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Ed Hansberry
05-08-2003, 01:00 PM
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/2003/05/01/cx_mh_0501tentech.html">http://www.forbes.com/2003/05/01/cx_mh_0501tentech.html</a><br /><br />"Yesterday morning, Dr. Matthew Leibowitz synced his Palm to his computer and got a memo about anthrax, botulism and plague. The message was the first tryout of a government-sponsored system that would alert frontline health care workers of bioterrorist attacks. If there had been an actual terrorist attack, he would have received up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control about how the disease could be treated."<br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2003/20030508-bioterror.gif" /><br />The service is available on Palm and Pocket PC software through the <a href="https://www.epocrates.com/index.jsp">ePocrates</a> software program. I didn't realize that over 700,000 medical professionals used that app. If you are interested in the application, you may want to check out <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,11409">our product review</a>.

mangochutneyman
05-09-2003, 05:30 PM
The only problem is that the bioterror alerts only transfer when you update Qrx! :cry: Thus for those who do not sync everyday, this is no good...

Ed Hansberry
05-09-2003, 05:43 PM
The only problem is that the bioterror alerts only transfer when you update Qrx! :cry: Thus for those who do not sync everyday, this is no good...

Well, yeah. Isn't that like saying email alerts do no good because you only check email 3-4 times a week? :wink:

BillTheCat
05-12-2003, 03:11 AM
thats the same problem I have with email. I have to ck it to get the msg! :lol:


You'd think someone would figure that instant mind notification program out!