1. A health support system which comprises: at least one health support unit for monitoring and supporting a patient, wherein the health support unit comprises: means for medication control, including: means for medication verification by comparison with a predetermined medication list; means for medication scheduling to input a predetermined medication schedule; means for medication delivery coupled to the means for medication scheduling to dispense medication verified by the means for medication verification according to the predetermined medication schedule; and means for medication delivery verification to check patient compliance to the predetermined medication schedule; patient interaction means for communicating with the patient, the patient interaction means coupled to the means for medication control; central data processing means for storing and manipulating patient data generated by the means for medication control and by the patient interaction means, the central data processing means is coupled to the means for medication control and the patient interaction means; a communications interfact for allowing access to the patient data and for accepting external data from an external source, the communications interface coupled to the central data processing means; at least one monitoring terminal; and a network server coupled between the at least one health support unit and the at least one monitoring terminal, the network server for exchanging information between the at least one health support unit and the at least one monitoring terminal, the network server comprising: a local central server for receiving and transmitting information exchanged between the at least one health support unit and the at least one monitoring terminal; a telephone network coupled to the local central server, the telephone network for transmitting information between the patient and the local central server; and a communications link for transmitting information between the local central server and the at least one monitoring terminal.