Jen’s Posterous

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Kind of explains the post-Health 2.0 hangover effect...

The veterinary medicine prize went to Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson of Newcastle University’s school of agriculture. They share the award for the groundbreaking discovery that giving cows names such as Rosie increases their milk yield.

From: "Quirky scientific research that raises a smile - The Irish Times - Tue, Oct 06, 2009."

Wonder if this works for landscapes/flora as well as various other fauna? Running home to name my succulents "Josie..."

For example, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be the most effective treatment for PTSD and has the fewest side-effects, yet many psychologists do not use this method. Baker and colleagues cite one study in which only 30 percent of psychologists were trained to perform CBT for PTSD and only half of those psychologists elected to use it. That means that six of every seven sufferers were not getting the best care available from their clinicians. Furthermore, CBT shows both long-term and immediate benefits as a treatment for PTSD; whereas medications such as Paxil have shown 25 to 50 percent relapse rates.

From: "Where's the science? The sorry state of psychotherapy."

The departure of both nurses and politicians from the top costumes list could be an indication that Americans would like to shelve the health care reform debate – at least for one night – to have a little bipartisan fun,” said Tracy Mullin, NRF President and CEO. “Pop culture always influences Halloween costumes, and it will be interesting to see how creative Americans can get this year.

From "National Retail Federation - Vampires Move Up Top Costumes List; Nurses, Politicians Drop Off."

After every time of exaltation, we are brought down with a sudden rush into things as they really are, where it is neither beautiful, poetic, nor thrilling. The height of the mountaintop is measured by the dismal drudgery of the valley, ...

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com he has “no idea” if people can opt out of having certain diseases and abortions excluded from the Electronic Health Records that doctors and other health care providers must create for every American by 2014 under provisions in the stimulus law that Obama signed in February.

From: "CNSNews.com - Gibbs: ‘I Have No Idea’ If People Can Exclude Certain Diseases and Abortions from Gov't-Mandated Electronic Health Records."

Why am I *not* surprised Uncle Sam doesn't agree that #myhealthdata isn't really mine?

New guidance for Britain’s 150,000 practising doctors could remove the right to confidentiality from patients with inherited diseases.

When a patient is found to have a gentic disease, such as certain forms of cancer, doctors will be obliged to inform relatives about potential risks to their health, the General Medical Council (GMC) say

From: " Genetic disease patients may lose privacy rights to protect families - Times Online."

Everyday today when I visit a certain coffee shop, I enter into my iPhone — I click, click, click — and it tells me exactly what my sugar consumption patterns were from that grande vanilla nonfat latte, and it becomes very clear to me what this has done to my nutrition habits,” Chopra continued. “So I don’t know, and nor should the government be in a position to tell the country how and in what manner these applications should come together. If we create the market conditions that would spur market innovation: We hope to create a great deal of innovation anchored to the consumer and anchored around prevention and wellness. That’s the opportunity in healthcare that everybody believes whether conservative or liberal.

From an interview by Matthew Holt, Health 2.0 LLC, (@boltyboy on Twitter) with Health 2.0 keynote speaker Aneesh Chopra.

"Federal CTO tracks eating habits via iPhone | mobihealthnews"

The human brain is made up of 100 billion neurons — live wires that must be kept in delicate balance to stabilize the world’s most magnificent computing organ. Too much excitement and the network will slip into an apoplectic, uncomprehending chaos. Too much inhibition and it will flatline. A new mathematical model describes how the trillions of interconnections among neurons could maintain a stable but dynamic relationship that leaves the brain sensitive enough to respond to stimulation without veering into a blind seizure.

From PhysOrg: "New model suggests how the brain might stay in balance"

In many ways, the fight for health insurance reform comes down to a battle over information. The more people know about how broken the system is and the President's plan to fix it, the more they want change. But there are an awful lot of lies to cut through, and a whole lot of truth to get out.

So today, we're proud to announce a powerful new way for you to help: Organizing for America's Health Reform Video Challenge.

This is your chance -- you ingenious, insightful, funny people out there -- to make a 30-second ad telling the story about why the status quo has got to go, or explaining how the Obama plan will ensure we get the secure, quality care we need without breaking the budget.

The top submissions will be voted on by the public and a panel of experts, with the winning ad aired on national television. This is your opportunity to add your voice and creativity to the debate, get some great exposure for your work, and make a huge difference.

From an email sent to me by Natalie Foster, from the Barack Obama mailing list, titled: "Health reform video challenge." 9.27.09

Immediate reactions:
1. Hope they get some creative submissions from Health 2.0/Medicine 2.0 folks
2. Hope they get some creative submissions from people we DON'T know
3. This is a great play by the Obama administration to get free creative/ad work done
4. I hope the administration appreciates and archives words/phrases shared in submissions - I'd like to see a semantic analysis on hot point syntax

Curious - would you submit a video? Why or why not?