Live Search Health

Infobox Software
name = Live Search
"Health"



caption = Live Search Health displaying results of the search term 'Common Cold'
developer = Microsoft
latest_release_version =
latest_release_date =
latest_preview_version = Beta
latest_preview_date = October 8 2007
operating_system =
genre = Search engine
license =
website = [http://health.live.com http://health.live.com]

Live Search Health is a part of the Live Search group of tools in Microsoft's Windows Live range of services. It is the front-end to Microsoft HealthVault Search. It is a search engine specifically for health-related information through a variety of trusted and credible sources, including Wikipedia, Medstory, Mayo Clinic, and the National Institutes of Health's MedlinePlus.

Live Search Health comes about as a result of the Microsoft's acquisition of Medstory in February 2007, gaining a foothold in the health search and health information market. [Microsoft Press Release: [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/feb07/02-26MSMedstoryPR.mspx "Microsoft Demonstrates Further Commitment to Healthcare Market With Planned Acquisition of Web Search Company"] on 2007-02-26] Live Search Health was released for beta testing on October 8, 2007.

Features

Search results in Live Search Health are 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 dashboad on the top 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 are encrypted to provide a measure of privacy and security when dealing with health issues.

References

ee also

*Live Search
*Microsoft HealthVault
*Windows Live

External links

* [http://health.live.com Live Search Health]
* [http://www.healthvault.com Microsoft HealthVault]