I'm not a fan of direct to consumer genetic testing, but that market is hard to ingore now. deCODEme (excellent name choice, btw) will analyze your genetic information, store it securely and provide you with updates on your genetic profile "as new knowledge becomes available in the field". There is no doubt that our genes hold valuable information that can help predict and treat diseases. There...
WebDiet is an online weight management tool that can help its users eat smarter and healthier. Its a service that proactively sends location-based, customized meal suggestions directly to mobile devices and helps keep track of what you eat. The ides has potential. GPS-based real-time meal recommendations based on your daily intake requirements and goals can be a simple way to stick to healthy...
On 25th November 2008, the US Surgeon General announced a major upgrade to their Family History Tool. It's a part of the a national public health campaign, called the Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, to encourage all American families to learn more about their family health history. The web-based tool lets you create a complete family medical history including the closest family...
Pain is a subjective symptom that is often hard to correctly diagnose and treat on long-term basis. It's the focus of ReliefInsite- an online web diary for patients with chronic pain. The idea is first to provide a simple platform to record and store pain-related data and provide easy-to-interpret analysis to patients. Secondly, this enables a longitudinal insight for providers into the key...
Ever since Google and Microsoft jumped into it, the PHR (Personal Health Record) space has become red hot. So while PHRs try to move from hype phase to reality, startups like ClearSense are positioning themselves to leverage all those rich, complex details about your health. ClearSense aims to help you make sense of your health information by providing the data analysis technology called REDBOX...
MyDailyApple is the consumer oriented website started in 2006 by Praxeon, a life sciences company focusing on semantic search for healthcare information. It brings together medical news, research, blogs, and multimedia around a disease or condition for its users. Besides searching for personalized health information in natural prose, MyDailyApple users can get relevant medical news and community...