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 'health online'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119644&cid=t_131456_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FUVmSEYDi2kA%2Fepatient-online.html Today, @blueeyepath tweeted great infographic featuring many of the statistics of how patients search for their medical information online.A few of the statistics I found interesting:-61% of E-patients who want news or information about medical conditions or diseases via social media-77% of those recently diagnosed turn to find out more information about the disease online-10 Million adults turn to their mobile phones to find out more health information onlineSee the full PDF here.What statistics surprised you? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119644 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:15:00 +0100 4119644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808665&cid=t_131456_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finternet-moderitis-a-new-social-disease%2F2010.08.01 There’s a new profession in the Internet era, the so-called “Internet Content Reviewer.” These people check all of the submissions and uploads on huge social networking sites, review tens of thousands of pictures, and make sure only legal content is being uploaded to these communities. It seems a new mental health, “social” disease is starting to spread: Internet Moderitis. An excerpt from a New York Times piece on the topic: Ricky Bess spends eight hours a day in front of a computer near Orlando, Fla., viewing some of the worst depravities harbored on the Internet. He has seen photographs of graphic gang killings, animal abuse and twisted forms of pornography. One recent sighting was a photo of two teenage boys gleefully pointing guns at another boy, who is... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808665 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:00:55 +0100 3808665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807392&cid=t_131456_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flive-longer-with-strong-social-ties%2F2010.07.31 A study published in the July PLoS Medicine is getting a lot of press for its conclusion that strong social networks are related to increased lifespan. The meta-analysis of 148 studies involving 308,849 people found that those with stronger relationships were 50 percent more likely to survive over 7.5 years of follow-up. What’s more, the researchers reported that a lack of strong social ties is as bad healthwise as drinking or smoking, and worse than not exercising or being obese. But although the association between strong social ties and improved longevity seems robust, other factors could be at play, and applying the findings in clinical practice could be difficult. And sorry, Facebook fanatics: Online “friendships” aren’t thought to count as much as in-person ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807392 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3807392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718399&cid=t_131456_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdefining-health-20-and-medicine-20%2F2010.07.01 Conclusions: Health 2.0/Medicine 2.0 are still developing areas. Many articles concerning this subject were found, primarily on the Internet. However, there is still no general consensus regarding the definition of Health 2.0/Medicine 2.0. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718399 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:18 +0100 3718399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714141&cid=t_131456_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fnow-you-can-shop-with-blisstree-thanks-to-opensky%2F Hello, pretty. Your friends at Blisstree want to give you a heads-up about a cool partnership we’ve just begun that’s totally going to make your life easier. Starting now, when we do product reviews or tell you about something really special we’ve found that you can buy, whenever possible, you’ll be able to purchase those products directly from us through our new partnership with OpenSky. The whole thing is super-easy and safe. Buy terrific products that may be hard to find elsewhere (using a simple pop-up box), without even having to leave our site! It’s all about sharing stuff we really like with you, and hopefully making your life less complicated. Absolutely no shadiness, we promise. So, from now on, when you see a post with a button marked “GET IT,&... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714141 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:41:10 +0100 3714141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542661&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2Fal3pbIebZ-4%2F URL: http://www.blahtherapy.com/Have you been around the world and back and would like to help someone else with their problems? Are you having some issues of your own that you’d like to discuss, vent, release, or just need a friend? Be a venter or a listener–the choice is yours–and either help someone with their problem or hopefully get help with your own problems. For: AnyoneTopics: Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Life, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Social SupportFeatures: Chat Rooms, Community and Social Networking, Networking, Online Counselling Have you been around the world and back and would like to help someone else with their problems? Are you having some issues of your own that you’d like to discuss, ven... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542661 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:00:12 +0100 3542661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471862&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F04%2F15%2Fonline-trust-and-its-antecedents%2F We’ve discussed the use of online shopping and gender previously. Especially women are skeptical towards online shopping, they tend to fear risks and threats associated with online shopping. The acceptance of online transactions depend on the perceived risks involved, the technology used for the online transactions and the organizations as the other parties in the transactions. A recent review discusses the research of the determinants of online trust within e-commerce, e-government and e-health. The antecedents of online trust: Propensity to trust facilitates or moderates the impact of other attributes on trust information such as the system used, the websites used. Those with a higher level of experience tend to have a decline in trust for online transactions probably due to the ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471862 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:21:08 +0100 3471862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269717&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2FKaiCAB2XC28%2F URL: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/home2.aspxThe Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. For: AnyoneTopics: Anger, Anxiety, Child and Adolescent, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Depression, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Risk Assessment, Self-harm and suicide, Self-help, Sexual Assault, Trauma, YouthFeatures: Articles, Information, Links, Online Counselling The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The Trevor Project operates the only accredited, nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for L... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269717 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:01 +0100 3269717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876195&cid=t_131456_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fthe-things-i-miss-in-my-life-with-chronic-pain%2F I miss my mind. I miss my firm, former body that didn’t hang, jiggle, wiggle or rebel against me at every turn. I miss a day of shopping without sore, screaming feet. I miss sitting over a leisurely lunch with my attention on my companion and the food instead of being on the pain in my sitter. I miss being carefree. I miss having a body that was friendly toward me. I miss many of the shallow, self-centered people who I can no longer tolerate. I miss having one day without some degree of pain somewhere in my body. I miss sexy shoes. I miss sexy clothes that actually looked good on me. I miss making sexy moves. I miss…no, I’m not going to say it. I miss my profession of nursing. I miss slim ankles and a firm buttock. I miss having only one chin. Now I have several to choose from, thank... