Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tom's Writings News Hub is now working...check it out, if interested
Please see http://toms-writings.blogspot.com/. Thanks
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Wiki for Microfluidic Home Testing Research? - Who Wants to Do This? Open Innovation, Please.
Microfluidics for Home Testing - Smart Phone Health Testing -
http://www.medicalautomation.org/2011/02/microfluidics-for-home-testing/
"Lab-on-a-chip devices are opening a new genre of disruptive innovations on the model of the personal blood glucose tester. Fluid dynamics researchers led by Mohammad Faghri, URI professor of mechanical engineering on the project at the University of Rhode Island have developed a relatively inexpensive biosensor ($3,200) and a cartridge ($1.50) that can detect biomarkers for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases in a half-hour. They imagine a time when patients can do such a test at home and send the results to their physician with a cell phone app. In this piece, also notice mention of the BPM3 Blood Pressure Monitor-”which turns your phone into a digital nurse.” " - from site above.
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Above is good, but sounds like it is more for rich countries. Below is something that be more helpful for the world in general....
Diagnostics for the Developing World: Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices - http://gmwgroup.harvard.edu/pubs/pdf/1071.pdf
HEALTH: Medical diagnostics approaches the final frontier - http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94483
A step forward for the medical lab on a chip -
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-step-forward-for-the-medical-lab-on-a-chip/10801?tag=nl.e662HEALTH: Medical diagnostics approaches the final frontier - http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94483
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Wanted - Wiki for Open Innovation of Home/Rural Health Testing - Anyone know of one? Please publicize it in the news for the average public to find and contribute - Anyone interested in starting a Wiki, like this? Maybe World Health Organization or other?
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Tom sez - How about tying a Microfluidic or Other Home Testing Gizmo to a Symptom Checker? Gesundheit!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Win an Ipod Touch 4 from Hesperian...You can Help Yourself and Others!
See https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:35444.7467267044/rid:1cca843559d3011aeef10802a6ca1907
From site above.....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Are you looking for Low Cost Affordable Health Care?
You can use this Little Known Health Information right now! There is health information available you probably will
never hear about from your doctor. You
would be lucky to find it in a library.
Yet, this information has helped millions of people all over the world. You, too, can benefit from this information.
From the Hesperian site (http://hesperian.org/)- “Hesperian Health Guides is a health information and health
education source that supports individuals and communities in their struggles
to realize the right to health. We develop easy to read materials that are
produced in many languages. All are available through our bookstore and
interactive digital resource center.”
Even in developed
countries, people are struggling to manage the rising cost of healthcare. No matter where you live in the world, you
might find this information helpful. Here
is something you can do to help yourself and your community, starting today.
Hesperian Health
Guides cover many health topics. Some
titles are below.
- Where There Is No Doctor
- Helping Health Workers Learn
- Where There Is No Dentist
- Disabled Village Children
- Where Women Have No Doctor
- A Book for Midwives
- Helping Children Who Are Blind
- Helping Children Who Are Deaf
- A health Handbook for Women with Disabilities
- A Community Guide to Environmental Health
- HIV, Health and Your Community
- Pesticides are Poison
- Sanitation and Cleanliness
Now you know this
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- Consider buying some of these books for yourself or others. Maybe you could donate books to your local library. Find places to distribute this information.
- Subscribe to the e-newsletter and see how Hesperian Guides can help you, your community, or your country.
- Let your local newspaper know about this. They might like to do a story.
- If you are a writer or blogger, consider writing about how Hesperian Health Guides have helped millions all over the world.
- Show the books to your doctor. Ask them what they think, but evaluate the information for yourself. You are in charge of your own health care.
- If you find the information helpful, spread the word. Use social media to your benefit. Maybe others would like to learn about common sense health care.
- Donate time or money to help Hesperian Health Guides.
- Inform your local schools, worship centers, community centers, etc. about Hesperian Health Guides. Maybe these guides could become part of the curriculum or program. Homeless shelters might also be interested.
- Share how Hesperian Guides have helped you. Others can brainstorm and build on your experiences.
- Ask your government officials, even your president, to endorse and distribute materials like this to the public. This information and education could be an essential part of “Healthcare Reform”. Government health agencies might also be interested.
- Contact Hesperian Health Guides. Introduce yourself. Ask how you can help. Offer suggestions. Let them know what a great job they are doing.
- Do not give up. You can create affordable healthcare, no matter where you live. You have a right to be as healthy and happy as you can.
