Week 7 Consumer Health Resources: Health Source Consumer Edition and MedlinePlus

Health Source - Consumer Edition -  I would consider this a great resource for the serious researcher/consumer but is likely to be mostly used by those in the medical profession.  The magazines and journals are specific and technical covering a wide range within subject category.  I searched on diabetes and used the filtering function on the left of the page to narrow the selection to 38 articles that mentioned diabetes and aging.  I then chose an article based on an interesting title that I could undertand without additional resources  "Women who maintain optimal cognitive function into old age."  After a quick look I have a general understanding but there was a lot of statistical interpretation and long story short - there isn't much room for slacking if we want to maintain optimal cognitive funtion into our late 80's.

Medline Plus

Some recent popular searches were on aspirin, diabetes, stroke. 
I looked at the information on Prilosec and note that it is presented in an easy to follow format and easily understood.  This is a good resource for family members to access when a member is under medical care.
Medlines information is directed at the consumer offering information on prevention, care, process and much more in a variety of presentation from slide shows, to video, pdf, easy to read formats and multiple language to cite a few.
The first video I chose under diabetes on Healthy eating did not launch.  The second was on the ABC's of diabetes and was a little over 2 minutes, had subtitles, the viewer heard from a real patient and two medical professionals.  It was well done.  I just went back and tried the first choice again and it loaded.  It was under 3 minutes, upbeat, showed people having a good time and offered clear easy to follow guidelines.

Marvel offers something for everyone.