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Obesity Worsened During Economic Downturn: Poor Buying More Cheap Junk Food

Alex Cukan | UPI | May 27, 2014

Since the economic downturn of the past five years, obesity increased in many developed countries and remained stable in a few. Read More »

OHSU, Intel Partner On Genetics

Bernie Monegain | Healthcare IT News | April 22, 2013

Oregon Health & Science University and Intel Corp. are teaming up to develop next-generation computing technologies that advance the field of personalized medicine by dramatically increasing the speed, precision and cost-effectiveness of analyzing a patient's individual genetic profile. Read More »

Omics Future On Personalized Medicine, Computer Breeding And Open Platform

Staff Writer | Phys.org | November 4, 2013

As one of the most influential and fruitful annual conference in "Omics", the 8th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-8) was successfully concluded on November 1st with numerous updates provided on on-going research applying today's accurate and affordable technologies to advancing human health and agricultural breeding. [...] Read More »

Online Health Communities Improve Chronic Care Quality

Ashley Gold | FierceHealthIT | June 27, 2013

Online health communities can be powerful tools for addressing chronic care issues as the number of people afflicted with such ailments rises, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read More »

Ontologies In Health: Ready For Prime Time? IAO Versus OpenEHR

Thomas Beale | Woland's cat | September 3, 2012

A lot of ontology work has been going on for some years that comes loosely under the BFO and OBO activities, which stand to improve how computing in health is done. BFO is the Basic Formal Ontology, and OBO is the Open Biological and Biomedical Ontologies. Read More »

Open Health, Privacy And The Digital Divide

Nick Evans and Adam Henschke | The Conversation | October 30, 2012

Open health refers to a set of developing information technologies that make it easier for patients, professionals and administrators to access health-care information or make it anonymous and open to the public. Read More »

Open Source Drug Discovery Gathers Steam

Staff Writer | BioSpectrum | July 6, 2012

The unique CSIR initiative, now has over 6,000 registered participants working on an open source platform for the discovery of drugs of diseases such as TB, malaria and more. Read More »

Open Source Health Inc. Names Fred Trotter As Chief Operating Officer

Press Release | Open Source Health (OSH) | February 20, 2014

Open Source Health Inc. (CSE:OSH) a digital integrated healthcare company dedicated to advancing life-long solutions for women's health and wellness is pleased to announce the appointment of Fred Trotter as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Fred has served as an advisor to Open Source Health since December 2013. Read More »

Open Source Training Makes Labs Safer For All

Nathan Watson | Occupational Health & Safety | October 12, 2012

BioRAFT has teamed with NH-INBRE and Dartmouth EHS to create an open source-style lab safety training program. This model can and should be replicated to start solving this industry-wide challenge. Read More »

OPSWAT helps San Francisco State University contribute to Healthcare Systems for Developing Countries

Press Release | OPSWAT | June 13, 2012

OPSWAT's donations to the Computer Science department help students get involved in the development community for OpenMRS, an open source medical records system. Read More »

Option For Veterans: Acupuncture Can Treat Pain And PTSD

Amanda Gabeletto | The Altoona Mirror | October 17, 2013

Area Vietnam veteran John Reid suffered from back pain caused by injuries he received while serving with the 82nd Airborne. Like other military veterans, the Bedford man, 62, who also suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, found relief from acupuncture, an ancient practice from China... Read More »

Other Resource 530 Chefs Call On White House To End Antibiotic Overuse On Industrial Farms

Staff Writer | Pew | September 27, 2013

This week, The Pew Charitable Trusts delivered a letter signed by 530 chefs (PDF) to Sam Kass, executive director of Let’s Move! and senior policy advisor for nutrition at the White House, urging the Obama administration to finalize policies to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics and to protect people from resistant superbugs. Read More »

Our Critical Mission: Addressing Malnutrition In Hospitalized Patients

Gary Fanjiang | Alliance | May 28, 2013

With the U.S. healthcare system in the midst of significant changes, the value of nutrition has never been higher, yet it is often overlooked and undervalued. Read More »

Our Status-Driven Culture May Be Shortening Your Lifespan

Phillip Longman | Hudson Valley Press Online | October 9, 2013

Imagine you got to choose whether to be born Black or born White in America. Here are a few health statistics that might inform your decision... Read More »

Pakistan Uses Smartphone Data To Head Off Dengue Outbreak

Susan Young | MIT Technology Review | October 30, 2012

Algorithms tell government workers where to seek out the telltale mosquito larvae that causes the disease. Read More »