A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. researchers found high infection risk confined mainly to the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest and low risk in the South. The results were published in the February issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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How do you figure out where to off teen health services in Gaston, North Carolina?
To decide where the satellite services were needed, officials used county GIS mapping data to see where teenage clients live. An emphasis was placed on pinpointing teens classified as being “at-risk” for not getting the services they need, [ the health department’s medical director, Velma] Taormina said.
“Gastonia had the most teens, but there were also hot spots around the county,” she said. “To address that, we chose to expand our clinical services for teens to those Bessemer City and Cherryville locations. Teens there may have transportation issues with getting to Gastonia.”
- Gaston Gazette
Billed as the first official British Columbia government mobile application, the BC Health Services Locator launched Monday on Apple's iTunes app store.
- Vancouver Sun
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/07 at 05:45 AM |
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A company called LowestMed has launched a mobile app that allows consumers to compare drug prices at their local pharmacy chains.
The app will be a mobile extension of the company's Web resource for comparative drug prices and prescription discount cards.
- eWeek
Waze launched version 3.0 for Android. "The latest iteration of the app features a complete overhaul from the ground up, including a new minimalist graphic interface as well as Foursquare and Yelp POI integration to make it the most powerful local search navigation system on the market."
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RunKeeper has nine new partners using its API, bringing the total to 45. New ones include:
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Fleetly: Lets users track and improve their Fitness Level in a social game.
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Pedometer Ultimate: Turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a powerful GPS stopwatch.
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Nexercise: An interactive game that makes fitness fun.
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CleverRun: Predicts your target time for your next race and compares your runs to runs of the same distance.
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Cycle Log: Helps cyclists track performance with GPS mapping, interval timers, voice cues and more.
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Coachya: Helps coaches provide training plans, track, manage and bill their teams and athletes.
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Vitogo: Lets you log your strength training with coaching, motivation and social support.
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Weighty: Allows you to submit your weight and fat percentage to the Health Graph.
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Scosche myTREK: A wireless pulse monitor that is worn on your forearm and lets you manage your pulse, training type, calories burned, distance/speed/pace and more.
(I don't use RunKeeper or any phone based workout app. I just use my old Garmin Forerunner 201. It's the one Kate M. gave me after I lost my first one.)
- Bostoninno
Safely, the family safety app suite from Location Labs is announcing it "has enabled more than one billion family safety location checks since inception." And, there's a new feature: a check-in feature for the kids - so they don't have to call to say where they are.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 03:00 AM |
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In a study published in the Malaria Journal, a multinational team of researchers from the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), funded mainly by the Wellcome Trust, present the results of a two-year effort to assemble all available data worldwide on the risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the most deadly form of the disease. Using computer modelling and data on climate and human populations, they have revealed the complex landscape of malaria across the globe. The maps build on the first ever Atlas of Malaria-Eliminating Countries published earlier this year.
Malaria continues to exert an huge burden of illness and death worldwide but, after decades of neglect, the war against the disease has entered an unprecedented era: it is high on the policy agenda, international funding is beginning to translate into real increases in populations protected by bed nets and other key interventions, and a growing body of evidence points towards important reductions in illness and death.
The maps have been made freely available, along with a wide range of other malaria resources via the launch of a new online portal at www.map.ox.ac.uk. The research was led by Dr Pete Gething from the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford. He says: "These new maps and our online portal are really aimed at everyone involved in the battle against the disease: from the major international organisations and funders, to other scientists, to those actually doing the disease control work on the ground."
- press release
PulsePoint, the mobile app that notifies those who are registered and CPR certified when help is needed is moving on from its home in San Ramon, CA to San Jose. 150 other agencies are interested. No word yet on if it's saved any lives yet.
- CIO
On Tuesday Massachusetts announced plans to shut down one of the state mental health hosptials in Taunton. The Massachussets Nurses Association quickly put out a press release calling it a travestry, in part, because of geography.
"Their plan makes no sense," Coughlin said. "Our system has been operating well over full capacity for years. We can't provide the care people need even with our facility open. The other issue is geography. We are now forcing patients and families to travel to Worcester, Tewksbury or out to Western Mass for their mental health care. It's a travesty."
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by Adena Schutzberg on 01/25 at 05:41 AM |
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Makerere University College of Health Sciences, in Kampala, Uganda will receive a grant of $500,000(Shs1.2b) for three years from Grand Challenges Canada and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide information for the development of diagnostic devices and a GIS. The grant is on behalf of the East African Community. The GIS, best I can decipher can help with both where the device can help the most people, but also where it can in fact run and be sustainable. Heat and dust have meant some devices are no longer usable after a "short time." I suppose it could also help device developers create products that can withstand the elements in different areas.
- All Africa
The Health Board in Estonia is asking who have undergone breast augmentation to determine the type of their implants and help the agency to map the use of the hazardous PIP silicon gel prosthesis. Tracking who used the devices is complex and they have gone under many different brand names. Women are asked to contact the Board with details to help build the map and track down others who may be impacted.
- ERR
Azavea released the Emergency Medical Center Locator application, which locates the nearest emergency medical facilities in 101 countries including the U.S. It's available as a free download through iTunes. The application was built for the Biomedical Research and Education Foundation, whose mission is to provide unbiased information resources about biomedical products for patients and their physician.
- Philly Biz Journal
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/28 at 05:06 AM |
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Brightkite, one of the early check-in apps has already pivoted once. It turned from check-ins to group texting (the "hot"? thing at SSW this year). Now the future is unclear and the company may be dead, according to TechCrunch.
- TechCrunch
At AIDS.gov, we began using Foursquare to explore how geolocation could expand the reach of our messages. We developed a plan with the following goals:
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To model transparency and to help extend the reach of AIDS.gov (and when appropriate Federal partners’) information and activities.
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To raise visibility of AIDS.gov at relevant conferences/events/locations to other Foursquare users and location-based users.
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To use “tips” and “check-ins” to raise awareness of events, meetings and conferences on the subject of HIV/AIDS and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
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To promote the website, blog, Facebook, etc. to other visitors (current visitors at conferences/events and future visitors at influential locations such as HHS).
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To upload photos at conferences/events/locations that will appear on our AIDS.gov Foursquare account.
- Blog.Aids.Gov
PR Manager Paul Rayment is mapping the history of famous rappers on the location-based service [Foursquare], adding note-worthy locations in the buildup to their careers. Rayment has mapped Tupac’s roots and he plans to chronicle Jay-Z next.
- Mashable
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/21 at 04:18 AM |
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