Comments for The Medicalization of Cyberspace http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com by Dr Andy Miah & Dr Emma Rich (Feb 2008, Routledge) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Women ‘using web for abortions’ (BBC, 2008) by allindiamedicaltourism http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/women-using-web-for-abortions/#comment-126 allindiamedicaltourism Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:34:24 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-126 read medical tourism at http://allindiamedicaltourism.wordpress.com read medical tourism at http://allindiamedicaltourism.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on The Nintendo Wii and BMI by DebbieC http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/the-nintendo-wii-and-bmi/#comment-105 DebbieC Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:20:14 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-105 I would like to say that this game is extremely unhealthy for adults with eating disorders. It not only depicts your BMI but also creates an avatar depicting how they feel you look. Why isn't that being covered? As the Mother of a young woman with an eating disorder it is very frustrating to hear that she is unable to eat because her butt grew on wii. What is up with all of this ignorance? Eating disorders are very real and are not cured by ordering a hamburger. How about looking at this from the flip side of things? I am about ready to fly five thousand miles to stomp on the system myself. Thank God my BMI is up so it won't take a lot of work. I would like to say that this game is extremely unhealthy for adults with eating disorders. It not only depicts your BMI but also creates an avatar depicting how they feel you look. Why isn’t that being covered? As the Mother of a young woman with an eating disorder it is very frustrating to hear that she is unable to eat because her butt grew on wii. What is up with all of this ignorance? Eating disorders are very real and are not cured by ordering a hamburger. How about looking at this from the flip side of things? I am about ready to fly five thousand miles to stomp on the system myself. Thank God my BMI is up so it won’t take a lot of work.

]]> Comment on Women ‘using web for abortions’ (BBC, 2008) by Mimi http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/women-using-web-for-abortions/#comment-96 Mimi Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:29:06 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-96 I really am not for abortions unless it's life threatening. I really am not for abortions unless it’s life threatening.

]]> Comment on The Nintendo Wii and BMI by Sheps http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/the-nintendo-wii-and-bmi/#comment-91 Sheps Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:08:31 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-91 This story made me chuckle. When I used to get on my Wii Fit, I did feel a bit offended when it sounded like the board said 'Ouch' everytime I stood on it. I suppose the BMI warnings can be misconstrude by the user - after all, if they didn't want to be told they were possibly overweight, why did they do the test in the first place! It's like going to the gym and wanting to lose a stone, without weighing yourself first. Political Correctness gone mad. This story made me chuckle.

When I used to get on my Wii Fit, I did feel a bit offended when it sounded like the board said ‘Ouch’ everytime I stood on it.

I suppose the BMI warnings can be misconstrude by the user – after all, if they didn’t want to be told they were possibly overweight, why did they do the test in the first place!

It’s like going to the gym and wanting to lose a stone, without weighing yourself first.

Political Correctness gone mad.

]]> Comment on Women ‘using web for abortions’ (BBC, 2008) by Christon Holleman http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/women-using-web-for-abortions/#comment-82 Christon Holleman Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:29:27 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-82 Abortion is Murder And Should Be Illegal? Who Agree's and who dont? Abortion is Murder And Should Be Illegal?

Who Agree’s and who dont?

]]> Comment on Pro-Ana on Facebook by Leanne Cawley http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/pro-ana-on-facebook/#comment-79 Leanne Cawley Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:34:04 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-79 I was admitted to Cheadle Royal Hospital a few years ago, as i was suffering from anorexia it was so bad i lost the will to live. The staff at cheadle royal were brilliant and helped me so much if it weren't for them i wouldn't be here right now, or expecting my first child on christmas day. So i say that if the staff at Cheadle royal believe that it is for the best to remove pro-ana sites all together then i say we should get behind them all 100%. Eating disorders are a terrible thing to suffer from and if the media can help stamp out 'glamourising' celebrity weights that would also help. Thankyou Leanne Cawley I was admitted to Cheadle Royal Hospital a few years ago, as i was suffering from anorexia it was so bad i lost the will to live. The staff at cheadle royal were brilliant and helped me so much if it weren’t for them i wouldn’t be here right now, or expecting my first child on christmas day.
So i say that if the staff at Cheadle royal believe that it is for the best to remove pro-ana sites all together then i say we should get behind them all 100%.
Eating disorders are a terrible thing to suffer from and if the media can help stamp out ‘glamourising’ celebrity weights that would also help.
Thankyou Leanne Cawley

