TechAndComputer (May 14, 2011) Increasing access to rogue online pharmacies -- those which dispense medications without a doctor's prescription -- may be an important factor behind the rapid increase in the abuse of prescription drugs. In a report that was released May 12 online by the journal Health Affairs and will also appear in its June edition, investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Southern...
TechAndComputer (May 14, 2011) Increasing access to rogue online pharmacies -- those which dispense medications without a doctor's prescription -- may be an important factor behind the rapid increase in the abuse of prescription drugs. In a report that was released May 12 online by the journal...
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Increase in Internet access parallels growth in prescription drug abuse
- 12 May 2011
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Maryland, US poll: Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news
- 11 May 2011
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TechAndComputer (May 11, 2011) Most Maryland residents trust the health and medical research information provided by traditional media -- newspapers (77%), television (71%), magazines (68%), radio (66%) -- and the Internet (also 66%), according to a new state poll commissioned by Research!America. Social media fared less well, with 51% saying social media is not trustworthy for health and medical research issues. Fewer than 20% use their cell...
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Watching how cancer patients interact online could help clinicians provide better services
- 11 May 2011
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TechAndComputer (May 11, 2011) Men who visited a major online support group after being diagnosed with prostate cancer were most likely to seek advice on therapy and treatment, together with emotional support, according to research in the May issue of the urology journal BJUI. But, surprisingly, they went to great lengths to avoid using the word "cancer."
Researchers studied 501 threads posted during a 32-month period on Germany's largest...
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Researchers studied 501 threads posted during a 32-month period on Germany's largest...
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Teenage alcohol consumption associated with computer use
- 09 May 2011
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TechAndComputer (May 10, 2011) Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music, compared with their peers who don't drink.
Results of an anonymous survey of 264 teenagers were reported in the online edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a study authored by Weill Cornell Medical College public health researcher Dr. Jennifer Epstein.
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Results of an anonymous survey of 264 teenagers were reported in the online edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a study authored by Weill Cornell Medical College public health researcher Dr. Jennifer Epstein.
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How much does email cost a business?
- 09 May 2011
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TechAndComputer (May 9, 2011) Email use is a hidden cost for many businesses but a simple formula developed by researchers in the UK and Australia can help bosses work out how much of an employee's salary is effectively paying for their email use. The formula, reported in the International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, estimates that email use costs anywhere between £5,000 and £10,000 per employee each year.
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