FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Health 101?
What functions does it perform?
What is a health parameter?
Are the Contents based on Medical Guidelines?
What is the Risk Assessment Tool?
What to do with my Results?
What is What-if analysis?
What is a browser-based program?
What is Health 101?
Health 101 is the most innovative and up-to-date software
program for health education and Risk Assessment in the US market today.
It was developed by physicians (MD) and is intended for all audiences.
The contents are fully referenced and its functionality broadly tested.
Health 101 Content & Function
Health 101 performs automatic computation of dozens
of health parameters commonly used in medicine. These include: Body Mass Index (BMI),
Ideal Body Weight (IBW), Expected Date of Delivery (EDD),
Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE), Target Heart Rate (tHR), and many more.
The program also incorporates an innovative 'Cardiac Risk Assessment Tool'
(including Framingham Scores, Major Risk factors and the Metabolic Syndrome).
What is a health parameter?
The best way to define a health parameter is to provide an example.
A health parameter is a health variable used in healthcare, like the Body Mass Index (BMI),
Ideal Body Weight (IBW), Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE), etc. These
health parameters are either measured (like the Body Weight) or derived (calculated)
from other measured parameters, for example, the BMI is calculated from Body Height and Body Weight.
Are the Contents based on Medical Guidelines?
Yes. Health 101 contents and function are based on
Medical Guidelines issued by the US National Institutes of Health including
(but not limited to):
National Cholesterol Education Program
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
National Diabetes Education Program
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
National High Blood Pressure Education Program
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
What is the Risk Assessment Tool?
Health 101 features a comprehensive 'Cardiac Risk Assessment Tool'
(including Framingham Scores, Major Risk factors and Metabolic Syndrome).
It is based on the National Cholesterol
Education Program ATP III Guidelines. It allows users to calculate the so-called
Heart Disease 10-year Risk with ease and reliability
(see sample).
Tools for Body Weight and Body Metrix Assessments
are also included.
The Risk Assessment Tool algorithms automatically process the User's data (inputs) and
generate the custom Risk Assessment.
What to do with my Results?
Health 101 must be used carefully.
All information, data and content obtained through the use of Health 101 are provided with
'informational' and 'educational' purposes only. In no way it is a substitute for professional
medical care. The program does not offer a diagnosis or treatment plan.
Users must check with their physicians before taking any action or making any
decisions regarding their health.
Users would benefit enormously by reading the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Guidelines included in this program, they can also check them directly
at the NIH website (all hyperlinks are provided).
What is What-if analysis?
"What If" analysis is hypothetical analysis, the advent of computers and
software systems have allowed what-if analysis in other disciplines.
Health 101 enables Users to perform "What If"
analysis of personal risk-reduction scenarios with ease and reliability.
This capability is very useful in order to assess risk under different risk factors, for example:
it will quickly tell the difference in cardiac risk before and after quitting smoking.
What is a browser-based program?
ScyMed® Health 101 combines leading technologies such as object-oriented
programming and the open standards of the Internet.
It is a browser-based application, what means that it runs on a www browser,
specifically, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5/later (MSIE 5.0 is a must)
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Fact:
20 million americans have Diabetes Mellitus
(high blood sugar)
(source: NIH)
"An ounce of Prevention
is worth more than a
pound of Cure" ...
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Health 101 Features |
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Health Risk Assessment
Cardiac Risk Tool
40+ Health Calculators
metric/english converters
Absolute PRIVACY
user friendly interface
Medical Guidelines (NIH)
Web Resources
Developed by Physicians
Designed for Everyone
'what if' analysis
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