Health Related Websites

Boots and WebMD’s shared passion for health and well-being, along with innovation and customer care, are the driving forces behind this unique partnership. The combination of years of Boots expertise and WebMD’s comprehensive medical information enables us to present you with compelling, credible and up-to-date content on the latest health topics, news and research.

Boots WebMD is a website that we believe fulfils the promise of health information on the Internet. We provide credible information and in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to you. We are a source of original and timely health information and also feature material from well-known content providers like the British Medical Journal and NHS Choices.

While we are committed to providing information on a wide variety of health topics always remember that information on Boots WebMD (or any other website) should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. You should always check with your health care provider before acting on information you have read on Boots WebMD or any other website. If you have an urgent medical problem please call your doctor, or NHS direct immediately or in the case of emergencies dial 999.

The Boots WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in journalism, content creation, expert commentary, and medical review to give our users what they are looking for – the best health information possible.

And that, we believe, requires dedicated, full-time staff professionals with state-of-the-art expertise in:

Health and wellness news that focuses on why it matters to you
Up-to-date medical reference content
Medical imagery, video, graphics, and animations
Interactive tools
Our content is subject to rigorous review and approval by doctors, and other qualified health care professionals who are dedicated to providing you with quality health information. Our drive for customer care means that we listen to what you want and as a result, deliver the most appropriate experience. Not only are we a health resource for when you are ill, we pride ourselves on bringing you ideas and tips for keeping you in good health. From weight loss, fitness and nutrition to pregnancy, parenting and stress management, Boots WebMD is here to support you every step of the way.

As part of our desire to create the ultimate online healthcare resource, we want to make our site as engaging as possible. Not only will you find in-depth resources, reading material and a medicines A-Z with the latest information on a wide range of medications, but also interactive tools to make your experience with us as relevant and engaging as it can be. These include:

WebMD Symptom Checker
If you are experiencing any unusual symptoms, it’s always best to visit the doctor. However, sometimes you just want a little more information to prepare for your visit. Simply select your age range and gender, click on the relevant part of the body and then choose from a list of symptoms to get more detailed information.

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The founder of this page Brett Hodges says..

"I started Remedyfind because for years I've been frustrated by the difficulty in finding unbiased information about which treatments work best for chronic health problems. With limited amounts of time, energy and money available, how is it possible to know which of the multitude of medications, nutritional supplements and complementary or alternative therapies are worth trying?

It's my hope that Remedyfind can serve as a Community where we can begin to get a sense of which remedies seem to work for a great number of us".

The Remedyfind MS Section includes a very comprehensive list of treatments - from the Interferon medications, and other remedies aimed at treating the underlying disease, to treatments for the most common MS Symptoms.

Your ratings of the treatments you have tried (both those that have been helpful and those which haven't) would be immensely helpful to others with MS. Any suggestions on treatments, which haven't been included, would also be appreciated.

"As it stands at the moment Guide4Living focuses completely on today's most pressing health and medical issues. Issues that have shattered lives, instilled fear, and broken the hearts of loved ones worldwide. It is my aim, with your help, to broaden the reach of Guide4Living to encompass many other unsung issues and afflictions which often have brought despair and hurt to many. "

This site for provides help and support and contacts for a  range of today's diseases and conditions, including Multiple Sclerosis. There is a "Personal Stories" containing some very moving stories.

It is well worth visiting on a continuing basis as it expands.

The major product of the Collaboration is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews which is published quarterly as part of The Cochrane Library.

If you live with a long-term illness, why not take control by becoming an Expert Patient. The Expert Patients Programme is a self-management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives.

About Expert Patients

What is EPP? The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a NHS-based training programme that provides opportunities to people who live with long-term chronic conditions to develop new skills to manage their condition better on a day-to-day basis. Set up in April 2002, it is based on research from the US and UK over the last two decades which shows that people living with chronic illnesses are often in the best position to know what they need in managing their own condition. Provided with the necessary 'self-management' skills, they can make a tangible impact on their disease and quality of life more generally.

 The EPP is one among a range of new policies and initiatives to modernise the NHS to emphasise the importance of the patient in the design and delivery of services. Fundamental changes are taking place to empower patients, recognise that patients and professionals each have their own area of knowledge and expertise and need to work together.

This vision for a new patient-centred NHS reflects the fact that the predominant pattern of disease in this country during the second half of the 20th Century and the beginning of the new century is of chronic rather than acute disease. Diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and arthritis can and do kill - but more often they are a burden that people carry from the middle years of their lives into old age.

This site is a mine of information on all movement disorders, many of which affect people with MS, including Myoclonus, Restless Leg Syndrome and Spasticity.

Health – a source of joy when you have it, and unending misery when you don’t.

Who knows how you feel? The people with similar problems on mywavelength.com certainly do.

We are proud to be in association with the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC) to bring you this free world resource to use as your own.
Whether you are a sufferer, a parent, a carer, a friend, like-minded people who have felt it, done it, and touched it on a daily basis know how you feel. Now you can contact them around the globe.

Mywavelength.com intends to keep the Health area of the website free to all, wherever they are in the world. However, as the site is so new please take advantage of free lifetime membership, which allows you to join the Interests and Hobbies part of the site as well.