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The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) gave this health site an 86/100 score, which is the highest of any government site, and Yahoo said it's one of the "seven most trusted health sites on the net." If you're looking for medical advice, information, research or local resources, then join the 32 million visitors who come to Medline each month.
Medline offers many unique functions to enhance your understanding and enrich your life. For instance, if you are about to undergo a colonoscopy or hip replacement surgery, a biopsy, a laparoscopy, LASIK eye surgery or another procedure, then you can watch an interactive tutorial that will show you what will be done and alleviate some of the mystery and anxiety.
Another resource you may find very useful is the "Health Check Tools" page, which gives you educational quizzes about breast cancer, arthritis or alcoholism, as well as an "alcohol calorie intake counter," a mental health screening quiz, a cancer risk questionnaire, a diabetic "rate your plate" assessment, a target heart rate calculator, an interactive menu planner and a risk assessment tool for coronary heart disease.
Medline is set up to accommodate all different types of people. Speak Spanish? No problem, as there is a version en Espanol, as well as forty other languages! Is your eye sight failing? Don't worry, there is a version, located on the lower right-hand corner of the "Health Topics" page, which offers an easier to view page.
Did you hear about a drug on television, from a friend, in the news or from your doctor that you'd like to know more about? Medline has a comprehensive "Drug Information" section. For example, if you were to look up Lunesta, a chronic fatigue drug used to treat sleep disorders, then you can have the following questions answered:
- Why is this drug prescribed? - How should this medication be used? - What are other uses for this medication? - What special precautions should I follow? - What special dietary instructions should I follow? - What should I do if I forget a dose? - What side effects can this medication cause? - What storage conditions are needed for this medication? - What should I do in case of an overdose? - What other information should I know? - What are the brand names for this drug?
The answers are presented all on one page with quick, informative, bulleted responses for a quick scan. It's always refreshing to come across an organized "one stop shop" type site that gives you all the medical information you could ever want or need at the click of a button.
In addition to an extensive database of health topics, Medline offers special sections on "Senior Health," videos of surgery, clinical trials on new treatments and drugs, as well as slide shows with pictures and sounds. What could be better? Visit Medline at "Nlm Nih" for more information.
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