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Pain management apps

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 9, 2015 by Frugal NurseMarch 10, 2019

Anyone who suffers from chronic pain knows that physicians recommend keeping a journal or diary of pain symptoms: How bad is it over a day or week? What triggers it or makes it worse? Is it affected by weather, exercise, foods, stress? What makes it better? What medications have you tried, when and for how long?

That can add up to a lot of information to keep track of.

But… read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged health-care-apps

What is the Isabel symptom checker?

Frugal Nurse Posted on July 15, 2015 by Frugal NurseJanuary 16, 2016

Making the correct diagnosis in a timely manner is crucial. It not only avoids lots of unnecessary (and expensive) tests, but gets the appropriate treatment started more quickly.

But making a diagnosis can be difficult. And one of the leading causes of medical malpractice suits is “failure to diagnose”; that’s why so many cases of indigestion are worked up as potential heart attacks, or headaches for aneurysms or tumors.

Many … read on

Posted in Be informed, Health Care Technology | Tagged health-care-apps

Calcium and vitamin D tracking app

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 11, 2015 by Frugal NurseMay 8, 2015

calcium and vitamin d appI’ve written several posts on calcium and vitamin D. Calcium is an important nutrient, but most evidence suggests we need to get more calcium in what we eat, rather than supplements.

It’s the same with vitamin D. We need to eat a variety of foods that are rich in vitamin D and also spend more time in the sunshine. There is no data at this time to support … read on

Posted in Health Care Technology, Stay healthy | Tagged drugs-and-supplements, health-care-apps, prevention, research

Breathing exercises to improve sleep

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 6, 2015 by Frugal NurseApril 25, 2018

Breathe your way to better sleep

I just ran across this video of Andrew Weil, MD, explaining how to do yoga breathing exercises, specifically the 4-7-8 breathing technique. It’s based on the yoga practice of pranayama.

I’ve always had trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep, and I want to give these breathing exercises a try as they are an inexpensive and drug-free approach to hopefully improving my quantity … read on

Posted in Personal Health, Stay healthy | Tagged health-care-apps, home-remedies, lifestyle, sleep

The FDA drug shortages app

Frugal Nurse Posted on April 30, 2015 by Frugal NurseApril 29, 2015

fda drug shortages appWhen the cost of both brand name and generic levothyroxin skyrocketed two years ago, the first thing I did (after complaining loudly to the pharmacist, although it wasn’t his fault) was look at the Food and Drug Administrations’s (FDA) website.

Following the Economics 101 rule of supply and demand, the sudden price increase of a drug is usually due to a shortage. Sometimes ingredients are difficult to find, or … read on

Posted in Be informed, Health Care Technology | Tagged drugs-and-supplements, health-care-apps

Health care apps – Skin cancer detection

Frugal Nurse Posted on June 30, 2014 by Frugal NurseApril 29, 2018

skin cancer detectionThe Doctor Mole skin cancer detection app

I was browsing through some smartphone apps last week and I ran across one called Doctor Mole. At first I thought it had something to do with the garden pest—I have an infestation of moles plowing through my vegetable garden every evening, so they are much on my mind.

I thought, “Yes! An app to tell me how to get rid of … read on

Posted in Be informed, Health Care Technology | Tagged cancer, health-care-apps, medical-devices, skin-health

Concussion assessment apps

Frugal Nurse Posted on April 14, 2014 by Frugal NurseApril 7, 2014

There’s no such thing as a “mild” concussion

Last week I posted about first aid for concussions, which is important because head injuries in kids are a growing concern in the medical and public health communities.

Of particular importance is avoiding the potentially fatal “second impact syndrome”; if a young athlete suffers a “mild” concussion and then sustains another within a few weeks, “diffuse cerebral swelling, brain herniation, … read on

Posted in Health Care Technology | Tagged brain-health, diagnostic-tests, health-care-apps, kids-health, medical-devices

Happiness? There’s an app for that!

Frugal Nurse Posted on July 29, 2013 by Frugal NurseFebruary 12, 2016

happiness appThe depression epidemic

I posted last week that prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications have soared in the last 20 years.

I like to blame the pharmaceutical companies that reap the huge profits, but the relentless output of bleak news from the media sure doesn’t help. Political scandals and inertia, the economic roller coaster, global warming (or do we call it climate change?) resulting in natural disasters, terrorists, international crises, … read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged emotional-health, health-care-apps, internet, lifestyle

Blood pressure apps

Frugal Nurse Posted on July 22, 2013 by Frugal NurseNovember 19, 2017

iphone blood pressure appsThe “Quantified Self”

There are thousands of apps and gadgets that help us record personal data—weight, calories consumed, steps walked, hours slept, and so on.  Quantified Self is the name of the movement that seeks to improve daily life through the measurement and tracking of this data.

Someone I know said he would like to see sensors implanted in our bodies to automatically measure and record everything. Everything? Um, no … read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged cost-saving, health-care-apps, medical-devices

Optimize your wake-up time

Frugal Nurse Posted on July 15, 2013 by Frugal NurseMarch 13, 2018

sleep cycle appSleep cycle tracking apps

Have you ever been wrenched out of a deep sleep by your alarm clock? Or been in such a deep sleep that you slept right through the &#%!@ alarm?

When this happens to me, I wake up feeling groggy and sleep deprived, even if I slept “enough” hours the night before.

Other mornings when the alarm goes off I am full of energy, feeling well rested … read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged emotional-health, health-care-apps, medical-devices, sleep

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