Archive for the ‘Healthy Living’ Category

TEDMED Great Challenges of Health and Medicine – Medical Communication

Thursday, February 14, 2013 13:27 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

TEDMED Great Challenge – Improving Medical Communication – The Team: Robert Arnold, MD, John Cox, Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Steven Kussin, MD, Joseph Kvedar, MD, and Selma Caal, MD
TEDMED Great Challenge -  Medical Communication
TEDMED Great Challenge continues.  Join us today for the live Google Plus event.
Tune in today February [...]

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Healthin30 News – Highlights, Updates and Photos

Friday, January 18, 2013 11:00 No Comments

Healthin30 News – Highlights, Updates and Photos
Popular Topics:  Health IT, Digital Technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Gamification, mHealth-Mobile Technology, Health Apps, Patient Engagement, Doctor/Nurse Relationship, Health Care Social Media, Healthy Living, Empathy, Patient-Centered Health Care
Thank you to my friends and colleagues for your interest in Healthin30.   I greatly appreciate your readership and support.  It’s been a [...]

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Searching Online for Health Information

Friday, December 14, 2012 14:16 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

Internet activities go beyond using it to check your email, making online purchases, managing your online banking, playing games or updating your status in the social networking circles.
80% of internet users search online for health information.
According to Pew Internet and American Life Project: [Source]

85% of U.S. adults use the internet.
85% [...]

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Healthy Eating: What is Anti-Aging?

Monday, December 10, 2012 17:26 No Comments

Part 3 of 3
“What is Anti-Aging?”by Dr. Barry Sears is part-three of the three-part series in the Healthy Eating section. Part-one “Are You a Food Addict?” by Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D. can be found here, and part-two “Foods That Help Fight Fat” by Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D. is published here .

What is Anti-Aging?
By Dr. Barry [...]

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Healthy Eating: Foods That Help Fight Fat

Friday, December 7, 2012 15:41 No Comments

“Foods That Help Fight Fat” is part-two of the three-part series.  The series  features guest posts by Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D., and Dr. Barry Sears, and are featured in the Healthy Eating Section. Part-One “Are You a Food Addict?” can be found here.
Foods That Help Fight Fat
By Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D.
Part 2
When I overdid it [...]

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