[CO-CURE] Healthline Introduces First Internet Search Engine Dedicated to Consum

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Medically Guided Search Helps Consumers Quickly and Easily

Connect With the Information and Resources They Need to Better Manage Their

Health

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“...Healthline's Medically Guided Search platform addresses general search

engine shortcomings by using a combination of semantic search technology and

a comprehensive consumer health taxonomy comprised of more than 800,000

medical terms and synonyms. These resources uniquely enable the site to

translate

everyday language and precisely match it to medical terminology so consumers can

quickly filter results to the exact information needed.  For example, when a

consumer enters " arthritis " into the search box, the results include medically

related categories -- such as " rheumatoid arthritis, " " fibromyalgia " and " os

teoarthritis " -- that help guide the user to a more precise search.

Selecting " fibromyalgia " results in additional categories -- such as " pain

management, " " fibromyalgia risk factors, " and " chronic fatigue syndrome " --

that further refine the search.  A more uncommon search query such as " GERD, "

one of many synonyms for heartburn, returns information on " acid reflux, "

" peptic disorders, " " indigestion, " and more...â€

Miss Louise Sargent

Director of M.E. Support

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http://www.mesupport.bigstep.com

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