Lexicillin QD

Freelance medical writing, editorial and consulting services

The purpose of this blog is to feature my work in producing medical media for various outlets, including the Web.

Speech recognition apps for the iPad

I've been testing some of the speech recognition apps for the iPad,
and posted the videos on YouTube.

This video demonstrates the ability of Google's Voice Search to
understand medical terms as well as some badly pronounced french and
latin terms.

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NEJM Mobile site on iPod Touch 3G

 

Not the best layout. In portrait orientation it's illegible. Why isn't the type larger. It's really hard to use your finger to click on links this small.

This was taken with the Samsung Moment's camera.

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I'm glad I replaced the HTC Hero with the Samsung Moment

But in a year, I'll probably want an upgraded Android phone.

Besides the physical keyboard, the Moment has a faster processor than the Hero (800 vs 528 MHz). This is even after Best Buy dropped the price of the Hero from $180 to $100. This is probably in reaction to Verizon Wireless' $100 HTC Droid Eris, which is very similar to the Hero. Bth run Android 1.5 (Cupcake). The Motorola Droid runs the newer Android 2.0 (Eclair), which goes for $200.

Bill Koslosky, MD

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iPod Touch 3G next to Sprint's Android Samsung Moment

I'm using both these days, having solved the problem of sync'ing data among these two and my laptop.

Bill Koslosky, MD
http://www.billkosloskymd.com

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Aldiko ebook reader on the Android HTC Hero

I'm still waiting to pick up some medical texts formatted for Android smart phones.

In the meantime, I did a video demo of the Aldiko freeware ebook reader.

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Video demo of Unbound Medicine's Medline mobile Web site on Android phone

I've posted this YouTube video on my other social media sites, but I'm just getting back to using Posterous again, so please excuse if you've seen this before.

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Expanding wind farm energy in Oregon

Having just finished Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, I've been especially interested in the growing field of alternative energy technology.

John is a friend of my who lives in Oregon, and decided to take a trip out to a wind farm under construction in Hay Canyon. This is an international effort, including the involvement of parrent companies based in Spain and India.

This is from a press release describing the project:

Iberdrola Renewables (Portland, Oregon), formally known as PPM Energy, has started construction of the $170 million, 100-megawatt (MW) Hay Canyon windfarm near Wasco, Oregon. Iberdrola Renewables is a subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A. (MCE:IBE) (Bilbao, Spain).

Parts for these wind turbines are being supplied by Suzlon Energy, based in India.

John shot a series of videos that I'm posting on YouTube:

Kripula Center for Yoga Health, Stockbridge, MA

Kripula Center for Yoga Health, Stockbridge, MA
Originally uploaded by BKMD

My sister sent these two photos from her phone, showing the change in weather at this seminar in Massachusetts.

NY York Cancer Consortium Annual Developmental Therapeutics Symposium

This is the agenda for this Friday's New York Cancer Consortium Annual Developmental Therapeutics Symposium:

8:10-8:15 AM  Introductory Remarks

Joseph A. Sparano, MD

The Epigenome as a Therapeutic Target     

Session Chair: Ari Melnick, MD

8:15-8:45 AM   Epigenomics in Disease Pathogenesis

John Greally, MD

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM  Therapeutic Targeting of the Epigenome

Ari Melnick, MD

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM  Clinical Application of Epigenomic Therapy 

Guido Marcucci, MD

9:45 AM- 10:00 AM  Panel Discussion

10:00-10:15 AM  Coffee break

New Therapeutic Targets     

Session Chair: Franco Muggia, MD

 

10:15-10:45 AM   c-Met Inhibitors

Joseph P. Eder, MD

10: 45-11:15 AM   HSP and Aurora Kinase Inhibitors

Kapil Bhalla, MD

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM  Hot Stuff in the CTEP Pipeline

Jamie Zwiebel, MD

11:45 AM-12:00 PM Panel Discussion 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM   Lunch and Overview of NYCC Portfolio

Clinical Trial Designs     

Session Chair: Joseph A. Sparano, MD

1:00–1:45 PM   Scott Walder Memorial Lecture

   The Phase II Trial: Resource or Relic?

James Doroshow, MD

1:45 - 2:30 PM   Adaptive Trials Designs: Past, Present, and Future

Donald A. Berry, PhD

2:30-2:45 PM    Panel Discussion

2:45-3:00 PM    Coffee break

Highlights of 2008 AACR Meeting     

Session Chair: John Leonard, MD

3:00-3:45 PM    Translational and Novel Therapeutics - Solid Tumors

Eric Rubin, MD

3:45-4:30 PM    Translational and Novel Therapeutics -Hematologic Malignancies

Janice Gabrilove, MD

4:30 – 4:45   Panel Discussion

Meeting Adjournment

Disqus commenting system test

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