The Mayo Clinic has a wonderful website with links to all kinds of medical information resources, from general medical information, doctor and hospital sites, drug and pharmacy information, to "med speak" - translation of medical terms, and hoaxes and rumors. I've bookmarked it.

Mayo

I found it in an article in our local legal newspaper about paralegal research aids.

By Karen~admin on Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 06:37 pm:

Thanks for the link, Ginny!!!!

By Hol on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 12:23 pm:

Thanks for the info, Ginny! It's great to have CREDIBLE information to read, since there is so much MISinformation on the web.

By Ginny~moderator on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 04:53 pm:

That's exactly why I posted it, Hol. I know when I go looking for medical information on the web, I only pay attention to sites that are .edu or are for a hospital/clinic whose name I know and respect - like Mayo. I generally don't even read sites put up by individual doctors or practices, as they so often have their own axe to grind. (I have been following a series in the NY Times about the medical profession and money, and read an article of a cardiology practice in an Ohio area that does 3 times as many angioplasties as any other region - the hospital that serves that area has only this one cardiology group connected with it, and they tout angioplasties as the be-all and cure-all for heart/artery problems, not even trying drugs or other non-invasive treatments first. Now, I know angioplasty can be a life-saver, but there are other treatments, too.)

The article for paralegals that I read had several sites that I have bookmarked, mostly because I may need them for my job, but the Mayo site seems to be the very best site for laypersons to learn about diseases/conditions, diagnostic tests, drugs, etc. and especiall the Med Speak for translating all those cryptic things doctors say, and the sites on hoaxes and rumors.

By Ginny~moderator on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 07:16 pm:

thread spammed 8/30/06