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Accounting is an art as well as science Discuss Largest Online Education Community

Contrary to popular assumption, the arts can lead to a variety of rewarding occupations, including journalism, psychology, archaeology, graphic design, photography, copywriting, and filmmaking. The...
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Getting Healthy Through Gaming

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) Heres the question: How do we help people get healthy and stay healthy? With all the information thats available, youd think it would be a no brainer, right?...
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Sophies Choice: Life or Privacy?

by Sven Larsen Are you ready to make a life-or-death decision? Most decisions arent as dramatic as the one the main character faces in the movie Sophies Choice - deciding which of her children...
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Amit Gupta Is Dying | Can The Social Web Save Him?

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) Amit Gupta is dying. And the tech world is rallying to help. This makes sense, right, hes a tech guy, protégé of Seth Godin, and...
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Jeanne Barrett on the founding of Cysticfibrosis.com

Started in 1996, Cysticfibrosis.com connects a large audience who can't come together in real life. Here she talks with Pixels & Pills host Alice An, at Digital Pharma East 2011, about the...
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Ed Bennett at SXSH

Ed Bennett, Manager of Web Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center talks at Social Media for Social Health about how hospitals are using social media to monitor patient wellness,...
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Our ePatCon Tweetup – In Pictures

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See You At Digital Pharma East 2011

It's the time of year when we spend a lot of time at conferences. And we hope you enjoy our coverage. We're pleased to announce that we'll be back in Philly, October 17 through 20, for the 5th...
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Defining Moments: It Gets Better

The Defining Moments series looks back at the biggest events of 2010 to see what we can learn from them here at P&P, to work better in our calling, in 2011 and beyond. It Gets Better The...
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The Best Pharma Conference Ever!

by DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound) We have an interesting relationship with pharma conferences. On the one hand, we love them. We think the chances to share best practices and nascent ideas, to learn...
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Top 5 Reasons to Attend ePatient Connections

If you're going to ePatient Connections, the odds are that you've already made up your mind. You've booked your flight and reserved your room. If you're still on the fence, we thought we'd help you...
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Pay-for-Play Conferences

This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best...
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