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How dangerous is computing to your health?: How dangerous is computing to your health?...Eat healthy, exercise often, and take time off to disconnect. Simple rules to live by! ]:)Back problemsSeveral years ago I felt like there was a knife in my back. It kept getting worse so I visited a chiropractor. As soon as I told him...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Vertical industries, computer, computing, health care, Preventive Medicine; Discussion threads 2008-05-05

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Automatic eyeglasses prescriptions?: For its space missions, NASA wants astronauts with excellent vision without corrective lenses or glasses. This doesn't prevent its Vision Science and Technology Group to study human vision of ordinary people like you and me. Two members of this group recently discovered that a new formula connecting optical quality with...; Tags: NASA, Vision, Model, Metric, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-16
A stick and personal care for those who can afford it: Lorne Stitsky has a dream. It's the comfortable life internists enjoyed generations ago. A small number of patients, whom he can know intimately and who will depend on him as families did way back when. You can almost hear Randy Newman's Dayton Ohio 1903 playing in the...; Tags: Patient, Dr., Lorne Stitsky, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
The death gap: The death gapCause and Effect[i]Death rates are rising from all causes — heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes — because prevention messages aren’t being heeded. We’re saving no money from this horror show.[/i]But are we looking at cause or effect? To what extent is this a matter of those who...; Tags: Vertical industries, death gap, Poor people; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
A new career: isotope designer: According to a Michigan State University MSU news release, 'Made-to-order isotopes hold promise on science's frontier,' nuclear physicists can now start a new career as isotope designers. These scientists can build specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies. The lead researcher says this approach...; Tags: Michigan State University, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Professional Development, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Career, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-10

Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements: Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...; Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Health care debate is a neverending story: Health care debate is a neverending storySupply and demandOf course there's a way to balance the two. It's called the Market. Get third-party pay out of the equation, and demand and supply laws will come into effect.The reason demand is so high is because prices are artificially low. Whenever you...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Health care debate is a neverending story: The longer I cover the health care beat, the more I realize it's the one market where no one is happy. This should not surprise. Supply is naturally limited, demand virtually unlimited. There seems no way to balance the two. Julie...; Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Always-on boosted by British government study: Five years ago, on a Corante blog, I began touting something I called the World of Always-On. (Picture from Ofcom.) Sometimes I was made to feel crazy, but I remained convinced that sensors and motes, linked to WiFi networks, could create applications living in the air for...; Tags: Government, Sensor, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Statin era over?: The era of statins, drugs like Zocor and Lipitor which lower cholesterol levels, may be ending. The FDA's decisions over the last week to reject Merck's Cordaptive and Isis' Mipomersen, coupled with a demand that the makers prove the drugs improve heart outcomes, looks like a turning...; Tags: Gram, Blood Pressure, Merck & Co. Inc., Lipitor, Healthcare, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
CalemEAM Community Edition CMMS/EAM (1): CalemEAM Community Edition includes modules of dashboard, work order, asset, PM, inventory, requisition, purchase, RCM, contract, vendor and many more. Admin module with designer features to customize module access list, forms and reports. Work order module to manage maintenance work activities. Scheduling module to manage worker shifts. Asset module to...; Tags: Asset, Module, CalemEAM, CalemEAM Community Edition, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Nanny state resentment is universal: Nanny state resentment is universalLeave me to my obesitybut you'd better help me with a free crane when I need to get to my fat sucking operation.Yup, me-me-me'ism does have its downside. LOL.BMIYes, by all means let's cut benefits for those who have let themselves go to seed by overeating...; Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, Nanny state resentment, BMI; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Can health care make voice interfaces viable?: One of the big surprises in my career, watching technology develop, has been the failure of voice interfaces. (Image from Paramount.) Chalk it up to accents and the complexity of English. Listen to a Southerner or a Scotsman and the problem becomes obvious. Better yet try listening...; Tags: Medicine, Voice, Health Care, Clinician, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06
How elastic is health care demand?: How elastic is health care demand?Cheap preventive careDiet and exercise. Don't cost a thing, but they don't get used much either.Back when HMOs got started in the 70s, the idea was to have health care organizations that focused on preventive measures and as a result cost less overall. ...; Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, health care; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
How elastic is health care demand?: A New York Times feature on the difficulty insured patients are having with health care costs begs an obvious question. How elastic is health care demand? (Comedian Soupy Sales, born Milton Supman,Â turned 82 in January.) The idea of price elasticity is essential to making...; Tags: Health Care, Emergency Medicine, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Brain waves used for faster image sorting: Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...; Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Will computing save health care?: Will computing save health care?Will Assistive Technology save IT?With Google or Microsoft wanting to buy into peoples' data, and house it at the most inexpensive location and not even considering local laws or identity theft (I mean, that's expensive), I don't see computing doing much help.After all, it's easy to...; Tags: computing, health care, Predictive Health; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Will computing save health care?: Carey James Kriz is nothing if not an optimist. Dr. Kriz, who heads the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine in Orlando, is convinced that technology is the answer to the train wreck called the health care financing system. Predictive Health, knowing what your...; Tags: Dr., Health Care, Computing, Carey James Kriz, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
A matter of solar scale(s): I go on and on sometimes about the importance of measurement and monitoring AND YET the one thing I don't have in my own house is a scale. I'm sort of perpetually the same weight, it just sort of moves around to different places depending on whether I'm exercising. ...; Tags: Scale, E-mail, Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Construction, Online Communications, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Deja vu all over again on health insurance: A New England Journal of Medicine editorial on health insurance out today warns we could be heading back to another Harry and Louise moment, alluding to the failure of health care reform in 1994. The proposals offered by John McCain on the one hand and Barack Obama...; Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits Expert, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-01