The Web site Patientslikeme.com recognizes the importance of shared experiences and information and allows for those with a particular condition to interact with each other, again validating the findings of the HSC study.
Last week, the FDA announced that it will team with WebMD to provide consumer health information. Health insurer UnitedHealth launched its myoptumhealth.com site, akin to Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault, aimed at consumers seeking and managing healthcare information online.