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We, at 2Jour, want to wish you a happy holiday. Our next post will start again in January.
Here are the 2Jour posts for 2006
Finding a Doctor in Ontario Canada
Searching for Symptoms on the Web
Getting used to the Mouse
Finding a Web Browser for Blind/Low Vision
Finding Websites for Blind/Low Vision
E-mail: Is it on my Computer?
E-mail: Is this from my Bank?
E-mail: Does my E-mail have a virus?
Using a Joystick as a Mouse
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Searching for Symptoms on the Web
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José was frantic. Charlie was visiting his daughter in Osaka so he decided to call Karl.
"Karl what am I to do? I am INFECTED!!!!!!!"
"Hello, um ahh, José?" Karl replied.
"Yes it's me. Listen I don't know what to do? I got this strange rash and I thought it may be tied to that E-Mail I got from my co-worker about the Ontario water being undrinkable.Anyway, I searched the symptoms on the web and ... KARL I HAVE WALOWALO INFECTION!!!!"
"José, now calm down. Which website did you get the information from?"
"Karl, it was www.walowalo.com."
"José, although your symptoms match, it doesn't mean you are infected. You have no idea how trustworthy this website is. I am pretty sure it was not written by a medical expert.
Book an appointment with your doctor and wait and see what he says."
Searching for symptoms on the web is pretty common. The internet is a huge resource of information. However, not all of the information is accurate. Just because it is on the web does not make it true.
Also, symptoms can apply to many ailments or diseases. Usually when you search online you get matches to the worst case scenarios which can cause anxiety. Just remember that any match you get from your search is only ONE possibility out of many. The best place to get a diagnosis is from your doctor.
Here are some websites that are well known and more reliable for searching symptoms, medications and other health related concerns. You can use these as a starting point before talking to your doctor.
Dr. Koop
WebMD
Mayo Clinic
José was frantic. Charlie was visiting his daughter in Osaka so he decided to call Karl.
"Karl what am I to do? I am INFECTED!!!!!!!"
"Hello, um ahh, José?" Karl replied.
"Yes it's me. Listen I don't know what to do? I got this strange rash and I thought it may be tied to that E-Mail I got from my co-worker about the Ontario water being undrinkable.Anyway, I searched the symptoms on the web and ... KARL I HAVE WALOWALO INFECTION!!!!"
"José, now calm down. Which website did you get the information from?"
"Karl, it was www.walowalo.com."
"José, although your symptoms match, it doesn't mean you are infected. You have no idea how trustworthy this website is. I am pretty sure it was not written by a medical expert.
Book an appointment with your doctor and wait and see what he says."
Searching for symptoms on the web is pretty common. The internet is a huge resource of information. However, not all of the information is accurate. Just because it is on the web does not make it true.
Also, symptoms can apply to many ailments or diseases. Usually when you search online you get matches to the worst case scenarios which can cause anxiety. Just remember that any match you get from your search is only ONE possibility out of many. The best place to get a diagnosis is from your doctor.
Here are some websites that are well known and more reliable for searching symptoms, medications and other health related concerns. You can use these as a starting point before talking to your doctor.
Dr. Koop
WebMD
Mayo Clinic
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Finding a Doctor in Ontario Canada
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Finding a new doctor in Canada is hard. A lot of doctors are not even excepting new patients.
"The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario" have a doctor search on their website that lets the public find doctors that are located in their city within Ontario. You can specify several search parameters like if the doctor is accepthing new patients or not.
Please click on Doctor Search for more details.
Finding a new doctor in Canada is hard. A lot of doctors are not even excepting new patients.
"The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario" have a doctor search on their website that lets the public find doctors that are located in their city within Ontario. You can specify several search parameters like if the doctor is accepthing new patients or not.
Please click on Doctor Search for more details.
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