]]> Comment on Medicine 2.0 (un)conference (Toronto, 2008, Sept 4-5) by Franc http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/medicine-20-conference/#comment-78 Franc Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:15:30 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/medicine-20/#comment-78 First International Workshop on Medical Applications Networking (MAN 2009) In conjunction with IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany June 14, 2008 http://man.it.ubi.pt/ ********************************************************* Paper submission deadline: November 1, 2008. Topics of Interest The Workshop is soliciting papers describing original work, unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, on topics, including but not limited to, the following: • Body sensor networks • Clinical Biofeedback • Communications protocols and applications • E-Health • Health and healthcare applications • Medical signal acquisition, analysis and processing • Mobile applications • Modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation • Real-time Systems • Security and privacy • Telemedicine • Image and video processing • Wearable sensors and systems • Wireless sensor networks Submission of Manuscripts Papers should be submitted in a PDF format at the EDAS System using the link http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6724&track=4822&. Important Dates: • Paper submission: November 1, 2008 • Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2009 • Submission of camera-ready papers: March 1, 2009 Keynote Speaker Dr. Adam Drobot, Telcordia Technologies (USA) - "Emerging e-Health Service and Technology Trend" General Chair Joel Rodrigues, Institute of Telecommunications/ University of Beira Interior, Portugal TPC Chairs Joel Rodrigues, Institute of Telecommunications/ University of Beira Interior, Portugal Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France Tsong-Ho Wu, Telcordia Technologies, USA Publicity Chair Farid Farahmand Central Connecticut State University,USA Technical Program Committee . Abdelhamid Mellouk (University of Paris XII, France) . Andriyan Bayu Suksmono (Bangdong Institute of Technology, Indonesia) . António Nogueira (University of Aveiro, Portugal) . Asif Zafar Malik (Telemedicine & E-health training Center, Pakistan) . Azzedine Boukerch (University of Ottawa, Canada) . Binod Vaidya (Chosun University, Korea) . Eric Addeo (DeVry University, USA) . Farid Farahmand (Central Connecticut State University, USA) . Heng-Shuen Chen (Taipei National Hospital, Taiwan) . Heung-Kook Choi (Inje University, Busan, Korea) . Isao Nakajima (Tokai University, Japan) . Joel Rodrigues (University of Beira Interior, Portugal) . Jorge Sá Silva (University of Coimbra, Portugal) . José Marcos Brito (Inatel, Brasil) . Jun Zheng (University of Ottawa, Canada) . Mário Freire (University of Beira Interior, Portugal) . Nirwan Ansari (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) . Pascal Lorenz (University of Haute Alsace, France) . Paulo Salvador (University of Aveiro, Portugal) . Pradeep Ray (APuHC; Univ. Of South Wales, Sydney, Australia) . Saroj Mishra (Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India) . Rui Valadas (University of Aveiro, Portugal) . Russell Hsing (Telcordia Technologies, USA) . Serban Obreja (Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania) . Tsong-Ho Wu (Telcordia Technologies, USA) First International Workshop on Medical Applications Networking
(MAN 2009)
In conjunction with IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany
June 14, 2008
http://man.it.ubi.pt/

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Paper submission deadline: November 1, 2008.

Topics of Interest

The Workshop is soliciting papers describing original work, unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, on topics, including but not limited to, the following:

• Body sensor networks
• Clinical Biofeedback
• Communications protocols and applications
• E-Health
• Health and healthcare applications
• Medical signal acquisition, analysis and processing
• Mobile applications
• Modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation
• Real-time Systems
• Security and privacy
• Telemedicine
• Image and video processing
• Wearable sensors and systems
• Wireless sensor networks

Submission of Manuscripts
Papers should be submitted in a PDF format at the EDAS System using the link
http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=6724&track=4822&.

