Tag: GOOGLEHEALTH

A couple of years ago, Google launched Google Health, an online forum where users can store their personal health and wellness information, and share it with others. Now, the company has just launched a new and improved version of its online health center, with an eye toward personalizing and streamlining user experience. As Google explains on its blog, the new Google Health features a more ...

It's no secret that, by now, Google has collected an absolutely absurd amount of information about you. Google knows what you search for, what Web sites you visit (Chrome), which pictures you post (Picasa), the contents of your e-mail (Gmail), who you call (Google Voice), what you watch (YouTube), what you write (Blogger), what pills you take (Google Health), where you are (Google Latitude), ...

After some initially vague reports, and a brief pilot program at the Cleavland Clinic, Google Health has finally gone public, albeit in beta form, like every other Google service. Google Health allows you to store and search your medical records online. You'll be able to list conditions you have, medications you take, allergies, and procedures you've had done. There is also a medical reference ...