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      Sunday, September 7, 2008      
 
 
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  Virtual Clinical Trials  
  The University of Houston’s Texas Obesity Research Center (TORC) has jumped into the virtual world by launching an International Health Challenge to take place in the land of Second Life.  
 
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Web Exclusives
  High Drug Costs a Factor in Cancer Care 
The cost of cancer care is rising at the rate of approximately 15% annually, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
     
  Strategies for Identifying Patients in Depression Care  
Chronic conditions are leading causes of illness, disability, and death among Medicare beneficiaries and account for a disproportionate share of healthcare expenditures.
     
  Asthma “Just a Phase” for Some Boys  
Although boys are known to have a higher prevalence of asthma in their youth than girls are, it turns out that they are also more likely to grow out of it in adolescence.
     
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MDNG Voices (Blogs)
  Forced Overtime: Back With a Vengeance
Marijke Vroomen-Durning, RN		 
Overtime is happening in many places as the shortage of qualified nurses gets worse. There is so much wrong with this on so many levels.
  Jott it All Down with a Transcription Service
Nancy Tice, MD		 
Sign up to Jott by providing your cell number. Within minutes, your reminder is transcribed and text-messaged to the appropriate parties.
  BlackBerries Get Juiced Up With Social Networking App
Eric M. Zeman		 
JuiceCaster helps populate your social networking sites with media captured on your phone.
 
MDNG In Print
  Beyond Brochures: Using Tech to Teach Patients 
Cell phone applications and other high-tech tools are changing the way physicians approach patient education.
  What Did You Just Say?: Health Literacy in the Information Age 
Health literacy requires more than just knowing how to read. It involves a number of additional skills, including listening, analyzing, and decisionmaking.
 
Network Highlights  
The Widening AMT Net
Biomarkers Linked to Therapy Response
Understanding Metabolic Syndrome: Knowing the Risks
Flunking Asthma? When HEDIS Takes the ACT
Lipoprotein and Coronary Artery Disease
 
 
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