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...

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...

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,...

At-Risk, a game designed to train university faculty in identifying, approaching, and referring students who exhibit signs of mental distress, was recently assessed in a national study at 42 universities across the U.S.  Findings for the study reveal the game’s effectiveness in improving users’...

Live the experience, learn the truth, change the future. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment was honored this past week by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for its efforts in the fight against the African AIDS epidemic with its new health game Pamoja Mtaani. ...

Ah, spring and summer – the seasons where we fight with pollen, grass and any other triggers to cause our eyes to water and our noses to erupt in a string of sneezes. Fortunately for me, allergies aren’t too much of a problem but for many of  you who that’s the opposite, you’ll...

Video games curb the huff and puff. According to the Serious Games Source, the United States Department of Defense has awarded a $3.7M grant to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas to develop serious game Project Combat which is designed to “curb” smoking among military personnel. ...

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...