News tagged with medical websites


How to find the best medical information online

If you turn to Google before turning to a doctor when you're feeling icky, you're not alone.

Health created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

GPs using unreliable websites for tinnitus information, study finds

GPs are not always using the most comprehensive and reliable online resources to support them in treating patients with the debilitating hearing condition tinnitus, researchers have found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inconsistent consultant websites could try patients' patience

(Medical Xpress)—There is a lack of consistency in the amount of information available to patients to help them make informed choices about their healthcare, say researchers at Northumbria University. 

Other created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web-based tool helps parents improve on kids' asthma treatment

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma ...

Immunology created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers warn adolescents seeking treatment for pain on internet

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from University of Bath's Centre for Pain Research have warned of the potential dangers to adolescents who use internet forums as a means of information and advice to treat ...

Health created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents who go online for pediatric health information are open to doctors' website recommendations

While parents commonly use the Internet to learn about pediatric health problems, little is known about how often they seek out this information, and how they use it prior to seeking medical care.

Health created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0