The MiddleSex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is a Canada-based teaching organization designed to promote wellness, prevent disease and injury, and protect the public through the delivery of public health programs, services, and research.  They cover topics from health education on abuse to cancer prevention...

For those of you unfamiliar with Microsoft’s push to enter the healthcare field, take a look at HealthVault, a set of patient-friendly applications which allow families to organize and store their personal health information online.  The goal is to make health information easy to collect, easy...

November started off with a great example of raising awareness on a health issue that is affecting people around the globe. On Monday, November 2nd, the very first World Pneumonia Day got underway with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. “It surprises most people to learn...

You didn’t really think that this game would be the last of its kind right? Well of course not – because people are still buzzing about H1N1, especially because flu season is coming up soon. Recently, we came across another game that focuses on influenza – this time giving you the ability...

Recently news surfaced about Nintendo delving into the world of diabetes management. Naturally, Nintendo is aimed at youth and so it is for their new initiative using their popular Nintendo DS gaming platform. Bayer Healthcare is the company behind the new DIDGET blood glucose meter. The game/device...

The novel Nanoswarm: Invasion From Inner Space was published today, a work based on the NIH-funded multi-million dollar health game of the same name.  Nanoswarm is a first person, role-playing videogame adventure in healthy eating and exercise.  The game is designed to change nutrition and physical...

Despite the somewhat taboo history of HIV/AIDS, there is no doubt that the disease is continuing to be a problem in the United States and around the world. As a matter of fact, a recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation revealed that Americans’ sense of urgency about HIV/AIDS has decreased significantly,...

Healthcare gaming making medical history. The discipline and art of medicine has made a swinging 180 in the past few decades.  What used to be a patriarchy/matriarchy of “I am the medical professional, just do what I say” is now an Internet fueled “I am the patient, I’ve researched my options,...

For the past two weeks or so, the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus – more commonly known as the swine flu – has had people all over the globe on edge. Just last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) made it clear that this was a public health event of pandemic proportions. What followed...

Part 8 of 8. I cannot believe we are to part eight of eight in our series!  It’s been quite a journey, but here is the last piece of the puzzle.  Great Game Tenet #8: a great health game needs to be intelligently designed. Designed to do amazing things. This is an excellent tenet to wrap things...