I heard an interesting story on NPR today about how people are turning to the Internet for medical information and help. Particularly, people are building online communities using social networking sites to talk to each other about their health. People are using things like blogs to discuss symptoms and treatments and to support one another through illnesses. In the list of Award Winning sites, there is a site called TuDiabetes.org which is a Ning-like site for people affected by diabetes.
I already belong to a Ning for MAIS-Tec. Among other things, our Ning is a great way for members sub-divide into groups for discussions of special interests.
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