Archive for the ‘medicine’ Tag

Google an Aid to Medical Professionals

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Doctors using Google to diagnose illnesses | the Daily Mail
The internet search engine Google has added another impressive string to its bow - by helping doctors diagnose illnesses, according to a new study.

Researchers found that almost six-in-10 difficult cases can be solved by using the world wide web as a diagnostic aid.

It would be good to build dedicated health search index like for BSD,Linux, and the US Gov’t

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Reuters.com: U.S. experiment uses AIDS to fight AIDS

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Reuters.com: U.S. experiment uses AIDS to fight AIDS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An AIDS virus genetically engineered to fight other AIDS viruses worked better than expected, suppressing the virus and renewing the immune systems of a few patients, researchers reported on Monday.

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