This weeks WOW (Website of the Week) is all about clinical trials.
Have you ever considered a clinical trial? Participation in a clinical trial can be a very generous exercise, in which you participate strictly to improve medical science for future generations -- or it may be a lifesaving -- where you participate because it's your last, best chance for helping yourself.
So this week's WOW is the master list of clinical trials which are taking place around the world: www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
Here's how to use this website:
Once you have satisfied yourself that you understand what clinical trials are, the risks and benefits of participation, and the questions to ask before you commit to participation, then link to clinicaltrials.gov. Then search for a trial of interest by your medical condition, a drug you think might help you, the location of the trial or the group sponsoring the trial.
Clinical trials.gov is is provided by the US government (National Institutes of Health) and is HON Code compliant, providing two very important credentials for reliable Internet health information.
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