MedlinePlus: key resource for both health consumers and health professionals.
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Biomedical subjects
Barbara F Schloman
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Health care report cards: pass or fail?
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Securing your PC and protecting your privacy.
Working in a networked information environment brings new opportunities for getting and sharing information. Regrettably, these benefits of the Internet are challenged by forces that would interfere to satisfy their own profit or malevolent motives. Your networked computer can be infected by viruses, worms, or Trojan horses or infiltrated by spyware, adware, or pop-ups. Without being aware of the dangers and taking precautionary steps, your PC is susceptible to being compromised and your privacy invaded. This column will highlight some of the dangers and offer basic steps for securing your computer and protecting your privacy.
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The digital divide: how wide and how deep?
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Health literacy: a key ingredient for managing personal health.
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Creative commons: an opportunity to extend the public domain.
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Quality of health information on the Web: where are we now?
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Now you see it, now you don't: the ephemeral nature of digital information.
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The Internet as community: communication avenues for health professionals and health consumers.
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Images on the web: findable, usable, but what's legit?
The Internet engages us, not only because it takes us to unexpected places with content to explore, but also because the trip is complete with images and sounds. So in this multimedia wonderland, how can one find images and, as importantly, use them responsibly?
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