Swine Flu Resources

Anyone interested in bioinformatics can now analyze genetic sequences from swine flu isolates and make new discoveries and own conclusions:

The swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is is an RNA virus coding for 8 genes. The sequences of these genes from strains isolated in Texas, California, New York and Kansas can be downloaded from GenBank:

Another collections of sequences with bioinformatics tools can be found at http://www.flugenome.org, but this resource is not updated with the current data and can't be used for genotyping of the latest sequences.

• Tracking swine flu on Google Maps including most popular map
• Near real time reporting of global infectious disease outbreaks
• The Gisaid platform
• Wiki maps for sharing information

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Evaluation Beginning! The FAS Learning Technologies Program seeks to demonstrate that the learning tool Immune Attack helps students learn concepts in cellular biology and immunology. Teachers of 7th-12th grade students, of any subject, are invited to participate. Our protocol requires two 40-minute class periods for playing Immune Attack, a PC for each student with internet connection, and a third day on which students are required to take a 20 minute online survey. . Register here to participate in the evaluation. The whole protocol and the link for the detailed survey will be mailed to you after you register. You may also request a CD (no cost) for use in your classroom, so you won't need to download the file. If you have any questions, please contact me by replying to this email. Sincerely, Melanie Stegman Project Manager FAS Learning Technologies Beta Testers Needed Sign Up now to register yourself, and give this link to your students to let them register to be Beta Testers for ImmuneAttack 2.0 register here to be a beta tester! Here is a Sneak Preview of our new interface..... www.fas.org/immuneattack http://fas.org/immuneattack/download For more information about Immune Attack, its use in classrooms and what it presents, please see our website, FAS.org/immuneattack. Downloads: QuickStartGuide to playing Immune Attack efficiently in your classroom Immune Attack: One page project summary FAS, Learning Technologies: One Page Summary Links: News link Forum link

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Selected Health and Wellness Polls

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Most people are interested in wellness for career more than in wellness for body, in healthy looks more than in health, in holistic medicine and changing lifestyle more than in drugs, in social advice more than in a physician’s advice. What about you?

SOCIAL NETWORKS
Does social media have a greater impact in patient's health practise compared to the physician advice?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/1639wo

By anonymous | Twtpoll created more than 3 months ago

HEALTH & WELLNESS

What qualities/services do you value most/want in your MD/Health Services provider? Choose your top 3

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/vyuj1t

By @HarmonicJLE | Twtpoll created more than 1 months ago

What's your greatest health and wellness struggle?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/9986lp

By @cateked | Twtpoll created more than 3 months ago

Which area of your Health & Wellness would you most like to improve?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/sk27e8

By @RichHealth | Twtpoll created more than 2 months ago

PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS

Would you like to manage your personal health record?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/nf3x7e

By @nyhto | Twtpoll created more than 4 months ago

In what format are your Medical Records?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/835nya

By @worldmedcard | Twtpoll created more than 4 months ago

Will Personal Health Records (PHR) finally takeoff in 2009, or continue 2b lots of trial on Google Healthvault etc but little real adoption?

See results: http://twtpoll.com/r/4wrdxl

By @marketintellnow | Twtpoll created more than 4 months ago

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How do you record your workouts and eats?

• Digitally: Online, iPhone apps, Blackberry...the higher the tech the better!
• Pen and paper: It's cheap. It's easy. It works.
• A combo of both: I'm multi-talented when it comes to documentation.
• Brain: It's all up here [point to head].

Created on Mar 28, 2009 View Results

Do you belong to a gym?

• Yes and I go all the time
• Yes but I only go sometimes
• Yes but I go rarely
• No but I wish I did
• No but I sometimes consider it
• No; I find it completely unnecessary
• Some other answer Fig didn't think of

Created on Apr 13, 2009 View Results

Do you take a multivitamin?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes

Created on Mar 24, 2009 View Results

What's your best mood-mending commodity?

• Omega-3’s up the optimism
• Vitamin D: Sunshine in a bottle
• Vegan chocolate cheesecake

Created on Jan 25, 2009 View Results

Do you set goals?

• Yes. Whether it's in miles per week, weight lifted or weight lost, I set it and don't forget it.
• Yes. I don't fret about numbers, but I always have "eat better" and "get more fit" on my to-do list.
• No. I find that I work out whether or not I'm trying to meet a specific goal.
• No. I don't set goals or work out. Eek! Maybe that's the problem!

Created on Mar 22, 2009 View Results

Ladies: What part of your body are you least happy with?

• Breasts
  21%
• Tummy
  42%
• Thighs
  7%
• Hips
  14%
• Bum/Butt
  0%
• Feet
  0%
• Arms
  7%
• Back
  7%

Created on Jan 1, 2008

Closed, Total Votes: 14

What Time of Day Do You Exercise?

• Morning - I sing the Sound of Music as I run laps in my nun's habit
  36%
• Afternoon - I pump iron and watch Oprah. What?!
  13%
• Evening - Gotta sweat off that dirty feeling my job leaves me with
  32%
• All the time - I'm a compulsive exerciser
  8%
• Exercise? I just read this blog for the pictures
  8%

Created on Dec 15, 2008

Closed, Total Votes: 172

Why Do You Work Out?

• It's all about my health and how I feel, love handles be darned
  5%
• It's for my looks and why is that a bad thing?
  8%
• Yeah, I say it's primarily about my health but I love that it makes me look better too.
  34%
• It's mostly about my looks - the health benefits are just an added bonus.
  30%
• I'm an exercise addict so whatever. Just move out of the way of my fan already!
  8%
• How did we get off topic? Shouldn't we be lambasting Men's Health for their rampant misogyny??
  5%
• I'm a man & I'd just like to say your dryer analogy is lame. I'll leave a better one in the comment
  6%

Created on Jan 28, 2009

Closed, Total Votes: 741

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