Personal health and consumer informatics.

OBJECTIVES To summarize current outstanding research in the field of Personal Health and Consumers Informatics. METHODS A selection of excellent research articles published in 2011 in the field of Personal Health Informatics and Consumer Informatics. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS This selection of articles shows that Personal Health Informatics is changing. Indeed, the different solutions tended to the doctors and their interaction, but also tended to the patient in order for him to be more active in his own medical healthcare. The consumer section highlights the development of the social network and the possible limitations.