PRLog (Press Release) -
Oct 08, 2007 -
VisualDxHealth, a unique online consumer health resource developed by the doctors and health care professionals at Logical Images, announced today the release of a series of interactive Web widgets. The widgets are the first of their kind and are designed to help consumers recognize early signs of skin cancer. The ABCs of Melanoma Identification and Skin Cancer Self-Exam widgets are now available at
http://www.visualdxhealth.com/tools.htm and provide a way for individuals to add trusted health information directly to their Web site, blog, or desktop.
Widgets are an up-and-coming Web technology developed in the age of blogs, MySpace, and Facebook. Web sites and blogs can use widgets to quickly add value to their visitors’ overall experience simply by placing the interactive tools on their sites. VisualDxHealth’
s widgets have recently been hailed by medical blogs such as
http://www.medgadget.com and
http://www.scienceroll.com.
VisualDxHealth’
s new interactive widgets combine real medical images and action-oriented content on skin cancer, giving individuals a better understanding of this highly overlooked condition. The ABCs of Melanoma Identification guides viewers through the key visual signs of melanoma as described by the ABCDE pneumonic. With the Skin Cancer Self-Exam, individuals are led through a monthly examination everyone should conduct to screen for precancerous moles or skin cancer. Additionally, VisualDxHealth created a new skin cancer overview guide that provides images and links to more information about the key types of skin cancer including melanoma, basil cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.
Rory Burrill, a melanoma survivor and the Director of Consumer Health at Logical Images, stated “Skin cancer is a very treatable condition when identified early. Web widgets and VisualDxHealth’
s visual approach to understanding skin conditions seemed like an obvious way to bring information to individuals on the Web in a manner that is interactive, engaging, and hopefully lifesaving.”
