Posted on September - 26 - 2011
I normally prefer to remain independent, lest I compromise my journalistic objectivity, but I have decided to make an exception.
Monday at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Marlborough, Mass.-based Physicians Interactive Holdings, which owns mobile medical reference software vendor Skyscape, and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, announced that they are jointly launching Health eVillages, a program that will provide smartphones and other mobile devices, loaded with medical texts, drug guides, and other reference tools, to health professionals in low-income regions of the world.
I am honored to be serving on the advisory board to Health eVillages, along with co-founding partners Kerry Kennedy—president of the RFK Center, and daughter of the late Sen. Ro
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Posted on September - 24 - 2011
The Los Angeles Times has found that prescription drugs are responsible for thousands of deaths annually. Reporter Lisa Girion and the American Pain Society’s Dr. Roger Chou discuss the findings and what might be done to address the problem.
Posted on September - 23 - 2011
You wont believe whose house Angelina Jolie and her brood were headed to in the pic above. Gwen Stefani! Random, right? Apparently the two are friendly, so they had a playdate in London over the weekend.
As intriguing a that mommy friendship is, I was more preoccupied with the sparkly shoes Vivienne Jolie Pitt and Zahara Jolie Pitt are wearing. Last month we predicted sequin shoes would be a popular fall trend for little girls and it looks like we were right. Angelinas already on board, so what are you waiting for?
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Posted on September - 23 - 2011
A new study has found that hitting the gym or jogging before work can lead to greater productivity, reduced stress levels and even higher pays.
The survey of more than 2,000 employees, commissioned by sportswear firm Asics, found 63 per cent who exercise at least twice a week believe exercise makes them more effective at work, the Daily Express reported.
The highest proportion of those earning above the national average wage (25,900 pounds) were among the early birds, with 46 per cent of morning exercisers earning above average salaries compared with those who keep fit during the day or evening (31 per cent and 37 per cent).
“Morning exercise wakes you up and releases happy hormones. W
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