TABLE 3.
Examples of Health Blogs by Topic: 2007–2008
| Blog Name | URL | Blogger's Descriptive Quote |
| Disease and disability experiences | ||
| Crazy Tracy | http://www.crazytracy.com/blog | “Where humor meets 4-point restraints” |
| Brokenclay.org/journal | http://brokenclay.org/journal/index.php | “The art of intermittent disability” |
| Journey Through Breast Cancer | http://fightingbreastcancer.blogspot.com | “My experience going through breast cancer” |
| HIV.Positive | http://hivchild.blogspot.com | “Story of a real family living with a child with HIV” |
| Child-Bearing Hips | http://child-bearing-hips.blogspot.com | “Ah, the joys of unexplained infertility” |
| Managing the Sweetness Within | http://www.thesweetnesswithin. blogspot.com | “Living with type 1 diabetes” |
| Physicians and other health professionals | ||
| Family Medicine Notes | http://www.docnotes.net | “Occasional notes from a family physician” |
| Miami M.D. | http://www.miamimd.net | “Medicine as seen through the eyes of a resident” |
| Buckeye Surgeon | http://ohiosurgery.blogspot.com | “Ruminations by a non-academic general surgeon” |
| Type B Medicine | http://typebmedicine.blogspot.com | “Med students who have decided to come out of hiding” |
| Lost on the Floor | http://lostonthefloor.wordpress.com | “New nurse navigating the road to success/competency” |
| Homebirth Diaries | http://homebirthdiaries.blogspot.com | “Homebirth enthusiast and obstetrical nurse” |
| Health research and news | ||
| The Back Pain Blog | http://www.rebuildyourback.com | “News, commentary, articles, and opinions on back pain” |
| About Pediatrics | http://pediatrics.about.com | “Strong interest in pediatrics and the Internet” |
| EverythingHealth | http://everythinghealth.net | “Rapid changes in science, medicine, health and healing” |
| Clinical Trials Web | http://clinicaltrialsweb.blogspot.com | “Latest news about clinical research” |
| Crohn's Disease | http://crohnsnews.blogspot.com | “Articles and information about Crohn's Disease” |
| Our Bodies, Our Blog | http://ourbodiesourblog.org | “Your daily dose of women's health news and analysis |
| Health policy, law, and business | ||
| Physician Law | http://physicianlaw.foxrothschild.com | “News, updates … useful tips relating to legal issues” |
| Health Blog | http://blogs.wsj.com/health | “Blog on health and the business of health” |
| The Sentinel Effect | http://sentineleffect.wordpress.com | “Health policy, business, & innovation” |
| Running a Hospital | http://runningahospital.blogspot.com | “Started by a CEO of a large Boston hospital” |
| The Covert Rationing Blog | http://covertrationingblog.com | “Healthcare rationing: where angels fear to tread” |
| Nutrition information and news | ||
| Big Fat Blog | http://www.bigfatblog.com | “How insanely poorly fat people are portrayed” |
| Diet Detective | http://dietdetective.blogspot.com | “A nutrition, fitness and health resource blog” |
| The Nutritional/Dietary Supplement Law Blog | http://nutrisuplaw.com | “Nutritional supplements, dietary ingredients” |
| Low Carb Craig | http://lowcarbercraig.blogspot.com | “Fighting fat with fat” |
| Cranky Fitness | http://www.crankyfitness.com | “Your guide to health, fitness, nutrition” |
| Cron-fetti | http://cronfetti.blogspot.com | “More fun, less calories” |