Looking for a bargain on prescriptions? Head to Walmart.com/pharmacy. Consumers anywhere in the United States can now buy a 90-day supply of certain “eligible” generic prescription drugs for $10 or a 30-day supply for $4. Mail order delivery is free. The site lists the more than 300 drugs, and the dosages, eligible for the [...]
State by state, www.Fish4Health.net lists the seafood-related advisories you need to be aware of and other helpful information about eating fish.
Soon, three iPhone applications will be available for patients who want to search for clinical trials from their iPhone. A year ago StopWatch’s Clinical Trials was the only game in town, but now Healogica has launched a similar application and Trial X says they are not far behind. Using the new $0.99 app from Healogica, [...]
The most popular paid iPhone applications for health and fitness this week include calorie trackers, a comprehensive guide to proper exercise technique, a white noise maker, and a calendar that lets women track their periods and everything else that’s related to picking the right day to make a baby. See the entire top ten list [...]
At CaringBridge, caregivers or patients can quickly set up a personalized website where family and friends can easily get updates and leave messages. This is a must-have tool for anyone facing a critical illness or recovering from one. I became aware of this great tool a couple of weeks ago, when I emailed Julie (not [...]
An impressive list of health geeks and supporters of patient empowerment have launched HealthDataRights.org, a new blog that seeks to ensure that patients regain control of their data. Most people don’t realize it, until they try to get a copy of their medical records, but patients have no inherent right to the information that providers [...]
The number of American adults looking online for health information has soared from 25% of the population up to 61% over the last eight years, according to results of a new survey by the Pew Research Center and the California HealthCare Foundation. The Internet is now one of the top three sources of health information [...]
Patients are increasingly able to cut back on doctor’s visits by using home monitoring devices that collect vital signs such as blood glucose, weight, and blood pressure, and send that data electronically to their doctor. Telemonitoring, as it’s called, is taking off both because of technology improvements and the need to cut the cost of [...]
Should the U.S. government create a new public health plan that competes with independent insurance companies? That’s probably the most hotly debated issue in the current health care reform negotiations on Capital Hill, and last week both President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said “yes.” According to a Wall Street Journal [...]
MediClim sends patients with certain chronic diseases alerts about impending weather that may worsen their ills.
