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- Subject Terms:
  THERAPEUTICS; ONLINE social networks; MEDICAL literature; CLINICAL drug trials; ELECTRONIC information resources; COMPUTER network resources
- Abstract:
  The article discusses a new trend in searching for cures through social networking Web sites such as PatientsLikeMe.com and HealthCentral.com. It explains how such Web sites offer visitors who suffer from illnesses a way of sharing their private medical histories, discussing the effects of medications and volunteering to participate in drug testing. It describes how this Facebook-style of social networking can inform persons more about their illnesses than from a doctor's office.