Column: Health is wealth & web has wealth of health info

My seventh column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about health-related info on the internet. Main points were,

• Today we live in a health-conscious society.
• The internet has fantastic content related to health. Every aspect of health is available on the internet today – heart attack, diabetes, thyroid, pregnancy, cancer.
• The internet is a great tool as long as you understand it should be used to improve your knowledge about the subject and not for self-diagnosis.
• Mentioned recommended health URLs
• Mytoday.com (no longer functional) has health-related SMS channels.
• You can get the second opinion from sites like HealthCareMagic.com
• Several health calculators are available on the net (are you overweight?)
• Save your health records online for easy access for your family & when you are travelling.