Health - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Visualizing Facebook’s Social Graph It’s probably not surprising that when Facebook users are 21, most of their friends are also in that same age bracket. It’s also not a shocker to say that men talk about sports on Facebook more than women. But how do trends change over time? Do 30-year-olds tend to talk about health more than new high-school graduates? A highly visual set of data from Wolfram Alpha brings Facebook’s social graph to life, showing how people connect and relate to each other on the social network.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/visualizing-facebook-s-social-graph_b116114#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/visualizing-facebook-s-social-graph_b116114 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116114 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:47:21 +0000 Health, Alcohol, Consumer Goods Are The Fastest-Growing Industries On Facebook More companies are putting more importance on having a Facebook presence, but which industries have seen the most growth in terms of pages and fans? Analytics company Socialbakers crunched the numbers from July through September (the third quarter of the year), finding that health and travel were the kinds of Facebook pages being set up the most. Pages regarding health and alcohol saw the greatest gains in terms of fans.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/socialbakers-3q-growth_b105652#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/socialbakers-3q-growth_b105652 http://allfacebook.com/?p=105652 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:48:10 +0000 Does The Facebook Organ Donor Life Event Change Users’ Habits? Earlier this year, Facebook added organ donation to the life events section, allowing users to announce it to their friends. But does announcing that you’re an organ donor on Facebook really change your offline habits? According to a Purdue University health expert, no.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/organ-donor-purdue-susan-morgan_b103442#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/organ-donor-purdue-susan-morgan_b103442 http://allfacebook.com/?p=103442 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:25:28 +0000 Medtronic Helps Diabetes Patients Share Success Stories Through Facebook Timeline Medtronic Diabetes, a diabetes management solutions company, is using its Facebook timeline in a pretty inspirational way. Through social media marketing firm Likeable Media, it invites those living with diabetes to share success stories and photos of life events.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/medtronic_b93803#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/medtronic_b93803 http://allfacebook.com/?p=93803 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:02:13 +0000 U.S. Agency Expands Facebook Presence For Veterans U.S. armed service members returning from active duty can stay connected to local government health services on Facebook, thanks to a new social media strategy deployed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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]]> Jennifer Moire http://allfacebook.com/facebook-veterans_b71690#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-veterans_b71690 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=71690 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:50:34 +0000 Facebook Leads To Source Of Illness: Playboy Mansion When scores of attendees at a Playboy Mansion function last February came down with a mysterious respiratory illness, Los Angeles health officials scrambled to find its provenance — and found it on Facebook.
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]]> Ruth Manuel-Logan http://allfacebook.com/facebook-tracks-playboy-mansion-mystery-illness_b40959#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-tracks-playboy-mansion-mystery-illness_b40959 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=40959 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:58:09 +0000 RI Doctor Fired For Posting About Patient On Facebook Posting patient data to her personal profile on Facebook has cost a physician her job, and even her reputation.
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]]> Jorge Cino http://allfacebook.com/physician-fired-for-posting-about-patient-on-facebook_b40421#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/physician-fired-for-posting-about-patient-on-facebook_b40421 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=40421 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:24:17 +0000 Facebook Triggers Same Hormone As Cuddling Scientists are studying how Facebook cause the human nervous system to release a “cuddly” chemical that is linked with all kinds of feel-good emotions.
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]]> Ruth Manuel-Logan http://allfacebook.com/facebook-releases-same-hormone-as-cuddling_b39319#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-releases-same-hormone-as-cuddling_b39319 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=39319 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:24:02 +0000 Follow This Facebook Page To Aid Cancer Research The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation announced a new campaign to help raise money for cancer research via Facebook.
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]]> Meredith Singer http://allfacebook.com/follow-this-facebook-page-to-aid-cancer-research_b37915#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/follow-this-facebook-page-to-aid-cancer-research_b37915 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=37915 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:49 +0000 Michigan Man Finds Kidney Donor On Facebook A Michigan man needed a kidney, and three to five years was too long to wait, as his health started to fail. So 35-year old Jeff Kurze and his wife, Roxy turned to Facebook to ask for help. And found it.
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]]> Meredith Singer http://allfacebook.com/michigan-man-finds-kidney-donor-on-facebook_b37803#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/michigan-man-finds-kidney-donor-on-facebook_b37803 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=37803 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:24:32 +0000 1 In 5 Use Facebook To Make Health Decisions One in five people in the U.S. use social media to make health care decisions.
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]]> Jackie Cohen http://allfacebook.com/1-in-5-use-facebook-to-make-health-decisions_b35314#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/1-in-5-use-facebook-to-make-health-decisions_b35314 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=35314 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:30:49 +0000 Facebook And Samaritans Aim To Prevent Suicides The U.K. suicide hotline Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to better help people in the U.K. and Ireland who may be feeling suicidal or severely depressed.
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]]> Jorge Cino http://allfacebook.com/facebook-and-samaritans-aim-to-prevent-suicides_b34792#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-and-samaritans-aim-to-prevent-suicides_b34792 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=34792 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:35:46 +0000 U.K. Doctor Diagnoses Boy With Leukemia Via Facebook A doctor in England diagnosed a boy with leukemia from a photo his dad posted on Facebook.
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]]> Meredith Singer http://allfacebook.com/u-k-doctor-diagnoses-boy-with-leukemia-via-facebook_b34605#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/u-k-doctor-diagnoses-boy-with-leukemia-via-facebook_b34605 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=34605 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:43:20 +0000 Surgeon Diagnoses Friend's Appendicitis Via Facebook File this one under awesome: a long-lost acquaintance of 30-year-old Peter Ball saved his life.
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]]> Jorge Cino http://allfacebook.com/surgeon-diagnoses-friends-appendicitis-via-facebook_b32580#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/surgeon-diagnoses-friends-appendicitis-via-facebook_b32580 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=32580 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:23:03 +0000 STUDY: Facebook Can Increase Risk Of Eating Disorders Approaching Facebook with a poor self image can exacerbate mental health problems, as a study produced by the University of Haifa found a correlation between use of the social network and eating disorders in females age 12 to 19.
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]]> Jackie Cohen http://allfacebook.com/study-facebook-increases-risk-of-eating-disorders-for-some_b31017#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/study-facebook-increases-risk-of-eating-disorders-for-some_b31017 http://www.allfacebook.com/?p=31017 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:47:58 +0000