Hey folks, we all know that health information online continues to get richer, diverse and more fragmented. I'm a product manager at RightHealth.com (a top 20 health website in the U.S, 1.5 million visitors per month).
I'd love to hear the community's feedback on our site (good, bad, ugly!!). Your input will help us build a better site and serve consumers better.
Thanks!
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I took a look at your site. My impression is that it is mostly a health-related search engine that refines the results you would normally get doing your own search. It is nice to have a separate area for Wikipedia entry and an area for blogs. The tools on the left seem helpful, and the links to top websites are also good ones.
There were also some curious things about the site, so I will mention those that occurred to me, and I hope you will take these ideas as constructive criticism.
The Explore Connections area seems interesting, but the results sometimes don't make sense. If you search for "interstitial cystitis," it lists vasectomy, cystectomy, and anesthesia under medical procedures. This implies that these are treatments for that condition, which is not exactly the case. I sure hope people are not treating IC with vasectomies! So that part might need a little work. Also under the information provided for IC, it lists forums, but not the Interstitial Cystitis Network, which I think is a good one.
In the Anatomy section, it lists "ids" along with the body parts. I am not sure what part of the body that is. "Brca2" is also listed along with the body parts, but it does not seem to fit there (it is also spelled BRCA2, I believe).
Unlike some other areas, the nutrition area does not say that it was generated automatically, so I assume you are controlling the content there. It seems a little heavy (no pun intended) on the Atkins diet. There is a lot of contradictory information about diets out there on the internet, and I think your site would benefit from including some sites about a low-fat, plant-based diet, since that is the diet that has been shown by researchers to reverse coronary artery disease. Take a look at pcrm.org, for a start. Another useful web site is NutritionData.com, where you can get nutritional info for just about anything.
The prevention area could be enhanced. Prevention is an extremely important part of health, and if you are controlling the content in that area, you can really do people a service by including information about not smoking, healthy diets (as above), exercise, and reducing various risky behaviors.
Judging by people's questions here on Yahoo!Answers, there is also a lot of interest in symptom-checking sites and in sites where you can ask for medical opinions online. You might want to add an area with links for those types of sites.
Hope this helps. Good luck with your site.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
What do you think is wrong with my eye?
I woke up with my eyelashes all "crusty" - for lack of a better term, and my eye was all red and filled with a (sorry to be so graphic...) ***** sort of goop. Its very teary and more goop comes out every so often. It is a little sore, but mostly just teary and goopy. One eye is much worse than the other. Is it pink-eye? One other thing - I started wearing a new pair of contacts this week - and wore them yesterday for about 12 hours. Maybe this is why it happened? I've worn contacts off and on for years - I take care of them properly and doubt this is the problem. I'd appreciate any ideas you might have. Thanks!
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It sounds like pink-eye to me. Take out your contacts and get some Ciproflox (antibiotic) eye drops from your doctor.
Please see a doctor immediately. This might be a serious eye infection.
trust me its nothing, its all a dream, soon u will wake up and find nothings wrong...but however if you find its real then i meediatly ask you to consult a doctor!
and remember (x-2)(x-2)= x^2 -4x +4
Might be an infection from contacts you wear. See a doctor.
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It sounds like pink-eye to me. Take out your contacts and get some Ciproflox (antibiotic) eye drops from your doctor.
Please see a doctor immediately. This might be a serious eye infection.
trust me its nothing, its all a dream, soon u will wake up and find nothings wrong...but however if you find its real then i meediatly ask you to consult a doctor!
and remember (x-2)(x-2)= x^2 -4x +4
Might be an infection from contacts you wear. See a doctor.
What do you think is happening when my gf finds it hard to breathe and her fist closes anf her arms stiffens?
