Pinoymed.com: Healthier Phl just a click away

MANILA, Philippines - Staying healthy in today’s fast-paced world is almost impossible. People work doubly harder just to meet deadlines, client calls, and office tasks. Life becomes increasingly stressful. People forget about themselves — the body becomes weak, which then makes it susceptible to viruses that lurk in just about every surface they touch and places they go to.

And this is where accessibility to information comes in. Accessibility to knowing what is it that one feels, what is it that is making him sick, and most importanlty, what is it that can make him in good shape, despite the busy and hectic lifestyles.

It is for this reason that Peter & Harris Online Infonet developed Pinodmed.com, the largest online medical network and health magazine in the country that aims to serve as an interactive health portal, providing access to all medical-related queries and information.

Officially launched yesterday, Pinoymed.com brings on board medical professionals and reputable writers to discuss health issues and concerns through the website’s comprehensive news headlines and updates, with subjects varying from common illnesses, complex conditions, to alternative cures and medical breakthroughs.

“We recognize the fact that these days, people spend a lot of their time online. They search the Web for information and for other things they need to know right away, especially when they are feeling under the weather, they consult the Net for symptoms, for cures as if it were a real doctor providing them with their diagnosis,” said Peter Ty, one of the founders of the website.

For his part, co-founder Harris Guevarra said, “Now with Pinoymed.com, we aim to make all medical information legitimate, safe, and reliable because we are dealing with health here. We are dealing with lives because we hope to save more Filipinos from suffering from illnesses. And that is by providing them with information that is just a click away.” 

Pinoymed.com is also a community where people can discuss with doctors and other medical practitioners anything they want to know about their health and other medical-related concerns through an active forum.

“Pinoymed is no ordinary ‘health blog.’ Tips and information on medical-related subjects are only given by doctors and specialists accredited by the Philippine Medical Association, and from partner institutions such as the Philippine Red Cross,” said Guevarra.

Creating a network of health-conscious Filipinos, the website also provides a comprehensive directory on doctors, hospitals, institutions, and drugstores. It will also soon provide detailed information on over-the-counter and prescription drugs, as well as a list of medicinal plants.

“We really want to help more Filipinos have access with vital information that can save their lives. It may sound too ideal and quixotic at this point, but saving lives remain our ultimate goal that’s why we developed this website, Pinoymed.com,” Ty said.