The New York Times reports that three-quarters of ALL Internet users go online for health information at some time, and that 75 percent of patients with a chronic problem said their most recent online health search affected a decision about how to treat their illness or condition.
Can online information be trusted? The answer, according to [...]
When it comes to your annual checkup, should you upgrade to first class? For more and more professionals the answer is “yes”. And they’re spending a few thousand dollars for the kind of medical workup that used to be a perk mainly for CEOs. Although there’s no Consumer Reports for executive health programs, the medical [...]
American Academy of Family Physicians (www.FamilyDoctor.org/men.xml) – The AAFP’s consumer site allows users to search by symptoms for possible diagnosis, suggestions for self-care, and when it might be necessary to see a doctor. Offers help finding a family doctor by ZIP code.
American Heart Association (www.AmericanHeart.org) – The site offers a short quiz to help determine [...]
American Academy of Family Physicians (www.FamilyDoctor.org) – The AAFP’s consumer site allows users to search by symptoms for possible diagnosis, suggestions for self-care, and when it might be necessary to see a doctor. Offers help finding a family doctor by zip code.
American Medical Association (www.AMA-assn.org) – The AMA’s DoctorFinder includes virtually every one the nearly [...]
Health Grades (www.healthgrades.com) – A private company that rates more than 5,000 hospitals on 32 conditions and procedures, from appendectomies to heart valve-replacement surgery. Much of the information is available at no cost, and searchable by state, procedure, and other criteria. More elaborate reports available for $18.
Hospital Compare (www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) – According to the Wall Street [...]
AfterShock: What to Do When the Doctor Gives You — or Someone You Love — a Devastating Diagnosis (Gruman, 2007).
A Lawyer’s Guide to Healing: Solutions for Addiction and Depression (Don Carroll JD, 2006; available at hazelden.org).
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain & Illness (Kabat-Zinn Ph.D., 2001).
Healthy [...]