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Warfarin Dosing Accuracy and Genomic Medicine: A Helix Health CliniCast [Highlight HEALTH]
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:52:05 -0500Warfarin, also known under the brand names of Coumadin, Jantoven, Marevan and Waran, is an oral anticoagulant used worldwide for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disease. However, warfarin therapy can be difficult to manage because there is a wide variability in patient response and the drug has a narrow therapeutic index. Taking too small [...]Medicine 2.0 #27 - Communication is Key [Highlight HEALTH 2.0]
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:21:04 -0500Welcome to the twenty-seventh edition of Medicine 2.0, the bi-weekly blog carnival of the best posts pertaining to web 2.0 and medicine. Medicine 2.0 is the science of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis and treatment of patients utilizing web 2.0 internet-based services, including web-based community sites, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, folksonomies (tagging) [...]ImproveHealthCare.org [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:49:24 -0500ImproveHealthCare.org is an interactive environment that equips medical students, residents and practicing physicians with cutting-edge information about healthcare policy and its effects on the practice of medicine. Knowledge is power. We invite you to become leaders in transforming American medicine.
Additional website resources can be found in the Health Policy category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
The Upside of High Food Prices [Highlight HEALTH]
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:04:13 -0500As the price at the gas pump continues to climb, so does the cost of diary, grain and meat products. Why? Because increasing fuel prices make it more expensive to grow, harvest, transport, process and package food. Indeed, food costs rose by 4 percent in 2007, the highest annual increase since 1990 [1]. In 2008, [...]Affordable Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:49:26 -0500At AffordableDrugTreatment.com, we provide referrals to recommended treatment programs and facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Whether it's for yourself or a loved one, call us. We are here to help you get into a quality drug treatment center right away.
Additional website resources can be found in the Addiction & Recovery category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Journal Junkie [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:46:07 -0500JournalJunkie.com is a free podcast syndication service. Download audio abstracts and summaries from the highest impact medical journals, including Annals of Internal Medicine, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Evidence Based Medicine, JAMA, NEJM, The Lancet, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Neurology, The Lancet Oncology and others.
Additional website resources can be found in the Medicine 2.0 category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Best Deal Insurance [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:09:23 -0500Best Deal Insurance provides comprehensive advice to UK residents by searching the insurance marketplace for policies that are most suited to you as an individual.
Additional website resources can be found in the Health Insurance category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Seven Ways to Connect with the Highlight HEALTH Network [Highlight HEALTH]
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:59:42 -0500Don’t want to miss any of the articles, news and links published on Highlight HEALTH (Discover the Science of Health), Highlight HEALTH 2.0 (Following Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine) and the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory? Maybe you’ve a recent visitor … maybe you’ve been reading much longer. Whichever the case, there’s a number of ways [...]Stress Free Mama [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:32:36 -0500Mothers are often the primary caretakers of many people and must take good care of themselves so that they can care for others. At Stress-Free-Mama.com you can learn about stress, how it affects you and what you can do to relieve it. Learn self massage, aromatherapy, yoga, tips for stress-free living and much more.
Additional website resources can be found in the Women's Health category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Surviving Hair Loss [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:40:59 -0500Surviving-Hairloss.com offers information to help understand hair loss, male pattern baldness and scarring alopecia. The website also discusses hair loss prevention and maintenance treatments, and provides a hair loss survivor's blog and product reviews.
Additional website resources can be found in the Diseases & Conditions category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Neurofibromatosis: From Genes to Complications to Treatments [Highlight HEALTH]
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:56:25 -0500The 2008 NF Conference was held last weekend (June 6 — 10) in Bonita Springs, Florida. The preeminent annual meeting provides a forum for basic and clinical neurofibromatosis (NF) investigators to present their research (pronounced noor-oh-fahy-broh-muh-toh-sis). The conference was attended by over 200 researchers from around the world This year’s theme — Genes to Complications to [...]Open Genomics [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:31:56 -0500The latest in microarray-based genomics research.
Additional website resources can be found in the Genomics category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Health Highlights - June 9th, 2008 [Highlight HEALTH]
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:00:53 -0500On Being Certain | Science-Based Medicine Harriet Hall explores certainty and similar states of “knowing what we know”. Another must read from Science-Based Medicine! The Plausible Promise of Participatory Medicine | e-patients.net Susannah Fox writes about e-patients and the pursuit of participatory medicine. Definitive Guide: The Primal Blueprint | Mark’s Daily Apple Mark Sisson summarizes the Primal Blueprint, a set [...]The Canyon Rehabilitation and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:06:09 -0500The Canyon Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center offers private drug rehabilitation, alcohol rehabilitation and dual diagnosis treatment services in Malibu, CA.
Additional website resources can be found in the Addiction & Recovery category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
More Education Decreases the Risk of Death [Highlight HEALTH]
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:14:08 -0500Everyone knows that a good education is important for getting a good job. Now researchers are finding that being well-educated can lengthen your life. The study, published earlier this month in the journal PLoS ONE, finds that socioeconomic inequalities in the U.S. death rate between people with less than a high school education and college [...]MedAssurant, Inc. [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:18:22 -0500MedAssurant, Inc. providing healthcare solutions through medical informatics. With an expansive superset of data, the MedAssurant goal is to help healthcare providers reduce health care cost and improve quality.
Additional website resources can be found in the Services category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Detection of Colorectal Cancer Using a Blood-based, Six-Gene Biomarker Set [Highlight HEALTH]
Thu, 29 May 2008 15:13:44 -0500At the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) last month, researchers from GeneNews Corp. reported that the probability of colorectal cancer (CRC) in asymptomatic patients can be accurately stratified by RNA expression profiling of six genes in whole blood [1]. The company focuses on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early [...]Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Wed, 28 May 2008 10:20:50 -0500Focuses on bringing health and wellness to the Southeast with a range of services, including interventional cardiology and brain, breast, and lung cancer treatment.
Additional website resources can be found in the Hospitals & Medical Centers category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
HealthDirectoryMoz [Highlight HEALTH Web Directory]
Wed, 28 May 2008 10:04:09 -0500HealthDirectoryMoz is a human-edited, searchable, categorized database of high-quality health, medical, fitness and wellness resources. Provides free listings for quality health- and medical-related web resources.
Additional website resources can be found in the Health and Medical Directories category of the Highlight HEALTH Web Directory.
Gene Genie #32 - Googling the Genie [Highlight HEALTH]
Sat, 24 May 2008 23:01:35 -0500Welcome to the 32nd edition of Gene Genie, a blog carnival devoted to genes and genetic conditions. This edition includes some excellent articles on genes and gene-related diseases, genetics, genomics and personalized genetics. logo credit: Ricardo @ My Biotech Life Google Health launched publicly this week and to recognize the event, the last section of [...]
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