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		<title>Childhood obesity study uses wearable sensors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Gullo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2011 mHealth Summit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As obesity increasingly becomes a worldwide epidemic, especially within children and adolescent populations, solutions to the problem are poised to become a major focus within mHealth. A handful of approaches were discussed during a panel, &#8220;Obesity, Diet, and Physical Activity,&#8221; at the 2011 mHealth Summit held in Washington, D.C. this week, including a noteworthy study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mHealth: The mass customization of healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric Topol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mhealth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personalized genetics therapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new feature story in the Economist takes the pulse of wireless healthcare with an article titled: &#8220;Wireless health care: When your carpet calls your doctor.&#8221; The reference is to the sensors-laced &#8220;magic carpet&#8221; that Intel has invested in for fall prevention among the elderly population. The article launches into the subject with an interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Kaiser CMIO on mHealth opportunity</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/6858/interview-kaiser-cmio-on-mhealth-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://mobihealthnews.com/6858/interview-kaiser-cmio-on-mhealth-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. John Mattison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kidney failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mhealth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is a growing awareness of the opportunity that mobile has for healthcare,&#8221; Dr. John Mattison, assistant medical director and chief medical information officer (CMIO), Kaiser Permanente Southern California told MobiHealthNews in an interview at HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta last week. &#8220;When we spoke last December, that much was clear. What has not gotten recognition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MiLife attracts $4M in VC and changes strategy</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/6226/milife-attracts-4m-in-vc-and-changes-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://mobihealthnews.com/6226/milife-attracts-4m-in-vc-and-changes-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic disease management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imperative Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MiLife, a start-up that Unilever Corporate Research (UCR) spun out in 2008, announced $4 million in new funding followed by a name change and new strategy. MiLife has changed its name to Imperative Health and shifted its focus to chronic disease management, especially: diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol. Unilever Ventures and New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Calorie Counting Apps for Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/5560/top-calorie-counting-apps-for-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android Medical Apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry health apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calorie trackers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iPhone medical apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the week of Thanksgiving here in the U.S. &#8212; a holiday that typically includes over-indulging on turkey, root vegetables and pie followed by a short food induced coma. &#8216;Tis the season, but for those who would like to keep track of their calories this week, there are plenty of smartphone applications to help you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GSMA&#8217;s vision for European wireless health</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/5376/gsmas-vision-for-european-wireless-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[M2M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Manifesto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile World Congress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3G Doctor reports that the GSM Association has published its Mobile Manifesto for Europe, which explains the association&#8217;s vision for the European mobile industry. Part of the manifesto includes a promise to “put in place a long term strategy for mobile use in healthcare” and to “provide confidence around investment for national health authorities,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity costs soared to $147B in 2008</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/3579/obesity-costs-soared-to-147b-in-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric Topol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philometron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Wireless Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the medical costs of treating obesity-related diseases topped $147 billion in 2008, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.
During the past decade that cost of treating obesity effectively doubled: The medical costs associated with obesity were pegged at $74 billion in 1998. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genomics meets Wireless: Elegant, individualized medicine</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/3538/genomics-meets-wireless-elegant-individualized-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://mobihealthnews.com/3538/genomics-meets-wireless-elegant-individualized-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Eric Topol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way that we listen to music these days is completely different from the way it used to be; the way we communicate via electronic messaging is also very different; so is the way we read books thanks to devices like Amazon&#8217;s Kindle, explained The West Wireless Health Institute&#8217;s Dr. Eric Topol at the Qualcomm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1M NIH grant to nudge obese teens off the couch</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/2761/1m-nih-grant-to-nudge-obese-teens-off-the-couch/</link>
		<comments>http://mobihealthnews.com/2761/1m-nih-grant-to-nudge-obese-teens-off-the-couch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[body area networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Southern California researchers have developed a wireless body area network (BAN) that they plan to leverage to help overweight and obese teenagers adhere to their daily fitness regimens. 
The USC team&#8217;s BAN consists of an accelerometer, heart rate monitor, GPS device and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Dieticians: 11 iPhone apps for eating right</title>
		<link>http://mobihealthnews.com/1360/mobile-dieticians-11-iphone-apps-for-eating-right/</link>
		<comments>http://mobihealthnews.com/1360/mobile-dieticians-11-iphone-apps-for-eating-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dolan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[caloric uptake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Hall has a helpful post on CrumpleItUp that lists eleven iPhone applications that put a &#8220;dietician in your pocket&#8221; and help track calories and more advanced analyic tools. Here&#8217;s Hall&#8217;s list, which is organized by cheapest to most expensive app:
1. Lose It! (Free) Distinguishing feature: Set daily calorie budgets and track your progress.
 2. Sensei [...]]]></description>
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