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July 18, 2007
Cell phones not only allow people to text message, take photos and navigate through traffic, they are now making strides in global health as well.
Walter H. Curioso, a physician and faculty member at the UW School of Medicine, recently worked with colleagues to combine cell phone use and the Internet to create a surveillance system in three cities in Peru. The goal was to monitor the side effects of a medication given to female sex workers, which included headaches, loss of appetite and stomach pain.
