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Another Reason Not to Have to Go to the Doctor

Aug 08, 2008

Entelos, a Foster City, Calif.-based bio-modeling company that, among other things, helps pharma companies do in silico drug testing, has created a web site, MyDigitalHealth, to help explain what it does. Based on a case study done for Portfolio.com's David Ewing Duncan on his chances of having a heart attack, the site explains what the company offers and gives users a chance to have their own profiles created.

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