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How The Internet Is Changing Health Sciences

  • August 16th, 2011 by SEM Contributor
The Internet was created with the idea that scientists and researchers could easily share information and the latest developments quickly and easily. Before the commercial Internet started to find its feet this was still one of the main purposes of the Internet, however, the rise of the online business saw a dramatic shift in how the Internet was used. In… Read more

Social Medicine: A Social Network for *Real* People

  • August 15th, 2011 by Ann Smarty
All too often, the social side of illnesses go ignored. As a psoriasis sufferer, I know first-hand how difficult it can be to deal with an illness without that all-essential support from real people who truly understand. As a psoriasis sufferer, I recently launched psoriasissocial.org, a successful and free social networking site for psoriasis sufferers, and was much needed and… Read more

Talk About Viral – Facebook Alleged as Link to Syphilis Increase

  • April 21st, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Health experts in Great Britain have underlined the recent fourfold increase in syphilis to areas of Britain that Facebook is most popular. The director of Public Health, Peter Kelly identified that social media sites like Facebook make “it easier for people to meet up for casual sex”. He identified that of the cases he was familiar with, that the partners… Read more