HOWTO: Skwirl’s DIY heart rate monitor
A reader posts an article on creating a heart-rate monitor on the cheap.
Continue Reading 5 comments May 31st, 2005
Archive for May, 2005
Bathroom Scales: Accurate, repeatable results
Per Kevin Kelley’s Cool Tools, the best bet for a good bathroom scale may be a low end Doctor’s scale. Read on for more.
Continue Reading Add comment May 31st, 2005
The week in links…
Best links of the week:
Participate in building the HHDC community (and get a gMail invite)
Sodium issues with Kraft’s South Beach Diet foods
Have a great Memorial Day (for our USian readers), we will return next tuesday with more health hacks.
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Add comment May 27th, 2005
Strategize: Work out while you work
Ross Hollman at Strategize has written an excellent post about three things he’s added to his work environment to allow quick, effective and sweat-free workouts throughout his work day. It is a quick, but worthwhile read!
Add comment May 26th, 2005
TechSpot Mouse Roundup
TechSpot is running a roundup on popular mice. They are comparing mice by Microsoft, Logitech and Razer.
Add comment May 25th, 2005
DIY medical Records
Wired and MedGadget have both reported on MEDEM’s iHealthRecord initiative recently.
The concept behind the iHealthRecord is that patients can create their own medical records which they and their doctors have access to.
From What is an iHealthRecord on the MEDEM website:
- The iHealthRecord is simple and quick. It’s easy to create, update and access your iHealthRecord online.
- You can store all of your health information in one place. By keeping all of your health information in one place, you can ensure accurate, comprehensive information can be provided to physicians and other healthcare providers when needed.
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Confidence in the privacy and security of your information. The privacy of your iHealthRecord will be overseen by the iHealth Alliance, a not-for-profit advisory board whose mission is to protect the interests of physicians and patients.
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You control access. You can share your health information with whomever you choose, including physicians and family members, whenever needed because you control access to your iHealthRecord.
- Carry important information with you. You can print a wallet card to carry important health information with you at all times.
- Participate in education programs. Based on your condition and medication information, you will begin receiving education programs from trusted health authorities including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the nation’s leading medical societies.
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No cost to you. There is no cost to create an iHealthRecord — it is free for every American.
- Available through physicians. The iHealthRecord is already widely available today on over 90,000 physician web sites. Check to see if your doctor offers the iHealthRecord.
Physicians have been moving toward computerized records at a glacial pace over the last decade or so. The hope is that the availability of patient-managed documentation will help clients herd their healthcare providers toward the use of computers in more medical practices.
There is the issue of security, though.
From the Wired article:
Emily Stewart, an analyst for the nonprofit Health Privacy Project in Washington, D.C., said security and privacy issues posed by digital medical records have not been adequately addressed.
“Consumers are the biggest stakeholders here, and the success of any national health network will ultimately depend on their trust and participation,” Stewart said.
Edward Fotsch, the chief executive of Medem, said his company’s fledgling iHealthRecord system protects patients’ data with encrypted security features modeled after those adopted by the financial-services industry.
It’s that last sentence that should give pause. The financial services industry has been responsible for some quite egregious privacy lapses lately.
Find a doctor in the MEDEM network.
Add comment May 25th, 2005
Contest: Win a GMail invite!
Do you have what it takes to submit a winning article to HHDC? Find out!
Continue Reading 2 comments May 24th, 2005
Steve Pavlina: Go from Night-Owl to Jaybird
Personal improvement maven Steve Pavlina explains the value and method to become a “Morning Person”.
Continue Reading Add comment May 24th, 2005
Follow Up: Kraft’s South Beach Diet sandwich kits
A Follow up to our review of the Kraft South Beach Diet products and a sodium controversy.
Continue Reading Add comment May 23rd, 2005
Follow Up: No Alpo for me!
Per my last post: False alarm. My arm felt better within a few hours, but I started getting charley horses in my right calf, then my abs. Far from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it seems I was merely dehydrated with a possible potassium deficit.
Regular readers may recall that earlier this month I contracted pneumonia, and I have been bad about drinking enough. Also, I simply forgot to eat any vegetables (besides lettuce) for a few days. I have quaffed about a gallon of non-caffeinated beverage today and ate roughly a pound of broccoli and I am now A-OK.
Yay! No dogfood!
Add comment May 20th, 2005
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