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Interactive graph and map of the development of influenza A(H1N1)

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Patient Information

Often it is hard to find places to search for reliable health information. Below are a couple links and search widgets to get startet.

As usual: Please consider all health information you will find on the web with appropriate care. No specific health information is endorsed by this site.


MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a service the the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. Its goal is to provide trusted health information to the public.

Follow Medicine 2.0

This page collects feeds from the Medicine 2,0 conference. It is usually updated every 15 minutes.

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Librarians came first ...

When trying out the new Google trends gadget I used the "2.0" buzzwords I often come across or even use myself.

Scientists build networks using twitter

If you use Twitter already this is not new for you. But finally Twitter starts to make the German news, mostly because German celebrities are joining the crowds. The common opinion is more skeptical about it, and considers its use a waste of time.

Find media that are licenced with a creative commons license

In his blog post "30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media" Sean P Aune shares a great list with more than 30 collections, links, or methods that can be used to find media (audio, video, ...) that are licensed under a creative co

List of disease surveilance programs

This is an uncomplete list of programs targeted to detect and monitor the occurence of different disesases.

Swine Flu in the Media via Flackr compiled from news tweets

If you want to contrast the information sources I posted in my previous post about "Places to find information about the recent outbreak of swine flu (H1N1)" with information that is being forwarded by the media. Flackr.net is compiling news tweeted by news agencies on twitter. Interesting new approach to getting an overview over a topic covered in the media. See the results here:

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