http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:23 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:23 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=715709 This application has been designed by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) as a way for users to send greetings-on-the-go! The application will allow users to send health eCards directly from their iPhone or iPod touch to friends, family and loved ones. With nearly half of iPhone users and 30% of iPod touch users making health-related inquiries from their device, this application provides a way for health seekers to easily share important health tips with family and loved ones.Based on CDC's successful eCards' website (www.cdc.gov/ecards), this application will feature popular eCards and timely updates to coincide with important health events throughout the year, including American Heart Month, Flu Season, and Great American Smokeout. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=715728 This application allows users to look up information about different infectious diseases. The app is free. Information from the iTunes store is noted below. DescriptionIDdx was built for queries. Users can find lists of matching infectious diseases by using the disease search criteria (99 signs & symptoms, 39 epidemiological factors, and 16 regions of the world). The user can see all the symptoms associated with a disease or see all the diseases associated with a symptom. See http://www.iddx.com/gideon.html for how IDdx compares to GIDEON, the only other infectious disease application built as a relational database to supports queries.WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IDdx?- Explore the database of 251 diseases in 15 categories.- Search by Disease Name or Disease Criteria.- Disease criteria include 99 signs & symptoms, 39 epidemiological factors, and 16 regions of the world.- Examples of epidemiological factors are ingest (entry), soil (source), ticks (vector), and cats (reservoir).- Access diseases worldwide or limit the search to those endemic to the United States.WHAT IS THE CONTENT? - Similar to the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, the content includes coverage of 251 important infectious diseases organized into the following categories: arthropod-borne, bioterrorism, childhood, community-acquired, foodborne, gastroenteritis, sapronoses, localized infections, sexually-transmitted, and zoonoses. PLEASE NOTE An internet connection is required to reach the IDdx server when performing disease queries. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=715712 This app allows user to view different health related video's from their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Information from the iTunes website is noted below. The app is free.Learn something new about your health everyday!!Our Featured Videos are changed daily, so you can learn new health information daily.Or search our physician reviewed videos about your own medical problems from the search page.*Look up your disease or condition *Search symptoms *Ask a medical questionWe will send you the videos that will give you the answers you need. Enter your symptoms, and the medical problems associated with those symptoms will be on the list, so watch as many as possible. **If there are more than one page of videos listed, tap next to the ..... at the bottom of the videos to move to the next page.If after looking through our current videos your question is not answered, go to VideoMD.com and send us your question. We will make a video that answers it.Video MD features Free Health Videos and Doctor Videos that are created by physicians. Our medical videos help physicians fully educate patients on their specific health care concerns. Video is the best resource to allow doctors to educate patients in an easy and understandable format.The goal of Video MD is to have the most comprehensive library of health videos. All featured medical videos are reviewed for medical content, and our screening process confirms the credentials and identity of all healthcare providers. Video MD wants the health information consumer to know that we are building an up to date, trustworthy free health video library using the knowledge of doctors, physicians, and healthcare professionals that you have trusted for a long time as your doctor, as well as some of the preeminent specialists in their field of medicine.The Health Videos. Medical Videos. Doctor Videos. Physician Videos. VideoMD Free Health Education Videos and healthcare information on VideoMD is for educational purposes only. It does not replace visiting your healthcare provider. Welcome to VideoMD and we trust you will enjoy our free health education videos, doctor videos, physician videos, and health videos.