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5 Futuristic Applications that Are Here NOW

Colleagues,

Interesting blog post from Open Forum ... See excerpts below. To find the full post click here ...

ENJOY!

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5 Futuristic Applications that Are Here NOW…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 28, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments

King Tut and Genomics

I wrote in The Future of Medicine that genomics was a revolutionary new technology in medicine and that it would lead to disruptive new megatrends in medical care. I was thinking about new approaches to disease prediction, developing targeted drugs, directing the approach to drug prescribing to assure efficacy yet few side effects, and rapid diagnosis.

Many of us enjoy genealogy as a hobby and to learn about our ancestors. Genomics can been used to study our own genealogy – where… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on February 28, 2010 at 5:06pm — 1 Comment

Boston's CIMIT and Singapore's A*STAR Announce New International Strategic Alliance

Colleagues,

Please see announcement below ... congratulations to our MedTech-IQ members from the CIMIT consortia upon the establishment of this new international strategic alliance ...

ENJOY!

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The Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT), a consortia of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 24, 2010 at 6:48am — No Comments

We Have Become An Obese Nation.

Fifty years ago about 55% of Americans were overweight as measured by body mass index [BMI which is based on the relationship of height to weight]. Broken down this was 32% “pre-obesity” or “overweight” [meaning BMI between 25.0 and 29.9] and 13% obese [BMI 30 or greater.] Today that 55% has increased to 68% with 34% now in the obese range! Obesity affects all ages and genders. Among adults, 72% of men and 64% of women are pre-obese and 32% and 36%, respectively, are obese. And very disturbing… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on February 21, 2010 at 5:46pm — No Comments

New Apps Let Mobile Phone Users Help, Stay Informed About Haiti

New Apps Let Mobile Phone Users Help, Stay Informed About Haiti

Red Cross, Clearwave Mobile, Whoop Bring Disaster Response to Users’

Fingertips

Published: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:36:18 GMT

The American Red Cross is making it easy to get the latest news on recovery efforts in Haiti through exciting… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 19, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments

Emergency in Haiti: Where Medics, Missionaries and Militaries Collide

Emergency in Haiti:

Where Medics, Missionaries and Militaries Collide…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 14, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Katie Stanton brings Silicon Valley know-how to Foggy Bottom -- Federal Computer Week

Feb 09,…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on February 9, 2010 at 8:07pm — No Comments

MedTech-IQ ... Deeply Saddened at the Passing of Congressman John Murtha

Colleagues,

We at MedTech-IQ were deeply saddened today to learn about the passing of Congressman John Murtha. Congressman Murtha was a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. His passion for service was born of his decorated career in the United States Marine Corps. He went on to earn the distinction of being the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

He was among the country's most respected voices on U.S. national security.… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 8, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Next Generation Social Networks: The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation and MedTechIQ Cross the Boundaries

Next Generation Social Networks: The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation and MedTechIQ Cross the Boundaries [Collaboration]

posted by Leigh Jerome

(fourth of a four-part series)

Next Generation Social Networks: 3Helix in a Pioneering Network of Networks((third of a four-part series)…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 4, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

MedTech-IQ member, Miles Moore, CEO of AWS Organizes High Tech Alliance to Support Haiti Relief Effort

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As reported in numerous publications ... Miles Moore, CEO, Advanced Warning Systems, Inc. (AWS) has organized a cutting edge effort to bring advanced remote monitoring technology to the Haiti Relief effort...

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Technology Innovators Band Together for Haitian Relief

Businesses to airlift equipment for remote health… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 4, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

New York Times: Haiti Is Again a Canvas for Approaches to Aid

January 31, 2010

Haiti Is Again a Canvas for Approaches to Aid

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

UNITED NATIONS — The fact that Haiti was mired in dysfunction well before the earthquake, despite having received more than $5 billion in aid over about two decades, is fueling a contentious debate on whether a grand reconstruction plan can finally fix the country or would be doomed to repeat previous failures.

One side… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 31, 2010 at 7:50pm — No Comments

iPad "Unplugged"

Well, the news is out. After months of conjecture, and amidst a veritable market frenzy over the last few days, Apple® finally revealed details on its slate platform, dubbed iPad. You can view a promotional video, available on the corporate web site. Knowing how the company's forays into laptop… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on January 27, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Update on Haiti and Rural Broadband from TX Cong Conaway via Texas Insider

Texas Insider

2:24 pm CST - January 26, 2010

On The Record

Health Care & Haiti Aftermath Update

By Congressman Mike Conaway

I want to give you a quick update on where we stand here in Congress with the Democrats health care bill. The rumors you may hear about this bill being… Continue

Added by Christine Stineman on January 27, 2010 at 11:48am — No Comments

Watching TV is Bad for Your Health But Sitting Still is the Culprit

Did you see the stories in the newspapers that TV watching is bad for your health? It is but probably not for the reasons you might think. Certainly being a couch potato is unhealthy and if we sit there for long periods, eating chips, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, our health will obviously take a turn for the worse. But a new study from Australian researchers observed 8800 adults for over six years and recorded the deaths from heart disease, cancer and all causes. The results were… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on January 27, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

This Week's Lancet Special Theme Issue: Violent Conflict and Health

Violent Conflict and Health

Published January 22, 2010

Executive summary

This special issue on violent conflict and health examines the devastating effects of conflict on human health: direct injury from fighting, indirect morbidity and mortality caused by the breakdown of…

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 24, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale

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From: Jennifer Staple-Clark [mailto:jstaple@uniteforsight.org]

Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:01 AM

To: ericnoji@hotmail.com

Subject: Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale

Dear Eric Noji,

You and your colleagues and students may be interested in attending this Global Health & Innovation Conference. We would appreciate it if you could please forward this announcement to those who may be… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 22, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

New BfA TV Spot Shows How Broadband Works for You - Hon Co-Chairmen Michael Powell and Harold Ford Jr.

Broadband for America recently released a new television message from BfA Honorary Co-Chairmen Michael Powell and Harold Ford Jr. The new TV spot focuses on the everyday ways Americans are using high-speed Internet connections to improve their health, stay in touch with loved ones overseas and helping kids take advantage of new educational opportunities:

Powell: A lecture on… Continue

Added by Christine Stineman on January 21, 2010 at 4:52pm — No Comments

"Crisis Commons" ... Haiti Earthquake Relief - Open Source, Real-Time Networks, Info & Maps

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ members Michael Russel and Bart Stidham for informing me about CrisisCommons, host of CrisisCamp, at: http://www.crisiscommons.org/. Crisis Commons is an international volunteer network that creates open source tools for responders to mitigate disasters.

Crisis Commons includes:…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 21, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

Telemedicine in Haiti ... A Humble Assessment of Where We Are

Colleagues,

First, I want to thank the many of you who have shared your thoughts on how emerging medical technologies - Telemedicine, mHealth, Distance Learning, ect.. - can be used to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. Clearly, this community has a great deal to offer.

As we all can see, the acute phase of the disaster relief response is still coalescing. Consequently, while conditions on the ground are improving, they are still chaotic. As in all major… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 20, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

HELP Haiti Earthquake Relief in Health IT Headlines

How health IT will help Haiti - FierceHealthIT

As far as I can tell from news reports, what little healthcare infrastructure Haiti had before last week's earthquake is all but gone now. Yet, some advanced health information technology soon will... Read more...

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Added by Randy Roberson on January 19, 2010 at 7:41pm — 3 Comments