The Doctor's Always In is a comprehensive guide to medical information on the Internet that is uniquely oriented to the needs of consumers rather than medical professionals. There are 25 easy to read chapters that are organized according to body system and specific disease categories. Each entry contains a site address, a layperson's description of the information at that site and, if available, the e-mail address of a contact person at that site. In addition there are several introductory chapters that explain in non-technical language how the Internet and World Wide Web work and how to troubleshoot common problems encountered while searching for information.
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Need medical information at 3 AM or on a Sunday night? Do you want background information so that you can intelligently discuss your medical problem with your physician? The World Wide Web and the Internet have much of that information but how do you find it? A simple search using a good browser typically turns up thousands to tens of thousands of hits. How do you separate the wheat from the chaff? The Doctor's Always In helps to solve this problem.
The Doctor's Always Inoffers a comprehensive listing of on-line medical sites where information is described in terms that the average person can understand. Each chapter in this book begins with a description of general information resources. These are Internet sites that provide a broad range of patient-relevant information concerning the main chapter topic. Each chapter then goes on to present descriptions of sites providing specific information on more focused topics such as specific diseases.
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This book is the most comprehensive guide of its kind available anywhere. This is the perfect reference book for anyone interested in obtaining up-to-date, reliable health and medical information while avoiding the many pitfalls of the Internet. The authors, professional medical researchers, have exhaustively searched the Internet to separate the wheat from the chaff so that you can spend your time learning rather than following dead ends around the Internet. This road map for the medical Internet was written for time conscious health care consumers who want information they can trust made available quickly and easily. The book has 25 easy-to-read chapters organized according to body system and specific disease categories. Each entry contains a site address, a layman's description of the information available at that site and an e-mail address for a contact person at the site. An additional strength of this book is that it contains excellent
introductory chapters that explain how the Internet and World Wide Web work and how to troubleshoot common problems associated with browsing the Internet. The thoroughness and clarity of presentation will make this book indispensable to Internet novices and savvy browsers alike.
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This review is from: The Doctor's Always in: A Guide to 1,100+ Best Health and Medical Information Sites on the Internet (Paperback)
Cuts through the red internet tape right to the medical site. This is a comprehensive, well organized book that can save time, which is crucial ,when you're sick or a loved on is ,and you are looking for help on the internet. It has every conceivable category in a handy paperback edition. It's contents tell all from How the Internet works to a detailed list of chapters(alphabetical of course)ranging from allergy, asthma to urology. Within each category the authors almost seem to read your mind. The sub -headings under Urology,for example, are from bedwetting to prostate problems and vasectomy. There's even a chapter on Sports Medicine. Given the state of our Medical profession in the USA today this is really an essential tool up there with the dictionary and Dr. Spock.Also recommended: The Abandonment of the Patient The Lost Art of Healing
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