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5 Alternatives to Google Health

Bad news, health nuts: Google Health is being discontinued.
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Bad news, health nuts: Google Health is being discontinued. Although we loved the free online feature that allowed you to organize, track, and share important health and fitness information in a central place, granting access to doctors, family pharmacists, or others who should be privy to your health history, Google says the program just wasn't catching on and will be discontinued next January. If you were a fan of the site, or are just looking for a place to track and store health and fitness information, check out these five alternatives to get in on now.

  1. WebMD — Not just a place to see what that ache in your back can mean, WebMD offers up a food and fitness tracker so you can monitor your weight, calorie intakes, and even gives you recommendations on food and exercise times based on your goals.
  2. BabyCenter — Expecting moms can get a ton of information on this site, which offers up calendars and trackers to help you through your entire pregnancy and beyond.
  3. The Carrot — This site can help you monitor your fitness, nutrition, and medical data for a holistic view of your overall health. Plus, you can add or remove trackers to fit your lifestyle.

See the rest of the list after the break.

Fitness Tools For Tracking Calories, Food, Exercise
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Pump It Up: Tools and Sites to Help You Get Fit For Your Wedding

Wedding season is in full swing, and one thing that's top of mind for most brides is getting into that wedding dress.
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Fitness Tools For Tracking Calories, Food, Exercise

Wedding season is in full swing, and one thing that's top of mind for most brides is getting into that wedding dress. Dropping a few pounds or tightening up to show off your arms in a strapless gown doesn't need to be difficult. In fact, if you're smart about it, losing a few can be easy, especially with the help of these sites and tools.

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New Google Health Features
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Google Health Gets a Major Update

Do you like keeping track of your health and fitness information online?
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Do you like keeping track of your health and fitness information online? Two years after its initial launch, Google Health has a brand-new design and new features. Google Health is a free feature allowing you to organize, track, and share important health information in a central place, granting access to doctors, family pharmacists, or others who should be privy to your health history. It stores both medical and fitness history, and you can use as little or as much of the service as you feel comfortable using.

Updates to the site include:

  • A new, improved dashboard The new dashboard includes more health information, making it a fast, one-stop location for lots of important data. Plus, you can record daily goals and activities directly from the dashboard to better track your progress.

Check out the rest of the new features after the break.

Google Health To Launch Later This Year
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Would You Let Google Manage Your Health?

Just when I thought Google was already all things to all people, they go and do this: Google Health.
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Just when I thought Google was already all things to all people, they go and do this: Google Health. Google Chief Exec Eric Schmidt is currently at a health care conference to announce Google Health, an online management system that would store all your pertinent health information online.

Obviously, it'll face certain privacy concerns, but it would keep all the information that is a royal pain for you to get to now: Doctors in your area covered by your insurance (every health insurance website I've been to is totally confusing), and your records, such as whether you were immunized for something in the past (try getting that info without a fax machine and a warrant).

Google Health is supposed to be available to you later this year if you have a Google account, and I for one am totally excited. I think the privacy issues will bring up questions, but it's not impossible to govern. What do you think? Will you give your health to Google?

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