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NewsTexting improves medication adherence, patient health
Text messages containing both medication reminders and information about a specific skin condition helped greatly improve adherence to treatment regimens, self-care behaviors and quality of life Read more...
Nationwide Children's sees higher testing, medication adherence with texting to teen diabetics
If any age group has shown a clear preference for texting, it's teenagers--half of whom reportedly send more than 1,500 text messages a month. So it makes sense that SMS might be a great way to Read more...
Scotland texting program aims to prevent binge drinking, STDs
Let's face it, there's a reason why "stupid" is a euphemism for "inebriated." And to prevent young adults from acting irresponsibly while hitting the sauce, researchers in Scotland are launching a Read more...
Mobile healthcare will help cell phone subscriptions hit 5B this year
Mobile healthcare via cell phone use is one of the primary reasons why cell phone subscriptions worldwide will hit 5 billion this year. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Read more...
EXCLUSIVE: Globaltel embeds images in mobile health messaging
Globaltel Media, a San Diego-based text-messaging firm, is making its first public foray into healthcare this week with the introduction of Alirti, a service that delivers links to audio, video and Read more...
Sex ed moves to cell phones
If the two things every 21st Century adolescent has are cell phones and questions about sex, it only makes sense to combine them. That is the thought behind The Birds and Bees Text Line, a project of Read more...
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