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Mobile sensors help track H1N1 transmission patterns
Last winter's outbreak of the H1N1 "swine flu" virus caused a lot of consternation and panic among the public, and left many an epidemiologist and physician scrambling for credible information to
Data mining looks for clues to prevention, treatment of depression
Business intelligence specialists in Australia are examining how to mine patient data and clinician notes in search of better ways to diagnose and treat depression, a condition not linked to specific
Social networks can help in predicting epidemics
Facebook and Twitter aren't just idle distractions. In fact, those sites and other social networks--even ones not based in cyberspace--can help epidemiologists predict flu outbreaks and other
EMRs at the Detroit Marathon
Last year, researchers from Henry Ford Hospital deployed EMRs for injury management and surveillance of the more than 19,000 runners in the Detroit Marathon. Working with physicians from Detroit
Mobile phones track tropical diseases
Physicians and epidemiologists in Peru's navy are able to track the outbreak of all kinds of diseases via cell phone, potentially a life-saver for personnel exposed to malaria, yellow fever and other
Study: Cancer survivability affected by patient location
A new study has concluded that the country patients live in--not to mention their skin color--have an impact on whether they survive cancer. These differences in survival are fueled by differences in
