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A system for assisting a subject to select a proper form of treatment. The system comprises: a
monitoring section that remotely monitors a health status of the subject; an inference section
that infers medical information about the subject based on information subject posted on
social networks; a subject database that stores subject's information; and a symptom engine
that stores symptoms of medical situations. The inference section applies the health status
and the medical information against symptoms stored in the symptom engine to determine a …