Gadget to protect the eyesight of children
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: January 1, 2009
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A new gadget has been unveiled by a Taiwan based company for protecting the eyesight of children by warning them not to sit too close to the TV. The TV will be switched off if the warning goes unheeded.
Parents can pre-set the allowed distance between the TV and the viewer. When the child sits too close, the TV Magic Tool shouts ‘My friend, you are sitting too close!’ If the child does not move back, it will give the warning two more times before shutting off the TV.
TV Magic Tool (called Dian Shi Bao or TV Darling in Chinese), is a stand-alone alarm system placed on top of a TV set. It uses a passive infrared (PIR) sensor to judge the distance between the TV set and the TV viewer.
Opthomologists say that the ideal distance for watching TV is to sit six metres away from the TV set and the TV set should be lower than the eye level.
Vitamin B1 reverses kidney damage
Posted by: Raj Sundar on: December 29, 2008
Complications of diabetes such as kidney disease develops more commonly with South Asians, who are at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
BBC reports a new study conducted by a team from Warwick University (United Kingdom), found vitamin B1 (Thiamine) supplements reversed kidney damage on patients with early-stage kidney disease.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7796073.stm
Monitor for Cardio-Vascular Disease
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: December 11, 2008
Uma Vivek of Health Support Systems routinely publishes articles on interesting new developments in the health care field. Send your comments to feedback@healthsupportsystems.com
A seemingly healthy person, with a regular fitness regime, may yet succumb to a stroke, heart attack or be a victim of high blood pressure. A new non-invasive pressure monitor from Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. can be used to screen high-risk groups, such as smokers, diabetics and people with high cholesterol and hypertension.
Cardiovascular diseases may occur 20-30 years after arteries begin to lose their elasticity. The inner layer of arteries produces nitric oxide, which is responsible for elasticity of the walls. In high-risk groups, the production of oxide falls and blood vessels do not relax and contract as they should. This leads to increased pressure on the walls of the vessels and later inflammation. In apparently healthy people, the arteries are relaxed but inflammation is possible. Cholesterol that should flow along with blood is retained in the vessel wall and this, ultimately, leads to heart attack and stroke.
The FDA has cleared the usage of the machine. “It takes only five minutes to run the test. We do the test when people are in their 20s” said Jay N. Cohn, professor of medicine, University of Minnesota. Smaller arteries are used as indicators for the test because they are thin-walled and inflammation or structural changes caused by low production of nitric oxide can easily be detected. The walls of larger arteries are thick and hence, less sensitive to changes. The endothelium is damaged in diabetics, heavy smokers and high-risk patients.
The device may allow you to better risk-stratify those patients who need aggressive follow-up and/or testing as opposed to those who may benefit from lifestyle or therapy changes.
Predicting the Brain Storm
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: December 9, 2008
Uma Vivek of Health Support Systems routinely publishes articles on interesting new developments in the health care field. Send your comments to feedback@healthsupportsystems.com
A new medical breakthrough may help people who suffer with seizures. Doctors in Chicago are developing a device that will detect the onset of an epileptic seizure. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center are testing out a portable unit designed to detect the abnormal brain activity that happens before a seizure. The machine is basically a compact EEG machine that monitors brain activity. When the signs of electrical trouble are picked up, the machine would transmit a warning to a receiver. The patient could then take steps to sit down or tell someone. But there’s one huge catch: they have the technology but still haven’t figured out the most reliable warning sign, finding algorithms that would detect for a particular person when the seizure is about to start. That’s really the key part.
They’re recording hundreds of patients’ brainwave patterns, and creating a database in hopes of finding the precursor to seizures. In the lab, electrical activity of brain tissue is also being analyzed. The research is tedious and expensive. But experts say it’s desperately needed.
Health Support Systems Offers Complimentary Health Campaign Materials
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: December 1, 2008
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Health Support Systems, Inc. (www.healthsupportsystems.com) today announced the availability of free Health Campaign Materials for enterprises. Originally developed for its clients, HSS has made available portions of the materials free for any individual or business to use. The Health Campaign includes online and print materials that coach and educate individuals and can be distributed by employers and organizations such as community hospitals or small health plans to spread health awareness among employees or members.
“The intent is to empower and coach the individuals in preventive health, self monitoring and management”, says Lee Hagelshaw, a co-founder and CFO for HSS. “We truly believe that the service will benefit a lot of individuals and small enterprises. The materials can be used freely by any person or organization for internal purposes and distribution. “
“The Health Campaign includes materials on smoking cessation, diet, and nutrition, articles on living with diabetes and hypertension and a health dashboard to tie it all together, ” says Bala Selvarajan, a co-founder of HSS. “These materials can be the first step to educate individuals about their health and preventive care.”
