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Paypics Using A Smartphone to Pay With PayPal With Microsoft Tags/Bar Codes

I just ran across this and I think it is something I need to check out. I have quite a few Microsoft Tags posts on the blog and this is kind of need to have an encrypted gateway to protect purchases made with PayPal. The plan exists for a year. Again, I like the extra level of security...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Thu, Jan 13 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Other Items of Interest, tags, Security, Scanning, Bar Code, payments, SmartPhone, PayPal, Microsoft Tags, paypics

B. Braun Recalls Seven Lots of Heparin–Potential Contamination–FDA States Not a Signification Public Health Threat

W are back again to the concern of the raw material – pig intestines – from China with a substance added to stretch heparin and this article states it is due to the changes in the Chinese pig population? What’s going on with those Chinese pigs? Scientific Protein, is the company supplying the active...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Sat, Oct 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, heparin, tags, Pharma, China, Recalls, contamination, Pigs, Bar Codes, Scientific Proteins, B. Braun

Tylenol 8-Hour Caplets With Odor Recalled–More Potential Snake Bait Becomes Available

I’m not kidding on the snake bait here as I am sure the snakes and mice would not have a problem as Tylenol products are used to kill the brown tree snakes in Guam that are taking over. Dead mice are packed up and loaded with Tylenol and dropped from helicopters and when the snakes show down they die...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Mon, Oct 18 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, tags, FDA, cell phones, Johnson and Johnson, Recalls, information, Scanning, Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Windows Tags, mice, Guam, safely, medical devices. heatlhcare, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, radio, brown snake, Brown Tree Snake

Interpol's Internet-targeted Operation Seizes $2.6m Of Illegal Drugs–Education Campaign With Buying Drugs Online–Real Horror Stories

Interpol the multi nation police agency has their own campaign warning individuals about buying medications online. In this first video below the woman who bought weight loss drugs has not become a diabetic for life, who was not one before. This was her first online purchase and she was trying...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Sun, Oct 17 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Windows Mobile, drugs, tags, BlackBerry, Mobility, FDA, cell phones, information, Scanning, iPhone, Windows Tags, RazCode, safely, medical devices. heatlhcare, online pharmacies, Interpol

Diet Drug Meridia From Abbott Labs Pulled–Patients Advised by FDA to Stop Taking Product And Slimming Beauty Over The Counter Product Advisory–Cardiovascular Disease Risks

This is a bit of a double whammy as the over the counter product was found to contain sibutramine, which is not a natural herbal product according to the FDA so doctors are asked to no longer prescribe Meridia and find another weight loss drug instead. Sibutramine is also the active ingredient...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Fri, Oct 8 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, tags, FDA, weight loss, obesity, Recalls, Drug Safety, women's health, Abbott Labs, Bar Codes, Cardiovascular Health, Meridia, Slimming Beauty, Food Safety and Recalls

India Leads the Way with Generic Drugs But As a Sad Side Effect They are Also Leading the Way With Illegal Counterfeit Drugs

It’s the same old story with counterfeits, whether it is in India or here in the US, they are everywhere and with the global economic structure we have today, counterfeits travel everywhere too, just like the real drugs. We see this ads on the internet all the time and unfortunately when someone...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Sun, Sep 19 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, tags, Pharma, Generic Drugs, Antibiotics, India, labels, US, Bar Codes, counterfeit drugs

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Group Chairman Colleen Goggins Announces Retirement Effective March 1, 2011

The letter of announcement from Bill Weldon is shown below. We keep seeing many top executives from all areas of healthcare and government following this process. It’s complicated out there today and technology is running a muck on those who may not be up to date as the decision making processes...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Thu, Sep 16 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, tags, FDA, cell phones, Johnson and Johnson, Recalls, information, Scanning, Windows Tags, safely, medical devices. heatlhcare, Colleen Goggins, McNeil Consumer, Bill Weldon

FDA's Sentinel Initiative Will Need to Embrace Mobility Sooner or Later–Better Sooner Than Later–Data Beyond the Desktop

