DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Freakin' Unbelievable!
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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David K
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Impressive... not good news for EKG techs perhaps?
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El Jefe
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Wow. I liked his quote at the end. "We have to seize the data." Carpe datum?
Amazing what will come, and amazing what is already here in medicine. And as the costs come down for diagnostic devices, we will see more and more of
that kind of stuff down here in Mexico.
Thanks for posting this link David.
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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toneart
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I saw this last week and have mentioned it to two of my doctors. They say they are already aware of it. This is a marvelous technological
breakthrough!
However, as long as there are profits in our healthcare system, any savings will be sucked up by the status quo medical system.
While I am happy that Obamacare will benefit so many people who were heretofore shut out of accessibility to affordable healthcare, Obama's plan is
still a givaway to the Insurance and Big Pharma industries. Hospitals are gouging us too, at an obscene rate! 
It is only a Single Payer system that will bring costs down. But our bought and paid for politicians and our duped, ill informed public (as
you will soon see by the response to this post) will impede any movement towards abandoning our wasteful medical system.
The following link documents where the United States stands in comparison with the rest of the world. The statistics are shocking!
Unacceptable!
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how...
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watizname
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Dick Tracy's wrist radio was unthinkable in it's time. Now we have something better than the "tricorder" that Bones in Star Trek had, and it's in
everyone's pocket. Now if they could just get a handle on the earthquake and astroid thingies. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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Barry A.
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I can't see how any thinking-person could be against what Dr. Topol is bringing to the fore-front--------this is incredibly valuable stuff, and this
is the first time I have heard of it.
Is there a down side??? Of course there is---there almost always is (lost jobs in this case), but the advantages far out weigh the disadvantages IMO.
This might even convince me that I need a smart-phone, let alone a "cell phone" (neither of which I have now).
Wonderful post, and wonderful info. Many thanks DavidE.
Barry
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
This might even convince me that I need a smart-phone, let alone a "cell phone" (neither of which I have now).
Wonderful post, and wonderful info. Many thanks DavidE.
Barry |
That makes two of us Barry.
May have to break down and get one of those gadgets after all.
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bufeo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
This might even convince me that I need a smart-phone, let alone a "cell phone" (neither of which I have now).
Wonderful post, and wonderful info. Many thanks DavidE.
Barry |
That makes two of us Barry.
May have to break down and get one of those gadgets after all. |
Yes, thanks DavidE that's good information.
On a side note. At the suggestion of our granddaughter a few years ago I purchased a first-generation Droid and Verizon's 2-yr contract. We were
already Verizon customers. Before the end of the contract I switched back to my "Dumb" phone (okay by Verizon to do that, but original contract
remained in place).
I found that the "Smart" phone was ruining my life. Waaaayyy too much control and interference to my retirement.
I was without the Droid for a little over a year and returned to the "Smarty-pants". I had become so used to the conveniences that I overlooked the
constant interruptions.
Now that I have one again, I'm sure that I'll keep it, but I have learned how to limit the interruptions and prevent unnecessary aps from creeping in.
They (the aps) are insidious and if one is careless will run up the monthly costs geometrically.
Allen R
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DavidE
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Feel Dumb about smart phones?
Relax! You haven't met "The King"!
Analog mind in a digital world, is my only very weak excuse.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Feel Dumb about smart phones?
Relax! You haven't met "The King"!
Analog mind in a digital world, is my only very weak excuse. |
You stole that from George Castanza.
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BajaBlanca
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mindboggling information. thanks so much for sharing.
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wilderone
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Actually, it's been around for a while. A friend who had a pacemaker used to just make a phone call to have it checked - even from a foreign country;
somehow it was analyzed with the phone call. The next thing is for people who have specified conditions be able to buy the app for themselves, be
educated on analyzing the readouts, and save themselves big dollars at the Doctor's office. I heard on CNBC's Greed in America (in a story about a
sinus doctor who performed needless surgeries and billed for them) that billions in medical care is wasted or fraudulently billed. It's time the
medical profession changed. More access might just mean self-help via digital devices. Over-medication is another issue - need reform there too.
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bufeo
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All this technology. Marvelous!
Just think, it won't be long before we can give ourselves, or friends, a colonoscopy without leaving the comforts of a Baja beach.
Allen R
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bufeo
All this technology. Marvelous!
Just think, it won't be long before we can give ourselves, or friends, a colonoscopy without leaving the comforts of a Baja beach.
Allen R |
Good idea for a party! Have all your friends watch it on TV, live. 
How do you choose who gets to play doctor? Oh, I can guess that Margarita will assist. Maybe you could "phone it in". 
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