This service will be in addition to the free disease management online portal launched by HSS in Nov 2007. HSS products can also be purchased by enterprises and customized for their members, personnel and dependents. The subscription service offers additional features not available in the free version and includes patient monitoring and counseling. By subscribing to a disease management or wellness program, companies can benefit from fewer employee sick days, higher productivity, and lower employee-related health costs.
Earlier this year, HSS announced the signing of two channel partners for distributing its products and services. The channel partners will integrate HSS’s Health Monitor system with their suite of medical devices and will offer a turnkey solution to their clients, including data collection, monitoring, reporting and consulting.
About Health Support Systems, Inc.
Health Support Systems (HSS) provides cost-saving tools for remote health monitoring, medical device integration, electronic personal health records and information exchange. HSS products help people who are living with diabetes, obesity, hypertension or heart disease to better manage their conditions, while reducing costs for health care payers. HSS was founded by professionals from the healthcare and technology sectors, with the vision of bringing to healthcare the cost savings from combining technology with service efficiency. The goal is to deliver high-quality disease management and wellness services at substantially lower cost than currently available.
For more information visit http://www.healthsupportsystems.com
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Health Support Systems to present at the 10th DMAA annual meeting
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: November 17, 2008
Health Support System will present at the DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance’s 10th annual meeting, The Forum 08, on now November 23 to 25, in Hollywood, Florida. The presentation titled “Individualized. Outsourced. Offshore” will present an observational report on self monitoring and management using HSS’s web based Electronic Personal Health Record and analysis tool.
The findings will be presented by Dr. Jaan Sidorov and Lynn Ventura. Dr.Sidorov is a practicing primary care physician, former Board member of the DMAA, former Medical Director of the Geisinger Care Coordination Program and now the MD of Sidorov Health Solutions and is an adviser to Health Support Systems. Lynn Ventura is the Director of Business Development for Health Support Systems and specializes in managing Senior Care Home.
Health Support Systems helps people who are living with diabetes, obesity, hypertension or heart disease better manage their conditions through a combination of self-monitoring, education and qualitative analysis, while reducing cost for care givers, employers and insurance providers.
Health Monitor adds Medication reminders
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: May 6, 2008
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Health Support Systems (www.healthsupportsystems.com) today announced the launch of several additional features to Health Monitor. Among the new features are the ability for patients to:
1. Add and receive medication reminders by email and SMS text messages
2. Access Health Monitor from any Internet enabled mobile phone! Just point your phone to
m.zoom2health.com/ph
Enter data, view reports and get advice!
Health Support System adds disease & symptom search, radiology & imaging store, among several new features
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: March 31, 2008
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Health Support Systems (www.healthsupportsystems.com) today announced the launch of several new features to the enterprise version of its flagship product, the Health Monitor.
Among the new features are the ability for patients to:
- add and track radiology and imaging records
- several new risk reports
- ability to search over 1000 diseases by name or symptoms
Health Support Systems announces free “Ask an Expert” program
Posted by: healthsupportsystems on: March 1, 2008
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Health Support Systems (www.healthsupportsystems.com) today announced the launch of another service that is available at no cost, named the “Ask an Expert” program. Using this free service, users can post their medical questions and receive answers from medical professionals from around the globe. Since the health care professionals may not be licensed to practice medicine in the state or country of the individual, the interaction on the forum will be limited to general advice.
“The intent is to empower and coach the individual and not to diagnose, treat or otherwise practice medicine”, says Lee Hagelshaw, a co-founder and general counsel for HSS. “We truly believe that the free service will benefit a lot of individuals. This is especially useful in an unfavorable economic climate where new solutions to the spiraling cost of health care are needed more than ever”.
This service will be in addition to the free disease management portal launched by HSS in Nov 2007. “This is a virtual care option that is truly without borders. We plan to run this on a trial basis over the next several months. If there is lot of end user interest, we plan to expand the program” says Bala Selvarajan, a co-founder of HSS.
“As an example, an individual could log onto the program and ask about symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss or palpitations and receive advice to talk to a health care provider about the possibility of hyperthyroidism” says Dr. Jaan Sidorov, a practicing primary care physician, former Board member of the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA), former Medical Director of the Geisinger Care Coordination Program and now an advisor to Health Support Systems. He further adds “the idea is not to replace a patient-physician interaction, but rather educate, empower and enlighten an individual about self-care”
About Health Support Systems, Inc.
Health Support Systems provides cost effective technology solutions and support services for the healthcare industry. HSS was founded by professionals from the healthcare and technology sectors, with the vision of bringing to healthcare the cost savings from combining technology with service efficiency. The goal is to deliver high-quality disease management and wellness services at substantially lower cost than currently available.
For more information visit http://www.healthsupportsystems.com
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