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Quarterly Bulletin November
2001 http://www.well-aware.co.uk Another useful resource for health consumers, Well-aware provides information on numerous medical conditions. In addition to providing essential facts (what are the causes, treatment and prevention etc.) this site also provides more in-depth information about each condition. Recognising the importance or authorship and attribution, each entry contains a brief biography of the author, which includes the author's name, and current post. The site also has a number of interactive tools, including one that helps you to determine when your child needs his/her immunisations http://www.well-aware.co.uk/tools/immunisations/index.htm) and a cigarette addiction quiz to see how your lifestyle is affected by smoking (http://www.well-aware.co.uk/tools/immunisations/index.htm). Finally, the site hosts a number of discussion fourms on topics such as 'Women's health', 'Complementary therapy' and 'Depression'.
Patients
with long-term illnesses are to be given more power to manage their
condition. The Expert Patient - A new approach to chronic disease management
for the 21st Century, backed by a £2m investment, sets out how
the NHS will help patients with chronic illnesses take more control
over their own care. Chief medical officer, Professor Liam Donaldson said: "This
will be an ambitious and challenging programme for the NHS. Thirty years
ago, the very idea of patients taking a lead in their own treatments
and therapy would simply have been out of the question. "It has
long been recognised that people with chronic diseases have considerable
knowledge and experience of their own illness. Research has shown that
with proper training this can be turned into practical skills to enable
the patient to play a bigger part in managing their own condition. The
new programme will help to create a generation of patients who are empowered
to take action with the health professional caring for them. Patients
will receive the support to help them take more control of their own
health and treatment, to make more appropriate use of health and social
services and be more empowered." Slimming
soaps and more This problem was referenced in the Patient's Internet Handbook (p. 144). In seems, however, that the slimming scams continue to be perpetrated. One product currently advertised claims to 'burn body fat whilst you are asleep'. As with any health information you find on the Internet always look for the following:
Robert Kiley - 11 November 2001 |