Please help me im a bit worried.. that happened last day.. she said that she finds it difficult to breathe and her fist was closed and she cant move her arms.. we are running to alot of troubles lately.. is that a result from stress? shes far away fro me now.. she said the doctor said dont think of alot of things.. this is the first time i heard that this happened to her though there are several times that she says to me that she finds it difficult to breathe when shes crying about problems.. but that was the first time that she cant move her arms.. thanks..
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I would like to guess that she is having major panic attacks. She should go to the doctor right away for help. Remind her to deep breathe, fully in, fully out to try to get out of that state when they are happening. She may need to go on an anti anxiety med temporarily to get her nervous system back under control.
Sounds like she could be having seizures. If her doctor thinks she's fine, she should change doctors or at least get a second opinion. With regard to having trouble breathing when she's crying, that sounds like a "panic attack". But the arms not moving, fist clenched description that you gave sounds like it could be a seizure.
she could have asthma
Weight problem, panic attack, asthma starting to develop. All possibilities.
I t sound like one of 2 things to me...either asthma or a panic disorder. She really should seek a second opinion if she is not getting answers from her doc. Both are very manageable once diagnosed and properly treated.
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I would like to guess that she is having major panic attacks. She should go to the doctor right away for help. Remind her to deep breathe, fully in, fully out to try to get out of that state when they are happening. She may need to go on an anti anxiety med temporarily to get her nervous system back under control.
Sounds like she could be having seizures. If her doctor thinks she's fine, she should change doctors or at least get a second opinion. With regard to having trouble breathing when she's crying, that sounds like a "panic attack". But the arms not moving, fist clenched description that you gave sounds like it could be a seizure.
she could have asthma
Weight problem, panic attack, asthma starting to develop. All possibilities.
I t sound like one of 2 things to me...either asthma or a panic disorder. She really should seek a second opinion if she is not getting answers from her doc. Both are very manageable once diagnosed and properly treated.
What do you think happens to a persons soul if they die in their sleep? do they stay asleep or wake up?
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If they are a Christian (that is, if they have placed their faith in Jesus Christ) then they will find themselves before God when their body dies. If not a Christian, then they will find themselves, sadly, in hell. Make the choice now before it's too late! You can't decide after you are dead.
www.theseeksite.org.
they are dead, so neither
If you are dead you don't wake up, so not really sure what the question is. Besides, who on ByeDr.com would possibly know the answer to this question?
The soul does not sleep, so neither does it wake.
i think when u die u wake up from a dream like u were sleeping
I hope they wake up in Heaven
they will stay asleep and the spirit will get out from the body
It depends on what you believe.No,I dont believe they do.
I think they stay asleep but their soul knows whats happening and is accepting this. I work with sick people and this whole death thing makes me think. But I truley believe that when the time comes they know fully what is happening evn if they are asleep. Personally, I'd rather die asleep.
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:8
John 3: 16, 17 These scriptures are referring to your soul when your body dies.
I am a firm beleiver in God. No one truely knows what happens after death, but in my heart, I beleive they wake up, and watch over us, until the day we meet again.
There is no sleep for a soul. When you died, your soul is released. So it does not mater if the person is asleep or awake.
Isn麓t your soul like your unconciente, what makes you trascend . well your inconcient never sleeps or else how would you sleep!?
The soul is always aware.
The wake up dead.
What do you think about whites and blacks not getting along?
im tired of everyone not getting along the blacks hate the whites and the whites hate the blacks cant we all get along
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No one gets along with everyone all the time, not even their own family. It's not practical to believe they will. Attempting to "get along" with people who view life differently is even more unlikely. "Hate" is a strong word for it. Lack of understanding is a better description. The world is seen from many eyes, some just more unseeing than others.
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No one gets along with everyone all the time, not even their own family. It's not practical to believe they will. Attempting to "get along" with people who view life differently is even more unlikely. "Hate" is a strong word for it. Lack of understanding is a better description. The world is seen from many eyes, some just more unseeing than others.
