| Where to start |
 Searching for general health issues
You can of course just set off to look for what you want using a standard search engine or, in the portal-type sites, their health categories. The former will provide a huge number of results that you will have to trawl through, unless you can define your search with some precision. The latter will give you the search engine's selection, including lots of commercial sources for information. . . .more. | |
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| A taste of the Future |
 Pharmacists online
This is another controversial area, but let's start with the good news. One of the huge benefits of the internet is that two mighty tomes, the Patient Information Leaflet Compendium, the current edition of which runs to almost 2,000 pages, and the Data Sheet Compendium, another 2,000 pages, are now both available online courtesy of the pharmaceutical industry. . . .more. | |
| New therapies | Alternative and complementary medicine
One of the ironies of 21st century medical practice in the UK is that just as conventional medicine is demanding ever higher levels of evidence that treatments work before the NHS will pay for them, doctors are becoming more sympathetic to complementary and alternative therapies. | |
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| Developing areas | For parents, the disabled and travellers
The internet should be the perfect tool for people with disabilities. But many manufacturers of aids for the disabled are small companies with limited resources. It is taking time, but developments are slowly underway. . . .more. | |
