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Use Vicks VapoRub To Cure Toenail Fungus
6:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | We’ve heard that Vicks VapoRub can cure toenail fungus before (it’s also helpful when you’ve got a cold!), but the New York Times recently put it to the test. The results: The thyme in VapoRub can in fact do the job. More »
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Get Better Information From Your Doctor By Setting The Agenda
3:30AM Azadeh Ensha | Effectively communicating your medical condition to your doctor is of paramount importance when it comes to getting properly diagnosed and treated. The New York Times offers several tips for improving your doctor-patient communications. More »
The Best Medical Advice at Your Fingertips
7:00AM Tamar Weinberg | Empower yourself with the most accurate medical advice online by utilizing the tools available to you online. CNN proposes that you filter out websites that are not backed by medical professionals and to only focus your energy on those that do have medical credence. Additionally, seek out bloggers who have the same disease so that you can learn more about their personal experiences. Chances are, they have done some substantial research themselves and have linked to the most powerful resources on the subject matter as well which gives you access to additional useful guides and articles. Study the organisations and people who post to determine whether their goal is informational (versus marketing). In the former case, you’re usually given more objective information. Combine all tools available to you because nothing works alone. Be curious and view the medical advice from all angles before accepting anything as truth. Tips for Savvy Medical Web Surfing [CNN] More »
Explore Medical Terms Visually with Curehunter
4:00AM Wendy Boswell | If you’re researching medical terms, you might want to check out Curehunter, a medical dictionary that allows you to search for disease, drug, or therapy information. Type in any term that fits in these parameters, and you’ll get in-depth explanations as well as a visual “tree” of related terms. Click on any of these terms to explore relationships; not all of them are necessarily absolutely relevant to your original query, but they do provide good fodder for further research. CureHunter [via Research Buzz] More »
Microsoft Launches HealthVault Medical Record Manager
1:50AM Gina Trapani | Today Microsoft unveils new web application HealthVault, a medical records manager that will let users—and their doctors—store and track personal health information online. As for privacy? The NY Times reports: The personal information, Microsoft said, will be stored in a secure, encrypted database. Its privacy controls, the company said, are set entirely by the individual, including what information goes in and who gets to see it. The HealthVault searches are conducted anonymously, Microsoft said, and will not be linked to any personal information in a HealthVault personal health record. Microsoft’s secured a few major partners in the health industry (with more to come, they hope) who will be able to zap your blood pressure or cholesterol level right into HealthVault during your checkup. You willing to entrust the big MS with your medical records? Let us know in the comments. HealthVault [via NYT] More »
