Fenugreek once again proves itself in glucose management

#diabetes #supplement #diet #nutrition  Fenugreek has been used as part of King County, WA program for diabetes management for nearly 20 yrs.  Additional research supports use of medium to high levels in a Canadian study

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Literature-supports-fenugreek-s-blood-sugar-management-potential-Meta-analysis/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily&c=Kn1mmvStJBmUjiGGsQ8YtQ%3D%3D

One of the first Clinical Trials information system to seamlessly communicate test result information from Investigators to Reference Laboratories to Pharmaceutical Companies.  This Product along with Protocol Master was utilized in Pharmaceutical Companies such as Roche, Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Division) and Otsuka America.  The Protocol Master product was used as a front end to an early Oracle database and incorporated coding for adverse events, WHO codes, ICD9, and CPT coding.  The system utilized the ASTM 1238 protocol for the clinical transactions.

The utility of the system was part of a demonstration at the DIA (Drug Information Association) meeting in 1992 by Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals.

Healthcare IT problems persist. New technology. same issues!

Healthcare IT article Repositories were Clouds, Mobility were Modems

http://www.slideshare.net/ebukstel/corporate-computing-bukstel-halfpenny-drchart-emr-ehr-university-of-minnesota-hp-hl7-astm-1238?from_search=1

EMR designed by Ed Bukstel in 1987 and programmed by Charles Halfpenny resulted in a feature article in Corporate Computing concerning the Implementation Proposal for University of Minnesota, family medicine clinics, and information sharing across the enterprise.  Sound familiar?

The EHR and EMR applications and technologies that are being implemented "successfully" are at varying stages of "success."  As I look back and into the future, this is truly "deja vu all over again."