linkedin post 2013-10-22 06:57:54

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WIRELESS MEDICINE. “I think the future of chronic disease control will be implanted devices, They will be measuring vital signs, reaching back to the healthcare providers, whoever that might be and wherever they’re based. So you can imagine consultants and doctors around the world, or your local doctor, firing up a single app and being able to receive alerts on a patient.” Quote from Sadie Creese, director of the Global Centre for Cyber Security Capacity at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. " " http://lnkd.in/bCKUAvd View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-22 07:02:11

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FUTURE DIGITIZED MEDICINE. "The convergence of these two fields—genomics, marked by the rapidly plummeting cost of sequencing a person's entire genetic code, and wireless, with its flurry of innovative health-care apps—led Dr. Eric Topol to write "The Creative Destruction of Medicine," a book that offers an illuminating perspective on the coming digitization of health care."" " http://lnkd.in/bdZzsZt View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-22 07:07:58

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DIGITAL MEDICINE IS HERE. "Thanks to the new technology medicine is even MORE personal. Technology changed medicine in a way we haven’t seen before – now we can use technology to monitor our vital signs (the blood pressure, heart rate, glucose level, and more) 24/7 and we can do it outside of the hospital environment, remotely. At some point that hospital environment is replaced (to some extend) by wireless devices."" " http://lnkd.in/byvebbv View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-22 07:09:24

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WIRELESS REVOLUTIONS. "In the coming years, the ability to communicate wirelessly will engender several new revolutions, specifically in regards to health care. Cell phone technology will provide the basis for a radical change in the way health care is managed, in order to improve the health and quality of life for all."" " http://lnkd.in/bp-vyYE View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-22 07:12:47

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MOUNTAIN OF GENOMIC DATA needs professional consensus algorithms and ease of interpretation. There are an average of 3 million gene variants per personal genome. Clinical testing is available on over 2,200 different genes or genetic conditions. This terabyte level data needs simplifying into clear and correct actionable data for patient care. This is not even considering the emerging implications of epigenetics. " " http://lnkd.in/bwMUu-g View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-22 07:14:26

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POST-GENOMIC KNOWLEDGE ECOSYSTEM is slowly under construction to translate pharmacogenetics into public health action. Availability of such information on hand-held devices for medical professionals, and increasingly, patients, is the next big step forward. " " http://lnkd.in/b9AH5aJ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-23 05:09:27

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LANDMARK MERCURY TREATY. "In January, 2013, four years of negotiations concluded with more than 140 countries agreeing on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution...the concentration of mercury in the top 100m of the world's oceans had doubled over the past century, and estimated that 260 tonnes of the toxic metal had made their way from soil into rivers and lakes."" " http://lnkd.in/bNv6ep6 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-23 05:12:33

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FOULING OUR NEST."Major sources of mercury pollution in the US include coal-fired power plants, boilers, steel production, incinerators, and cement plants. Power plants are the largest source, emitting around 33 tons of mercury pollution in the US annually, and contributing to almost half of all mercury emissions.Coal is naturally contaminated with mercury. The bulk of this mercury pollution could be eliminated with the installation of relatively simple and widely-available pollution-control devices." http://lnkd.in/bg62Q8A. View in LinkedIn
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