Twitter roundup for June 25 through 29th

Posted by Mahria Lebow on June 29th, 2012 Posted in: News from NLM, Technology

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June 25

• LGBT‬ community still faces hurdles in health care equality http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2012/06/lgbt-community-still-has-hurdles-in-health-care-equality/
• Health apps flourish, but which require regulation? http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120625/NEWS0107/206250355/

June 26

• Three future trends for ‪telehealth‬ http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/3-future-trends-for-telehealth.html
• Some good news in Alaska’s fight against ‪obesity‬ http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/some-good-news-alaskas-fight-against-obesity
• Percentage of overweight, obese students decreases in Anchorage http://alaska-native-news.com/state_news/5928-percentage-of-overweight-obese-students-decreases-in-anchorage.html

June 27

• Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho medical students get nudge to consider rural doctoring http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/medical-students-get-nudge-to-consider-rural-doctoring/article_d7faf91e-3fce-5e84-8fdd-85d3131c9740.html and http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/program-aims-to-jolt-rural-physician-numbers-in-idaho.html
• Beauty N Black Wellness Tour to improve health of African American families http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120626/Beauty-N-Black-Wellness-Tour-to-improve-health-of-African-American-families.aspx 

June 28

• Fruits and vegetables ranking highest in pesticide residue – the 2012 Dirty Dozen (and the Clean Fifteen) http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/19/watch-out-for-the-2012-dirty-dozen/

June 29

• Nurse’s Notes: Librarians aid both patients, care providers http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/nurse-s-notes-librarians-aid-both-patients-care-providers/article_1667051a-93c4-11e1-a39a-001a4bcf887a.html