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A
Guide To Some Of The Internet’s Best – And Most Overlooked –
Health Sites:
Visits to health
and medical Web sites have surged in the past year, but consumers
are still missing out on some of the best health information on
the Internet.
Nearly one-third
of all visits to the Internet are for medical help and news on
health issues, according to a survey by Hitwise, which monitors
Internet use. Hitwise
found that 27% of Internet users clicked to a health site in May,
compared with 19% a year ago.
The survey found
that www.WebMd.com
is by far the most popular site, along with several other general
health information sites. Two
of my favorites, www.mayoClinic.com
and www.MedHelp.org, ranked
high. But while the
survey shows consumers are doing a pretty good job of finding
credible health information on the Web, there is a lot more to be
found. Here’s a look
at a few of the best sites.
www.Medlineplus.gov
Should be the first
stop in any internet health search.
You won’t find a site with more useful information, or
one with more credibility – it is sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., and its National Library of
Medicine, is the world’s largest medical library.
The site contains
countless links to sites like clinicaltrial.gov, which lists
nearly 11,000 government and privately funded clinical trials, and
PubMed, which health professionals use to search medical journals.
The best way to start is to type a topic in the search box, which
will kick up a variety of credible links.
The site includes interactive tutorial on 165 topics:
Narrated slide shows explain everything from barium enemas
to hip-replacement surgery.
www.YourDiseaseRisk.Harvard.edu
This site was recently updated to help assess risk for diabetes,
heart disease, stroke and osteoporosis.
The user clicks on a type of illness and answers a series
of questions about age, exercise, eating habits and family
history. The result is
a color-coded graphic showing your risk and how you compare with
the rest of us. The
site gives you kudos for the things you’re doing right and, with
one click, shows you how a single change – like eating more
fruits and vegetables – will shrink your risk.
The risk
assessments were designed and reviewed by experts at Harvard’s
medical school and teaching hospitals and its School of Public
Health.
www.drgreene.com
This is one of the few Web-sites that make me feel like I’m
visiting with a real doctor. Alan
Greene is a pediatrician in San Mateo, Calif. who manages to find
time for almost-daily Web chats with users.
The health topics and archives are a foot of useful
information for any parent, and the “daily dose” is filled
with practical advice. The
site is easy to navigate and also includes news stories, an
illustrated encyclopedia and a community of parents who trade
advice. The site
includes a straightforward list of relevant business relationships
with the site and staff members.
www.Acor.org
The association for Cancer On-line Resources site lacks the jazzy
graphics that make many health sites appealing, but if you can
wade through all the text you will find an indispensable tool
navigating cancer information on the Web.
The nonprofit group’s site has numerous links to other
sites, including information about clinical trials and
cancer-related books. But
the best services on this site are the 70 online cancer
information and support groups, where you can tap into the vast
knowledge of other cancer patients and survivors to get answers to
your questions.
www.fertilityFriend.com
This site provides useful tools such as ovulation calculators and
fertility charts as well as a place to track tests, appointments,
menstrual cycles and other issues.
The site, which doesn’t offer medical advice, offers a
free basic service or more access for $10 a month.
www.HealthWeb.org
The site, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is a
one-stop site to find non-commercial health Web-sites that have
been evaluated by medical librarians from university medical
schools. A visitor to
the site simple clicks on one of nearly 70 topics, including
alternative medicine, nutrition of sports medicine, and is shown
links to several other Web-sites.
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