Information about our bodies and our health is important, helping us make better decisions for improved health. The field of health informatics is using technology to provide information about our bodies, and meaningful ways to use that information for health. You don’t have to be involved in health informatics as your career to learn about your body’s statistics, though. There are plenty of free and freemium web apps available to help you keep tabs on your own health. Here are 25 apps that can provide you with insight to your body’s statistics: Continue reading
25 Free & Freemium Web Apps to Track Your Body’s Statistics
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33 Essential Web Sites to Find Health Informatics Jobs
If you aspire to work in healthcare, but also have a knack for information technology and computer science, perhaps you should consider a career as a health informaticist, with opportunities in both private and public health sectors. Health informatics jobs can range from sales jobs for electronic health records companies to software developers to bioinformatics and research. How do you find jobs in this field? While you could look at Monster.com, some of the most interesting jobs might be found at health informatics sites, organizational sites, or even at the actual job site. Masters In Health Informatics.com also added a job board recently as well! It’s a great place to start your job search for your new career as a health informaticist. Continue reading
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25 Notable Start-ups Changing the Medical Information Industry
Information technology is a growing field in the medical sector. Many new jobs are being created by emerging companies like the ones mentioned in this list. From visual and imaging information to health care IT and new products and services, new opportunities are available for individuals who specializes in health informatics, as well as to investors. These 25 notable start ups are changing the medical information industry. Continue reading
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Top 10 Portals From The Center For Disease Control
If you are looking for reliable information about healthcare issues, visit the Center for Disease Control online. CDC.gov offers a number of resources and information that can help you stay updated in the world of disease, health education, and healthy living. Learn about common myths, read about the latest advancements in medicine and track disease outbreaks. CDC.gov offers a variety of useful information. While there are thousands of web pages on the CDC site, some are especially helpful and user-friendly. Here are 10 resources that are especially helpful in terms of the issues that affect your every day health:
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Top 50 Nanotech & Biomaterial Blogs
Technology is providing interesting opportunities to advance our knowledge of science and improve our lives. Indeed, technology is shrinking down to the nanoscale, putting objects and devices at up to one billionth of a meter in size. That is amazing, and it means that scientists are working on projects at a scale so small that they are working with molecules and even atoms in some cases. Nanotechnology is providing the potential for a number of new discoveries and breakthroughs, including in materials. New materials are being discovered regularly, including biomaterials that have some amazing potential. Here are some of the top nanotech and biomaterial blogs around. Continue reading
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55 Tips to Instantly Make Your Brain Stronger and Faster
You know how important it is to boost your brain power. Increasingly, the world requires more smarts. If you can think fast, think well and remember things, you have an edge, whether it’s in the job market or just staying on top of your game. If you want to make your brain stronger and faster, though, you have to give it a good workout. Just like everything else, how you use your brain can make a big difference in the results you get. Here are 55 tips that can make your brain stronger and faster: Continue reading
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Top 50 Health Informatics Blogs
If you are involved in health informatics, it can help to read various blogs on the subject. Health informatics combines a number of disciplines, including medical science, health care, information science and computer science. The idea is to combine technology and medicine in such a way as to more efficiently and effectively coordinate health care efforts. Here are some of the top 50 health informatics blogs that can help you learn more about health informatics and stay up to date on the latest advancements: Continue reading
25 Open Source Software Projects that Are Changing Healthcare
From pandemics to bioterrorism and from imaging to medical records and communication, open source software is changing the face of healthcare. These developments are important to developing countries, especially, during crisis or by improving communication within rural areas. The list below contains a smattering of the hundreds of open-source software programs available to the medical community and to their patients. Continue reading
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25 Free Open Courseware Classes on Health Informatics
Health informatics is a fascinating field, representing the intersection of computer science, information science and health care. Sometimes it is called medical informatics. Health informatics began in the 1950s, as microchips and computers began to emerge. However, the field didn’t really start taking off until the 1970s as computers shrunk in size. And now, with today’s technology, it is little surprise that health informatics is a booming field with a number of applications. If you are interested in learning more about medical informatics, or just brushing up on your skills, here are 25 free open courseware classes on health informatics. Continue reading
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9 Free Open Courseware Classes About Statistics You Can’t Live Without
Statistics, though branch of mathematics is also applied in other subject areas too like economics, research, arts. Most of the research predictions delivered happens to be based upon data provided by a statistician. Following are some of the useful open course ware on statistics highlighting some important aspects of the subjects. Continue reading
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