Sickweather – A Mix of Illness and Social Networking

A new website called "Sickweather" with the url www.sickweather.com, brings a breath of fresh air with a blend of social networking and information about illnesses in the local area.

Promising business and pleasure, the application is designed to access data available on social networking sites. This information is linked with the information updated by users of sickweather. The site then informs users about illnesses lurking in the local area, as an effort to prevent potential illnesses.

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Sickweather is in the beta testing stage, and its developers said,"This information is then used to forecast the movement of everything from stomach bugs to chronic illness and other sickness, including depression. Registered Sickweather users will be able to harness this information with a bevy of fun, informative and interactive tools, including monitoring their own health and the health of their friends and family."

Source-Medindia

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