GREAT NECK, N.Y., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MerckSource.com (www.mercksource.com), an award-winning site rich with interactive and video features that offers a diverse menu of links covering nearly the whole spectrum of healthcare concerns, has been added to Health Site Guide (www.healthsiteguide.com) at the request of Merck & Co., Inc. .
Health Site Guide is a free portal with pre-searched links to medical encyclopedias, videos, drug information and much more, all of which is available on a wide range of healthcare websites. www.healthsiteguide.com was created to provide fast, easy-to-access, and thorough healthcare information for people who search with a “level of anxiety,” and want results from reliable sources.
Commenting on the addition of MerckSource.com, Bob Lipp, co-creator of Health Site Guide said “When Merck requested that their site MerckSource.com be reviewed for inclusion in Health Site Guide, we assessed their site and were very impressed. Visitors to www.healthsiteguide.com can now take advantage of pre-searched links to MerckSource.com and over two dozen healthcare information sites. Plus Health Site Guide features a free member area with forums, blogs, and today’s news stories categorized and accessible via a drop-down menu.”
Among the impressive amounts of information visitors to www.healthsiteguide.com will find when they link to MerckSource.com, are videos and animations including an Interactive Body Guide, which illustrates basic anatomy for both males and females. The site also includes 3-D medical animations -- two-minute video explanations of how various health conditions affect the body via a drop-down menu. The choices here are wide-ranging, including “Heart attack,” “Face lift,” and “Root canal,” among many others.
The site also includes easy-to-use tools to help visitors evaluate and monitor their health, including calculators to determine how much calcium is needed daily and an individual’s healthiest weight based on a personal profile. People can also visit “Health Centers” customized for women, men, seniors, children and caregivers that cover gender and age-specific conditions, as well as nutrition, fitness and wellness.
The “You and Your Doctor” link provides a video tutorial, narrated by a physician, on how to work better with your doctor. Dr. Marie Savard’s advice includes how to prepare for visits, maintain medical records and how often to get check-ups. This section also provides a list of questions to ask your doctor organized by your specific diagnosis. If worry about pronouncing medical terms keeps you from talking with your doctor, the “Hear It Pronounced” feature in the Condition Guides will give you opportunities to practice before your visit.
“For more than 100 years starting with The Merck Manuals in 1899, Merck has provided unbiased, high-quality and independently reviewed health information to patients and health care professionals as a service to the community,” said Rodney Patches, who oversees MerckSource.com at Merck. “We are pleased that MerckSource will now be part of Health Site Guide to help even more patients access unbiased, timely and easy-to-read medical information.”
“One of the most popular reasons that people use the Internet is to research their health or the health of a loved one,” said Mr. Lipp. “By featuring pre-searched links to impressive sites like MerckSource.com on our portal, we will ensure that the critical information they seek is available fast, easy, and in great detail.”
About Health Site Guide
www.healthsiteguide.com is owned by Health Site Guide Inc. The site is a portal that makes it fast and easy to access direct links to a broad range of healthcare information and special features, which are available on today’s healthcare websites. Health Site Guide is not affiliated with any other website.
MerckSource.com is a trademark of Merck & Co., Inc., a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first.
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CONTACT: Editorial, Carly Rose of Marcomm Group, +1-516-829-0404,crose@marcommgroup.com, for Health Site Guide