What do you think about the "pillow angel" surgeries...compassionate, or not?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/health/05/08/ash...
after working with developmentally disabled people, one woman in particular comes to mind. Her family might have been able to take care of her for longer if she had had this surgery. now, she lives in a "home" far away from her parents and leads a very sad life. I agree with the parents on this one.
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I hope I'm never in this situation, but if I were, I would elect to have the surgery. I totally agree with you.
after working with developmentally disabled people, one woman in particular comes to mind. Her family might have been able to take care of her for longer if she had had this surgery. now, she lives in a "home" far away from her parents and leads a very sad life. I agree with the parents on this one.
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I hope I'm never in this situation, but if I were, I would elect to have the surgery. I totally agree with you.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
What do you think about chiropractors?
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I could go into great detail and explain why Chiropractic care is based in bad science. Someone mentioned David Palmer. I live in and grew up in Davenport, IA. So I am very familiar with Chiropractic. Read this link from the history of Chiropractic. It's how Palmer "discovered it".
http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org...
Now if you do a little research on human nervous system you will find that the hearing is controlled by cranial nerves. These nerves do not connect in any way to the spine. So there is no way that this man's hearing could have been restored by adjusting his lower back. I've been to many Chiros living where I do. Not once has one done x-rays. I've even had one try to adjust a 13 y/o after he had fallen from his bike only to discover later that he had a broken shoulder. X-rays would have shown that. How do they know you don't have a compression fracture, a herniated disk, or just spinal stenosis with doing some type of film? They ask some questions and push on your back. Try to get one to show you a before and after x-ray from your adjustment. Won't happen.We had a nurse in our office that graduated from Palmer College. I showed her many back films. She did not get the diagnoses right even once.
Now having said all that, Sometimes they do help with back pain. It's got nothing to do with moving a vertebrae. If you back was literally out of place, you wouldn't be able to move. But they do sometimes do a pretty good job of physical therapy which we do recommend. But as far as putting your back in alignment, it doesn't happen. I've been in on many scoliosis cases. Maybe you can find a video on the net to watch. It is amazing how much pressure it takes to move the spine a tiny amount. Clamps rods wrenches....no one can do it by hand.
OK let's see all the thumbs downs now. But as a medical provider of over 25 years, I consider myself well trained.
Wonderful. Wouldn't do without mine.
Ended up not having surgery for carpal tunnel as my chiropractic treatments worked beautifully. Totally fixed it and haven't had a reoccurance since.
Used to also have chronic back pain. Now I'm much better. My back only bothers me occasionally.
It's a bit of money at the beginning, but the results are totally worth it.
I think they can be very beneficial if they have the proper training and if they stay close to the principles of the Father of Chiropractic, (I think his first name is right) David Palmer. I have two friends who are Chiropractors and they both were educated at Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa, the birthplace of Chiropractic. Personally, I would never go to a Chiropractor who was trained elsewhere. I always ask, if I have to go to a new Chiropractor, where he went to school. Many Palmer graduates advertise that they are Palmer graduates because it is such a good selling point for them in their advertising. Many people know that Palmer graduates are true to the founding principles of Chiropractic. I have a cousin who is a Chiropractor and she went to Western in Portland. I would not let her touch me because she doesn't understand chiropractic. She is what I call a quack. She may hurt you instead of help you. These people who have improper training give the profession a bad name.
They really help with back problems. It does take 2 months or so depending on how bad it is.
There are plenty of bad chiropractors out there, which does the same treatment for everyone %26 does not do a thorough examination to truly diagnose what is wrong with the patients and that will not refer there patients to another physician or specialist even when needed %26 feel chiropractic can fix everything. At the same time though there are good chiropractors like the one I have that works along closely with a physical therapist, along with an MD, who thorougly examines his patients including with x-rays, MRI scans, etc when need be. He also refer his patients to the proper type of doctor if he's unable to treat the condition. He makes his treatment based upon whats wrong with the patient, and I can say myself it truly has helped me with my pain %26 amount of movement.
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