This is one “huge” project and the targets and technologies change frequently, maybe hourly if we really had all the data to look at. Technology is out there throwing us a new left curve every day and when it available and simple, consumers want it now. No longer are we in the days to where...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Wed, Sep 15 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, My Commentaries, tags, Medical Devices, Health IT, FDA, Congress, HHS, cell phones, wireless, Telehealth, UCLA, role models, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure, barcodes

Google Health PHR Gets a Facelift and Adds Some New Features–Augmentation for the Consumers

I can say this was needed as things have progressed in the last couple of years since Google Health was introduced. We now see some consumer devices that can now connect and make it easier for one to get the data in place. Cardio Trainer and Fitbit were named as 2 new devices that connect...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Wed, Sep 15 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, privacy, tags, health insurance, Medical Devices, PHR, Google Health, Personal Health Records, cell phones, Heatlhcare, incentives, Computer, wellness, excercise, data devices, Fitbit, Bar Codes

Wireless Home Devices Working at the Hospital to Monitor Patients in New Jersey With Pilot Program

Ocean Medical Center in New Jersey using technology to work with patients with monitoring patient vitals. This is a pilot program in use with an off the shelf wireless scale. Every day the patient weight is sent to the hospital and the technician monitors the weight and if the weight goes up it...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Thu, Aug 19 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, healthcare, tags, Medical Records, Medical Devices, Home Monitoring, wireless, monitoring devices, Ocean Medical Center, preventive care

Members of Congress Send Letter to HHS to Increase the Budget of the FDA - It is Rapidly Becoming One of the “Most Connected” Federal Agencies

You would have to living under a rock today not to notice the fire that keep popping up for the FDA as the world we live in is changing and coupled with years of neglect in the IT department, they have a lot of work and need a lot of help with other agencies as it’s not all self contained to one agency...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Mon, Aug 9 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, tags, Medical Devices, Health IT, FDA, Congress, HHS, cell phones, wireless, Telehealth, UCLA, role models, FCC, participatory Sensing, devices that report data, tech denial, infrastructure, barcodes

Bill Seeks to Arm FDA with Full Drug Recall Power And More Over the Counter Regulatory Control

This looks like some of the areas I have been writing about in reference to recall matters and the safe shipping and documentation of drugs. The bill would also give the FDA authority to recall and not just send warning letters out asking for recall, they would be able to actually police the efforts...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Thu, Aug 5 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, healthcare, tags, FDA, China, Safety, Congress Pharma, phamaceutical plant inspections, FDA funding, bar coding

Bausch & Lomb Recall - PreserVision® Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula in the United States – Where’s The Bar Coding Tags to Make Identification Available To Scan With Cell Phone for Consumers?

Well this is another area where the use of bar coding Microsoft Tags would have come in handy. Certainly the retailers will do their part, but having a cell phone to scan and find would be marvelous and what if they miss some products and are still on the shelves? Depending on the retailer...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Tue, Jul 27 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, tags, BlackBerry, FDA, cell phones, information, Bausch and Lomb, Scanning, iPhone, Windows Tags, RazCode, safely, medical devices. heatlhcare

Physician Use of Smart Phones Growing Rapidly- Now We Need Phones as Bar Code Scanners for FDA Recalls Which Would Help Everyone and Engage Consumers in Healthcare

This is a bit of a “no brainer” as to why because the cell phone makes the information instantly available for better decision making processes and patient care. The use of Smart Phones only stands to grow not only with physicians but consumers as well and we see this in the news all the time...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Mon, Jul 26 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Windows Mobile, tags, Physicians, Mobility, cell phones, Doctors, smartphones, iPhones, Microsoft Tags, Bar Codes, Blackberries

FDA Is Sued By Non Profit Doctors Group - Failure to Notify Diabetic Patients Of Alternatives for Avandia – Bar Coding and Scanning Product With A Cell Phone Could Solve the Problem

The Medical Quack is somehow turning into a blog about bar coding, why, because the news is full of articles about recalls, fake drugs, stolen drugs, defective devices, you name it. We need the technology right now to be able to get the word out. Would you not like the availability to scan...

Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck by The Medical Quack on Fri, Jul 23 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, tags, Lawsuit, FDA, Safety, Microsoft Tags, Avandia