Health On the Net Foundation Newsletter - Jun 2005
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In this issue...
* Major Update for HONselect
* HONcode in 29 languages
* Health Information online: an American survey from the Pew Internet Project
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Major Update for HONselect
Health On the Net's user-friendly directory,
HONselect, is based on the 22,568 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the U.S.
National Library of Medicine. HON has just completed a major update of its
directory, incorporating new medical terms that have appeared in the scientific
literature or in emerging areas of research. The 2005 update includes 487 new
descriptors, 129 existing descriptors that have been modified, and 60 that have
been deleted. HONselect has been updated in its English, French, German, Spanish
and Portuguese editions.
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HONcode in 29 languages
Health On the Net is pleased to invite Romanian-language
health and medical websites to apply for HONcode accreditation, following
publication of the HONcode in Romanian. Guidelines for web publishers are also
available in Romanian. The application form also in Romanian can be found at
This latest translation of
the HONcode is the fruit of HON's collaboration with the Mediclass Association
of Cluj, Romania, and brings to 29 the number of languages available to
webmasters seeking HONcode accreditation.
HON guidelines to ethical standards in web publishing have also been translated
into a growing number of languages. HONcode guidelines have recently been issued
in Russian.
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Health Information online:
an American survey from the Pew Internet Project
Eight in ten internet users have looked online for information on at least one
of 16 health topics, with increased interest in diet, fitness, drugs, health
insurance, experimental treatments, and particular doctors and hospitals. That
translates to about 95 million American adults (18+) who use the internet to
find health information. Some demographic groups showed notable interest in
specific topics – 59% of online women have read up on nutrition information
online, for example, compared with 43% of online men. Thirty-eight percent of
online parents have checked online for health insurance information, compared
with 26% of internet users who do not have children living at home. Forty-one
percent of internet users with a broadband connection at home have looked up a
particular doctor or hospital, compared with 19% of internet users with a dial
-up connection at home.
Complete report at:
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