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TechCrunch | ITU: There Are Now Over 1 Billion Users Of Social Media Worldwide, Most On Mobile | Digital marketing & Communications | Scoop.it

scoop.it — “What does it mean when Facebook says it has 901 million monthly active users on its network?” View full resource at scoop.it

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Alex Butler Health Social Media, Health Marketing, and Pharma

ITU: There Are Now Over 1 Billion Users Of Social Media Worldwide, Most On Mobile http://t.co/ZsqUyqfG #hcsmeu #mhealth #hcmktg

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IBM Healthcare Health Business

IBM - Canadian Provincial Health Systems (08/17/2011)

www-01.ibm.com — “The Canadian healthcare system enables improved patient visibility, higher quality care and greater efficiency when several provinces implement IBM Initiate Patient, IBM Initiate Provider and IBM Initiate Inspector software as a prelude to the full sharing of electronic health records among medical professionals” View full resource at www-01.ibm.com

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How Canada created a pan-Canadian #EHR to serve 33 million people across 900 hospitals http://t.co/8dUEzC8q #healthIT

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Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good? - Forbes

forbes.com — “If the electronic health records industry has a nemesis, it’s Deborah Peel, the founder of Patient Privacy Rights. At a time when doctors and hospitals are digitizing their paper medical records as mandated by the government, Peel, a psychiatrist, has been the most vocal agitator against loss of patient privacy. [...]” View full resource at forbes.com

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Ron Memije Advanced Practice Nurse and Nurse

Is This Patient Privacy Crusader Doing More Harm Than Good? http://t.co/RuxA8ZOM

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In AF, Women Have A Bigger Risk Of Stroke Than Men - Forbes

forbes.com — “When compared to elderly men with atrial fibrillation, elderly women with AF have a significantly elevated risk for stroke. This increased risk occurs regardless of warfarin use, according to a new study published in JAMA. Meytal Avgil Tsadok and colleagues reviewed data from Quebec, Canada on more than 80,000 AF patients at least 65 [...]” View full resource at forbes.com

Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2012 at 4:03 pm By:

Did you know women with atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk of stroke? http://t.co/ckXNAhkk

Jody Schoger Patient Expert

CureToday.com: Article - "How to Talk to Your Doctor About What You Find on the Internet"

curetoday.com — “doctor patient communication, how to talk to your doctor, tips on talking to your doctor, cancer Internet, cancer research, questions to ask your oncologist” View full resource at curetoday.com

Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2012 at 1:44 pm By:

Thank you - @kgapo @stales @jackiefox12 @chemo_babe @DrAttai - here's the CureToday piece: http://t.co/PlGjPNy7 #bcsm

When Religious Rules And Women's Health Collide : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

npr.org — “A survey of more than 1,000 OB-GYNs who work in religious hospitals finds that more than one-third report they've had a conflict regarding religious-based policy for patient care. At Catholic hospitals, the figure was 52 percent.” View full resource at npr.org

Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2012 at 1:15 am By:

krupali tejura, m.d. Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Physician, and Doctor

When Religious Rules And Women's Health Collide-More at http://t.co/C5UZi3I9

Ear, Nose, and Throat OW Health

Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea: report - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking probiotics on top of a course of antibiotics may help ward off the diarrhea that often comes along with antibiotic treatment, a new review of past studies suggests. When researchers combined trials of all types of the gut-healthy microbes, they found that patients with a range of conditions -- from ear infections to sepsis -- were 42 percent less likely to get diarrhea from their antibiotic drugs if they were also taking a probiotic. One-quart” View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea: report: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking probiotics on top of a course o... http://t.co/EU4QIO12

Felasfa Wodajo, MD Oncologist, Physician, Doctor, Active Health Library, Surgeon, and Orthopedic Surgeon

Connecting healthcare and social media empowers doctors and patients: #HCSMNY conference

imedicalapps.com — “The pervasiveness of Facebook and other social media platforms has created opportunities to improve patient-physician communication. Willing doctors can connect with patients in and outside the exam room, expanding their reach and thus jointly sharing in the empowerment this newest” View full resource at imedicalapps.com

Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2012 at 9:15 pm By:

@subatomicdoc: Thanks ! It will be a treat to meet some great people #hcsm #nychbl http://t.co/N5VKzGUC

Breast Reduction Recovery. What Can I Do To Speed it Up, and Go Back To Yoga/Spinning? Doctor Answers, Tips

realself.com — “I agree you can't hurry the healing process. Be patient. Follow up with your surgeon and ask about when you can start to exercise and...” View full resource at realself.com

Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 5:00 pm By:

RealSelf Health Site and Support

Awesome > "You know the old song,'You can't hurry love, you just have to wait'? Same for surgical recovery." -Dr. Kraft http://t.co/kfSQqBNa

When Patients Go Home | Networking Exchange Blog

networkingexchangeblog.att.com — “How Technology Can Help Continue Care” View full resource at networkingexchangeblog.att.com

Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm By:

Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA Internist, Rheumatologist, Physician, and Doctor

When Patients Go Home: How Technology Can Help Continue Care http://t.co/dmdoghDt #mhealth #telehealth #healthit

ACCCBuzz Health Organization

Oral Parity Update: It’s Time for Congress to Act « ACCCBuzz

acccbuzz.wordpress.com — “Oral Parity Update: It’s Time for Congress to Act « ACCCBuzz” View full resource at acccbuzz.wordpress.com

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When technology outpaces policy, patients may pay the price-as we've seen w/ oral chemo. It's time for Congress to act. http://t.co/gfbXb8Zq

Susan Heavey Health Communicator

“Talking about” Obama and Romney on Facebook | Tales from the Trail

blogs.reuters.com — “President Obama's social media following far exceeds that of Mitt Romney. But what about when it comes to user engagement?” View full resource at blogs.reuters.com

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"Talking about" Obama and Romney on Facebook - Tales from the Trail http://t.co/SK8ck47u @ReutersPolitics @Reuters #2012 #socialmedia

Shaun Bevins, PT, MPT Therapist, Physical Therapist, Active Health Library, and Fitness Enthusiast

Losing weight when obese can prevent or cure diabetes, whatever the initial BMI, study suggests

sciencedaily.com — “Lowering your BMI by five units can dramatically reduce your risk of diabetes, whatever your initial weight, says new research. The findings show that even severely obese patients with diabetes can potentially rid themselves of the disease.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Losing weight when obese can prevent or cure diabetes, whatever the initial BMI, study suggests http://t.co/47irPMzN

How an EMR makes connecting with the patient more difficult

kevinmd.com — “When our EMR era began, it was a cataclysmic event.” View full resource at kevinmd.com

Most Recently Shared on May 6, 2012 at 11:21 pm By:

Luis Saldana Doctor, Emergency Physician, and Physician

How an EMR makes connecting with the patient more difficult http://t.co/wXc96bse but valu exceeds challenges