Bing Health (previously ''Live Search Health'') is a health-related search service as part of
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
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Bing search engine. It is a search engine specifically for health-related information through a variety of trusted and credible sources, including Medstory,
Mayo Clinic
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National Institutes of Health
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MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is an online information service produced by the United States National Library of Medicine. The service provides curated consumer health information in English and Spanish with select content in additional languages.
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Wikipedia
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History
Bing Health comes about as a result of the Microsoft's acquisition of
Medstory
Bing Health (previously ''Live Search Health'') is a health-related search service as part of Microsoft's Bing search engine. It is a search engine specifically for health-related information through a variety of trusted and credible sources, incl ...
in February 2007, gaining a foothold in the health search and health information market.
It was released for beta testing on October 8, 2007 as ''Live Search Health'' and served as the front-end to
Microsoft HealthVault
Microsoft HealthVault (2007–2019) was a web-based personal health record created by Microsoft, in October 2007, to store and maintain health and fitness information. This website was for use by both individuals and healthcare professionals, and ...
Search. Search results in Live Search Health were presented in a three-column layout with health-related articles from the trusted sources in the left, web search results in the middle, and sponsored results on the right. The topic dashboard also displays relevant topics, and allow users to add the search results to their scrapbook in Microsoft HealthVault Account. One particular feature for Live Search Health is that all health search queries and responses were encrypted to provide a measure of privacy and security when dealing with health issues.
However, on June 3, 2009, the Live Search Health front-end became fully integrated into
Bing search results, accessible only via the "Explorer pane" on the left when the contextual search engine detects a health-related search query entered.
On January 10, 2010, Bing Health search results got an upgrade. Typing in a specific illness will now highlight important information such as related conditions, and common medications to reduce symptoms. In addition reference materials and documentation about the disease and its history can be shown.
Bringing Knowledge into Health Search
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See also
* Bing
*Microsoft HealthVault
Microsoft HealthVault (2007–2019) was a web-based personal health record created by Microsoft, in October 2007, to store and maintain health and fitness information. This website was for use by both individuals and healthcare professionals, and ...
* Windows Live
References
External links
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Internet properties established in 2010