Comments on: Can Amateur Online Video Power Health Community? http://willvideoforfood.com/2008/04/20/can-amateur-online-video-power-health-community/ Inside Online-Video for Creators, Viewers, Marketers and Advertisers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jischinger http://willvideoforfood.com/2008/04/20/can-amateur-online-video-power-health-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12548 jischinger Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:24:34 +0000 http://willvideoforfood.com/2008/04/20/can-amateur-online-video-power-health-community/#comment-12548 I was listening to NPR a few months back and they had a guest doctor, can't remember his name, this guy said he welcomed patients searching the net about their illnesses, and sometimes his patients told him what would have taken a battery of tests to figure out. One woman actually saved her own life by researching her symptoms on the net. So he encouraged it’s use. This same program also had a segment regarding a study done on accuracy and conditions when using Google to diagnose a medical issues. Google’s score was very high, somewhere in the upper ninety percentile I think. So the net is a great source of information and saves people a ton of time and money, however, people probably still should consult their doctor who doesn’t have time to keep up with all the latest and greatest.. One thing I remember from a class I took a few years back.. the best way for anyone to deal with a particular problem or illness is to talk to others who have gone through a similar situation. Most medical clinics or universities that reserach particuar problems have forums where people can discuss isolated issues. It's all out there! Knowledge is indeed power. - Net Neutrality! I was listening to NPR a few months back and they had a guest doctor, can’t remember his name, this guy said he welcomed patients searching the net about their illnesses, and sometimes his patients told him what would have taken a battery of tests to figure out. One woman actually saved her own life by researching her symptoms on the net. So he encouraged it’s use.

This same program also had a segment regarding a study done on accuracy and conditions when using Google to diagnose a medical issues. Google’s score was very high, somewhere in the upper ninety percentile I think. So the net is a great source of information and saves people a ton of time and money, however, people probably still should consult their doctor who doesn’t have time to keep up with all the latest and greatest..

One thing I remember from a class I took a few years back.. the best way for anyone to deal with a particular problem or illness is to talk to others who have gone through a similar situation. Most medical clinics or universities that reserach particuar problems have forums where people can discuss isolated issues. It’s all out there!
Knowledge is indeed power.

- Net Neutrality!

]]> By: sukatra http://willvideoforfood.com/2008/04/20/can-amateur-online-video-power-health-community/comment-page-1/#comment-12516 sukatra Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:35:57 +0000 http://willvideoforfood.com/2008/04/20/can-amateur-online-video-power-health-community/#comment-12516 When I first got Hank's diagnosis, I spent quite a bit of time looking at fetal alcohol webpages and was in deep despair after two days. When I spoke to one of the original nurses who had evaluated hank when we returned home, the first thing she said to me was "stay off the internet. That stuff is extreme and will scare the bejesus out of you." So mostly I don't do that anymore. I do use it to find other people with similar experiences though, and lately I've been looking at alzheimer's information as well.You just have to remember - the information is only as good as its source. I usually go to webmd or the mayo clinic website first for definitive information, then surf around for other stuff to get anecdotal evidence and see if others are experiencing the same things I'm seeing. P.S. I knew it was sciatica as soon as you described it. Good luck getting treatment for it from an HMO. It took me years to get over mine, no thanks to those bastards. When I first got Hank’s diagnosis, I spent quite a bit of time looking at fetal alcohol webpages and was in deep despair after two days. When I spoke to one of the original nurses who had evaluated hank when we returned home, the first thing she said to me was “stay off the internet. That stuff is extreme and will scare the bejesus out of you.” So mostly I don’t do that anymore.

I do use it to find other people with similar experiences though, and lately I’ve been looking at alzheimer’s information as well.You just have to remember – the information is only as good as its source. I usually go to webmd or the mayo clinic website first for definitive information, then surf around for other stuff to get anecdotal evidence and see if others are experiencing the same things I’m seeing.

P.S. I knew it was sciatica as soon as you described it. Good luck getting treatment for it from an HMO. It took me years to get over mine, no thanks to those bastards.

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