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US. Surgeon General Launches Health Website Upgrades WASHINGTON, DC--Surgeon General David Satcher announced in March new features and services at http://www. healthfinder.gov, the government gateway website for health information. Healthfinder helps consumers locate reliable health information through the Internet and brings under one umbrella the vast information resources of the federal government and its many partners. Healthfinder has served more than 4.5 million visitors Since it was launched nearly 2 years ago. The site offers reliable and easily searchable resources for the rapidly growing population of Internet users seeking health or medical information. Given the growth of the Latin-American population, the Net also offers easy access to health information resources in Spanish. One of the enhancements is that alternative medicine information resources now can be reached from the "Hot Topics" page. Alternative medicine resources include information on eight common treatments, common diseases and conditions, and nutrition/diet/life-style changes. Also featured are resources to help consumers decipher fraud and quackery and guides on how to find health care centers and physicians who practice alternative medicine. Healthfinder offers rapid access to more than 5000 links (including 400 government websites) that provide reliable health advice and information to help consumers stay healthy, confront illness, and care for their families. Healthfinder's core offerings include on-line and print publications, libraries, clearinghouses, referral services, research and clinical information, databases, and discussion and self-help groups. Top search topics during 1998 were cancer, diabetes, Medicare, AIDS, heart disease, nutrition, depression, food safety, and arthritis. Healthfinder's attributes include searches from any page; keyword and full-text searching allow an unlimited TCM 14
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number of areas to be searched. The site's easy-to-use search interface works equally well with graphic and text-oniy web browsers. On average, more than 260,000 people search Healthfinder's resources each month. The site is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration with other DHHS agencies.
plains and applies up-to-date information to help people diagnosed with any life-threatening condition. As people live much longer with a serious illness, all aspects of their finances become even more important. Landay helps such people get the information they need to protect themselves and plan for their future. Written in an encouraging tone, Be
~ IMMrs@ 9~ @ l t m ~ / o r ~ ~ The National Certification Examination for legal nurse consultants (LNCs) is now available b y nationwide computerized testing in approximately 210 Sylvan
considered when dealing with the maze presented by a life-challenging condition. The book answers the questions of what to do first after receiving a serious how to assess financial situations, and how to secure health and lie
Houston, Texas, and is entering its sixth year. The certification process is designed for LNCs who appreciate the need for the in-depth training, knowledge, and c o n r i n ~ g education necessary to pracrice in this sophisticated and rapidly c h a n ~ g field. The CLNC examination is drawn from the real-life, practical requirements of legal nurse consulting. Authors and reviewers for the certification program are practicing consultants from ~ areas of the field, including life care planning, criminal practice, general consulting, workers' compensation, personal injury
ments; and choosing the best professional services. For more information, contact Helene Novin at (212) 586-5600 or visit the website Be-Prepared.com.
marion on certification, legal nurse constilling, educational and home study programs, or the Institute, contact Karen Jones at (713) 942-2200 or by E-mail at [email protected]. The Institute's website is www.legalnurse.com.
look SUeues Prepwatiom for Terminal Illness In Be Prepared: The Complete Financial, Legal, and Practical Guide for Living with Cancer, AIDS, and Other Life-Challenging
WobllJt@ C)ff~'S ff41lu~i A d v J l l ~ lit Users Dn Judy Kuriansky, clinical psychologist and nationally syndicated radio host, has launched an on-line resource for the millions of Americans whose sexual relationships may suffer as a result of antidepressanf medications. The website, www.bluesinthebedroom.com,is sponsored
Kuriansky said, "People who rely on popular antidepress,zn, ts to help them feel better find that their sex life gets worse... They need to know that medications are available that can help their depression without wreaking havoc in the bedroom." An estimated 80% of new antidepressant prescriptions are written for drugs that can cause sexual dysfunction in 30% to 75% of patients. ~1
july/August1999
Conditions,author David Landay ex-
number of areas to be searched. The site's easy-to-use search interface works equally well with graphic and text-oniy web browsers. On average, more than 260,000 people search Healthfinder's resources each month. The site is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration with other DHHS agencies.
plains and applies up-to-date information to help people diagnosed with any life-threatening condition. As people live much longer with a serious illness, all aspects of their finances become even more important. Landay helps such people get the information they need to protect themselves and plan for their future. Written in an encouraging tone, Be
~ IMMrs@ 9~ @ l t m ~ / o r ~ ~ The National Certification Examination for legal nurse consultants (LNCs) is now available b y nationwide computerized testing in approximately 210 Sylvan
considered when dealing with the maze presented by a life-challenging condition. The book answers the questions of what to do first after receiving a serious how to assess financial situations, and how to secure health and lie
Houston, Texas, and is entering its sixth year. The certification process is designed for LNCs who appreciate the need for the in-depth training, knowledge, and c o n r i n ~ g education necessary to pracrice in this sophisticated and rapidly c h a n ~ g field. The CLNC examination is drawn from the real-life, practical requirements of legal nurse consulting. Authors and reviewers for the certification program are practicing consultants from ~ areas of the field, including life care planning, criminal practice, general consulting, workers' compensation, personal injury
ments; and choosing the best professional services. For more information, contact Helene Novin at (212) 586-5600 or visit the website Be-Prepared.com.
marion on certification, legal nurse constilling, educational and home study programs, or the Institute, contact Karen Jones at (713) 942-2200 or by E-mail at [email protected]. The Institute's website is www.legalnurse.com.
look SUeues Prepwatiom for Terminal Illness In Be Prepared: The Complete Financial, Legal, and Practical Guide for Living with Cancer, AIDS, and Other Life-Challenging
WobllJt@ C)ff~'S ff41lu~i A d v J l l ~ lit Users Dn Judy Kuriansky, clinical psychologist and nationally syndicated radio host, has launched an on-line resource for the millions of Americans whose sexual relationships may suffer as a result of antidepressanf medications. The website, www.bluesinthebedroom.com,is sponsored
Kuriansky said, "People who rely on popular antidepress,zn, ts to help them feel better find that their sex life gets worse... They need to know that medications are available that can help their depression without wreaking havoc in the bedroom." An estimated 80% of new antidepressant prescriptions are written for drugs that can cause sexual dysfunction in 30% to 75% of patients. ~1