The purpose of this policy is to explain our efforts to make the content on our website (the "Site") accurate and trustworthy, and to explain how to tell the difference between our editorial content, which is subject to EMPOWHER's review, and our community content and advertisements which are not.
1. What We Do
On the Site we provide medical information, but not medical advice. Our goal is to help you understand the options that are available to you, about your health and to provide you with information that identifies the best of traditional Western medicine along with complementary and alternative therapies you may want to discuss with your doctor. Your health will change over time, and you have a unique health history — which means your doctor and health care team are the only ones who can provide you with specific advice about your health decisions. Please consult with your doctor before acting on any information that you find on our Site or anywhere else on the Internet.
2. Types of Content on Site
To help you distinguish the different types of content we provide, the Site will display different visual cues for each of content type, as explained below.
Articles written by EBSCO, HealthDay, EMPOWHERnews, a medical professional, an institutional research study, events listed in Health Events Central and posts from community members of are not subject to editorial review.
3. Review Policy for Editorial Content
Given the ever-changing nature of medical research, our goal is to review Editorial Content not less than every two years. Again, this review process is limited to Editorial Content; we do not subject community content, advertisements, third party sites or any news articles to our editorial review processes.
4. Links
Sometimes we or the Site will link to content published elsewhere on the Web as a convenience to you or to provide additional supportive information. A link to another site does not imply approval or endorsement of the material on the other site. Third party sites and their content are not subject to review by the Editorial Board.
5. Site Navigation
The Editorial Board works closely with our site-designers to ensure easy Site navigation and usability. If you experience problems with navigation or would like to suggest changes, please email
support@EmpowHer.com. We review all comments about site-design and navigability at regular design meetings.
6. Changes to Editorial Policy
We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Editorial Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or its implementation, you may contact us at this email address:
ask@EmpowHer.com.
This Editorial Policy was last updated 01/18/08
