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| New MediaFact Portal Provides Health and Legal Information MediaFact, a new Internet resource about health care topics and related legal issues, is now available to consumers. This Internet portal brings together a wide range of timely health care topics, including information about diseases caused by occupational exposure and drug side effects. MediaFact provides detailed information about certain diseases, their symptoms, treatments and causes. The portal also outlines legal issues related to the cause of each disease and whether there is legal recourse for patients who have contracted certain ailments. When completed, the MediaFact site is expected to cover about 40 health and legal topics. General health-related content can also be accessed from MediaFact, including information on cosmetic plastic surgery and eye health topics such as cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The site also offers information about defective medical devices, with coverage of the recent Guidant pacemaker recall. The portal is available athttp://www.mediafact.com write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |