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The article discusses the need for controlling access to personal medical information related to medicine due to the potential of other individuals and organizations to abuse the information disclosed. Topics discussed includes the protection of private health data on the Web, the supreme court case Boyd v. United States related to the same and internet is a tool for accessing the information to identify, examine and profile individuals.

The article discusses the methodologies and methods for studying Health Web Science and the impact of eHealth magazine on the quality and safety of health care. Topics discussed includes influence of paradigms such as evidence based medicine (EBM) and patient centered medicine on medical care, terms related to eHealth such as telecare, telehealth and telemedicine, and the guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health.

The article discusses Web's impact on health and wellbeing, also examines the impact of the Web's health-related uses on the design, structure, and evolution of the Web. Topics discussed include use of Web for health research, clinical research, and clinical practice, implication of social media for health care, and traditional research methodologies for Gaucher's disease and Parkinson's Disease. Other topic discussed include Hippocrates as the founder of Western Medicine.

The article discusses the impact of Web on government policies regarding healthcare including catalyzing the dissemination of health policy ideas, altering the constellation of groups with vested interests in health, and legal jurisdictions in dealing with global problems. Topics discussed include rising healthcare costs, deficiencies in healthcare quality, and access to healthcare and public health services. Other topic discussed include future challenges of an ageing population.

The article discusses the application of the Web to health policy dilemmas which are frequently stated by policymakers such as reducing cost of healthcare, improvements in the quality of healthcare and public health surveillance. Topics discussed include health spending in industrialized countries which has outpaced growth in gross domestic product, use of web-based systems to emphasize preventative care, and application of electronic records in streamlining the health payment process.

The article discusses the effect of the Web on key elements of health policymaking, and the impact of government policies on medical care. Topics discussed include development of health data sets for future health policy, implications of health policy decisions made by governments for health providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and medical professionals, and government policies regarding diagnostic tests and anti retroviral medicines to identify and manage AIDS.

The article discusses the methodologies and methods for studying Health Web Science and the impact of eHealth magazine on the quality and safety of health care. Topics discussed includes influence of paradigms such as evidence based medicine (EBM) and patient centered medicine on medical care, use of Semantic technologies to facilitate research on medical literature and the PatientsLikeMe Website for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neuro-degenerative disorder.

The article discusses the methodologies and methods for studying Health Web Science and the impact of eHealth magazine on the quality and safety of health care. Topics discussed includes influence of paradigms such as evidence based medicine (EBM) and patient centered medicine on medical care, EBM as disease orientated rather than patient centered and adds that the main tools of EBM are randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

The article discusses the methodologies and methods for studying Health Web Science and the impact of eHealth magazine on the quality and safety of health care. Topics discussed includes influence of paradigms such as evidence based medicine (EBM) and patient centered medicine on medical care, the kind of incentives possible in web environments and role of incentives and motivation in Web practice.

The article offers information on the Semantic Web and the Linked Data in relation to Health Web Science. Topics discussed include the Semantic Web as a way to help computers understand human languages, Linked Data allows links a number of formats such as SQL databases, flat files and the eXtensible Markup Language, and the principles defined by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in his linked data designs document. It also notes the benefits of the Semantic Web.

The article offers information on the Semantic Web and the Linked Data in relation to Health Web Science. Topics discussed include the Semantic Web as a way to help computers understand human languages, Linked Data allows links a number of formats such as SQL databases, flat files and the eXtensible Markup Language, and the Semantic Web for Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group launched by the organization World Wide Web Consortium.

The article offers information on the Semantic Web and the Linked Data in relation to Health Web Science. Topics discussed include the Semantic Web as a way to help computers understand human languages, Linked Data allows links a number of formats such as SQL databases, flat files and the eXtensible Markup Language, and the role played by both with respect to workflows.

The article discusses the possibilities for patient empowerment with the use of internet for health care delivery. Topics discussed include the Patient Empowerment Network for the same, case study of an e-Patient David deBronkart who was diagnosed with stage-four renal cancer due to routine shoulder X-ray his frequent use of the internet during his illness and the current state of health privacy on the Web along with the potential dangers of the loss of privacy.

The article presents a case study of breast cancer patients or survivors to illustrate uses of the Web for addressing the epidemic for women. Topics discussed include breast cancer as the second major cause of in the U.S. among women, the role of web-based information resources in dealing with the disease and adds that the internet sites allows patients to access sites designed for them along with peer reviewed scientific articles describing the research on problems of the patients.

The article discusses the role of social web in health care systems. Topics discussed includes the first Web browser written by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, work conducted by researchers in Medicine 2.0 academic conference series for internet and social media, and adds that the social web applications allows the easy use of web services and programming interfaces. It notes the role of social networking tools in empowering the role of patients in their health care.

The article discusses the use of the Web, progress with web activity and the Semantic Web. Topics discussed include enhancement in data sets and tools related to the Web of Linked Data or the Semantic by metadata, role of web of documents in the use of Web for health related purposes and the use of Web as a platform by health related organizations to make their information online. It also adds the health relevant websites offered by the health information services firm such as WebMD.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the author discusses the articles in the issue on topics including the evolution of the Web, the concept of web science and the Health Web Science.

The article discusses the need for controlling access to personal medical information related to medicine due to the potential of other individuals and organizations to abuse the information disclosed. Topics discussed includes application of the health privacy legislations, disclosures of health information and the issue of consent for making health information public.

The article discusses the need for controlling access to personal medical information related to medicine due to the potential of other individuals and organizations to abuse the information disclosed. Topics discussed includes the protection of private health data on the Web, the health privacy legislations and EHealth software applications and databases that contain data elements linked to individuals.

The article discusses the application of Web technology in Health Web Science. It mentions the potential of the Web to change health care system along with interest in publication eHealth and the Medicine 2.0 academic conference series. It also discusses the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on "Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: the Path Forward".

The article discusses the need for controlling access to personal medical information related to medicine due to the potential of other individuals and organizations to abuse the information disclosed. Topics discussed includes the protection of private health data on the Web, benefits of information and communications technology for patients in health care delivery such as reducing chances of misdiagnosis and monitoring for chronic illnesses, and the health privacy legislations.

The article offers information on the Semantic Web and the Linked Data in relation to Health Web Science. Topics discussed include the Semantic Web as a way to help computers understand human languages, Linked Data allows links a number of formats such as SQL databases, flat files and the eXtensible Markup Language, and the adds the queries that has raised on the linking of the social and Semantic Web.

The transformative power of the Internet on all aspects of daily life, including health care, has been widely recognized. These transformations reveal opportunities realized, the promise of future advances, and the problems created by the penetration of the World Wide Web for both individuals and for society at large. Health Web Science explores the role of the Web as it drives discussions, technologies, policies, and solutions related to health. We also examine the impact of the Web's health-related uses on the design, structure and evolution of the Web itself. The orientation of Health Web Science, compared to related research domains, motivates innovation in Web technology and better utilization of the Web for communication, collaboration, information access and sharing, remote sensing, and even remote treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on Health Web Science. Topics discussed includes Health Web Science as an application of Web sciences to health, study of emergent properties from the combination of Health Sciences and Web Sciences and the development of the Web for health, medicine and healthcare applications.

The article offers information on the World Wide Web, its impact on society and technology, and engineering issues in Web Science such as evolution of the Semantic Web, Web services, and peer-to-peer networks.