October 14, 2011 - Health Nuts Media will be in Boston tomorrow for the 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

Not only will we be again sponsoring the AAP’s “Pediatric Office of the Future” (POF) exhibit, this year we’ll have our own booth directly across from the POF. If you’ll be in Boston, stop by and see first hand our groundbreaking incorporation of entertainment with high quality health education materials for kids and their families. You can purchase DVDs, order custom work, and get some fun “swag”, too.

As a special treat, we’ll be hosting a book signing by pediatric web site pioneer and renowned author, Dr. Alan Greene (more…)

August 7, 2011 - Studies are continuing to mount that animated video is a hands down winner over written pamphlets for educating patients about healthcare-related issues. Not only do animated videos get the message across better, they result in enhanced long-term knowledge retention, too.

A new prospective, randomized, controlled trial from the world of pediatric emergency medicine, “Animated Video vs Pamphlet: Comparing the Success of Educating Parents about Proper Antibiotic Use” from researchers in the Departments of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Research and Sponsored programs at Children’s Hospital and Clinic of Minnesota in Minneapolis reported earlier this year that animated video took the top prize for effectiveness and lasting information retention (more…)