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10 Must-See iPhone Apps for Doctors and Patients
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:39:31 -0400
Since Apple launched the App Store in July 2008, users have downloaded more than 1 billion iPhone apps with a variety of uses (or non-uses, if you consider all the games and procrastination tools currently on the market for the device). Companies such as Google, Salesforce.com and Oracle have even introduced enterprise apps for the consumer-centric devices, aiming to solidify their hold on the ever-expanding mobile market. One of the most vital areas of peoples' lives, of course, is health care, and to that end, several iPhone apps have rolled out that allow both patients and physicians to monitor care, keep track of treatments or even see the amount of sleep they're getting. The following apps all available from the iTunes App Store aspire to put health care IT in the palm of one's hand. - ...
Microsoft Collaborates with AMA on HealthVault
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:06:01 -0400
Microsoft joins with the American Medical Association to allow physician access to patients' online Microsoft HealthVault records, which contain self-reported medical history. Microsoft has previously entered into HealthVault partnerships with medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic. - Microsoft is collaborating with the American Medical Association, allowing physicians to access patient records stored on Microsoft's HealthVault application via a Web-based portal. That portal, currently being beta tested, will be launched in early 2010. The AMA is developing the portal with ...
IBM Honored for AIDS Work
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:49:04 -0400
IBM wins accolades for new mathematical prediction models to help determine the best drug combinations for any given HIV genetic variant. IBM reports it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its health care IT work. - IBM said June 2 it has won a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its contributions to the EuResist Network GEIE research project for AIDS treatment. Developed by IBM researchers in Haifa, Israel, the project's new technologies and mathematical models help choose the best drug combinations...
Microsoft Acquires Rosetta Biosoftware
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:35:23 -0400
A deal with Merck Co. enhances Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences, accelerating basic research and driving personalized medicine. - Microsoft signed an agreement June 1 with Merck amp; Co. to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, enabling Microsoft to incorporate genetic, genomic, metabolomic and proteomics data management software into the Microsoft Amalga Life Sciences platform for enhanced translational research ...
The Health Care Identity Crisis
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:10:45 -0400
In this eWEEK podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Identity Finder CEO Todd Feinman explains why the lack of a holistic approach to identity management is exacerbating the current IT crisis in the health care sector. - Audio Podcast Content....
Google Search Researches Users' Health
Thu, 14 May 2009 10:16:43 -0400
Google is attempting to refine its health-related search by asking users if they're experiencing the symptoms or conditions theyre Googling about. Google claims it will use the survey to collect real-world statistics on how potentially sick users use the site, perhaps using the data to craft a more granular health-related search experience. Googles health initiatives regarding swine flu recently attracted a great deal of attention. - st1\:* Google is performing a short-term experiment involving its users health-related searches. The company, claiming it wants to better refine its health-search-related processes by quot;understanding how people search when theyre feeling sick, quot; wants to start diff...

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Hybrid Satellite-Cell Pocket Phone May Arrive This Year
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
TerreStar Networks thinks they can succeed where others have failed and plan to launch a mobile phone service that combines satellite and cellular service.Read | Permalink
Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
Reports of the iPhone 3G and 3G2 overheating have prompted Apple to post a warning message, to turn the phone off and move it to a cooler location, on its support knowledge base.Read | Permalink
'The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour' Second Stop - San Diego
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0000
This series of one-day Twitter conferences for developers, business people, and enthusiasts, continues in San Diego, CA on Wednesday, July 15.Read | Permalink

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Meet the Australovenator, Australia's Biggest Carnivore
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:43:39 -0400
Scientists find Australian dinosaur that lived 98 million years ago.
Gotta Go? iPhone App Tells Moviegoers When to Pee
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:33 -0400
New app tells moviegoers when to break for the bathroom and what they missed.
What is Raleigh's Mysterious 'Sewer Creature'?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:11:08 -0400
Video of slimy 'creature' in city's sewer watched millions of times.

Wired IT

Bing Snags Small Gain From Google
Ryan Singel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:42:00 -0000
Bing grabs a percentage point in the search wars, stealing a sliver of the search market from Google. Is it the beginning of a long march or just the product of an ad campaign?

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Blogging live from Spiral Jetty
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:00 -0700
Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.
Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:25:00 -0700
The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell.
Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:14:00 -0700
At least two dozen sites experience protracted outage following Thursday night electrical fire at Fisher Plaza data center. Verizon's Seattle-area DSL service also gets temporarily disrupted.

 

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