[MPWG] Side Effects Search Engine...?

[Marla S. McIntosh]

I haven't heard of this but I think "ordinary" is a code word for scientifically illiterate.
Thanks for sharing.  I may use it as an example in class for what citizen science should NOT be, which is a bunch of anecdotes from random people.
Marla
Marla S. McIntosh, Professor
Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
mmcintos at umd.edu<mailto:mmcintos at umd.edu>

From: MPWG [mailto:mpwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of De Angelis, Patricia
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:51 AM
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Subject: [MPWG] Side Effects Search Engine...?

Does anyone know about this search engine on "eHealthMe" that allows you to research side effects of drugs or drug mixes?  Apparently it's based on "studying report from FDA and social media."  It touts itself as "Healthcare big data for ordinary people."

I happened across a report that seems to link taking garlic with sepsis - although the information is really hard to understand and interpret.
http://www.ehealthme.com/print/ds17780887

A quick check and I see black cohosh (195 people reporting side effects, including tooth disease?), bloodroot (0 side effects), goldenseal (4, including miscarriage).

Curious if others have heard of this site.

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
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