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Americans Living Longer Than Two Decades Ago, But Overall State Of Health Care Is 'Mediocre,' Despite Spending Increase: Report

Staff Writer | Daily News | July 10, 2013

The United States is falling behind its economic peers in most measures of health, despite making gains in the past two decades, according to a sweeping study of data from 34 countries. Read More »

Axial Exchange Sees Growing Momentum With Multiple Customer Wins And FitBit Integration

Matt Mattox | Axial Exchange | September 12, 2013

Axial Exchange, Inc., a pioneer in using mobile apps to deepen the patient’s role in improving outcomes, today announced that the company is continuing to see increased demand for its mobile patient engagement solutions both by new customers and strategic partners. Read More »

Commuting’s Hidden Cost

Jane E. Brody | New York Times | October 28, 2013

My twin grandsons, now 13, walk nearly a mile to and from school and play basketball in the schoolyard for an hour or more most afternoons, when weather and music lessons permit.... Read More »

How Do You Measure Up? New Health Gadgets Can Tell You

Julia Savacool | USA Today | January 5, 2014

An array of new personal health devices aims to help you beat depression, lose weight, reduce stress or improve your fitness level. Read More »

It’s Time To Change American Disease-Management Into A Health-Fostering System

Joseph Mercola | Mercola.com | March 18, 2013

I’ve recently written a couple of articles about the exorbitant cost of medical care in the US, which is incompatible with the poor health outcomes of Americans at large. Americans pay the most for but reap the least amount of benefits from their health care, compared to other industrialized nations... Read More »

Medstartr To Launch After Kickstarter Rejects (Some) Health Projects

Brian Dolan | MobiHealthNews | July 10, 2012

This week health and medical-focused crowdfunding platform Medstartr plans to officially launch on Wednesday. As the name suggests, the website is following in the footsteps of the leading crowdfunding website, Kickstarter, which has helped launched at least two health-related startups that we have covered in MobiHealthNews... Read More »

State Of U.S. Health 'Mediocre': Report

Julie Steenhuysen | Reuters | July 10, 2013

The United States is falling behind its economic peers in most measures of health, despite making gains in the past two decades, according to a sweeping study of data from 34 countries. Read More »

The Extraordinary Science Of Addictive Junk Food

Michael Moss | New York Times | February 20, 2013

On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies. [...] Rivals any other day, the C.E.O.’s and company presidents had come together for a rare, private meeting. On the agenda was one item: the emerging obesity epidemic and how to deal with it... Read More »

The Health Benefits Of Wearable Technology

Lloyd Price | LinkedIn | May 2, 2014

...[T]his year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas revealed, a diverse and dizzying array of wearable devices that record and monitor every aspect of our health (and our dogs) are now on offer. Will wearable tech be relegated to the domain of gadget enthusiasts or could these budding fashion statements soon become part of our day-to-day lives?...

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Why Branding Obesity As A Disease Is A Step In The WRONG Direction...

Joseph Mercola | Mercola.com | July 6, 2013

The documentary film Hungry For Change1 is another revolutionary look at food and nutrition from the creators of the best-selling film Food Matters. Read More »

Why Can’t All My Sensors Get Along?

Michael Essany | MedCity News | August 29, 2013

From wearable fitness-trackers to sleep-monitoring applications, mobile is the place to go for those looking to improve their health and well-being. Read More »