Toni Kistner's Blog (4)

Layers of Caregiving

In taking a fresh look at potential Alzheimer’s treatments, I came across something unexpected. In the stage three clinical trial for the antihistamine Dimebon, researchers found a marked improvement in patients and in their caregivers. The study reports that patients taking Dimebon showed improved cognitive function, memory, behavior and activities of daily living over a 12-month period, while the condition of patients taking a placebo continued to worsen. Caregivers, too, appeared to… Continue

Added by Toni Kistner on October 21, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Our eureka moment

Like any nimble, clever startup, we've spent the past several months figuring out who we want to be, and how to best contribute to the world of online health. You'd expect our journey to demand plenty of hours locked up in stuffy conference rooms scribbling workflow diagrams, prioritizing lists, butting heads, heading out for more Diet Coke and starting again - all of it, sure. But the breakthrough moments never actually involve the smart guy yelling "Eureka!" True eureka moments come (at lea… Continue

Added by Toni Kistner on May 10, 2008 at 11:22am — 1 Comment

Enrichment Seminar: Social Media for Health Advocates

I think a few of you know Vanessa DiMauro, a community building consultant here at WEGO Health. She runs a company called Leader Networks. She’s going to be holding a seminar on best practices around social networking for WEGO Health community members this Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. Attendance is limited to 25 people, so if you'd like to come, please e-mail me at tonik@wegohealth.com. Continue

Added by Toni Kistner on April 8, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

WEGO Health Editorial Team Call for Collaboration - Diabetes

For the next three weeks the WEGO Health Research team will be building out diabetes content on the public WEGO Health site. We are looking for Opinion Leaders in the greater diabetes community who want to help guide the team's research and focus. We're looking for folks with experience with both Type I and Type II Diabetes. If you're interested, please reply here or e-mail Toni Kistner at tonik@wegohealth.com. Continue

Added by Toni Kistner on March 19, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

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