Calories burned (cal) Caloric intake (cal) Count my blessings Exercise (minutes) Hydration (%) Laughter (units) Meal time (1-4, time) Mood (units) Nap (min) Peak flow (units) Productivity (pages) Pulse (BPM) Sleep (hours) Sleep time (time) Temperature (degrees... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365179 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:12:53 +0100 2365179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511013&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=37784&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychblog%2F%7E3%2Ff2iFuuYu1cI%2Fpsychblog-2008-review-of-the-year-748.html As 2008 draws to a close I thought it proper to reflect on what we’ve seen over the year and see what our ‘best bits’ were. It’s been a busy old time in the world of psychology culminating in the publication of a replication of Milgram that many thought would be too ethically dubious to ever get passed by an ethics committee and several guest posts appearing. January 2008 In January I wrote about Maguire’s research into the size of cab-drivers hippocampi where she used fMRI scanners to investigate the relative size of this part of the brain. Her research showed that these London cabbies did have enlarged hippocampi, but at a cost, other brain structures around it were ’squashed’ to make room for it.  This had effects on associative memory among... PsychBLOG.co.uk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511013 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:59:44 +0100 2511013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116895&cid=t_103328_109_f&fid=37784&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychblog%2F%7E3%2Ff2iFuuYu1cI%2Fpsychblog-2008-review-of-the-year-748.html As 2008 draws to a close I thought it proper to reflect on what we’ve seen over the year and see what our ‘best bits’ were. It’s been a busy old time in the world of psychology culminating in the publication of a replication of Milgram that many thought would be too ethically dubious to ever get passed by an ethics committee and several guest posts appearing. January 2008 In January I wrote about Maguire’s research into the size of cab-drivers hippocampi where she used fMRI scanners to investigate the relative size of this part of the brain. Her research showed that these London cabbies did have enlarged hippocampi, but at a cost, other brain structures around it were ’squashed’ to make room for it.  This had effects on associative memory among... PsychBLOG.co.uk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116895 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:59:44 +0100 2116895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692225&cid=t_103328_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F359783770%2Fnew-improved-search-engine.php We made some changes to the site search to make it easier to do research on the web. In addition to searching Diabetes Daily, you can now expand the results to include Bernard Farrell's Diabetes Search Engine or all of... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692225 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:19:42 +0100 1692225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147425&cid=t_103328_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fquotes-from-neighbors-november-2007.html ==The value of feature extraction==I am a strong believer in the power of machine readable data, and the potential power it can provide. Whether it be a system like Freebase that allows you to add structure to data, or the kinds of entity extraction and data contexts that Jon Udell and Jeff Jonas talk about, making your data more “intelligent” is something that we should strive for, whether it be in the world of business, or the world of life science (or as Andrew Walkingshaw might point out, materials science). My old colleagues at Scitegic have a motto - “Ask more of your data”. That has always resonated with me. So lets take yet another look at how to make your data smarter, especially when the semantic web seems to be inching towards more mainstream acceptance.==Compiling the I... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147425 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:07:00 +0100 1147425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=771603&cid=t_103328_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F01%2Fcancer-by-the-numbers-osteosarcoma%2F Filed under: Bone Cancer, Cancer by the NumbersOverview of osteosarcoma: There are about 900 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed in the US each year. About 400 occur in children and adolescents younger than 20 years of age. Osteosarcoma forms in the bones. It is most commonly diagnosed in those who are 15 to 25 years of age. It is also the most common type of bone cancer, and the sixth most common type of cancer in children. Other types of cancer can eventually metastasize to the bone, however this disease originates in the bone and can spread elsewhere to other parts of the body. Many cases of osteosarcoma, around 80 percent, begin in or around the knee area. What are the risks of osteosarcoma? The disease is most seen in boys and can arise from unpredictable errors in the DNA of growing... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=771603 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 771603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489978&cid=t_103328_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fprostate-cancer-survivor-debuts-film-about-his-disease%2F Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Daily news, Movies, Cancer SurvivorsOne man. One cancer diagnosis. One feature-length film. About how 17,000 men gain membership every month in a group this one man calls, The Men's Club.The man is Rocky Galgano. He is 58 years old. He is a retired police officer. And he happens to be a member of the very club he features in his film -- a club full of men living with prostate cancer.Galgano created his documentary as a companion to all the densely-written books and resources he found filled to the brim with medical jargon about a disease that will strike 218,890 and kill 27,050 men this year alone.Men are reluctant to talk about prostate cancer or get tested for the disease, says Galgano. And yet this form of cancer can be cured if caught early. So Galgano ste... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489978 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 489978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479861&cid=t_103328_113_f&fid=34934&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpda.net%2Farchives%2F008242.html Clarian Health Partners developed a program to use Apple's iPods to help bariatric surgery patients on better understanding their condition, the benefits and consequences related to the procedure. Using a US$120.000 studio, the Project creates videos and audio presentations with testimonials from patients, common questions answered by real doctors, tips about exercise, diet and everything else they need before and after the surgery. The iPods, $299 apiece (street price) where provided by Apple under a health system's 10% discount. source: The Journal Gazette (Source: medPDA.net) medPDA.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479861 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:26:15 +0100 479861