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Internet and medicine
The Power of the Web in Cancer Drug Discovery and Clinical Trial Design: Research without a Laboratory?
Cancer Inform. 2010; 9: 31-5
Galustian C, Dalgleish AG
The discovery of effective cancer treatments is a key goal for pharmaceutical companies. However, the current costs of bringing a cancer drug to the market in the USA is now estimated at $1 billion per FDA approved drug, with many months of research at the bench and costly clinical trials. A growing number of papers highlight the use of data mining tools to determine associations between drugs, genes or protein targets, and possible mechanism of actions or therapeutic efficacy which could be harnessed to provide information that can refine or direct new clinical
Comparison of Paper-and-Pencil Versus Web Administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Risk Behavior Prevalence Estimates.
Eval Rev. 2010 Apr; 34(2): 137-53
Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L, Denniston MM, McManus T, Kyle TM, Roberts AM, Flint KH, Ross JG
The authors examined whether paper-and-pencil and Web surveys administered in the school setting yield equivalent risk behavior prevalence estimates. Data were from a methods study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in spring 2008. Intact classes of 9th- or 10th-grade students were assigned randomly to complete a survey via paper-and-pencil or Web. Data from 5,227 students were analyzed using logistic regression to identify associations of mode with reporting of 74
Hormone Replacement Therapy advertising: sense and nonsense on the web pages of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in Spain.
BMC Public Health. 2010 Mar 16; 10(1): 134
Chilet-Rosell E, Martin-Llaguno M, Ruiz-Cantero MT, Alonso-Coello P
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The benefits of long term use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) have been questioned since 1939. HRT requires medical prescription, its advertising is only permitted where it is aimed at health professionals, and online sales are illegal in Europe. The objective of this study is to analyse internet advertising of HRT in Spain. METHODS: A search was carried out on the Internet (January 2009) for the eight best-selling HRT drugs in Spain. The brand name of each drug was entered into the
Information dynamics shape the sexual networks of Internet-mediated prostitution.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 15;
Rocha LE, Liljeros F, Holme P
Like many other social phenomena, prostitution is increasingly coordinated over the Internet. The online behavior affects the offline activity; the reverse is also true. We investigated the reported sexual contacts between 6,624 anonymous escorts and 10,106 sex buyers extracted from an online community from its beginning and six years on. These sexual encounters were also graded and categorized (in terms of the type of sexual activities performed) by the buyers. From the temporal, bipartite network of posts, we found a full feedback loop in which high
"Growing your own" nursing staff with a collaborative accelerated second-degree, web-based program.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2010 Mar; 41(3): 118-22
Allen P, Vandyke Y, Armstrong ML
A viable approach to addressing the nursing shortage has been the advent of accelerated models of nursing education (205 programs in 2007) to produce new baccalaureate-prepared nurses. This article provides a brief description of an online accelerated second-degree program and the accelerated students, followed by a discussion of the important collaborative role that hospital educators provide, along with nursing faculty, in the development of coaches for students' clinical experiences. Graduates of the program report feeling well prepared
A comparative study of uses of the Internet among college students with and without Internet addiction.
Psychol Rep. 2009 Dec; 105(3 Pt 2): 1103-12
Kesici S, Sahin I
The current study examined uses of the Internet among college students classified as addicted to the Internet or not. Data were gathered from 384 college students. Students classified as Internet Addicted used the Internet more for social functions, leisure functions, and virtual emotional functions, when compared to students considered as Internet Nonaddicted. Effect sizes were large, indicating important group differences in uses of the Internet.
Removal of vocal fold papillomata and a laryngeal web.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Mar; 89(3): E26
Stasney CR, Rodriguez M, Hathway J
Internet visibility.
Br Dent J. 2010 Mar 13; 208(5): 234
Effects of internet use on health and depression: a longitudinal study.
