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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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Beyond the Written Word: Health Literacy and the Role of Pictures

Today's guest post comes from Ken Thorlton, SVP, Creative Director, of HealthEd. Ken has been with HealthEd since 2004, now serving as senior vice president, creative services. In this role, he...
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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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Re-Imagining Health: How UNICEF Is Using Digital Innovation To Create a Better World

A presentation from our own Dan Licht and Piers Fawkes, of PSFK. Re-Imagining HEalth: How UNICEF Is Using Digital Innovation To Create a Better World View more presentations from Sven Larsen...
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There’s An App For That: From Diets to Diseases

by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz) Weight Watchers - SparkPeople - Livestrong - Tap & Track - iFitOne - FatSecret - Diet Organizer - do any of these sound familiar to you? If youre part of the...
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The Social Health Un-Conference

Here at Pixels & Pills, were always trying to push the conversation about health and pharma in the digital space harder and farther along. Which is why we were intrigued when Shwen Gee let us...
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The Challenge of Getting People Involved on Your Website

by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3) Attracting visitors to your website is one thing; keeping them engaged is another. With patent expiries and a shrinking sales force on the horizon, pharmaceutical...
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Scratch, Sniff and Learn with UnNiched

Were excited to be participating in another UnNiched(micro) breakfast at the CUNY Graduate Center in October. This one, however, will prove to be a little different from other events that UnNiched...
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Can Digital Tools Replace the Sales Force?

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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Fallout? Pharma & The Facebook Wall

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) About a week and a half ago all the talk was about Facebook and its policy changes, disallowing pharmaceutical companies to turn off comments on their walls....
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is It Time To Give Up On Social Media For Rx Info?

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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Defining Moments: H1N1

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. Where were you on...
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