CareNotes patient education information now available on Medscape's World Wide Web site.NEW YORK--(HealthWire)--Jan. 13, 1997-- MICROMEDEX Joins Medscape's Publishers' Circle(TM) Medscape(R), the world's leading source for healthcare information on the World Wide Web, has added MICROMEDEX - a Thomson Co., to its Publishers' Circle(TM). Medscape now features a portion of MICROMEDEX's General Information CareNotes(TM). These educational aides define specific ailments, list symptoms, discuss the causes and provide a summary of patient care options. The CareNotes(TM) System encourages patients to participate in their own care, and enhances patient/practitioner communication, by providing clearly written disease, injury and illness information in an easy to understand format. Each CareNotes(TM) document is reviewed and evaluated by an editorial board of physicians, nurses and educators. For physicians seeking to educate their patients and consumers interested in learning more about their own healthcare options, they are ideal reference tools which can be downloaded and/or printed. MICROMEDEX, a producer of current, comprehensive reference libraries with over twenty years of experience, publishes an extensive collection of healthcare information databases. Established to fulfill the need for readily accessible clinical information, MICROMEDEX Inc. offers current, comprehensive, computerized information covering toxicology, patient education, pharmacology, emergency and acute care, occupational medicine, chemical safety and industrial regulatory compliance. More than 3,000 facilities in over 90 countries rely on the MICROMEDEX databases. Its latest product, The CareNotes(TM) system, is comprised of more than 2,000 individual documents. Medscape's Publishers' Circle Medscape's Publishers' Circle is a unique partnership between Medscape and the world's leading medical publishers. Working together, they bring thousands of richly illustrated, full-text articles and up-to-the-minute, relevant healthcare information to medical professionals and interested consumers around the world on Medscape. Content includes: Time Inc. Health's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ) Hippocrates(R), SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. Communications' Drug Benefit Trends(R), Infections in Medicine(R), Complications in Surgery, Infections in Urology(R), and the AIDS Reader(R); Jobson Publishing's Medical Tribune Family Physician(R), Internist & Cardiologist(R), Obstetrician & Gynecologist gynecologist /gy·ne·col·o·gist/ (-kol´ah-jist) a person skilled in gynecology. gy·ne·col·o·gist n. A physician specializing in gynecology. (R), US Pharmacist; PMSI/Bugamor's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PMRX) European Menopause Journal; Oryx oryx (ôr`ĭks), name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go without water for long periods. Press' Consumer Health USA(C); and The University of Virginia Children's Health Center Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Pharmacotherapy Newsletter. Launched in June 1995, Medscape features the Web's largest collection of free, peer-reviewed, full-text interactive articles for healthcare professionals and interested consumers. More than 190,000 users have registered and 20,000 additional join each month. Charter Medscape sponsors include Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff ), Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (NYSE: GLW) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFI). Based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Medscape can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.medscape.com . CONTACT: MaryBeth Dougherty Director, New Business Development 212/714-1740 ext. 722 |
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