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Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK 1Public Health & Clinical Quality Directorate, Department of Health, Richmond House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, UK 2National electronic Library for Health, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK Correspondence to: Dr John Powell E-mail: john.powell{at}lshtm.ac.uk To understand individual use of the internet and its impact on individuals, communities and societies is a challenge that is only beginning to be addressed.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Health 2.0 (as well as the closely related concept of Medicine 2.0[1]) are terms representing the possibilities between health care, eHealth and Web 2.0, and has come into use after a recent spate of articles in newspapers, and by Physicians and Medical Librarians.[2][3] A concise definition of Health 2.0 is the use of a specific set of Web tools (blogs, Podcasts, tagging, search, wikis, etc) by actors in health care including doctors, patients, and scientists, using principles of open source and generation of content by users, and the power of networks in order to personalize health care, collaborate, and promote health education.[4] A possible explanation for the reason that Health has generated its own "2.0" term are its applications across health care in general, and in particular it potential in public health promotion.

This Wikipedia entry gives more information and background about Health 2.0. It is a very helpful source and really helps you understand the use of Health 2.0 and how it involves Web 2.0

" "telehealth" which is broadly defined as the use of communications technologies to provide and support health care at a distance." This is the definition of telehealth. Telehealth is the use of technologies to provide and support health care at a distance.

This article is talking about how technology has had a great impact on the medical field. Some examples are painless needles, which scientists are working on right now. Needles always scare children, so the painless needle is going to make it where they will not be afraid anymore. Another thing is cloning. This technology can be used for many things such as burn victims, cancer patients, the lost of a limb, and even brain damage. Technology has already had a tremendous impact on the medical field and they are still making it even better.