All Blog Posts Tagged 'technology' (7)

As I finished reading Jennifer Kahn's article, "Modeling Human Drug Trials - Without the Human", at my kitchen table this morning, I couldn't help but think: Health Activists need to know about this. Kahn's article is about a computer model called Archimedes, and its creator, David Eddy. I strongly encourage you to read the whole thing, but the gist of it is this: Eddy has translated much of what we… Continue

Back in September, we honored World Alzheimer's Day by sharing a list of ways to get involved in your own communities and help spread awareness and support to the Alzheimer's community. Here at WEGO Health, some of us wore purple to commemorate the day. Now, a month and a half later, it… Continue

Americans have a hard time getting a good night sleep. In 2008 The Institute of Medicine reported that 50-70 million people in the U.S. suffer from insomnia. But why is it that the frequency of sleep disorders in other countries do not even come close to the frequency that they occur in the United States? Sleep professionals are increasingly emphasizing that behavioral habits and lack of awareness about the health effects of poor sleep have a lot to do with it. In response, many behavioral progr… Continue

Twitter is still on the rise and in the news daily. A lot of people in our WEGO Health community use Twitter (maybe you've attended one of the Twitter Power Tools events WEGO Health has hosted?). Even beyond our community of health activists, others involved in the health community are turning to Twitter for a way to spread awareness for a cause, meet others who have similar interests or illnesses, and sharing great resources.… Continue

Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) are something many of us are using on a regular basis whether it's attached to the dashboards of our cars or built-in to our cell phones. Getting lost when traveling is slowly becoming a thing of the past (though it doesn't improve poor driving skills! And it certainly wasn't utilized by the most recent cab driver I had - who purposely tried to take the long way to my apartment. She should have turned her GPS on. Luckily my friend used his cell phone GPS to ca… Continue

Up to the moment: Migraine information Migraine Support For Migraineurs - for their families and friends http://twibes.com/Migraine to join! Get your Twitter account HERE Check the WEGO Health calendar on the community page for the next free Twittering for Health Activists webinar! Continue

I am not technically savvy. That's the territory of my son and hubby who do computers for a living and live and breathe them when not at work. I am happy to keep my Migraine foggy brain clear of the clutter of technical jargon and most anything else relating to the computer... until I need something. #1 son is too busy now to help me, as is his father, so I'm now forced to spend countless hours online trying to figure out simple things that would take the average first grader 5 minutes. One su… Continue