• Alt Search Engines , Monday, June 16, 2008 1:31 PM

Rafi Farber gives two health search engines a test run when he finds out that a dear friend has psoriasis. In search of alternative remedies to the "very goopy" and "excessive" shampoo and ointment her doctor has prescribed, Farber starts his quest with iMedix.

Israel-based iMedix offers articles on a plethora of diseases and ailments, complete with a correct-as-you-go spellchecker, to boost a user's chance of finding the info their after. "Secondly, iMedix gives you a network of people who are interested in the same disease," Farber says. "It's like Facebook for diseases."

Meanwhile, Trusera is more community-focused, as it doesn't have the articles that iMedix offers--but does allow for greater personalization. According to the engine's founders, Trusera's strength is that it capitalizes on the growing trend of people searching online for health info--not just for clinical trials and doctor-penned articles--but for stories and connections with others who've dealt with (and healed from) the same issues they're facing.

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