Regardless of the disaster type, most people evacuate a dangerous environment without any record of the medical treatments they have received, or any data regarding medications.
Continue reading “Is a PHR Part of Your Disaster Preparedness Plan?” »
Immunization helps protect kids (and adults) against sometimes deadly diseases like measles and pneumonia, and a few not so deadly diseases that are still pretty annoying, like chicken pox.
It’s almost back-to-school time. Are you ready? Let’s go through the list:
::record scratch:: Wait, what?
If you’ve been putting off your child’s eye exams, I’m glad this post caught your eye (pun absolutely intended).
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month (and Children’s Vision and Learning Month and Cataract Awareness Month). Given the abundance of eye-awareness initiatives, you might argue vision pretty important – maybe the most important of the five senses? Continue reading “Never Underestimate the Importance of Children’s Eye Health and Safety” »
The more involved you are in monitoring your own health, the better the results – that’s a fact. Many organizations and health practices have begun educating patients about their conditions and involving them more fully in making decisions about their care.
Photo Credit: Jorgejesus4 via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “5 Benefits of Having a Personal Health Record” »
We are proud to announce Dr Shantanu Rahman as the new Medical Director, leading operations for Activ Doctors Online – India and United Kingdom.
Dr Rahman was previously associated with NationWide Primary Healthcare Services Pvt. Ltd. as Co-Founder and served as a Board Member, Chief Medical Officer & Head of Operations for several years. He led the Medical and Operations Division of the whole organization, including conceptualizing a complete Medical Assessment Center and strategically building the Medical Education & Training Division. Continue reading “Activ Doctors Online Announces Medical Director for India & UK” »
July is Cord Blood Awareness month. We’re going to talk a lot about cord blood and how it could help you and your family.
Barcelona Blood Bank, Image Credit: Jordi Play
It’s summer, the time of year for flip flops, swimming pools, and “fun in the sun” – which I am sure many of you will be having in the next few months. Which brings me to the topic of this month’s webinar – skin cancer. Obviously, being out in the sun increases the risk of more people developing skin cancer.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over two million people are diagnosed annually. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
Dr. Howard Zahalsky, ADO Medical director, talked with us about what exactly is skin cancer, its effects and what you can do to mitigate your risks of developing skin cancer.
Continue reading “Get Serious About Skin Cancer” »
Arthritis is a condition that affects more than 40 million Americans, both young and old.
So, don’t ignore those aches, pains, or stiffness in your joints. Yes, there are temporary causes–and solutions–for these issues, but it can also be a sign of arthritis.
Image by Hellerhoff (Own work) CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
We’re proud to announce Dr. Satish Jeevannavar as the new CEO for Activ Doctors Online India. Dr. Jeevannavar brings with him over 14 years’ experience in Business Development, Management Consultancy and Healthcare Policy. Most recently he operated as Director of Business Development and Innovation for the Indian firm NationWide Primary Healthcare Services Ltd.
Continue reading “Activ Doctors Online Announces New CEO for India” »
It’s common knowledge that smoking is harmful.
We’ve known it since 1950 when three important epidemiological studies provided the first powerful links between smoking and lung cancer. We knew it in 1965 when the Surgeon General mandated that cigarettes required a warning label on the package. A move that was immediately followed by one of the most successful marketing campaigns in history.
Image Credit: Don Draper, Mad Men. © AMC. All rights reserved.
Did you know: cigarette companies spent $9.6 billion on advertising in 2012 alone.
How do I know it was so successful? We are still teaching the harmful effects of cigarettes 50 years later.
This month, we are joined by ADO Medical Director Dr. Howard Zahalsky to discuss the dangers of smoking.
