July 2008
17 posts
““Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap...”
– Talking Business - Apple’s Culture of Secrecy - NYTimes.com
Jul 28th
Dr. Pausch Dies →
Jul 28th
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Medicating Childhoood Obesity
It is not difficult to concur with Dr. Libby’s “primordial prevention” points on childhood obesity on today’s New York Times. “The very discussion of drug treatment to lower cholesterol in kids constitutes an admission of colossal societal failure….rather than “medicalizing” childhood obesity and heart risk, we need to repair our toxic surroundings.”...
Jul 22nd
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What the future holds 50 years from now
“The Way We Will Be 50 Years From Today,” edited by Mike Wallace will be my next book. Leaders in medicine, technology and global issues projected half a century and this article includes 20 changes to expect. I can see most of the predictions happening. By 2058, I will be 88 years old and, according to the predictions: I will be considered middle aged as life spans will reach...
Jul 22nd
Virgin HealthMiles aims to reward good health.... →
Altruism? Maybe Market positioning? Perhaps Sense of community? Definitively. But who really wins?
Jul 17th
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Jul 16th
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Is your health information at risk of being...
It took five mere days to “pwn” and ‘jailbrake’ the second generation iPhone after its launch. What is that? OK. To ‘pwn’ a system is to obtain unauthorized administrative control of another computer, web site, gateway device, or application. It means to ‘own’ and it is synonymous with hacking or cracking. ‘Jail breaking’ on the other...
Jul 15th
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Call it hysteria, madness, or just simply an outstandingly well executed marketing plan but all the line-ups around the world to buy an iPhone are beyond comprehension. I have said in the past that ‘nothing is impossible’ but all this ‘global’ excitement for a phone? Apparently many think so. Would people line-up in front of physician offices and health care institutions...
Jul 11th
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What else is new on July 2008... besides the... →
jayparkinsonmd: Your friendly 21st century neighborhood doctor… We’re launching July 15th at 105 Berry Street in Williamsburg…it’s a lovely storefront with old pressed tin ceilings and big hardwood plank floors. There has been a lot of press from Apple, bloggers, and the media so it may be safe to assume (knowing the dangers of assuming…) that everybody knows about the...
Jul 9th
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Mapping and Tracking Global Disease →
“There is so much information on the web about disease outbreaks but it’s obscured by garbage and noise”
Jul 8th
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Forget eHealth, uHealth, and anything 2.0. What is...
The definition of health by the World Health Organization hasn’t changed in many FIVE decades. This British Medical Journal article by Richard Smith provides a very humane perspective and advocates for an individualized definition. Fantastic read. What is your definition?
Jul 8th
Medicare may allow payment for virtual consults... →
Patience is a virtue… because it makes us better people.
Jul 7th
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Jul 5th
“Pilot projects in healthcare are not enough! How often do we hear of one...”
– globeandmail.com: A health-care lesson for Canada
Jul 4th
“THE IRONY OF CREATIVITY The irony of creativity is this: people want to be...”
– scottberkun.com » The irony of creative change
Jul 4th
“Etiquette-based medicine” - Manners & Kindness Go A Long Way”
– “Etiquette-based medicine” - Manners & Kindness Go A Long Way | Open Medicine Blog
Jul 3rd
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“ON CONSCIOUSNESS, DARWIN AND GOD Consciousness emerges in the development of...”
– Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution | Salon Books
Jul 1st