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Online Care Helps Control Blood Pressure

People with high blood pressure have a better chance of managing the condition by using the Internet according to a report in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.Dr. Beverly B. Green, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and other researchers examined if high blood pressure could be monitored over the Internet without having to visit a doctor.

Microsoft, Kaiser Partner On Online Health Data

Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente, the largest U.S. health maintenance organization are partnering on a patient information exchange pilot program to allow patients to have more control over their health records.

Healthy Thoughts From Google

Health care information should be readily available from the health care system, with an emphasis on relevance and personalization. Preferably without too much government involvement.

Small Business and Health Care

As a small business owner, I'm concerned about the growing costs of health care. This year our insurance went up 16%...nothing to sneeze at. We also upped our company contribution to 60% (from 50%), so I'm acutely aware of this cost on our bottom line. A few weeks back, BusinessWeek ran an interesting story called Get Healthy--Or Else, about how Scotts, the lawn-care company, is tackling the high cost of health insurance. Some might argue their approach is forward thinking (one employee's life was saved by being nagged to go to a physical) or invasive (another employee was let go for failing a drug test for...tobacco.)

TauMed Takes Health Vertical To Community

Health care verticals have begun to build a foundation on the Internet. TauMed's founder Tauseef Bashir wants people to enjoy a healthy online community along with the most relevant health information they can find.