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WASHINGTON — America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of...

While the power of technology will and should continue to evolve and drive health care forward, technology like avatars, diagnostic supercomputers and automated service must not be considered a replacement for human interaction.

I won't speak for my friends and colleagues in public health, although I suspect they feel the same; I'll just speak for myself. I am nobody's nanny. But as you play with the military-industrial establishment with your health on the line, I don't mind being a referee.

The rising tide of health information -- from advertising, studies, statistics, media reports, personal advice and professional opinions -- has reached flood level.

AOL Healthy Living will bring you articles from the biggest topics in health and medicine today. Our esteemed panel of medical and wellness experts fr...

ChickRx provides relevant, fresh personal health information to young women. It's sort of like a DailyCandy-meets-WebMD for health news....

More and more health seekers are going online to share emotional support experience with other patients. icyou.com Medical Editor Prerna Mona Khanna, ...

Increasing, "e-patients" are going online to augment medical information from their physicians and to look for a second opinion. There's no waiting, and it's free.

Americans' pursuit of health takes place within a widening network of both online and offline sources. Whereas someone may have in the past called a h...