Comments on: Nitpicks: CNN’s “Tips for savvy medical Web surfing” http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/ Health Information | Geekery Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:05:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-128564 David Rothman Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:04:00 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/#comment-128564 Danny- Good for you. But it isn't comparable to MedlinePlus, the links are NOT vetted by health profesionals, and the top results are NOT high-quality sources of authoritative information. Danny-

Good for you. But it isn’t comparable to MedlinePlus, the links are NOT vetted by health profesionals, and the top results are NOT high-quality sources of authoritative information.

]]> By: “Tips for Savvy Medical Web Surfing” - A Critique « Women’s Health News http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-128563 “Tips for Savvy Medical Web Surfing” - A Critique « Women’s Health News Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:18:43 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/#comment-128563 [...] Update: David notes a problem with the “search engine” section of the CNN piece. [...] [...] Update: David notes a problem with the “search engine” section of the CNN piece. [...]

]]> By: Danny http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-128561 Danny Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:16:00 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/#comment-128561 I checked iMedix compared to the other search engines and i like it better. More relevant and i also get to talk to people. I checked iMedix compared to the other search engines and i like it better. More relevant and i also get to talk to people.

]]> By: Rachel http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/comment-page-1/#comment-128558 Rachel Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:50:14 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2008/02/21/nitpicks-cnns-tips-for-savvy-medical-web-surfing/#comment-128558 David, you're absolutely right about the comparison. I focused on the PubMed bit because the approach to article-reading immediately irritated me, but you make a very good point. David, you’re absolutely right about the comparison. I focused on the PubMed bit because the approach to article-reading immediately irritated me, but you make a very good point.

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