Tracking the Race Factor
This week’s primaries show that, results in Wisconsin aside, pre-primary polls may either over- or underestimate support for Obama depending on state racial demographics.
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Recruit doctors. Let e-patients lead. Go mobile.
E-patients are at the center of the health care revolution, but how will Health 2.0 attract and serve the majority, not just the elite?
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Doctor-patient Email
A new journal article on doctor-patient email reveals (to me, for the first time) that the very first phone call was actually a call for emergency medical assistance. Alexander Graham Bell had just spilled battery acid on himself, hence his hurrie…
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Online Shopping: Frictions, Frustrations, and Fixes
Most internet users view online shopping as convenient and a time-saver. At the same time, they worry about the security of sending their credit card information over the internet.
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Losing Ground Financially
Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) now say that their incomes are falling behind the rising cost of living, compared with just 44% who expressed this view in September 2007.
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Friends, Family & Post-surgical Outcomes
Surgical patients with a strong network of friends & family reported better scores for anxiety, depression, inner peace, relaxation, pain intensity and pain unpleasantness.
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Privacy Implications of Fast, Mobile Internet Access
Many Americans are jumping into the participatory Web without considering all the implications. If nothing really bad has happened to someone, they tend neither to worry about their personal information nor to take steps to limit the amount of infor…
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Erase me…wait, don’t erase me!
Recent events have highlighted an interesting set of consequences connected to the persistent presence many of us enjoy online.
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Online Shopping
Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products, but most also express discomfort about sending personal or credit card information over the internet
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Health Information-Seeking on a Typical Day
A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center cites our health data.