MedWatch: Powered
by Google
MedWatch, along with the rest of the FDA website,
uses Google to provide a fast and powerful way
to look for the information you need. Google indexes the
MedWatch website regularly, so you can search for specific
names, terms, or phrases located within the MedWatch website.
From the Google web site:
(the pages below will open in a new browser
window)
Introduction/Google
Technology
The
Basics of Google Searching
Cached Links:
Caching (pronounced 'cashing') is a
computer term meaning "to store in memory".
Google takes a snapshot of each page examined
as it crawls the web and caches these as a back-up.
If you click on a "Cached" link on the search results
page, you will see the web page as it looked when it was
indexed. (See the example below)
When the cached page is displayed, it will have a header
at the top which serves as a reminder that this is not necessarily
the most recent version of the page (the header includes
a link to the most recent version of the page). Terms that
match your query are highlighted on
the cached version to make it easier for you to see why your
page is relevant.
Example Google search result from MedWatch.
Note the "Cached" link after the URL on the last
line.
Indexing & caching of Acrobat (.pdf) files
Google automatically generates text versions of Acrobat
(.pdf) documents as it crawls the MedWatch web site, and
highlights the search term in the text. In addition to gaining
the ability to read the contents of a pdf file without having
Acrobat installed on the computer, you can quickly find any
term or phrase located in a pdf file.
Search Within Results
In the search results page, at the bottom of the displayed
results, you will see another search entry field. Next to
that field is the link, "Search within results".
Enter a new search term or phrase and click that link to
have Google search within the current set of results.