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THE RATINGS GUY GREAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS SITES |
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alijor.com – The latest in Consumer Driven Health, this site matches patients to providers in an open bidding format. Patients state their needs and providers respond with offers of capability and pricing. This is a whole new concept in finding health care, but is a new model for a social network of consumers with medical needs ... [ full review ] |
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breastcancerawareness.com - This site is what excites us about the Web, it is an initiative to help others through the consolidation of excellent resources under the breast cancer topic. The founders have done something quite considerate, but not terribly complex, they have organized the information that so many people need when preparing to help, support or care for someone with breast cancer. ... [ full review ] |
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DiabeticDiet- This no-gimmick healthy eating site provides great information, tools and support systems to affect change in your personal nutrition formula. The program is personalized and customized to meet your changing metrics of age, weight, body fat %, level of activity and your personal goals. [ full review ]
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eClevelandClinic.com – The Cleveland Clinic is another world-renowned medical center that has put together an innovative package of Web resources for consumers. What is absolutely unique at this site is the offering of remote medical second opinions, cardiology film second opinions, remote nutritional counseling and pre-surgery evaluations! [ full review ] |
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familydoctor.org - Operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (www.aafp.org), this site provides a comprehensive category format organized toward major audiences. We liked the decision tree aspects of certain categories, as well as the orientation toward patient type (man, woman, parent & kids etc) ... [ full review ] |
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HealthAtoZ.com - This is a comprehensive site, one of the very few accredited by URAC. We like the blend of interactive features such as ask the nutritionist or nurse, the health coach and the Personal Health Record. These features make the site worth returning to for ongoing questions and concerns ... [ full review ] |
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HospitalValueIndex.com - This Web site rates the value offered by hospitals in the largest 100 U.S. markets. Check out Quality, Efficiency, Price, Patient Satisfaction and Consumer Perception...all for FREE! [ go to Web site ] |
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MayoClinic.com – MayoClinic.com is packed full of health and lifestyle information from the world renowned Mayo Clinic. The site is easy to navigate and offers a large variety of interactive resources ranging from diseases & conditions to drugs & supplements, treatments, prevention and healthy living … [ full review ] |
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medlineplus.gov - MedLinePlus deserves a Wink and a Nod from The Ratings Guy. This all-inclusive Web site is put together by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. By name it should be one of the most authoritative sites around, and it is very well done! ...[ full review ] |
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PDRhealth.com – No one can deny that the PDR (Physician Desk Reference) has historically been the #1 print source of disease and condition and drug information used by doctors. It was reportedly the largest single print run publication of all time when issued. [ full review ] |
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yourdiseaserisk.com – The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention has enabled this site that offers a family of health risk assessment surveys that rate your risks for: Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis and Stroke…some of the major leading causes of health consumption and death … [ full review ] |
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