Log for Life

It’s an online logbook for glucose monitoring, medication, carbohydrate intake, doctor’s instructions and more, that will interface with any mobile phone via instant messaging (IM) and in particular with the new iPhone

Symptom checker

Have you any symptoms that you're worried about then try this symptom checker from Harvard Health Publications. It's only a matter of time before doctors become redundant although from reading the disclaimer that may be a long way off.

Tiptoeing past a sleeping tiger

An article from Dr Rob who provides an american medical perpsective about what it means to deal with uncertainty and to take risks.

Benefits of a Nap

Did you know that a nap reduces stress, lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. It makes you healthier, smarter and safer.

Everything you need to know about napping and how to create a perfect siesta from this article in the Boston Globe.

100 Health and Medical Resources for Busy, Expectant Mothers

A comprehensive list of 100 medical resources on all aspects of pregnancy, the developing baby and what to do when the little one arrives.

Save Your Own Life

From Readers Digest - How a chair, rocks, aspirin, and a scarf can keep you alive in 12 do-or-die emergencies.

Nutrition: Mediterranean Diet May Cut Diabetes Risk

A Spanish study published in the BMJ, that concluded adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes

Emergency Room Rap

NHS at 60

From the BBC a geographical interactive map of people's comments on the NHS at 60

Calculate your disease risk

An interesting tool from the Washington University School of Medicine that allows you to calculate your risk of developing five of the most important diseases and provides personalised tips on preventing them

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Osteoporosis

Stroke

Should I take HRT? The perfect answer

Dr Crippen, the NHS Blog Doctor shares his thoughts on the subject. It may not help you to make your mind up but it's a good read anyway.

Mapping the Human 'Diseasome'

From the NY times , an interactive graphic display map linking different diseases to the genes they have in common.

Microsoft's vision on the future of healthcare

Schizophrenia Poster from SANE

Mental health poster from SANE.

3D Medical Animation of Normal Vaginal Birth

Amazing video! Choice of music a bit cheesy!

Virtual cures

VirtuallyBetter provides virtual reality treatments consisting of virtual environments that have been carefully designed to support exposure therapy of anxiety disorders. The treatment involves exposing the patient to a virtual environment containing the feared situation rather than taking the patient into the actual environment or having the patient imagine the stimulus.

How obesity harms a child's body

A quite frightening interactive article from The Washington Post using images to describe the adverse health effects of obesity on children.

Medical education in second life

Watch this student nurse go through a simulation with a patient avatar experiencing chest pain and then cardiac arrest in second life.

Head Lice

Management of Head Lice in Primary Care from the National Prescribing Centre

Google Health

Even Google are at it now. They have finally entered the healthcare market and you know they will put a lot of resources into this and who knows where this will go.