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WebMD Becomes More Social

WebMD has launched WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform. WebMD Health exchange allows people to connect with health experts and other WebMD members to share experiences, discuss personal challenges, and receive answers and support. "WebMD Health Exchange is a powerful new way to connect our 60 million monthly users to share their own experiences and personal wisdom across...

New Text Campaign Aims To Inform Pregnant Women

Expectant mothers now have a new resource for health information with the launch of text4baby. The new free mobile health service offers timely and expert health information through text messages to pregnant women and new moms through their babies’ first year. The text4baby initiative is a partnership between the U.S. government and a number of corporate sponsors including all the major wireless...

Google Shows Flu Trends for 121 Cities in the U.S.

Microsoft is not the only one with some new offerings in the way of health search today. Google has added a slew of new cities to its Flu Trends product. The move is timed well, as the company acknowledges that it is National Influenza Vaccination Week. "Since the strain of influenza that is active (H1N1) is novel, no one knows exactly what will happen next. However, the CDC is warning that one...

Bing Gets New Health Search Features

Today Microsoft announced some new health search capabilities for its Bing search engine. The "decision engine" is now providing more content from new partners and instant answers with "hard-to-discover data", the company says. Users can find instant, specialized information about illnesses, treatments, medical facilities, etc. when entering health-related queries. "Bing discovers...

WebMD Launches Site Focused On Pet Health

Health information site WebMD has launched a site focusing on the care of peoples’ pets. WebMD Healthy Pets provides pet owners with health information to help their pets live healthier lives. The sites helps owners care for their cats and dogs with veterinarian-reviewed information on pet diet and nutrition, behavior and training, and preventive care. WebMD Healthy Pets offers an online newsletter,...

Ask Continues Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts

Update: Ask has transormed its homepage into a Breast Cancer Memorial as the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month has arrived. The Ask.com homepage will continuously change throughout the day as tributes are added in honor of survivors, those living with breast cancer, and in memory of those lost to the disease. "Today is a day to honor our mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends...