| Vol.
I, No. 4 | January
Thaw | Jan.
19th, 2001 |
Links
to Health & Medicine On-Line
Vitamin C, Andrew Weil
& MSNBC This issue's Links to
Health & Medicine On-Line is a little out of the ordinary. ...
Usually, we'll link more specifically to health sites, whether for traditional
or complementary medicine. But with the prescription drug debates going
on, and the elections around the corner, this time, we thought it might be at
least as useful to link to the info available on-line about prescription drug
legislation from our Congressional reps.
We hope you find the following sites as informative as we do. Vitamin
C, Andrew Weil & MSNBC
What
do Vitamin C, Dr. Andrew Weil & MSNBC have in common. Well, they've
all got web sites, and each of them focuses on health. Beyond that, we'll
leave you to decide for yourselves. ...
The
Vitamin C Foundation Yes , there's a Vitamin C
Foundation. ... In some respects, it's a tribute to Linus Pauling, the
pioneer in Vitamin C Rx. ... The website loads quickly.
But it's a bit cumbersome because there's a lot that loads on the opening
page, so you have to scroll down to see what it offers. ...
.
On
the other hand, the Vitamin C Foundation site has more info on Vitamin C
than most people would ever want. It includes articles from other
journals, as well as articles written by Vitamin C Foundation folks.
And there is a bias here, so you ought to read with some sense of
that. ... An opening series of tables show the outcomes of using
Vitamin C as an adjunct to traditional chemotherapies for cancers.
Scroll down further to see the lengthy list of articles from The Vitamin C
Foundation News, as well as other news excerpts. In addition, there
are sections on Vitamin C and HIV/AIDS, as well as a section about {their
take} the media attack on Vitamin C. Despite
the possible bias, this site is a must-read for anyone taking Vitamin C
seriously.
Rating: **** [4 stars]
- Ask
Dr. Weil
As
you'll see when you first log on, Dr. Weil's site is in the midst of a
transition. {A pop-up window will tell you more than you may want to know
about it.} But that's a minor distraction compared with what his site
has to offer. ... Weill's website is a wonderful source
on health -- both conventional and complementary. It loads quickly,
and it's fairly easy to navigate. And, while it has been built on the
Q&A model, it also has lots of other features, too. ...
There's basic information on illnesses and therapies. Dr. Weil covers
Food as Medicine & Recipes. There's also an Herbal Medicine Chest,
a section on Therapies & Techniques, and a link to Dr. Weil's "8
Week Program." A new Look It Up! section offers links to
Allergies & Asthma, Cancer, Depression, and Sexual Health. And the
very informative Q&A offers both a Library, a Top 10 list, and not only
cites original studies, but provides links to them, as well. You can also
subscribe to Dr. Weil's "Weekly Bulletin" from the home
page.
The
Dr. Weil site is top drawer for down to earth medical info & advice.
Rating:
****1/2 [4-1/2 stars]
- MSNBC
Health Care Front Page
If you use this link, you go straight to
the MSNBC Health Care Front Page. If you click from elsewhere within
MSNBC, you may be prompted to download & install their MSNBC News
Menu. ... Go figure!?! Be that as it may, and even though
we try to focus on less well known sites, the MSNBC Health Care site is a
solid piece of work. From a scroll-down menu on the right, you can
select a Topic to narrow your search. {There are some 30 of them, from
AIDS to Women's Health.} The Fast Facts button is a little JavaScript
applet that gives a brief overview of health care in America, as well as a
few links to major health care organizations. The Interactive Checkup
button takes you to anew page where you assess your risk, knowledge, numbers
or condition, as well as track medical trends. Here, too, you get to
pick from a scroll-down menu, this time, of various ailments. ... This
page also contains a link to the Health Library, but it's identical to the
scroll-down menu on the opening page. ... The
Search is a little hard to find -- look for "find" at the very
bottom of the page. ...
.
The best thing
about this site, though, is that you can find the most current health news,
and find it in layperson's terms, but with the technical information still
intact.
Rating: ****1/2 [4-1/2 stars]
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******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
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