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Health Literacy Page at MedlinePlus

(This is the last post of 2007. I’m not addicted to blogging. I mean it. I can stop any time I want!)

MedlinePlus has a new page on Health Literacy with links to lots of good stuff.

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barbara:
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:55 am
this is worse than i thought, so far you have not been able to stop for a single day anyway this is my last comment for 2007 - so i will see (read) you in 2008!
All the best barbara
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Rachel:
January 1st, 2008 at 11:50 pm
David, the first step is admitting that you have a problem. As for me, I actually spent 3 days in a cabin with no computer, no internet, and no cell service.
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David Rothman:
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 am
Hey, I ended up going several days (about 1.5 weeks?) without blogging.

And that’s WITHOUT having been under general anesthesia!
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ICTconsequences » Blog Archive » Health Literacy in a Network Society:
January 2nd, 2008 at 2:09 pm
[...] It has come to my notice that MedlinePlus has a new page on Health Literacy where Health literacy is defined as “the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills”. [...]