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Healthcare Online for Dummies

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Healthcare for Dummies validates the Internet as a research tool. It provides qualified healthcare sources with which to help ourselves, our families and friends.
I needed immediate information to help my mother cope with my Father who has Alzheimer's. I not only found organizations with information on Alzheimer's, but sources for my Mother (the caregiver) to contact for guidance and assistance.
Healthcare is rarely one issue. This guide can assist in the search for information on conditions, treatments as well as insurance and life stage issues -- all available on the Internet.

As the Web gets bigger (and often crazier,) there's a greater and greater need to be able to separate the "signal" from the "noise," the truth from the false. This is especially difficult when you get into the area of health care -- which is, often, an art form, not a hard and fast science. The Wolinskys make incredible sense. "Whether in an emergency or a non-emergency situation, nothing, not even Internet technology can replace that old-fashioned, hands-on, in-person doctor-patient relationship. Nothing." This is just one sentence from one chapter, yet it represents the attitude of the Wolinskys -- whether they are explaining how to find a doctor or a hospital, buying medicines or trying alternative medicines, infants, kids, teens, women's, senior's health care --no matter. This book provides the healthcare sense and sensibilities so desperately needed today.

When I was diagnosed with cancer three years ago and spent a lot of time researching the disease and its treatment, "Healthcare Online" was exactly the kind of book I needed but didn't have. It's clear and easy-to-use, though quite sophsticated in its research assistance, and very, very helpful in providing ways to separate out the valid information from the misleading or phony stuff. In the areas I researched intensively, it lists all the sources I eventually found for myself, plus some very useful sites I never discovered. I often counsel newly-diagnosed individuals with my disease and now will pass on this book as a gold mine for their own inquiries.

This is the definitive source for healthcare information available online. More than a directory of Web sites, this book combines a plethora of URLs with useful information on the key health issues facing us today. I especially appreciated the Mickey Mantle quote that opens the chapter on Men's Health: "If I knew I'd live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." Hopefully, with the information referenced in this book, I can take better care of myself, and in turn, live longer.

The web is like the Tower of Babble - jammed with information but difficult to sort out. This book is an invaluable guide to the many, often confusing, sources of online health information. Buy it. Use it. Profit from it.

I found this book to be extremely valuable. Not only does it immeasurably help you to research healthcare and related issues, but it is an excellent reference for understanding how to research healthcare providers. My wife and I will keep this on our short list of resources for good living.

Ironic that a print book would make the Web work the way it should. The promise of the Web is easy access to information, and the value of free, reliable healthcare information is huge. The Wolinskys have created a great resource that brings the power of the Web to healthcare.

As my infant son grew heavier, I had back problems that grew more severe. I looked at three sites the book recommends on back pain, followed the exercise program I found therein, and solved the problem.

Tech journalism at its best!

Your doctor just gave you a report you understand. You know the explanation is out there somewhere on the Internet -- but where? This handy reference guide will help you find it quickly.

The introduction helps Web newbies familiarize themselves with the basics of searching. The chapters that follow put the info to good use, helping you do everything from finding information about specific major health categories (cancer, diabetes, arthritis) to locating the best hospital, finding a doctor, and working with your insurance company.

I recently had to look up a couple of medical terms for my mother-in-law before I got the book, a search that took about 45 minutes starting with Google. The same search took about 10 minutes using the sites and tips in the book.

If you care at all about your health, either from a getting healthy or staying healthy perspective, this book is a must-have.

This book is an excellent resource for people of all ages who are interested in finding credible information from common day-to-day ailments to life-threatening diseases. In the confusing and unfortunately, sometimes misleading world of the Internet, this book helps pave a clear path to finding the most accurate and up to date information available today.

I found that this book had a great many resources online for finding physicians within particular specialties (i.e. one site for radiology doctors, one site for cardiology doctors, etc), but did not have mention of any sites that put all specialties and regions together. One such site to find a doctor is <a href="http://www.appointmentnet.com">http://www.appointmentnet.com</a>, or even WebMD... although Appointment Net has the easiest search for finding doctors, and even allows you to make appointments and renew prescriptions online.