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Introduction to Telemedicine Practice
Telemedicine facilitates the delivery of health services for rural regions, and under ideal circumstances, it is useful for patient education and administrative meetings.

Telemedicine: An Evolving Healthcare Delivery System
For many people, telemedicine may be an unfamiliar term. Telemedicine is the word that has been coined for “distance medicine.”

Virtual Medicine: Benefits and Obstacles
Recently, President Obama surprised many with a bold proclamation that the biggest threat to the U.S. bottom line was not insolvent banks, paralyzed credit markets or trillion dollar bailouts, but rather the skyrocketing costs of modern health care.

New Technology in Telemedicine and Reports of Patient and Provider Satisfaction
Telemedicine is an innovative way for doctors to communicate with their patients.

Online Doctors: Efficient, Cost-Effective and Practical
Technology has impacted the practice of medicine in countless ways. From the days of doctors making house calls on horseback to electronic medical records, the practice of medicine is constantly changing.

Real Life Health Problems and Video Medical Solutions
The skepticism is there: patients who refuse to speak to the doctor outside the familiar confines of the physician’s office; and doctors who scoff at the notion of practicing their art digitally.

Telemedicine – Wave of the Future?
A “wave of the future” is any product, idea or movement that is viewed as a trend or force that will inevitable prevail. As our society comes to expect the benefits of the digital age, we presume this to also be applied to medicine.

The Doctor is In and Online
It is no big secret that cost of healthcare is on the rise. With many available services, telemedicine helps people financially, particularly those who are without insurance and those who have poor healthcare benefits.

Eating Grapes Protects Against Organ Damage from Metabolic Syndrome
According to recent research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Boston, eating grapes can protect your internal organs if you have metabolic syndrome. Find out about metabolic syndrome and how eating grapes can help.

How to Effectively Manage Asthma
Asthma causes wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. It also causes coughing, which may be worse at night. If you or a loved one has asthma, find out about the source of this condition and how to effectively manage your symptoms.

How to Treat Cold Sores
Cold sores are painful blisters, sometimes called fever blisters, usually found on the lips, gums or roof of the mouth. The herpes simplex virus causes them. Find out about the latest research and innovative treatment options for these uncomfortable flare-ups.

Possible Diabetes Scientific Breakthrough: Hormone Stimulates Pancreatic Cell Production
Roughly 26 million Americans suffer from type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This disease has no known cure, only treatment, which includes shots.

Researchers Find New Drug that Grows Human Hair
If you went bald years ago or if you are just starting the balding process, you may be able to regrow your hair with the help of a medication called bimatoprost.

Superfood Quiz
You may have heard the term “superfood”. If you have, you probably will score high on this quiz. If you are unaware that not all foods are created equal, you may not do so well.

Top Ten Ways to Stay Hydrated
Summer is a glorious season, and everybody loves frolicking on the beach and sipping on cold drinks while soaking up the sun. It's all fun and games until you start to feel dehydrated!

Vitamin D for High Blood Pressure?
If you have high blood pressure, listen up! New research suggests that increasing vitamin D could lower your blood pressure in addition to its other nutritional benefits.

How to Treat Male Pattern Baldness
Many men are affected by hair loss as they grown older. Hair loss, also known as alopecia, results from many different causes.

Asthma Medication: Proair (Bronchodilator) Vs. Advair (Inhaled Steroid)
As an individual who suffers from asthma, COPD or other respiratory problems, you likely know that there are many different types of medication available to you.

Can An Underactive Thyroid Cause Joint Pain?
Many people who suffer from hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid gland experience problems with joint pain.

Can Chantix Help You Quit Smoking?
While some people have had success quitting smoking with nicotine replacement therapy (NRTs), others struggle with a physical addiction to nicotine, which is a highly addictive drug.

Diabetes Research Institute Investigates "BioHub" Mini-Organ for Type 1 Diabetics
Diabetes Research Institute make a giant step toward a biological diabetes cure by producing the DRI BioHub, a “mini-organ” that has actual insulin-producing cells that trigger the body to produce insulin. Find out about type I diabetes and this innovative technology.

Erectile Dysfunction: An Overview
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the occasional failure to achieve or maintain an erection, which is caused by a variety of things, such as fatigue or excessive alcohol intake.

Herpes – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Herpes can affect the mouth region or the genital area. This bothersome condition is the gift that keeps on giving. If you are concerned about herpes, find out about the symptoms, complications, prevention and treatment of this viral infection.

High Blood Pressure – Science, Physics, and Tips for Management
It seems that everyone gets high blood pressure as they age. Find out about the science and physics of this condition, see if you have any risk factors, learn how it is treated, and review these tips for blood pressure management.

How Does Abreva Work to Prevent Cold Sores?
Anyone who suffers from cold sores knows just how much they can affect your life. The social stigma and anxiety a cold sore can cause often makes sufferers hide in their homes for the duration of the cold sore.

How Does Pink Eye Spread to Others?
The diagnosis of Pink Eye, also known as Conjunctivitis, still creates fear. Granted, it doesn't cause a mass exodus from school as it did even twenty years ago.

How to Get a Prescription Online
Today, many patients are turning to the growing field of telemedicine when they are in need of a prescription for many common or acute ailments.

How to Treat a Sinus Infection
Sinus infections come with a whole host of symptoms, all of which can become really bothersome if they become severe and last several days.

Asthma Affects Work Productivity
While for some asthma is no more than a minor inconvenience, for others it can be quite problematic, interfering with normal living and sometimes even leading to a life-threatening situation. Find out how asthma drains your work productivity and what you can do about this.

Shingles: Chickenpox’s Ugly Alter Ego
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of a skin rash or blisters caused by the same virus that leads to chickenpox — the varicella-zoster virus

Shingles: What it Is and What it Isn’t and How Its Treated
One doctor reported a patient with shingles he evaluated in the emergency room. The man had intense chest pain on his left side.

The Balding Effect
Male pattern baldness (MPB), also known as androgenetic alopecia, is the single most common cause of hair loss in men, accounting for more than 95% of all baldness.

The Best Herpes Prescription Medication
People who suffer with herpes know the negative connotations and stigmas it can bring from others, which make those with herpes unwilling to seek traditional means of medical consult and treatment.

Top 5 Remedies for Cold Sores
Cold Sores are some of the most bothersome conditions that anyone can experience.

Type 2 Diabetes
Once known as non-insulin dependent diabetes, type 2 diabetes, is the most commonly occurring form of diabetes.

10 Best Ways to Soothe a Sore Throat
Most cases of a sore throat are caused by viruses and typically do not need medical treatment.

What Are The Symptoms of Recurrent Shingles?
For most people, having one outbreak of shingles in their lifetime is bad enough, but for others, recurrent shingles are a way of life.

Will the Antibiotic Z-Pack Help My Sinus Infection?
Sinusitis is one of the most uncomfortable, annoying and downright painful conditions known to man. Even worse, a severe case of sinusitis when left untreated can cause a more serious condition to develop.

Telemedicine Plays a Bigger Role than Patient Convenience
The rapid advancement of technology in the field of communication has opened the doors for many possibilities, especially in the medical industry.

It's a Virtual World Out There: The New Dawn of Telemedicine
Telemedicine is a new method of doctor consultations performed online or over the telephone.

Health Care Without Leaving the Home – The Emergence of Telehealthcare
The definition of telemedicine healthcare. How you can receive medical consultations from a doctor in the comforts of your home.