J Med Internet Res. 2010; 12(1): e6
Bessière K, Pressman S, Kiesler S, Kraut R
BACKGROUND: The rapid expansion of the Internet has increased the ease with which the public can obtain medical information. Most research on the utility of the Internet for health purposes has evaluated the quality of the information itself or examined its impact on clinical populations. Little is known about the consequences of its use by the general population. OBJECTIVE: Is use of the Internet by the general population for health purposes associated with a subsequent change in psychological well-being and health? Are the effects different
Prophylactic Gastrostomy before Chemoradiation in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: a Multiprofessional Web-based Survey to Identify Current Practice and to Analyse Decision Making.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2010 Mar 12;
Moor JW, Patterson J, Kelly C, Paleri V
AIMS: Patients with advanced squamous carcinoma of the head and neck who are treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy schedules are often referred for gastrostomy tube (G-tube) insertion. Decision making to select appropriate patients is inconsistent and the factors that lead healthcare workers to make this recommendation are not well understood. Therefore, by means of a web-based questionnaire we sought the views of a variety of healthcare professionals as to their current practice with regard to various issues surrounding the
eHealth
eHealth. Combining Health Telematics, Telemedicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics to the Edge.
Methods Inf Med. 2010 Mar 16; 49(2): 121-2
Blobel B, Zvárová J
Supporting the Saudi e-health initiative: the Master of Health Informatics programme at KSAU-HS.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Jan; 16(1): 119-24
Altuwaijri MM
The health sector in Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in recent decades with some hospitals receiving international recognition. However, this has not been accompanied by advancements in the field of health informatics, which are necessary for hospitals to achieve certain objectives such as enhancing the quality of health care and reducing the time and cost of health care delivery. In this paper we describe the status of e-health in Saudi Arabia, along with some of the national e-health initiatives such the establishment of a new Master of Health
New directions in eHealth communication: Opportunities and challenges.
Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Mar; 78(3): 329-336
Kreps GL, Neuhauser L
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews key communication issues involved in the design of effective and humane eHealth applications to help guide strategic development and implementation of health information technologies. BACKGROUND: There is a communication revolution brewing in the delivery of health care and the promotion of health fueled by the growth of powerful new health information technologies. CONCLUSION: The development, adoption, and implementation of a broad range of new eHealth applications (such as online health information websites, interactive
No more dithering on e-health: let's keep patients safe instead.
CMAJ. 2010 Mar 1;
McGrail K, Law M, Hébert PC, Flegel K, Macdonald N, Stanbrook MB, Ramsay J
E-health is booming in developing world.
BMJ. 2010; 340: c1054
Roehr B
Architectural Approach to eHealth for Enabling Paradigm Changes in Health.
Methods Inf Med. 2010 Mar 16; 49(2): 123-34
Blobel B
Objectives: For improving safety and quality of care as well as efficiency of health delivery under the well-known burdens, health services become specialized, distributed, and therefore collaborative, thereby changing the health service paradigm from organization-centered over process-controlled to personal health (pHealth). Methods: Personalized eHealth services provided independent of time and location have to be based on advanced technical paradigms of mobile, pervasive and autonomous computing, enabling ubiquitous health services. Personalized eHealth systems
e-Health in pediatric palliative care.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2010 Feb; 27(1): 66-73
Knapp C
e-Health has the potential to improve pediatric palliative care. e-Health initiatives use the Internet or health information technology to improve quality of care and have the potential to decrease costs by reducing medical errors, reducing duplication of services, improving access to diagnostic and laboratory results, and improving communication between providers and patients, and so on. The majority of e-health initiatives are for adults and only a limited amount of evidence exists in the literature on e-health interventions in palliative care that are focused on
The value of theory for enhancing and understanding e-health interventions.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jan; 38(1): 103-9
Pingree S, Hawkins R, Baker T, duBenske L, Roberts LJ, Gustafson DH
Methodologic and design issues in patient-centered e-health research.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jan; 38(1): 98-102
Resnicow K, Strecher V, Couper M, Chua H, Little R, Nair V, Polk TA, Atienza AA
e-health research and patient-centered care examining theory, methods, and application.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jan; 38(1): 85-8
Atienza AA, Hesse BW, Gustafson DH, Croyle RT
Open Access
AAIR, a leading open access journal in allergy, asthma and immunology research.
