Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Prone positioning does not provide survival benefit in patients with ARDS - JAMA http://bit.ly/5r5xLo

Study: Loneliness can spread like a contagious disease. Previous studies reported similar findings w happiness, obesity http://bit.ly/4MQycr

Medical students are commonly stuck by needles but 47% fail to report their injuries http://bit.ly/6MXqVb

Is an ACE inhibitor plus an ARB more effective than either drug alone? No. Read why from CCJM: http://bit.ly/5P6Tn7

Love in the time of HIV/AIDS: Shawn and Gwenn have been married for 5 years. Decker is HIV positive. CNN http://bit.ly/4u2UUn

CT scans may predict survival in colorectal cancer http://bit.ly/8eMFda

Half of all patients in intensive care units (ICU) around the world have infections http://bit.ly/7XPVyn

Former Miss Argentina dies after plastic surgery - "elective surgery on her buttocks" according to CNN http://tinyurl.com/yz9ncxt

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Lots of Exercise in Midlife May Lead to Osteoarthritis http://bit.ly/7Af8JG -- Middle-aged people engaged in high levels of physical activity may be unwittingly damaging knees, increasing OA risk http://bit.ly/5oGzZ5

Fitness May Sharpen Mind: A healthy body may be the first step to achieving a healthy mind and appetite for learning. http://bit.ly/6dOTOh

6-question screening test helps you determine whether you have diabetes or prediabetes but don't know it yet http://bit.ly/6AJ7NX -- Risk: Age, sex, family history of DM, hypertension, obesity, and physical activity http://bit.ly/79wrED

CT scan images sent via an iPhone app were clear enough for correct diagnoses to be made in 99% of cases. "Your child has abdominal pain and doctor suspects appendicitis. But he wants to make sure. There’s an app for that" http://bit.ly/6eesVJ

Study: 50% of patients receiving abdominal CT scans did not need them, exposing them to radiation and cancer risk http://bit.ly/4E5ENl

People who smoke "skunk" -- a potent form of cannabis -- are 7 seven times more likely to develop psychoses http://bit.ly/5Aljgq

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

4 Ways To Make Use Of Twitter Lists http://bit.ly/7L9qpj

Do You Make These 10 Mistakes When You Blog? http://bit.ly/5EZc8S

Does Text Paging Health Information Violates HIPAA Rules? http://bit.ly/5GOAOO by Dr. Wes

Doctors in Social Media Shouldn't Be Anonymous http://bit.ly/7HhKJY - It's personal decision but I agree it's better to post under your own name and I follow strictly this practice in my own work. Related: Anonymous Medical Blogger? Not Anymore http://bit.ly/8q8KPC and "Simply Fired - How NOT to Blog About Your Job. Especially If You Are a Doctor" http://bit.ly/8N6a1i -- I have been blogging since 3/2005, and I had to update all links to other blogs quoted in a post from 2005 - blogs die quickly, don't they?

“I just lost all my Google traffic – help!” - What to Do When Your Search Rankings Drop http://bit.ly/6axHsK

Shared Medical Decision Making: Informed Consent vs. Informed Choice http://bit.ly/7G0Ymh - There is a difference.

"Another Google Wave Use: Manhunt" http://bit.ly/4N45ju

Oscar winner appears to be tweeting from jail: An inmate wrestles with his fear, boredom and remorse - CNN http://bit.ly/7p4vjT

Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

"What happens when doctors give patients more power? They may be less willing to try a potentially risky treatment. Asking patients to assume more responsibility for decisions re: their healthcare may have unanticipated consequences" http://bit.ly/76QtWz

WHO: Phase out HIV drug Stavudine (d4T) because of "long-term, irreversible" side-effects http://bit.ly/7576cN

Spreadsheets: Impact of Medicare 2010 Fee Changes by Specialty http://bit.ly/4yc3e4 & Consult Billing http://bit.ly/5nDz4T by Texas Medical Association. Impact of 2010 Medicare Fee Schedule, by Texas Medical Association (links to Excel Spreadsheets) http://bit.ly/8FcE7M

School: Students with BMI greater than 30 must take a fitness course or else... can't graduate. http://bit.ly/7FfbGi

2/3 of fresh broiler chickens purchased from U.S. grocers were contaminated with bacteria that cause food-borne illness. Salmonella found in 14% and campylobacter in 62% of the fresh broiler chickens purchased from U.S. grocers http://bit.ly/8ezKQW

PeRSSonalized Dentistry: Sites, Blogs, YouTube, Twitter http://bit.ly/7sdEeV

Is the conflict of interest unacceptable when drug companies conduct trials on their own drugs? BMJ http://bit.ly/7LztUt

Eating 2 servings of salmon (4 oz each) per week can reduce risk of stroke and heart disease by 25% - CCF Health Tips http://bit.ly/e6YYZ

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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How to follow Twitter users in Google Reader

In summary, @dreamingspires asked how you can follow more Twitter users without feeling overwhelmed with updates.

I only follow around 60 people on Twitter who in general do not post very frequently.

However, I follow more Twitter accounts in Google Reader which is actually nicer because I see the tweets grouped by user and I can use tags/folders. TweetDeck has groups but Google Reader is more efficient, it also has better search and saves all tweets. In addition, Google Reader is available from any Internet-connected computer while the current version of TweetDeck is only desktop-based. Seesmic has a web version but Google Reader is more efficient.



A screenshot of some of the medical Twitter feeds I subscribe to in Google Reader.

In short, you can expand the number of people you follow on Twitter by subscribing to their RSS feeds in Google Reader.

Currently, there is no tool that works better with large inflows of information than Google Reader in "condensed" view. Try switching the view modes in Google Reader by pressing the "1" and "2" keys.

@dreamingspires was concerned that interacting was not possible with the RSS feed but in fact it takes only 2 clicks - click on the tweet in Google Reader, which opens the Twitter page, and then click "reply".


The circle of online information (full version) (click to enlarge).

Related:
How to deal with the information overload from blogs, RSS and Twitter