Hello,
I am not part of the Health Community  (other then as a consumer)
but years ago I studied nutrition because I had to change the way I
was eating or I could not go on.
I am now a Facility Manager for this Internet Service Provider and
became interested in the Internet as a tool for just the kind of services
that this list is providing.
I have a brother with lung cancer and I was able to get good information
within 24 hours and mailed to him the next day.  When he went to see
the Oncologist specialist you only get to see once, he was already
prepared with knowledge of the words they use, and had a list of questions
he needed answered.  He was so very appreciative that I thought this kind
of service should be available to the everyday world citizen.
Problem is that not all people have computers or want one.
Not all people have the time to spend learning the software or the Internet.
Just the language alone is overwhelming for non-computer folks.
Not all people can afford or want an Internet Connection or have the time
to spend at a computer using it.
I have since done the same kind of searches for others and they are all
fabergasted at what can be done.

Dorothy Freeman
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