Important Dates:

• Paper submission: November 1, 2008
• Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2009
• Submission of camera-ready papers: March 1, 2009

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Adam Drobot, Telcordia Technologies (USA) – “Emerging e-Health Service and Technology Trend”

General Chair
Joel Rodrigues, Institute of Telecommunications/ University of Beira Interior, Portugal

TPC Chairs
Joel Rodrigues, Institute of Telecommunications/ University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France
Tsong-Ho Wu, Telcordia Technologies, USA

Publicity Chair
Farid Farahmand
Central Connecticut State University,USA

Technical Program Committee
. Abdelhamid Mellouk (University of Paris XII, France)
. Andriyan Bayu Suksmono (Bangdong Institute of Technology, Indonesia)
. António Nogueira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
. Asif Zafar Malik (Telemedicine & E-health training Center, Pakistan)
. Azzedine Boukerch (University of Ottawa, Canada)
. Binod Vaidya (Chosun University, Korea)
. Eric Addeo (DeVry University, USA)
. Farid Farahmand (Central Connecticut State University, USA)
. Heng-Shuen Chen (Taipei National Hospital, Taiwan)
. Heung-Kook Choi (Inje University, Busan, Korea)
. Isao Nakajima (Tokai University, Japan)
. Joel Rodrigues (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
. Jorge Sá Silva (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
. José Marcos Brito (Inatel, Brasil)
. Jun Zheng (University of Ottawa, Canada)
. Mário Freire (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
. Nirwan Ansari (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)
. Pascal Lorenz (University of Haute Alsace, France)
. Paulo Salvador (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
. Pradeep Ray (APuHC; Univ. Of South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
. Saroj Mishra (Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India)
. Rui Valadas (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
. Russell Hsing (Telcordia Technologies, USA)
. Serban Obreja (Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania)
. Tsong-Ho Wu (Telcordia Technologies, USA)

]]> Comment on Personal electronic health records: MySpace or HealthSpace? (BMJ by electronic health records http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/personal-electronic-health-records-myspace-or-healthspace/#comment-69 electronic health records Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:33:22 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-69 As the EHR is a summary it may not include more detailed information held by contributing care providers. For example the nursing progress notes may have been recorded by the hospital in the patient chart but may not have been included in the event summary for the hospital admission. As the EHR is a summary it may not include more detailed information held by contributing care providers. For example the nursing progress notes may have been recorded by the hospital in the patient chart but may not have been included in the event summary for the hospital admission.

]]> Comment on Google Health by Scott Smith http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/google-health/#comment-64 Scott Smith Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:50:58 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-64 I read your comments on Google Health. MyMedicalRecords.com (MMR) is an advanced PHR and an Integrated Service Provider on Google Health and I thought you and your readers might find our approach interesting. Using MMR, complete patient records can be easily faxed, voiced, or uploaded into a password-secured, web-based account. An emergency log-in feature also allows access to your critical medical information in the event of an emergency, and it has a drug interaction database for prescriptions, as well as many other features. Perhaps you and your readers would like to test drive MMR by signing up for 30 days free using the promotion code TRYMMR. Scott Smith MyMedicalRecords.com ssmith2@mmrmail.com 10100 Santa Monica Blvd #430 Los Angeles CA 90069 888-808-4667 ext. 123 I read your comments on Google Health. MyMedicalRecords.com (MMR) is an advanced PHR and an Integrated Service Provider on Google Health and I thought you and your readers might find our approach interesting.

Using MMR, complete patient records can be easily faxed, voiced, or uploaded into a password-secured, web-based account. An emergency log-in feature also allows access to your critical medical information in the event of an emergency, and it has a drug interaction database for prescriptions, as well as many other features.

Perhaps you and your readers would like to test drive MMR by signing up for 30 days free using the promotion code TRYMMR.
Scott Smith
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ssmith2@mmrmail.com
10100 Santa Monica Blvd #430
Los Angeles CA 90069
888-808-4667 ext. 123

]]> Comment on Medicine 2.0 (un)conference (Toronto, 2008, Sept 4-5) by Keira http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/medicine-20-conference/#comment-63 Keira Wed, 28 May 2008 17:35:38 +0000 http://medicalizationofcyberspace.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/medicine-20/#comment-63 Hey there, We are ET Downtown Rentals. We rent Audio Visual Equipment for such events, so if you find yourself needing some speakers, mics, or podiums, call us. We are located downtown Toronto. : ) www.etdowntownrentals.com 416-598-2223 Hey there,

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