Breakout Health Searches of 2009!

At OrganizedWisdom, we pay careful attention to the topics you're searching for so we can curate lists of expert-approved resources on just those subjects.

As we look back on 2009, some of our most wildly popular pages (measured by search-driven visits via Google Analytics), reflect the big health stories of the year.

1. universal health care pros and cons
2. swine flu incubation period
3. how do they test for swine flu
4. what causes anal cancer
5. how long is the flu contageous
6. target flu shots
7. pros and cons of universal health care
8. lupus rash pictures
9. celebrities with autistic children
10. pros and cons of health care reform

It may go without saying that the biggest national health story of the year was Obamacare, which explains our entries at #1, #7 and #10. Globally, people everywhere braced themselves for the swine flu epidemic to hit hard, thus our entries at #2, #3, #5, and #6. The untimely deaths of celebrities Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett prompted a spike in interest in lupus (#8) and anal cancer (#4). And the rise in autism rates, coupled with media hype surrounding actress Jenny McCarthy, who is mom to an autistic son, and John Travolta, whose late son Jett was rumored to have had autism, explain the enduring popularity of #9.

What do you think we'll be searching for in 2010?

Have a Happy, Healthy New Year!

- The OrganizedWisdom Team