The Finns are coming, the Finns are coming (to Health 2.0!)
By MATTHEW HOLT
One of the great things that I’ve seen in a couple of decades of watching health tech has been the democratization of technology, and the amazing ideas coming from all across the globe. Health care is no exception and one of the most active regions in health technology has been a tiny European country most people don’t know much about–other than they once had a phone from there on which they played snake. In fact the relative demise of Nokia has been a big boost for tech startups in Finland because it freed up so much technical talent.
Some 100 entrepreneurs, technologists, finance & ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Holt Tags: Health 2.0 THCB Health Tech Ilona Lundstrom Team Finland Tekes Source Type: blogs
Everybody Into The Sauna?
Spending more time in the sauna may lead to a longer and healthier life– at least if you live in Finland, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Finnish researchers analyzed data from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. The new analysis focused on 2,315 middle-aged men who had 1, 2-3, or 4-7 sauna bathing sessions per week. After 20 years of followup the rate of sudden cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease, fatal cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality was significantly reduced in people who used the sauna more often. … Click here to read the More̷...
Source: CardioBrief - February 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: People, Places & Events Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Finland sauna Source Type: blogs
Three Rules of Diabetes Tech: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
John Sjolund is the CEO and co-founder of Timesulin, a company that makes a clever digital insulin pen cap that keeps track of your dosing. You may have heard about their launch in Canada on Oct. 1 and Finland in mid-November, but we're still awai... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - December 4, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
Article: Finnish Doctors Are Prescribing Video Games for ADHD
Finnish Doctors Are Prescribing Video Games for ADHDhttp://motherboard.vice.com/blog/finnish-doctors-are-prescribing-video-games-for-adhdSent via Flipboard*******************************************Kevin McGrew, PhDEducational PsychologistDirector, IAPwww.themindhub.com******************************************* (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - October 13, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Take Your Blood Pressure Pills Or Increase Your Risk Of Stroke
A large new observational study demonstrates that people who don’t take their antihypertensive medications are much more likely to have a stroke. The new study, published in the European Heart Journal, used nationwide prescription, hospital and mortality records from 73,527 hypertensive patients in Finland. The Finnish investigators compared 26,704 patients who were hospitalized or died of stroke with 46,823 patients who did not have an event. The stroke patients were older, less educated, had lower income, and were more likely to have diabetes or cancer than controls. After adjusting for baseline differences betw...
Source: CardioBrief - July 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Antihypertensive drug Conditions and Diseases European Heart Journal Finland health stroke Source Type: blogs
> 20 000 French MD's enroll in " Doctors aren't Pigeons " (Angry pigeons ;-) Facebook group in 2.5 days
Breaking news: At 20 000 + doctors enrolled in his FB group, the founder Dr Letertre is appearing on TV and on his way to becoming national news.For the first time in my blog-writing history, I had a hard time today getting my blogpost out, because every few minutes, the number I was writing about shifted upward. I'm writing about the latest French social media phenomenon, an open Facebook group called"Doctors are not pigeons". This group was launched October 7, 2012, not by a veterinarian ;-) but by a French plastic surgeon, Dr Letertre, from Nice, France. The name has nothing to do with the famous Finnish a...
Source: Denise Silber's eHealth - October 9, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Denise Silber Tags: Doctors 2.0 Health 2.0 Source Type: blogs
> 20 000 French MD's enroll in " Doctors aren't Pigeons " (Angry pigeons ;-) Facebook group in 2.5 days
Breaking news: At 20 000 + doctors enrolled in his FB group, the founder Dr Letertre is appearing on TV and on his way to becoming national news.For the first time in my blog-writing history, I had a hard time today getting my blogpost out, because every few minutes, the number I was writing about shifted upward. I'm writing about the latest French social media phenomenon, an open Facebook group called"Doctors are not pigeons". This group was launched October 7, 2012, not by a veterinarian ;-) but by a French plastic surgeon, Dr Letertre, from Nice, France. The name has nothing to do with the famous Finnish a...
Source: Denise Silber's eHealth - October 9, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Denise Silber Tags: Doctors 2.0 Health 2.0 Source Type: blogs
Diabetes and the Ice Age
Did you know that more people are diagnosed with diabetes in the colder months of the year? Also, type 1 diabetes is more common in European countries than in African or South American countries. And Finland has the highest rate of type 1 diabetes... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - November 29, 2010 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
New Cellphone-Like All-in-One Glucose Meter from Finland
Disclosure: I do not know for sure whether this company intends to enter this year's DiabetesMine Design Challenge competition (although I hope so!); I've simply been corresponding with the co-founder for several weeks and find the product interes... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - March 9, 2010 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
