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10 Trends to Watch That Will Affect Your Business ... McKinsey Quarterly

Colleagues,

SourceLink: McKinsey Quarterly

Every so often, a combination of trends intersect that require us to re-examine and re-evaluate our business strategies. I think we are in one of those times. Particularly, as it relates to advances in medical technology. However, these… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 22, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Thanks MedTech

Today I've received an email address saying that my profile is now a featured profile :) and I was very happy of that.

For That I'm thanking everyone contributed in this community and helped in building each word here.

I would like to build for you a special board on our Forums in order to discuss everything with our professionals and consultants that will make it more attractive and more… Continue

Added by Yusuf Hakim on August 17, 2010 at 5:16am — No Comments

Orthopaedic and Spine Institute services and procedures

The Orthopaedic and Spine Institute offers a variety of procedures, this includes non-operative spine procedures, operative spine procedures, orthopedic procedures in the hand, shoulder, hip, knee, foot and ankle, they also offer minimally invasive spine procedure.

Back doctors San Antonio

Added by Jennifer Y. on August 16, 2010 at 7:43pm — No Comments

Solar Highways ... Good "Out of the Box" Thinking ... Courtesy of MedTech-IQ member, Steve Bruttig

Colleagues,

Want to see something cool?

Check out this video link sent to us by MedTech-IQ member, Steve Bruttig, about this U.S. Department of Transportation funded project. Fascinating ... It reminds a little of the videos we have seen on "Augmented Reality", another "Out of the Box" innovation that I think has great potential… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 15, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Stem Cells, Cancer, and You. The Mystery and the Update

The mystery of stem cells: If you had cancer, what would you do today?

How can stem cells help chemo-resistant cancer patients?

Fascinating discussion with Dr. Mitchell Ghen yesterday as we…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on August 13, 2010 at 7:38am — No Comments

FierceMobileHealthcare ... Neil Versel and 15 Free Healthcare Apps for Google Android

Colleagues,

Recent MedTech-IQ member, Neil Versel provided links and descriptions to 15 free healthcare apps for the Google Android in this article for FierceMobileHealthcare. Dan Bowman also contributed to this report ... See links at the bottom of the FierceMobileHealthcare article for links to Blackberry & iPhone Apps,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 10, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Stem Cells and Cancer – What would you do?

This Thursday I am hosting the final call in the teleseries Conversations with the Masters of Healing…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on August 10, 2010 at 2:44pm — No Comments

What should I eat to help keep my hormones balanced?

What a great conversation we had last night with the founder of the Fellowship for Functional and Regenerative Medicine and prevention specialist, Dr. Pamela W. Smith. Dr. Smith and I discussed Hormone Therapy: Real Life Scenarios.…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 30, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments

What can I do to stop the pain and why am I always soooo tired?!

Enjoyed a fantastic call with Dr. Maria Sulindro last night as we discussed “Stop Living with Pain and Fatigue: An In-Depth Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.”

Here are a few of the questions Dr. Maria answered:

• How do you begin the process of assessing pain, pain reduction and management?

• Do you use nutrient testing to determine what supplements are needed to manage their pain?

• Why is magnesium so important?

• What is… Continue

Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 28, 2010 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) - White Paper

About the White Paper: For those who do not know what is Vendor Neutral Archive or VNA, the term is used by many vendors of PACS software to identify the core of their product--the component

that is used to reliably manage, store, retrieve, and query medical

images and related information. Unfortunately, there is no "official"

definition of the functionality of a VNA. As such, VNA offerings vary

from vendor to vendor. The result is confusion among users…

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Added by Yusuf Hakim on July 27, 2010 at 8:03am — 2 Comments

The Mystery of Stem Cells: A Controversial Issue presented by Dr. Maharaj

On August 3rd, Dr. Maharaj, founder of the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, is joining us for Conversations with the Masters of Healing!

Dr. Maharaj will be sharing:

What are Stem Cells and why they are so important?
Who benefits from a Stem Cell Transplant?
How Stem Cells can be used to treat cancer…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 27, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Healthy Kids Mobile Apps Challenge

Colleagues,

Let's try something new. Mobile Apps focused on health, wellness and medical care are proliferating rapidly. Innovation contests with money awards are also rapidly growing as a way to encourage new ideas, technologies and strategies...

... MedTech-IQ member,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 25, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

What should I eat to help keep my hormones balanced?

Great conversation yesterday with Dr. Alicia Stanton regarding Hormone Harmony and how it’s intertwined with the foods you eat.…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 23, 2010 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Is HCG the Right Choice For You to Lose Weight?

Great discussion yesterday with dietitian Lisa Nelson of hearthealthmadeeasy.com, Matt Gallant, and Sherman Supley both of…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 21, 2010 at 10:51am — No Comments

Hormone Therapy: Real Life Scenarios with Dr. Pamela W. Smith

Conversations with the Masters of Healing kicked of last week and Dr. Pamela W. Smith will be joining us to share some real life scenarios via case studies completed on hormone therapy.

Here’s a little background information on Dr. Pamela W. Smith:

Pamela Wartian Smith, M.D., MPH spent her first twenty years of practice as an emergency room physician with the Detroit Medical Center.… Continue

Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 20, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

What is the Connection Between Earthing and Cell Phone Use?

What a FABULOUS call with Dr. Sinatra! He is so enjoyable to speak with. He joined us as a guest speaker for Conversations with the Masters of Healing to discuss Energy Medicine: Earthing and Metabolic Cardiology.…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 16, 2010 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Health 2.0 Real Time Patient-Driven Data Challenge with Practice Fusion

HealthSaaS is participating in the Health 2.0 Challenge and is blogging about the experience.…

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Added by frankille on July 15, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Metal Toxicity and Disease with Dr. Buttar - Special Bonus Guest

Conversations with the Masters of Healing begins Tuesday and we have a special bonus guest - Dr. Rashid Buttar!

Here’s a little background information on Dr. Rashid Buttar:

Rashid A. Buttar, DO, FAAPM, FACAM, FAAIM, trained in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine and then served as Brigade Surgeon for 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of South Korea and later, as the… Continue

Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 15, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

What is the connection between cholesterol and sex?

Last night’s call with Dr. Bentley went off without a hitch as we discussed “Sex, Lies, and Cholesterol” in-depth!

Here are just a few of the questions we covered:

• Why do some people have higher cholesterol numbers?

• Why has there been such…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 14, 2010 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Free Health Teleseries – Started Today!

Free Health Teleseries

July 12, 2010, 8:00 am

health teleseries

Have you reserved your spot?

The teleseries intensive Conversations with the Masters of Healing starts next week!

Here’s a quick review of the featured speakers and what they’ll be discussing:

Dr. Ryan Bentley, wellness trainer and coach, will share: Sex, Lies, and Cholesterol

* Why cholesterol may NOT be the culprit of heart disease as previously thought,

* The… Continue

Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments