Archive for December, 2005

Apgar score

Spotted Apgar Score in Freewarepalm.com. I thought 370 Kb is a bit much for a single score calculator. Do note that Apgar score is included in the free highly rated Medcalc for PalmOS which has tons of other features.

Tags: Freeware, Palm

Treo650 questions

SK from Harvard, MA writes:

I have to ask about your Treo 650. I’m pondering buying one of these. I have a separate PDA (Clie Sj22) and cellphone (Nokia 6010) presently.
My main concerns with the Treo are voice quality, system stabiltiy, and the number pad.
Is the cellphone function acceptable? Is the reception [...]

Haemoncrules reloaded

OK, have managed to upload the update onto Palmgear.
Please visit the Haemoncrules Homepage for more info.
Don’t forget to send me a postcard or better still donate to the Haemoncrules project!

Tags: Palm, Palmgear

Epocrates Online Free

I received a “Holiday gift” from Epocrates reminding me that their Web-based Epocrates Online service is available for free (with some limitations in their free edition as compared with their Premium edition)
Ever since I moved on to the Treo650, I have had to drop Epocrates from my Handheld since their PDA apps do not support [...]

Mosby’s Drug Consult & Interactions 2006

Press release:
Skyscape Introduces “Mosby’s Drug Consult & Interactions 2006” for Handheld Devices
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – December 28, 2005 – Skyscape, Inc., the leader in mobile health and medical information solutions, today announced the release of “Mosby’s Drug Consult & Interactions 2006” formatted specially for PDAs and smart phones.
“Mosby’s Drug Consult & Interactions 2006” provides convenient, [...]

Skyscape provides Cochrane Reviews

Press Release:
Skyscape Announces Partnership to Provide 49 “Cochrane Reviews” Medical Reference Titles for PDAs
MARLBOROUGH, MASS., December 27, 2005 – Skyscape, Inc., the leader in mobile health and medical decision support solutions, today announced a partnership with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to release its family of 49 “Cochrane Reviews” titles, formatted specially for use by [...]

Haemoncrules Christmas update

First of all a very Merry Christmas to all of you who are celebrating. Here’s wishing you all peace and happiness on this blessed day.
I have taken the opportunity to update Haemoncrules - now version 2.0 with the addition of the MACIS Thyroid Ca. prognostic score (as requested by Vagus).
I am however in a place [...]

Profiles for the Treo

Having switched to the Treo650 as my PDA/Phone convergence device, I must say that I haven’t regretted the move and am enjoying the Treo everyday. There are a few things I miss though about the Treo as compared with my previous phone (a SonyEricsson T610). One of them is the ability to switch “profiles” easily [...]

Mobile Gmail

Good news for Mobile doctors. Google now officially supports mobile devices.
I tested it out on my Treo 650 and it works well using the Treo’s Blazer browser.
Here’s a screenshot:

Tags: Google, News, Treo

New PDA titles

Some press releases:

Unbound: CURRENT CONSULT Medicine 2006
Unbound Medicine today released the all new 2006 edition of the CURRENT CONSULT Medicine (CCMed). From the authors and editors of Lange’s best-selling CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, CURRENT CONSULT MEDICINE 2006 has all the latest information for rapid answers to the questions encountered in both hospital and outpatient [...]