SugarStats is a web-based blood sugar tracker and diabetes management system built by diabetics for diabetics. SugarStats provides a simple, completely web-based and clean interface to track, monitor and access your glucose levels and diabetic statistics to spot dangerous trends and better manage your diabetic health….

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TuDiabetes.com, a social network for people touched by diabetes dubbed “MySpace on Insulin,” was recently awarded second place for the Niche Social Network category as part of the 2008 Web 2.0 Awards…..

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The island was developed with a new resident orientation center, advanced tutorials, and training facilities for individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions. The entire island is accessibility-friendly for new and experienced residents and will provide ongoing classes for people who want to search for and evaluate health information.

source : SL Health List

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People who are obese in the real world will get the opportunity to participate in a research project conducted entirely in the virtual world to help their avatars - and hopefully their real-life selves - lose weight and get in better shape……

Source : SF Gate

In December 2006, the Wall Street journal discussed online tools which gave patients
better access to information and helped build communities. the following year in September 2007, the Economist wrote of the rise of “user-generated content” calling it user-generated health care, or Health 2.0.

The terms for Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0 and E-Health 2.0 are still be defined and refined but the Health 2.0 Wiki has some useful information on how things are developing (even though a more euro-centric approach would be preferable).

WSJ Article - Social Networking Comes to Health Care

Economist Article on Health 2.0

Health 2.0 Wiki

Wikipedia - Health 2.0 Entry

E-Health Insider’s report Web 2.0 in the Health Sector, concludes that new online applications based on social health networks, participation and user generated content (UGC) - such as user reviews of doctors and hospitals – will rapidly evolve to challenge existing healthcare systems and create new delivery models.

The exec summary is free but you pay for the whole report so does anyone have a spare £587.50 ?

Simon Parkin of Pocket Gamer asks “are we here to be entertained or are we here to get healthy? Because My Health Coach: Weight Management is the latest in a recent run of Nintendo DS titles to blur the lines between video game and health product” and concludes “Not a game but an interactive exercise manual. My Health Coach: Weight Management might help shed the pounds if followed to the letter but it won’t do very much to entertain you along the way”

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Pocket Gamer Review

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With a combined age of 193, Rose Sanders and Violet Gyves are not the most likely computer game fans, but the pair have become hooked on playing with their Nintendo Wii console…..

Daily Telegraph

SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you’ve learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you’ve forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you’re about to forget…….

Wired Article : Want to Remember Everything You’ll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm

SuperMemo

Google’s online filing cabinet for medical records opened to the public on 19th May, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories while reigniting privacy concerns writes Rachel Metz….

Wired News

Google Launches Medical-Records App

Google Health

Wellness Island hosts The Counseling Center and provides both counseling and consulting on RL/SL mental health issues…

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