Over 7% of Mexicans are depressed
“7.4% of the population in Mexico suffers from depression, an actual disease that derives from a neurochemical unbalance in the brain. It causes a reduction in their labor performance in a 40% and impacts in job absentees of 14 days a year. ”
Full text:
http://www.elsemanario.com.mx/blackberry/index.php?story_id=35450&display=1
FCC to CMS: Reimburse for mHealth
FCC suggests reimbursing mHealth solutions.
Full text:
http://mobihealthnews.com/6985/fcc-offers-cms-advice-on-mhealth-reimbursement/
Mobile healthcare: when a phone becomes a life-saver
“While the potential for all these applications looks tremendous, experts stress that without the development of universal platforms and interoperability, many benefits will not be realised.”
http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f4e0cc2-1fc3-11df-8975-00144feab49a.html
Sneak peek: West Wireless Health’s 2010 plans
WWHI’s new CEO talks about their plans.
http://mobihealthnews.com/6962/sneak-peek-west-wireless-healths-2010-plans/
Sprint to offer patients wireless lifelines
Interview with Sprint’s VP on their mHealth strategy.
http://mobihealthnews.com/6967/sprint-to-offer-patients-wireless-lifelines/
Text4Baby now has more than 22,000 users
Text4Baby now has more than 22,000 users. Has sent more half a million messages to new and expectant moms.
http://mobihealthnews.com/6957/text4baby-now-has-more-than-22000-users/
mHealth: Same old claims, same old problems?
Interesting assessment of mHealth’s challenges.
Full text: http://mobihealthnews.com/6930/mhealth-same-old-claims-same-old-problems/
The Fun Theory (change behavior with fun side of things)
”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do?
See the results here: Piano Staircase | The Fun Theory.
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