UnitedHealth Group’s JOIN for ME Engages the Entire Family through Workplace Wellness
National Employee Wellness Month is well underway, and continues to provide an opportunity to generate greater awareness for the pivotal role workplace wellness programs can play in the fight against…
Why is There So Much Asthma Today?
as a kid, many decades ago, I practically lived on the gritty streets of the city with summer forays to the dusty fields of the farm. So were all my…
Kinvestix Workout Belt Provides Resistance–No Need to Wear Weights
I recently attended the Israel Conference in Los Angeles and spoke with Asaf Manori at Kinvestix about working out with the Kinvestix PowerVest that maintains resistance during workout. Not having…
Not Surprising That Sick People Aren’t Always Happy About Costs
It’s late and I’m out of time to dig deeply into this topic today, but I wanted to comment on the widely reported concerns about health care costs in Massachusetts…
Integrative Medicine Part V – Busting Stress
Stress is with us all the time. Issues at work or at home, getting a traffic ticket, the grocery store out of your favorite yogurt. Life has stresses. We can…
Healthfinder.gov: Education or Indoctrination?
Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It's a web site from the US Department of health and Human Services Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It's a web site from the US Department of…
How to Stay Healthy While Working in the Healthcare Industry
The idea of staying healthy while working in the healthcare industry seems like it would be easy; after all, it would be a classic case of "practice what you preach".…
Breakthroughs, Back-slapping and Bioluminescence
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has a new name, a new president and some shiny new research to show off. The annual meeting is used to showcase…
Four Health Innovation Drivers
In a previous blog post reporting in after the 2012 AusMedTech (Australia Medical Technology) conference, we discussed the need for healthcare technology companies to quickly demonstrate how their innovations add value. In a previous blog…
3 Implications of 3M’s Open Source Health Data Dictionary
Last month, 3M Health Information Systems released their Health Data Dictionary as open source software making it free and available worldwide. The open source contract is part of an agreement…
