CWmike writes "The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched an effort this week to better and more easily track for H1N1 and other seasonal influenza activity throughout the US. The CDC said it is now tracking data on 14 million patients... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Fri, Nov 06 2009
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After 7 Years: National Disease-Tracking System Is Not Done » digg You might think that in the event of a major epidemic across the U.S., public health officials at the federal, state and local levels could track the outbreak electronically, using real-time data to try to control the spread of the disease.But you'd be... |
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CDC Can Now Track Swine Flu In Near Real Time » digg The Centers for Disease Control have settled on a private, nationwide database with the electronic medical records of 14 million people run by General Electric in order to track potential outbreaks of the H1N1 virus. |
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Controversy Over San Francisco Public Transportation Data » slashdot paimin writes "A struggle is breaking out in San Francisco over whether the developer of a publicly-funded installation of real-time tracking for the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency has a right to control the use of data from the system. The... |
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Feds Have Access To Cellphone Tracking On Request » slashdot Mike writes "According to a Washington Post article, federal officials are routinely asking and getting courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data on subscribers. The data is used to pinpoint the whereabouts of 'criminal... |
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The 20 Healthiest Places In America » digg The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a massive report that assesses the health of the U.S. population according to a number of measures-- from leisure time, physical activity, to smoking rates and incidence of heart disease. |
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