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How to Prevent a Heart Attack: Text Patients on Healthy...

How to Prevent a Heart Attack: Text Patients on Healthy...

An article reporting results of a clinical trial in Australia. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2442937

26 June 2016
From the Wall Street Journal summary: A recent study has found evidence suggesting text messages could reduce one’s odds of a second heart attack. A six-month clinical trial in Australia found that...
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Implementation of foot thermometry plus mHealth to...

Implementation of foot thermometry plus mHealth to...

A registered trial from ClinicalTrials.gov: Identifier NCT02373592

19 April 2016
From the article abstract:  BACKGROUND: Diabetic foot neuropathy (DFN) is one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus; its early diagnosis and intervention can prevent foot ulcers and the need...
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Problematic cell phone use for text messaging and...

Problematic cell phone use for text messaging and...

An article from the European Journal of Pediatrics

16 October 2015
From the PubMed article abstract: "The aim of our study was to examine the association between problematic cell phone use (PCPU) for text messaging and substance abuse in young adolescents. This cross-sectional study...
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Evidence on feasibility and effective use of mHealth...

Evidence on feasibility and effective use of mHealth...

Article from the Journal of Tropical Medicine and International Health

22 September 2015
Abstract posted in PubMed: "Given the large-scale adoption and deployment of mobile phones by health services and frontline health workers (FHW), we aimed to review and synthesise the evidence on the feasibility and...
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Designing text-messaging (SMS) in HIV programs

Designing text-messaging (SMS) in HIV programs

An Article from the Pan African Medical Journal

16 July 2015
From the Pub Med Abstract:"Text messages (SMS) are being increasingly integrated into HIV programs across Southern Africa to improve patient adherence, linkage to care and provide psycho-social support. Careful...
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