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876195 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:31:58 +0100 2876195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712279&cid=t_131456_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fchanging-health-care-and-civility%2F As patients we are naturally concerned and interested in the proposed changes in health care. Every night the news is filled with the speeches, current trends and town hall meetings. Feelings are heated in both directions. Newspapers, reporters, writers and politicians are expounding their views, their plans and their proposed legislation. I can not remember another time in my existence when an issue has been this impassioned. How do you find the truth in this massive mess of information that is spewing toward us? That’s a question I do not have an answer for. Yesterday, I talked to an old friend from nursing school. We keep in touch every few weeks on the phone because we live in different states. She started telling me about a book she was reading and sharing it with me. We have always... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712279 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:11:48 +0100 2712279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649193&cid=t_131456_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fmore-dog-days-of-summer-we-love-service-dogs%2F This week at our local Sunday market, we were awash in dogs. There were dogs everywhere. There was one little white toy poodle in a special stroller, wearing a “poker” hat who looked very cute, yet ridiculous. What really made my day in the midst of all those adorable four pawed critters was to see a small human toddler on a leash. Sometimes life is just too funny for words. As always I’ll search for the right words but really. In past blogs, we have talked about the war wounded, our courageous young sons and daughters, husbands and wives who are coming home from war, maimed and often missing limbs. The nature of the war on terror is one of car bombs and major explosives. My grandson who is entering the first grade has learned when we’re watching cartoons and he sees the initials T... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649193 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:57:37 +0100 2649193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452705&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F04%2Fresearch-participate-in-an-online-support-group%2F This study will involve joining and taking part in an online support group as well as filling in questionnaires online about how you are feeling. Study participant requirements: The study is looking for participants who are Over 18 years old Live in the UK Are experiencing stress, depression, anxiety or similar mental health concern Have an interest in joining an online support group. Interested? Learn more: Online support group research (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452705 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:50:15 +0100 2452705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441696&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F24%2Fsaving-lives-one-page-at-a-time%2F At the International Conference on the Use of the Internet in Mental Health in Montreal earlier this month, I discussed how far we’ve come in 15 years of mental health online. But for all my discussion about social networking websites like PatientsLikeMe.com and Twitter, one of the slides sticks with me. It’s the slide on “Suicide… Read this first,” a single, static webpage that’s been online since 1995 and written by Martha Ainsworth. Its purpose is singular yet deceptively simple — help people understand their thoughts and feelings about wanting to commit suicide, and hope they take enough away from it to make the choice to live another day. It has been read by nearly 8 million people during that time. Yes, that’s right — 8 million pe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441696 Sun, 24 May 2009 11:09:00 +0100 2441696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512550&cid=t_131456_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2FqbTVjbKQH38%2F Hey everyone, As many have already noticed we pushed out some new revisions a few weeks ago as we’ve made a few big as well as small upgrades to SugarStats. While there are various user interface and design changes, the majority of it went on under the hood. What we’ve launched is a solid foundation for [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512550 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:02:05 +0100 2512550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975043&cid=t_131456_109_f&fid=34752&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPsychsplash%2F%7E3%2F460276385%2F URL: http://counsellingresource.com/I have had a few people on Psych Central Answers ask me about therapies online… For: Researchers, Teachers, AnyoneTopics: Teaching, Counselling, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, VariedFeatures: Questionnaires, Research Tools, e-learning, Articles, Assessment Instruments, Books, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Forums, Information, Online Counselling, Portals, RSS Feeds, Resources, Self-quizzes, Symptoms GuidesI have had a few people on Psych Central Answers ask me about therapies online.  These people wanted to be able to access this kind of therapy without leaving their homes.  I was looking through Gareth’s archives, and found the “Counselling Resource,” which entails online therapy, counselling and mental health resourc... PsychSplash blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975043 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:44:45 +0100 1975043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=961798&cid=t_131456_147_f&fid=35750&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareVox%2F%7E3%2F171639402%2Fthe_google_health_bear_rouses.html Yesterday, the Internet lit up with news that Google Health will make its long-awaited debut in early 2008.  Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco yesterday, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of Search Products & User Experience, said that Google’s efforts in the health arena will “start with search.” According to Reuters, Mayer observed: “Google is not a doctor, but people come to us with a lot of health information searches.  There is a big user information need, which we should ultimately fill." There is a clear need for Google to raise its game when it comes to online health search.  The search engine consistently tops lists as the first place people go to find health information.  However, as noted by Steven Krein... HealthCareVox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=961798 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:06:22 +0100 961798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=733533&cid=t_131456_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fdiagnosis-by-internet-wastes-time-smh.html Diagnosis by internet wastes timeThe SMH.com.au website has an article that will be of interest to many of you in healthcare/IT related fields.Apparently doctors in Australia say they spend 1 day per week reassuring patients who have misdiagnosed themselves due to using the Internet to find health related information.I would love to hear your thoughts on this one. Comments please?Read article here: SMH.com.au website tags technorati : health online online diagnosis (Source: Tech 'n' Health) Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=733533 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 733533