Online medical devices (two articles included)

[Steven Luis <luiss@cs.fiu.edu>]

http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/19776.html
http://wildcat.seas.rochester.edu:8088/FutureHealth/

                     Patients, Heal Thyselves
                     by Lindsey Arent 

                     3:00 a.m.  20.May.99.PDT
                     If the researchers at the Center for
                     Future Health have their way, your yearly
                     checkup could be a thing of the past. 

                     Doctors, engineers, and scientists at the
                     Center for Future Health are creating
                     gizmos to put the diagnostic power of the
                     doctor's office in the hands of patients. 

                     The center, which is part of the
                     University of Rochester in New York, in
                     conjunction with the Media Lab at MIT,
                     are designing new personal medical
                     devices, such as melanoma monitors,
                     smart toothbrushes, and wearable
                     computers, that can be used to monitor
                     health at home. 

http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19646.html
http://www.ephysician.com/

                     Prescribing by Palm
                     Wired News Report 

                     2:20 p.m.  12.May.99.PDT
                     Taking a cue from cell-phone companies,
                     a medical Web site plans to give away
                     PalmPilots to doctors who sign up for a
                     medical commerce service. 

                     EPhysician, a medical network for doctors
                     and clinicians, will give 10,000 devices to
                     selected subscribers. Palm Pilots currently
                     range in price from US$150 to $450. 

                     Clinicians will be able to order
                     prescriptions and medical services such
                     as lab tests through the Palm PDAs. The
                     devices will also provide access to
                     patients' records, ePhysician said in a
                     prepared statement. 

                     To send information to ePhysician, a
                     doctor plugs the Palm PDA into an
                     Internet-connected PC. EPhysician will
                     then place the orders with laboratories
                     and pharmacies. 

                     The Palm units will also allow doctors
                     access to drug databases listing drug
                     interactions and allergies. 


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