What are your biggest questions about headaches? Sharecare Experts Answer Them on Twitter

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA June is Headache Awareness Month, and Sharecare experts will answer your questions during a Twitter Chat. The Headaches Twitter Chat What: The Headaches Twitter Chat When: June 6, 2013 Where: Twitter Chat Time: 12 Noon to 6 p.m. EST Who: Questions asked by you will be answered by Sharecare’s experts Hashtag: #headacheSC Moderator|Host: @Sharecarenow Sharecare Experts: Dr. Robin Miller, Integrative Medicine, Sharecare EAB Member Barbara Ficarra, RN, Nursing, Sharecare…

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TEDMED Great Challenges of Health and Medicine – Medical Communication

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA TEDMED Great Challenge –  Medical Communication TEDMED Great Challenge continues.  Join us today for the live Google Plus event. Tune in today February 14, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. EST at TEDMED.com and ask your questions.   We’ll answer them during the live discussion. The Medical Communication Challenge Team includes: Robert Arnold, MD – Director, Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine John Cox – Co-Founder, President…

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Healthin30 News – Highlights, Updates and Photos

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 very busy and productive year for Healthin30 with a whirlwind of activity, and it wouldn’t be possible without…

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Searching Online for Health Information

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% of U.S. adults own a cell phone, 53% of whom own Smartphones. 80% of internet…

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Healthy Eating: What is Anti-Aging?

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 Sears Part 3 To answer that age-old question, you first have to ask what causes the aging…

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