Health Information for People On-the-Go

If “knowledge is power,” then why don’t media reports of medical advances and expert advice empower us to be wiser, stronger and healthier? Why, despite the incessant health chatter, are obesity and preventable chronic illnesses rampant in the modern world?

Wellness information is everywhere. Unfortunately, at one extreme, it is obscured by tech talk and; at the other, it is oversimplified into fragmented sound bites or, worse, distorted by promoters pitching products. More confusing yet, are the contradictory headlines…Chocolate is Toxic; Chocolate Heals. Soybeans Block Cancer; Soybeans are Harmful. The barrage of mixed messages is enough to send us running to seek refuge in our bad habits. Pass the potato chips, please.

Health News Express condenses news reports into concise plain-English summaries that you can understand; maintains archives for quick reference; and provides “overviews” that organize news stories by topic. Plain and simple

HNE will soon be adding tools to help you navigate through the glut of health material, including links to reference pages and a glossary of common medical terms, as well as explanations of how the scientific method works, guidelines for interpreting news stories and strategies for doing medical research on the Net.