For more information
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Hesperian Health Guides - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperian_Foundation
also http://hesperian.org/
Hesperian on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hesperian-Health-Guides/14466336994
Health-care reform and the right to health in
the USA by Turiano, Laura et al. Lancet; 12/5/2009, Vol. 374 Issue 9705,
p1887-1887, 2/3p, 1 Color Photograph
What We Can Learn from Developing Countries: The
Community Based Rehabilitation Model by Zambone, Alana et al. - Rural Special
Education Quarterly; Fall2010, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p29-34, 6p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart
Disclaimer – Article is for informational purposes only and
is not medical advice.
Self diagnosis: Is there a doctor in the house?
Self diagnosis: Is there a doctor in the house?
There is a growing trend in the world for Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment, partly out of need and partly because people want to be more active in their own healthcare. ....please see all four links below...
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by Tom GarzThere is a growing trend in the world for Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment, partly out of need and partly because people
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Most doctors will interrupt patients, who are giving a description of their symptoms, within 12 seconds; they will decide
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Is There a Doctor in the House?Is there a doctor in the house? Recent changes in the type and amount of pharmaceutical
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In this day and age so many are out to make a quick buck and many feel this quest for riches has also tainted many of our
Monday, February 20, 2012
Low-Cost and/or Do It Yourself Health Care Links
FYI - Some of my links on Low-Cost and/or Do It Yourself Health Care - Idea for topic came from seeing "Design for the Other 90%" now at
http://www.designother90.org/network/home
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Ideas for Products or Inventions: Tom's Personal Clinic
tgideas.blogspot.com/2008/11/do-it-yourself-doctoring-wish-list.html
Nov 8, 2008 – "Do It Yourself Doctoring"
might be particularly helpful in the situations below: * For those who just
can't afford medical help, e.g. without ...
Ideas for Products or Inventions: Tom's Personal Clinic
tgideas.blogspot.com/2009/07/toms-personal-clinic.htmlJul 29,
2009 – Here's what "Tom's
Personal Clinic" looks like so far. See my Do It Yourself Doctoring Blog
for the progress reports. Let me know if you want to ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/2008/07/interfacing-with-doctor-within.html
Jul 6, 2008 – There seems to be a "Doctor Within" that takes care of most of the body.... (4)
diagnostic (4) dirigible (1) diy (24) do it yourself (24) doctor (3) ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/2008/.../design-notes-for-low-cost-medical.htm...
Mar 15, 2008 – Hello All - This posting looks at designing
"Low-Cost MedicalDiagnostic/Treatment ..... Blurt
out what you know to help others, and yourself! 31.
tgideas.blogspot.com/.../electronic-stethoscope-and-analyzer-for.html
Jul 16, 2009 – Hello All - This posting looks at designing
"Low-Cost Electronic ... Long
term, I plan to send these sounds and analysis to my doctor (telemedicine). ... Labels: design for
the other 90%, diy, do it yourself,
heart sound, low cost, ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/2007/09/design-notes-for-low-cost-cooling.html
Sep 22, 2007 – Labels: clinic, cool, cooler, design
for the other 90%, diy, do it yourself,
incubator, low-cost, make it yourself, medical, refrigerator ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/2007/09/design-notes-for-low-cost-dental.html
Sep 15, 2007 – Aid in the management of clinical emergencies
in medical and dental ...Do-It-Yourself Medicine: How to Find and Use the Most
Effective ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/.../design-notes-for-low-cost-solar-cooling.html
Nov 3, 2007 – Hello All - This posting looks at designing
"Low-Cost Solar Cooling". ...Some
uses for these applications might be helpful in cooling medical supplies, food, people, clinics, incubators, etc. .... DIY: Make your own air conditioner ...
tgideas.blogspot.com/.../design-notes-for-low-cost-rat-catching.html
Feb 9, 2008 – Hello All - This posting looks at designing
"Low-Cost Rat Catching Devices". .... Labels:
design for the other 90%, diy, do it yourself, India, Irula, low-cost, make it ... the
medicine in accordance with the instructions of the doctor.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Tom's Writings - New Blog - News of all my writing and inventing
Hello All – FYI – I now have a news hub for all my writing and "virtual inventing" – Tom's Writings | TG Ideas LLC
If you want to know of all my activities then please “Follow by E-Mail” or “Subscribe” on Tom's Writings.
I’m off to a fresh start in my blogging. Stay tuned. I’m so excited to start writing, researching, inventing again.
Best Wishes to you in your endeavors.
Tom
1. Tom's Writings | TG Ideas LLC (Hub) – New Blog
2. Ideas for Products or Inventions
3. Do It Yourself Health Care
4. Health Information Your Doctor Might Not Even Know About....(Or Might Not Want You to Know About!) – New Blog
5. Interfacing with the Doctor Within
6. Mind-Body Healing Machines - formerly titled Virtual Healing Machine
7. Exploring Life As We Don't Know It – New Blog
8. Other Writings – Yahoo Voices, Helium, etc.
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