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This article talks about mobile meditation apps that are slowly growing in popularity despite no hard evidence of its (positive) effects.  These mobile apps have been especially helpful to those who would like to do their meditation "on-the-go."  I believe that despite these apps' immeasurable effects, if people think that it helps them reduce their overall stress level, it seems to me that they're doing more good than harm.

Blog about the benefits from avocado's high Vitamin E content

Discovered this interactive fitness and wellness website fivi.com. You can share nutrition ideas, set up a virtual running route, & workout ideas. This blog talks about a recent WSJ article on heart disease.

Short and sweet list of important and not necessarily obvious skills to have when working both in public health and in the health field in general.

An independent resource for health and wellness, delivering positive, happy and interesting information to readers each day. Also found on Facebook and Pinterest. PositiveMed aims to uncover the brighter side of medical curiosity online.

Categories include Fitness (Runkeeper), Diet & Nutrition (Fooducate), Food (Veg Out/Happy Cow), Primary Foods (Gratitude Journal Your Positive Thoughts).

Advancements toward utilizing mobile based apps which can currently monitor insulin levels for those who suffer from diabetes to a fully automated system which can maintain the proper insulin needed in the body as a true artificial pancreas.

This article discusses the huge increase in apps used to track fertility for both conception and birth control purposes.  It goes over pros, cons, and which apps are actually useful and which to avoid.  Great resource for anyone interested in tracking their cycle and considering an app.

This article discusses issues surrounding cloud based solutions for the healthcare industry such as HIPAA compliance for PHI information as well as the adoption of cloud solutions by the healthcare industry.

This topic was covered in digital natives and growing up online. Technological advances aimed at our children are keeping them from living more active/healthy lives. 

Explains the effects of technology on our physical health & what has changed over the years to make us less healthy than other generations.

Ear surgery - medically known as otoplasty - is the surgical procedure that can help you get desired size and shape of ears. It improves too large, too small or protruding ears.