Showing posts with label informed consumers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label informed consumers. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

How podcasts can help patients with health literacy, KevinMD.com

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by Robert Rodvien, MD When a person is told that they have a serious illness , they are similar to Alice falling down the rabbit hole. They...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Medical Quack: HealthGrades And Other MD Rating and Referral Sites List “Dead Doctors” on Their MD Information Pages And Even Include the Insurance Plans the “Dead Doctors” Honor

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This just goes to show you can’t really believe every thing you read on the web.  I came across this by accident when doing some searches r...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

Product Defects, Manufacturer's Liability, Legal Nurse Consultants, Law Resources

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New! Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC, Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR) :"Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR) provides med...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Hospitals Missing Opportunities on Facebook: Results of First Ever Study on How Hospitals Use Facebook - MarketWatch

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A new nationwide study by Verasoni AhHa! and Simon Associates Management Consultants of how hospitals across the United States use Facebook...
Monday, February 28, 2011

Fast response crucial in outbreaks of food-borne illness, study finds - USATODAY.com

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Nearly three years after a nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened about 1,500 people and claimed two lives, U.S. epidemiologists have...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Why Vitaminwater Is Bad For Public Health - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes

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Who needs a flu shot when you can have a bottle of flat sugar water spiked with ascorbic acid and food coloring? At least, that’s the imp...
Friday, February 4, 2011

Reader's Digest Partners With OrganizedWisdom to Close the "Online Health Gap"

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OrganizedWisdom , an expert-driven platform for health and wellness, and Reader's Digest , the world's largest global editorial bra...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Medical News: Cut Daily Salt Intake to 1,500 Mg, AHA Says - in Cardiovascular, Hypertension from MedPage Today

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Daily intake of salt should be limited to 1,500 mg for all Americans, according to an advisory statement from the American Heart Associatio...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson over "phantom" Motrin - Jan. 13, 2011

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Oregon has sued Johnson & Johnson for allegedly selling defective Motrin drugs to consumers in the state for more than a year, and for ...
Monday, January 10, 2011

HealthCare.gov (Healthcare Reform, Affordable Care Act)

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Your Rights and Protections Under the Affordable Care Ac...   By Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs ...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever? | Patient Advocate - Kitty Wilde, RN

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Do you starve a cold and feed a fever when you’re feeling under the weather? Or is it the other way around? Good news — starving is neve...
Monday, January 3, 2011

More Patients Making Appointments Online As Doctors Embrace Web - Kaiser Health News

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After relocating to Washington, D.C., Clint Morrison needed a doctor to follow up a tonsillectomy he had a few weeks earlier in California....

New Drug Approvals Slipped in 2010 - WSJ.com

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The Food and Drug Administration approved about 21 drugs in 2010, a relatively modest figure that shows the pharmaceutical industry hasn...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Shoveling Snow? How to Protect Your Back (and Your Heart) - Chronic Pain - Health.com

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Snow and ice can make driving treacherous, of course, but snowfall—especially the wet, heavy kind—can be dangerous even if you never leave ...