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ACS Guidelines 2008 for Palm 1.12 (Mobile)

ACS 2008 ACS 2008 American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer Updated for 2008. Free for Palm OS 3.0 - 6.1. New Updates Include: All sections Updated Added MRI section to Breast Screening with Criteria regarding MRI Usage Prostate Screening now recommends all African American men start...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Mobile, Palm Inc., Pace Medical Applications, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Flash Memory, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Internet, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Software downloads 2008-03-19

ACS Guidelines 2008 (Mobile)

ACS 2008 ACS 2008 American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer Updated for 2008. Free for Windows Mobile OS 5.0 - 6.0. New Updates Include: All sections Updated Added MRI section to Breast Screening with Criteria regarding MRI Usage Prostate Screening now recommends all African American men...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Mobile, Pace Medical Applications, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-17

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House due for its health reform vote tomorrow

the American patriots will rise againand defeat the socialist bill.All real Americans are outraged about ObamaCare and the Congress should listen to them.Only the GOP healthcare bill is the one we can afford and will improve the healthcare.Not going to passPeople do not want this socialist fiasco.RE: House due for...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, WTF, health care, insurance, patriot

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Could diabetes fight the obesity epidemic?

Nice one, Dana.When are you going to write something relevant - like IT - on this site?There is no IT in this blog. Just pointing out the obvious.When will you learn to use google?This is among the worst medically releated post you have written. And please stop quoting the...

Tags: Exenatide, diabetes, GLP-1, secretion

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Live Webcast: How American Cancer Society Cut the Cost of Audio Conferencing

You can cut audio conferencing costs without cutting into productivity - you just need the right solution. The American Cancer Society used to rely on a traditional audio conferencing provider that didn't allow them to monitor usage in real time, resulting in surprisingly high bills and additional...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Monitor, Webcast, Audioconferencing

Webcasts 2009-10-20

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Are you worried that your cellphone is harming you?

The largest study showed cell users getting less cancerhttp://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/09/half-truths-on-cell-phone-dangers/The largest study showed cell users getting less cancer. I would trust the American Cancer Society before I trust the media who blindly report stories about electrosensitives without any fact checking.All this worry is over a little heat generated from the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, radiation

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosed

Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosedFlawed logic"They?re gonna find out about it anyway so I don?t see a big privacy issue"The fact if something is found out, does not define if something is private in the first place or not.But hey, this is an...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Investment, Steve Jobs, surgery, health care, material fact, Apple Inc., absence

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Are we responsible for content filtering at home?

Are we responsible for content filtering at home?Why?Sorry guys, but sending kids home with school-issued laptops is just *ASKING* for trouble. Seriously, do you guys not have enough headaches? Between supporting software issues (patches, viruses, and updates w/o losing kids' work), filtering internet, kids doing anything-but-work on them, and replacing...

Tags: Content management, content filtering, OpenDNS

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Stop the lies about comparative effectiveness

Stop the lies about comparative effectivenessDoesn't belong on ZDNetI'm not sure why this column even belongs on ZDNet. The political point presented seems to be that somehow we are not collecting enough medical data or that throwing my tax dollars at this "problem" using some vague, unplanned database and decision...

Tags: Government, Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, comparative effectiveness, insurance, insurance company

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

US gains in math and science ed...Really?

US gains in math and science ed...Really?RE: US gains in math and science ed...Really?cepedajoe: "History is being rewritten to match politically correct liberal ideals; science is rewritten to ignore facts and evidence and to base itself on theories. Math, well, you ask a high school graduate to complete a basic...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, achievement test, Web site

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

There is no pony plan for health care

There is no pony plan for health careUntil the greedy Pharmaceutical Companies are reeled in...There is no hope for fixing health care in the US.It MUST start with the banning of Pharmaceutical Advertising on TV. The billions paid for those ad's are paid by patients needing the meds IF...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, surcharge, pony plan, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Get your young virgins vaccinated against HPV and cancer

Get your young virgins vaccinated against HPV and cancerStick To Technology and Leave The Virgins AloneDAna, you could not be more off base than with your misinformed call to vaccinate. How much research have you done regarding Gardasil? I would venture that the answer is NONE. You base your recommendation...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Gardasil, HPV, vaccine

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Sensors to detect oral cancer in saliva

According to the American Cancer Society ACS, there will be about 35,000 new cases of oral cancer in the U.S. this year. The ACS also estimates that 'when oral cancer is identified in its early stages, patient survival rate is almost 90 percent, compared with 50 percent when the disease...

Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Team, Researcher, Protein, Sensor, Molecule, Cancer, Protein Sensor, Dr Wong, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-06

The war against tobacco escalates

The war against tobacco escalatesCan't waituntil tobacco is a distant memory. The stench of smokers is appalling and I make it a point to stand as far away from them as possible. And when they try to get closer I tell them not to. When asked why, my answer is...

Tags: tobacco, cigarette, smoker

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency

Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergencyThere are no engineersTheir parents made sure they went into business and got MBAs due to the wonders of globalization!Too many chiefs, not enough indians.-MWhy not just drill for more oil?I think it is simply amazing how everyone in Congress is standing around...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Total Cost, food

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

A good teacher goes a long ways

My family joined my youngest son's Kindergarten teacher at an American Cancer Society Relay for Life this weekend. We only walked with her for an hour, but, having survived cancer a couple years ago, she asked her class to walk with her this year. Unfortunately, it was brutally...

Tags: Christopher Dawson, Human Resources, Kids, Recruitment & Selection, Teacher, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2008-06-08

AHFS Patient Drug Information (Mobile)

AHFS Patient Drug Informationpowered by Skyscape Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Patients need up-to-date information on proper drug usage. When Patients fully understand what''s expected of them, they are more likely to get the desired results from their drug therapy. FamilyRx: AHFS Patient Drug Information gives you a single...

Tags: Patient, Mobile, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2008-05-06

RIA wars heat up with arrival of Adobe's AIR and Flex

In the world of Rich Internet Applications RIAs, the battle for hearts and minds -- not to mention eyeballs and desktops -- heated up this week when Adobe Systems took the wraps off its Adobe Integrated Runtime AIR. Adobe AIR, according to the buzz on the...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Application, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Workday, Flex 3.0, Human Resource Management (HRM), Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-02-27

66% of Americans used search engines for health information

66% of online adults have used general search engines in the past 12 months for search information about health and wellness topics, according to iCrossing. Widespread usage of search engines does not extend to health-specific engines such as Healia, Medstory, Fealth, Kosmix and Healthline, which were cited by only 15%...

Tags: Search Engine, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, NB

Blog posts 2008-02-10