Views 2009
December 21, 2009: The Power Of Visualization Things change, but we don't always understand how. Networks and clustering methods help to uncover changes in complex large-scale systems, but more sophisticated approaches are needed to distinguish between real trends and noisy data, between meaningful structural changes and random fluctuations.
November 30, 2009: Next Generation Healthcare New generation information technologies, computing architectures, real-time data acquisition and processing, and next generation crowdsourcing are revolutionizing health care. Slowly but inevitably we are moving from "Dr. knows Best" to "everybody is a little bit doctor", to next generation diagnostics, better software tools and databases, personal devices, wireless health tools, and new healthcare models.
November 23, 2009: Is healthcare cost control possible? Recent mammogram debate shows why reform will fail - most women don't like to get mammograms later in life and less frequently. Of course, this furious reaction is fueled by those who would face payment cuts if the new guidelines are implemented - radiologists, for example. How many medical tests do you need to sleep sound at night knowing that you are healthy enough? Billions, trillions, googols? How many out of a few thousand existing medical tests are redundant or irrelevant to individual consumers?
August 28, 2009: Metabonomic Profiling as a Non-invasive Inexpensive Diagnostics Tool A number of studies have suggested that a higher intake of lycopene-containing foods decreases the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer, other cancers and infections, even cataracts and asthma. What are the potential side effects?
August 23, 2009: What could make us eat healthy? Small molecules in our breath, saliva, sweat and other body fluids can tell a lot about our health and disease, state of mind, therapeutic outcomes, athletic and mental performance, tapping into both genetic and environmental factors influencing our lives.
July 15, 2009: Changing Culture of Medicine Healthcare is the largest service industry in the world. Its old ways don't work anymore. One of the reasons is that medical profession is seen increasingly in financial terms. Can you separate the businessman from the doctor?