Archive for July, 2010
07-26-2010
WebMD helps promote good health
If you’ve lived in America for the last few years, the chances are you’ve heard of the site WebMD. It has become the go-to guide for anybody wanting to know more about a certain set of symptoms. The company behind the site, WebMD Health, was founded in 2005 and quickly started making a name for itself.When you go the WebMD’s home page, you find a search box which lets you search the entire site, a list of symptoms, or doctors. In addition, there is a sidebar with a list of conditions which you can research on your own. Finally, there is a variety of news articles and featurescurrently, these include “The Science Behind Inception” and “How Mushrooms Aid Your Health”. Read the rest of this entry »
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07-26-2010
Vitals, the doctor review site
Vitals is the “Rate My Professors” of the medical worldminus the chili peppers for “hotness”. Instead, Vitals offers a quick way to make sure your doctor has a strong history of patient satisfaction. The site will obviously alert you to any lawsuits currently pending or in the past of the doctor, but this information is usually not difficult to find. Vitals also offers an easy way for patients to review their basic satisfaction with a doctor. If their bedside manner is off, or if their prescriptions are unhelpful, you’ll find it here.Vitals offers two choices: either checking up on your existing doctor or finding the best one for your current needs. The check-up feature is simple enough, allowing you to enter name and location to quickly find your physician. The find-a-doctor function lets your search by symptoms to find a doctor who can easily help you. If you already know the specialty of the doctor you’re searching for, you can also enter that. Vitals will then provide a list of the closest doctors along with their user reviews, certifications, awards, and other information. Read the rest of this entry »
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07-26-2010
MEDgleonline health database and search engine
The name should give you an indication of what MEDgle is going for. Just like its illustrious namesake, MEDgle seeks to be a full-service search engine, but specifically for the medical field. It combines the best of a number of other sites like WebMD and Doctors Lounge but picks up where those left off by allowing patients to search for a doctor who will best search their needs.The process begins by allowing users to select symptoms, diagnoses, drugs, procedures, or physicians from an easy-to-use graphical map. Simply by clicking on the area of the body, the organ, or the health area of interest, a drop-down menu opens up showing the available symptoms for that area. You can add symptom upon symptom to create your specific health profile. Once you’ve completed this, MEDgle will show you what the most likely diagnosis is. Read the rest of this entry »
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07-26-2010
Gain fitness now with SparkPeople
WebMD can tell you what’s wrong with you, but what if you want to stop the problem before it starts? Unless you’re Lance Armstrong, there’s always opportunity for improvement when it comes to personal fitness. SparkPeople is a free diet and fitness website that is really letting the numbers speak for itself. Over 8 million people have become a part of SparkPeopleand the results of their programs are shown on the homepage, which records “Calories Burned”, “Pounds Lost”, “Fitness Minutes”, and “Cups of Water Consumed” for all of its users. On July 26 at 9:27 in the morning, over 13 billion calories had been burned, with over 1 billion fitness minutes.You can start contributing to these numbers by quickly signing up for a free account at SparkPeople, and then tracking your nutrition, fitness, and goals online. But record-keeping is only part of the Spark appeal. The “Healthy Lifestyle” sections contain info on everything from diets to personalizing your workout. It’s also refreshing to see a whole section dedicated to “Motivation”, since SparkPeople recognizes that getting started (and then keeping it up) can be the hardest part. Read the rest of this entry »
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07-26-2010
“Doctors Lounge” offers free medical community
WebMD‘s four in-house MDs are impressive, but Doctors Lounge offers the ability to interact with a much larger group of doctors via message boards. The Lounge’s main draw is its forums, which are divided up by specialty/area of affliction. Users can browse the various forums to see the questions that have already been answered by the Doctors Lounge’s extensive support team of medical professionals. If this doesn’t provide the needed info, users can create a free account and ask their specific question.Doctors also have the option of posting blogs and articles online. These can cover whatever that doctor’s specialty is, from antidepressants to how changes in residency requirements are affecting medical students. Rest assured that joining Doctors Lounge’s support team requires an application and proof of being a medical professional. Despite the pedigree of the Doctors Lounge team, however, the site still maintains that all information is meant to “support, not replace” actual visitation with a doctor. Read the rest of this entry »
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