Healthcommunities.com's medical information websites ("healthchannels") provide online consumer health education that is easy to find and easy to understand. Board-certified physician advisors develop and monitor each medical specialty healthchannel to ensure that accurate information is available to help people make informed health care choices. Our patient education websites include information about conditions and treatment options, videos, articles, interactive forums, online physician locators, clinical trials, and health news.

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What's New?

gichannel, which launched on February 29, 2008, provides physician-developed and -monitored information about digestive system disorders for health care consumers, as well as a place to interact with others about medical conditions and a free patient helper.

painchannel is now available. Check out all our new pain management resources.

Beginning in April 2007, all of our healthchannels have a special section titled "Living With..." where you can share personal stories about health concerns (e.g., Living with Chronic Pain). Read stories submitted by others or submit your own story with easy access to this section from nearly every page of our healthchannels.

Check out the latest articles added to the healthchannels:

• Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Prostate Cancer (7/2008)
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Your Pregnancy (For Teens) (7/2008)
• Questions to Ask Your Pulmonary Care Team (6/2008)
• Questions to Ask Your Cardiac Care Team (6/2008)
• HPV (Human papillomavirus) and Vaccination (5/2008)
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) (5/2008)
• Esophagitis (4/2008)
• Aortic Dissection (4/2008)
• Fibromuscular Dysplasia (4/2008)
• Liver Disease (3/2008)
• Liver Transplant (3/2008)
• Absorption Disorders (3/2008)
• Peptic Ulcer Disease (3/2008)
• Ulcerative Colitis (3/2008)
• MRSA Infection (2/2008)
• Emphysema (12/2007)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (12/2007)
• Delayed Ejaculations (12/2007)
• Uterine Fibroids (11/2007)
• DVT/Pulmonary Embolism (11/2007)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (10/2007)
• Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) (10/2007)
• Knee Pain (10/2007)
• Semen Analysis (10/2007)
• Canine Parvovirus (10/2007)
• Pneumonia (9/2007)
• Poison Ivy (8/2007)
• Dystonia (8/2007)
• Neurodiagnostic Tests (8/2007)
• Hydrocele (7/2007)
• Asperger's Syndrome (7/2007)
• Varicose Veins (6/2007)
• Kidney Infection (6/2007)
• Hysterectomy (6/2007)
• Tendonitis (6/2007)
• What Is a Chiropractor? (6/2007)
• Physical Therapy (6/2007)
• Flatfeet (5/2007)
• Epididymitis/Orchitis (5/2007)
• Testicular Pain/Scrotal Pain (5/2007)
• Pet Loss (4/2007)
• Urinalysis (3/2007)
• Circumcision (3/2007)
• Cancer and Nutrition (3/2007)

What's Special About the healthchannels?

Our medical information websites have received national recognition for quality information, ease of navigation, and interactivity. Our healthchannels are patient-physician communities that give browsers an opportunity to:

• Obtain reliable information about medical conditions and treatments.
• Connect with others who have similar health care interests.
• Share personal health stories in our Living With... section.
• Search our online directory of doctors.
• Find out about current clinical trials.
• Link to other resources.
• Keep up with the latest health news.
• Shop for health care products, books, and videos.