Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition

Google Maps. Get driving, transit, biking, or walking directions in a list
or on a map. Search for businesses—even find out where your friends are.
Most features work with any smartphone.
OnTheFly. This app from ITA allows you to compare air travel options
across airlines, dates, and alternate cities and airports. It finds available
flights with optimal fares using Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod touch,
or other mobile devices.
TripIt. TripIt’s free apps keep your itineraries at the ready on your
smartphone. They let you instantly access all the information you might
need on the road, even when you can’t connect to the Internet. Several
other useful TripIt apps are available for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.
Medical Information
MedlinePlus. This US government–sponsored website brings together
a wealth of information from sources such as the National Library of
Medicine (the world’s largest medical library), the National Institutes
of Health, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary, and the United States
Pharmacopeia. Go to medlineplus.gov and choose “Health Topics,” “Drugs
and Supplements,” or “Videos and Cool Tools.” Sign up for email alerts or
download the mobile version.
Mayo Clinic Health Information. At mayoclinic.com/health-information,
more than 3,300 physicians, scientists, and researchers from the Mayo
Clinic share their expertise to empower consumers and patients to manage
their health. Users can search by symptoms, diseases and conditions,
drugs, supplements, tests, procedures, and much more.
WebMD. The award-winning site webmd.com offers credible and indepth
medical news, features, reference material, and online community
programs. Search alphabetically or by categories, including drugs, supplements,
conditions, and parenting. There are even sections on pet health
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