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We live in an age of new and great health care. Never before in the history of the world has the life expectancy been so high. New discoveries are made every day so that you the beneficiary and the consumer may live longer while feeling great. The Internet is your new biggest and best friend in your search for better health. According to the American College of Healthcare executives more than 40% of information on the Internet deals with health care issues and "will play a significant role in reshaping our health care delivery system." A book by college's Health Administration Press says the Internet is going to permit insurance companies to lower administrative costs so patients will be able to "take informed control of their medical destiny and work in partnership with physicians and payers to receive high-quality medical outcomes." Clearly, the Internet provides us with an excellent resource for our health care needs. If you would like to read more about the relation between the health and the net you can order The Internet and Healthcare, which is available atwww.ache.org/hap.html
According to Cancer Weekly Plus, "the Internet ‘surfers’ find their new-found knowledge gives them a better background for dealing with the once-mysterious medical profession." "It gives me back-up information to ask questions of the doctors,’ said Agnes Moore, a Canadian whose 10-year-old son has cystic fibrosis." The net can be used as a tool for better help, but like everything it can cause harm. Use it with wisdom. Good health to you!
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Links

Here are some links to good health and medicine sites.

BioMedNet http://biomednet.com/
BioMedNet is an award winning site with over 100 000 members that offers free access to "hundreds of full text publications in biology and medicine."

Cliniweb www.ohsu.edu
The Clinweb site is an index and table of contents of clinical information on the worldwide web.

The Mayo Health Oasis www.mayo.ivi.com/ivi/mayo/common/htm/library.htm
The Mayo Health Oasis, sponsored by the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, is a consumer-oriented site offering a wide range of health information, including an experts' archive and a section on medical tests and procedures.

Doctor's Guide to the Internet www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm
Doctor's Guide to the Internet is a clear and simple to use website that collates global medical news and information services with a view "to promote informed and appropriate use of medicines" by doctors and their patients.

Global Health Network www.pitt.edu/HOME/GHNet/GHNet.html
Global Health Network (GHNet) is an alliance of experts in health and telecommunications who are developing a health-information structure for the prevention of disease in the 21st century.

Journal Club on the Web www.webcom.com/mjljweb/jrnlclb/index.html
This web site is an interactive medical "journal club". Every 2 weeks the site author, Michael Jacobson, comments on articles from recent medical publications.

MEd Guide http://kernighan.imc.akh-wien.ac.at/stz/plattner/Medguide_plus.html
MEd Guide is a "guide to medical education and related resources on the Internet".

Medical Matrix www.medmatrix.org
The Medical Matrix website is a comprehensive list of "full-content, unrestricted access, Internet clinical-medicine resources".

Mednets www.internets.com/mednets/
Mednets sets out to provide a complete information-gathering service for the patient, physician, and healthcare providers.

Medsurf www.medsurf.com/
MedSurf is an Internet health guide for physicians and their patients. Sections of the site such as Medicine Bag are for doctor's only, and contain up-to-date information on "time saving technologies, advanced treatment alternatives, aging research and upcoming educational forums".

PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
PubMed is a project developed by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, located at the US National Institutes of Health.

Reuters Health www.reutershealth.com/
Reuters Health Information produces global health and medical news services daily, to keep both professionals and consumers abreast of breaking news stories in healthcare.

Six Senses Review www.sixsenses.com/
As more and more medical and healthcare organisations join the worldwide web, the Six Senses Review panel believe "it is has become clear that a unique program for rating these sites is necessary".

Webdoctor www.gretmar.com/webdoctor/
Webdoctor is a comprehensive library of over 10 000 documents and websites, designed "by physicians for physicians".

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