(First of all, I have to laugh...I'm exploring the journals and articles available, and what do I see? Acid: LSD Today. Really?)
I look for material on Parkinson's Disease, which, unfortunately, runs in my family. Of the first ten most recent articles, 7 are on medication, which isn't a very alluring reading prospect for a Sunday a.m., so I keep searching. I decide to read the full text of Using Voice Recognition as Diagnostician; I heard about this on an NPR story, and was just thinking the other day that I meant to find out more about it and never did. The article is very short and doesn't contain information I didn't already know, so I'm going to keep looking. Flavonoids May Help Protect Against Parkinson's Disease ... I'll try that. Oh, it's just a paragraph...Alright, well, after browsing through 5 pages of results, I see that I can get articles directed at the layman from sources like Mayo and Harvard Health, but I think I'll try something a little more challenging: Nutraceuticals and their preventive or potential therapeutic value in Parkinson's Disease. There is quite a bit of jargon, but I'm able to understand it; not sure everyone would, though.
On to Medline Plus...today's popular searches: amlodipine, anemia, aspirin, asthma, cystic fibrosis, gout, grapefruit (grapefruit?), hypertension. In the news column, more depressing news about sitting too much and poor diet. I don't take any medications, but my daughter is on Humalog insulin so I search that. The information is similar to what you find on the insert to the medication (yes, I am that compulsive); it would be useful if you need to look up something quickly and can't find the insert. Next I do the Parkinson's search. Wow, I think this is even better than the Health Source, especially for someone with a chronic illness that wants to get updated info on a regular basis. They've done a great job corralling different topics. I launch a video tutorial on an Abdominal Aortic Aneuryism. It's easy to use, and a good source of basic information. Definitely bookmarking this page!
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