JAMA, Glaxo Wellcome create HIV/AIDS site on WEB

Article Abstract:

The Journal of the American Medical Association and Glaxo Wellcome Inc. have created a World Wide Web site featuring peer-reviewed HIV/AIDS information and resources. The global service, which was launched in late Dec 1995, provides patients and health care providers with treatment, policy and clinical protocol information. The site, which was created through an educational grant from Glaxo Wellcome Inc., offers 13 areas of HIV/AIDS information.

HIV (Viruses), HIV, AIDS (Disease), JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association (Periodical), Glaxo Wellcome Inc.

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Harvesting data: a little less privacy leads to better care

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The issue of patient privacy must be balanced against the need for information as medical data bases proliferate. For example, if a patient is disabled and unable to respond, the record may give necessary data to medical staff handling emergency treatment. Also, pharmacists may warn patients about drug interactions, or recommend more affordable medications. In addition, aggregate data can be analyzed to further medical research.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Health Research Regulation, Health aspects, Services, Column, Medical research, Confidential communications, Medical law, Pharmacists

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Rating the raters

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The best of the medical World Wide Web rating sites are well-written, continually updated, use graphics well and are well-designed, according to Medical Software Reviews newsletter writer Jim Gagne, MD. Point Communications Corp (http://www.pointcom.com/) rates among the best of review collections. Other raters include Physicians' Choice and Medicine on the Net.

Database Vendors, Evaluation, Database industry

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