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2009 Oct; 1(1): 1-2
Park CS
Wikis and open-access education?
Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Feb 10; 74(1): 16d
Peeters MJ, Gallegos PJ
Open-access public-private partnerships to enable drug discovery--new approaches.
IDrugs. 2010 Mar; 13(3): 175-80
Müller S, Weigelt J
The productivity of the pharmaceutical industry, as assessed by the number of NMEs produced per US dollar spent in R&D, has been in steady decline during the past 40 years. This decline in productivity not only poses a significant challenge to the pharmaceutical industry, but also to society because of the importance of developing drugs for the treatment of unmet medical needs. The major challenge in progressing a new drug to the market is the successful completion of clinical trials. However, the failure rate of drugs entering trials has not decreased, despite various
Open access is almost here: navigating through copyright, fair use, and the TEACH Act.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2010 Feb; 41(2): 57-64; quiz 65-6, 88
Lyons MG
Dealing with the complexities of copyright, fair use, the TEACH Act, and the concept of open access can confuse even the most experienced educator. Online education has added to the dilemma. This article discusses the latest information on copyright issues, current guidelines for interpreting fair use and incorporating the TEACH Act, and recent developments in open access publishing.
Comparison of trial participants and open access users of a web-based physical activity intervention regarding adherence, attrition, and repeated participation.
J Med Internet Res. 2010; 12(1): e3
Wanner M, Martin-Diener E, Bauer G, Braun-Fahrländer C, Martin BW
BACKGROUND: Web-based interventions are popular for promoting healthy lifestyles such as physical activity. However, little is known about user characteristics, adherence, attrition, and predictors of repeated participation on open access physical activity websites. OBJECTIVE: The focus of this study was Active-online, a Web-based individually tailored physical activity intervention. The aims were (1) to assess and compare user characteristics and adherence to the website (a) in the open access context over time from
Open access: science and undeveloped countries, a reality of discrimination.
N Z Med J. 2009; 122(1306): 128-9
Cardona-Maya W
Evaluation of an open access echocardiography service in the Netherlands: a mixed methods study of indications, outcomes, patient management and trends.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2010; 10: 37
van Heur LM, Baur LH, Tent M, Lodewijks-van der Bolt CL, Streppel M, Winkens RA, Stoffers HE
BACKGROUND: In our region (Eastern South Limburg, The Netherlands) an open access echocardiography service started in 2002. It was the first service of this kind in The Netherlands. Our study aims were: (1) to evaluate demand for the service, participation, indications, echocardiography outcomes, and management by the general practitioner (GP); (2) to analyse changes in indications and outcomes over the years. METHODS: (1) Data from GP request forms, echocardiography reports and a retrospective
Time to overcome the translational roadblock: Introducing a new open access stroke journal.
Exp Transl Stroke Med. 2009; 1: 1
Schäbitz WR, Kleinschnitz C
Unlocking the closed door: arguments for open access hospice.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2010 Feb; 27(1): 86-90
Furman CD, Doukas DJ, Reichel W
The traditional view of standard hospice (SH) care is that once begun, the doorway toward curative and other forms of nonpalliative treatment is irrevocably locked. We will argue that such a traditional view needs to be reassessed in light of new arguments and data regarding access to these avenues of treatment. We will argue that patients should be supported in their transition from SH to open access hospice (OAH). Open access hospice should be available to all patients because of ethical arguments, patient satisfaction arguments, and costs
Moving towards open access: high-quality research and publication is essential, but visibility of the work is critical.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2010; 90(1): 3
Vahlquist A, Egelrud T, Andersson A