Transcription: You can use these electronic meetings to consult with others regarding medication, health food, insurance and other subjects. You can also help others in your newsgroup by advising them based on your own experience. Plus, you can receive information on additional websites that deal with health. Newsgroups also serve a very practical purpose. For example, if a medication you need is temporarily unavailable in your country, people in your newsgroup group may be able to order it in theirs and send it to you.