Early Flu Season Found Lurking in Social Data Liz Gannes, allthingsd.com A small start-up called Sickweather says public tweets and Facebook messages helped it declare an early start to this year’s U.S. flu season, six weeks before the CDC. Baltimore-based Sickweather tweeted about the early flu season on O… http://flip.it/j4OW2 Related articles The new bird … Continue reading Early Flu Season Found Lurking in Social Data
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Pesticides in tap water and allergies
Pesticides In Tap Water Linked To Rise In Food Allergies Morgana Matus, inhabitots.com Image courtesy of ShutterstockWhen planning a meal for a playdate or birthday party, it seems you always have to be aware of a food allergy for at least someone in you child’s friend group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and… … Continue reading Pesticides in tap water and allergies
Top chemicals causing autism
Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders Jennifer Chait, inhabitots.com This year, the CDC reported that autism now affects 1 of every 88 American children, which is an unusually high increase from previous years. Now, we may have some more clues as to what is causing the dramatic increases. The … Continue reading Top chemicals causing autism
Gun deaths set to surpass traffic deaths soon
American Gun Deaths to Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 2015 By Chris Christoff & Ilan Kolet -, bloomberg.com Guns and cars have long been among the leading causes of non-medical deaths in the U.S. By 2015, firearm fatalities will probably exceed traffic fatalities for the first time, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. While motor-vehicle… RT … Continue reading Gun deaths set to surpass traffic deaths soon
Better Transportation Options=Healthier Lives – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
rwjf.org The NewPublicHealth National Prevention Strategy series is underway, including interviews with Cabinet Secretaries and their National Prevention Council designees, exploring the impact of transportation, education and… http://flpbd.it/6afL5 Better Transportation Options=Healthier Lives - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Related articles Why do Republican governors hate our veterans? (dailykos.com) Wong: Transportation and good health (wickedlocal.com) Patient-centered … Continue reading Better Transportation Options=Healthier Lives – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Google replaces CDC, Patientslikeme Replaces FDA?
As more web driven mass crowd sourced health data is collected by large search and portals and organized it is being packaged and anonymized to provide services that normally took many months to years and required whole separate agencies and departments to run. So for example Patientslikeme is now making possible users with health conditions … Continue reading Google replaces CDC, Patientslikeme Replaces FDA?
Disease Risk Index
Disease Risk Index. best disease risk analyzer tool on rule the web Related articles Asthma and Heart Disease - Exploring the Link (everydayhealth.com) Is it true that taking care of your teeth can protect you from serious illnesses like heart disease and diabetes? (topdentists.com) Study: Your blood type may raise heart disease risk (cbsnews.com) … Continue reading Disease Risk Index
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