Showing posts with label evidence based medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evidence based medicine. Show all posts

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Alternative medicine 2.0

Oficially we are covering all aspects concerning medicine/health 2.0.
In practice it is mostly about western and/ or "convential" medicine but lets not forget the important sector which called "Alternative medicine" .
Many patients are using the help of alternative medicine for their healthcare needs.
Two days ago I was introduced with a new platform called Mamaherb.com.
Its concept seems to be a variation to "Evidence based alternative medicine tool".
They are actually use some important characteristics of the web 2.0:

1.Give us the "wisdom of the crowds" concerning alternative medications and treatments for variety of medical conditions.
The spectrom of medical fiels are broad including cancer, mental health and overweight ( not mention many other fields).
2. Not only advices from key leaders therapists but using the long tail phenomenon to show us variety of recommended treatments from many unknown but experienced therapists.
3.Buliding community for consumers and alternative medicine professionals.

I like their unique "market penetration" : not to be just another community but giving added value by introducing and create public platform to share effective alternative medications/treatment.

I have only good words concerning the user interface . Clean , bright and not overloaded

I will add this site in the nearfuture to our Medical 2.0 .com Directory.
Its time to give alternative medicine a presence in the health 2.0 world.